Example sentences of "[adv] intend for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is likely that Gorbachev 's Mediterranean initiative was not intended for serious negotiation .
2 They may take themselves rather too seriously and are full of ‘ in ’ jokes and references , but then they are not intended for general consumption .
3 In addition to this reference manual — which is a substantial document not intended for casual browsing — the TEI plans to make available a number of smaller introductory tutorials focused on particular application areas .
4 The July regulations imposed tariffs up to 20 times higher than before on goods not intended for personal use .
5 He was educated at Mill Hill School under Dr Thorowgood and was not intended for any profession until family losses made it necessary .
6 The test results for each stove are for guidance only and are not intended for direct comparison .
7 MAFF ( and DAFS ) have also commented that the scope for Article 20 was limited in the UK ; this seems to pay little regard to the plight of on-farm woods and overlooks the point that the aid is not intended for large scale afforestation but for more modest schemes .
8 The gas is not intended for human consumption — but to deter the angry dogs not trained to tell the difference between a burglar and a saviour .
9 In the past , fresh fish used as bait has been standard-rated , on the grounds that it is not intended for human consumption .
10 By section 5 of the 1987 Act , the liability covered by Part I of the Act extends to : a ) death or personal injury , b ) damage to or destruction of any item of property ( including land ) other than the defective product itself ( there is a lower threshold of £275 before a claim can be made ) provided that the property ; i ) is the type normally intended for private use and consumption , and ii ) it is used mainly for the private use or consumption of the person claiming .
11 America 's budget is a mere spending proposal , usually intended for instant rejection .
12 All assets built up during the marriage should be regarded as jointly owned and therefore jointly divided on divorce , apart from those which are clearly intended for one party or the other through a specific gift or bequest .
13 Cautioning was originally intended for first time young offenders and those , like this man , guilty of a minor crime .
14 Cheltenham has been hit by a High Court ruling originally intended for another council in the northeast .
15 of a description of property ordinarily intended for private use , occupation or consumption ; and
16 Consumer goods are those ‘ which are ordinarily intended for private use or consumption ’ but the following are excluded : growing crops , things comprised in land by being attached to it , water , food , feeding stuff or fertiliser , gas supplied by persons authorised under the Gas Act 1986 , aircraft ( other than hang-gliders ) motor vehicles , controlled drugs , licensed medicinal products and tobacco .
17 Thus s5(3) states : ( 3 ) A person shall not be liable under section 2 above for any loss of or damage to any property which , at the time it is lost or damaged , is not- ( a ) of a description of property ordinarily intended for private use , occupation or consumption ; and ( b ) intended by the person suffering the loss or damage mainly for his own private use , occupation or consumption .
18 It follows from this that a consumer who uses an appliance which is not " ordinarily intended for private use " , such as a heavy goods vehicle , will not be covered beyond death or personal injury under the CPA 1987 .
19 It is specifically intended for Unix-based development .
20 Why commission a craftsman to labour for weeks on a design of guitar that was specifically intended for mass production ?
21 The middle-class children 's toy is never intended for mere amusement or pleasure ; its prime interest is its educational value , the child must absorb the toy as a challenge , something from which it will learn in order to improve itself .
22 The scheme is essentially intended for one library — the home of the scheme 's compiler and classifier .
23 Laura had learned , from the antique dress in the window of Gwalia House , the pulling power of a loss leader and she was not above producing one sample dress , never intended for general distribution , for the press , always hungry for a fashion article around which they could build a story .
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