Example sentences of "[verb] become a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rescheduling of such debts has become a necessity for the private banks , and a practice which has emerged is that new agreements have been made conditional on such countries accepting the stringent programmes of the IMF which are intended to promote effective adjustment of a country 's balance of payments and ensure that the use of Fund resources is temporary . |
| 2 | Parkin criticized her opponents as " anarchists " , and said that " the Green Party has become a handicap for Green politics " . |
| 3 | DARLINGTON has become a blackspot for cycling accidents according to road safety officials . |
| 4 | In Christianity , it has become a problem for many believers that the masculinity of the doctrine is stressed and the feminine aspects marginalized . |
| 5 | In so far as bureaucratic power has become a problem for modern democracy , it has been a result of the inadequacies of political control as much as the internal features of bureaucracies themselves . |
| 6 | The English translation of this book The Practice of Aromatherapy has become a classic for aromatherapists . |
| 7 | Their third single , All Right Now , has become a classic for people with long hair and tight jeans . |
| 8 | Recently it has become a port for a cross-Channel ferry service |
| 9 | In recent months , students allege , the Barnes Collection has become a stop for special private visits by celebrities visiting Philadelphia , in violation of Barnes 's will ) . |
| 10 | Sadly , the hotel has become a base for large groups of tourists . |
| 11 | Third … the budget has become a vehicle for reducing inequalities … |
| 12 | And with a fabulous climate of around 250 days of sun a year , tempered by refreshing sea breezes , this southern shore has become a paradise for those who want not more from a holiday than relaxation or sport or a combination of the two . |
| 13 | Since the human evacuation of the Chernobyl area , Pripyat Marsh , on the flightpaths of varieties of waterfowl that winter in southern Europe , has become a sanctuary for vast numbers of migrant birds . |
| 14 | The Liverpool waterfront has become a magnet for tourists from near and far . |
| 15 | ‘ Darlington has become a magnet for new companies of all kinds , especially new technologies . ’ |
| 16 | Throughout the 1980s the North-East has become a magnet for new investment . |
| 17 | By the end of the book , " culture " has become a metaphor for some kind of Bradleyan unity to which we may aspire but which we can never reach ; idealism consorts oddly with Eliot 's sociology , however , and it is not at all clear if " culture " is a neutral term used to describe the whole way of life of a people or if it is being employed as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the various standards and aspirations of a society . |
| 18 | This attractive black and white mammal has widespread human appeal and has become a symbol for conservation efforts both within China and internationally as the symbol of The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) . |
| 19 | In most areas in the United Kingdom , the hospital accident and emergency ( A&E ) department , in addition to its main role of managing severe injuries and illness , has become a centre for the initial management of many skin and soft tissue injuries . |
| 20 | The Unit has become a centre for collaborative research ; projects in which members of staff have played a major role include : the perceived health of attenders and non-attenders at a breast screening clinic , an evaluation of the Edinburgh Women 's Health Shop , an evaluation of the ‘ Drinkwise ’ project , a study of smoking and drinking among student nurses , and the evaluation of the Lothian Mobile Mammography Project . |
| 21 | He has become a target for abuse — and powerful sponsors who back the team with around £20-£25million a year want a say in what has become the greatest sports outcry of all time . |
| 22 | She was buried at Cholsey where her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world . |
| 23 | Football has become a substitute for patriotism amongst the disaffected , half-educated white working-class youth of a nation which only a generation ago was respected and feared throughout the world . |
| 24 | The reason that it has received so much attention is not primarily that it is of practical importance ( although it has applications , e.g. Sections 26.2 , 26.5 , 26.6 ) , but rather that it has become a context for the development of ideas about the consequences of instability and evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 25 | The report quoted the Icelandic Fisheries Minister , Halldór Asgrímsson Ashtal , as saying : " It [ the IWC ] has become a commission for whale protection , not for controlling whaling … |
| 26 | Since Handa Island was adopted by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1962 , it has become a mecca for British ornithologists and enthusiastic amateur birdwatchers . |
| 27 | The North West has become a mecca for motorcycling enthusiasts as well as a special week-end for thousands of people who do n't go to any other event during the year . |
| 28 | The show has become a mecca for top breeders of cattle and sheep and the Welsh Black classes attract entries from all parts of Wales . |
| 29 | The press has mushroomed , stalls are packed with newspapers and Romania has become a mecca for journalists from the West eager not only to report but instruct the new media , still largely partisan and biased , in western techniques and styles . |
| 30 | Through its unique independent editorial stance and promotion of civil liberty and cultural awareness , it has become a forum for the expression of political innovation and understanding . |