Example sentences of "[noun] [be] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the PRE has halted Mozambique 's rapid economic decline since the early 1980s , there have been doubts about how appropriate its policies are for a country still at war . |
| 2 | Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device , or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit . |
| 3 | Present EC proposals are for a tax of $3 per barrel of oil equivalent , rising to $10 per barrel by 2000. * EC Environment Commissioner Ioannis Paleokrassas said that under present national programmes for carbon reduction , emissions would still be 3 per cent above 1990 levels at the end of the decade . |
| 4 | Now planning councillors on both side of the Thames will have to consider if the plans are for a bridge too far |
| 5 | SE claimed that the cylinders were for an Iraqi petrochemical project and that their export had been approved by the UK 's Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) . |
| 6 | The principal demands were for a 50 per cent increase in wages and pensions , a six-hour working day ( and no night-shifts ) for women , and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the deaths in Shkodër in April [ see p. 38160 ] . |
| 7 | The most frequent plea we hear from readers is for a no-fuss dinner-party menu . |
| 8 | The usual practice in most offices is for a post-clerk or secretary to open all the incoming mail and to place it in the in-tray of the appropriate recipient . |
| 9 | ‘ Meaning ’ has a much more general significance and the search is for a universal meaning , one that crosses the boundaries of distinguishable human cultures or kinship groups . |
| 10 | stay at granddad 's for a little while , while daddy watches that film and then go and see other nanny for a little while , cos you 've got no playschool tomorrow so you have n't got to get up early have you ? |
| 11 | From the women 's point of view , the need in the future is for a more reliable and responsive support network and a wider circle of friends and acquaintances to help them strengthen their hold on , and increase their share of , life in the community . |
| 12 | In General chemicals , all research is for a market . ’ |
| 13 | normal commercial practice is for a company secretary to receive a company car . |
| 14 | Since normal practice is for a member to be issued with paid-up shares , the member 's liability is limited to the extent that the shares which he or she has in the company are rendered valueless . |
| 15 | According to the report , the only way for Britain to benefit from its military strengths in rebuilding an electronics industry is for a massive , government-sponsored effort in technology transfer . |
| 16 | A party may also avoid being in breach by including clauses giving it a unilateral right to change the contents of the contractual obligations , such as clauses allowing the seller to change the delivery date , deliver a different quantity from that ordered by the buyer , alter colours , specifications etc. ( b ) Excluding liability A second alternative is for a clause to state , baldly , that a contracting party is not to be liable , or responsible , for stipulated acts . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) Where the action is for a debt or liquidated demand ( including interest to payment in , if claimed ) and the defendant pays the claim and interest to the plaintiff within fourteen days of service exclusive of the day of service , together with summons costs , then the action is stayed and the defendant is liable to no further costs unless the court otherwise orders or unless the plaintiff is under disability ( Ord 11 , r 2(1) , ( 2 ) , ( 3b ) , ( 4 ) ; Ord 10 , r 1 ) . |
| 18 | This data is for a trained writer ( ie. the Freeman vector database contains details of the writer 's handwriting ) , and as can be seen , the number of candidate words can be high , and in such cases the spread of lengths of the candidates is quite wide . |
| 19 | One of their main demands is for a greater say in policy-making and legislation governing Northern Ireland . |
| 20 | Similarly , for juvenile offenders , the ‘ care order ’ under which they may be detained in an institution is for an unspecified period ; again , release is determined by rehabilitative , treatment criteria . |
| 21 | One of her designs is for a lady 's version of the Norfolk jacket , which has been worn by Prince Charles on Sandringham shoots . |
| 22 | A Summit conference : The final recommendation was for a global summit to discuss international economic and financial issues raised by the Report . |
| 23 | One of their demands was for a phased release of internees . |
| 24 | All that was needed for defeat was for a couple of Liberal Democrats to switch sides . |
| 25 | Look twat … first off that mail was for a PRIVATE LEEDS MAIL LIST |
| 26 | The search was for a better glue , not a worse one . |
| 27 | The new intention was for an escort of 35 to 40 ships of the line , assembled from Toulon and Brest , to sail first to Brittany , to convoy the 20,000 men assembled there to somewhere near Glasgow , from where they were to march on Edinburgh . |
| 28 | Her entry was for a suit for Dame Edna Everidge to wear to visit her bank manager . |
| 29 | ‘ This recognition from the British radio industry was for a phenomenal range of programming — sport , specialist speech , comedy , local radio personality , local radio station , current affairs and documentary . ’ |
| 30 | In January the OECD 's annual report declared : " The short-term outlook is for a continuation of disappointing trends . " |