Example sentences of "is be [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you accept the definition of a weed as " a plant growing where it is not wanted " , once it has a use and is being grown for a purpose , it is no longer a weed . |
| 2 | The extra money is being earmarked for a number of key basic research areas that were identified by the Swiss Science Council and the professors of the research universities : |
| 3 | Super-cafe Planning consent is being sought for a cafeteria for customers at Leo 's Superstore in Marsh Road , Rhyl . |
| 4 | Planning permission is being sought for a driving range beside Hunley Hall golf course which is being built at Brotton . |
| 5 | ( f ) when a purchaser is being sought for a holding , or aggregate holdings , of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company or when the board of a company is seeking potential offerors , and : ( i ) the company is the subject of rumour and speculation , or ( ii ) there is an untoward movement in its share price , or ( iii ) the number of potential purchasers or offerors approached is about to be increased to include more than a very restricted number of people . |
| 6 | If work is being undertaken for a subsidiary , care should be taken to ensure that a valid FSA engagement letter is in place for that subsidiary , not simply for the holding company . |
| 7 | This is being done for a number of key mathematical topics such as decimals , ratio , negative numbers and elementary algebra . |
| 8 | It must also be taken into consideration that the generative system is being used for an application alien to its originally design . |
| 9 | A dropped light is being blamed for a moorland blaze that broke out on the Catterick Training Area , near Richmond , early yesterday . |
| 10 | Corporate finance is being blamed for a mass of political , social and economic ills . |
| 11 | In spite of that , there is still a feeling in legal circles that an innocent party is being blamed for a problem others have created . |