Example sentences of "[noun] has been for the " in BNC.

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1 About four-fifths of housing constructed in the LDDC has been for the owner-occupied sector .
2 The practice has been for the judge to deduct a period for remission which might be earned , and to advise the Home Secretary that what remains is the requirement of retribution and deterrence .
3 IF THE PLAN has been for the Europeans not to show their strongest hands in the Freeport-McMoran Classic at English Turn , which takes its name from one of the sweeping bends in the Mississipi River , much has gone according to plan .
4 Most of the assistance has been for the purchase of new or secondhand fishing boats , including the virtual rebuilding of the Western Isles fleet .
5 Whether you think that dimension has been for the good of the game will probably depend on your nationality .
6 Lawrence , Sibylle Zuckermann has been for the last six years teaching a Senior Citizens ' class .
7 The trend in the UK has been for the pyramid to become flattened as many organisations have striven to reduce their layers of middle management to take account of new technology and cut costs .
8 The Bolton area health authority was forced to reveal his identity after he was named in local newspapers , and its chief executive , Richard Sutherland , said last night : ‘ Our first concern has been for the patients involved .
9 It is worth restating how radical a leader Mrs Thatcher has been for the Conservative party .
10 Another important use of statistical grammatical information has been for the grammatical tagging of natural language corpora .
11 The most recent contribution by the Dulverton Trust has been for the instalment of Dr Peter Ridgway Watt 's windows in the new wing of Wills Hall .
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