Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marcoses are widely blamed for Ninoy 's death . |
| 2 | Terminals and wires are widely used for power transfer by nearly all manufacturers . |
| 3 | As econometric models are widely used for policy evaluation and forecasting the economy 's performance , it is important that their construction should be well founded . |
| 4 | Malvern-based chartered accountant Alan Kay is helping with a detailed investigation of the activities of certain copier companies that are widely criticised for malpractice , as well as the leasing companies that finance them . |
| 5 | The alternative strategy is to inform patients whether a given method of diagnosis or treatment has been properly tested for efficacy so that they can make an informed choice . |
| 6 | Judge McKinnon had been widely criticized for comments made during his hearing of a case of inciting racial hatred . |
| 7 | Although plastic pipe has been widely used for wastes and drains , until recently it has not been suitable for hot water . |
| 8 | * This has been widely used for car windscreens and , in a much more sophisticated form , is being developed for serious engineering in America . |
| 9 | Eventually they joined forces with other graduates sharing the same skewed sense of humour , Michael Palin , Terry Jones , Eric Idle and an American-born cartoonist and graphic artist , Terry Gilliam ; and on Sunday 5 October 1969 ( incongruously enough , in a scheduling slot which had always been rigorously reserved for programmes of a religious cast ) the very first episode of Monty Python 's Flying Circus was broadcast . |
| 10 | They claimed that ‘ voices demanding Pakistan 's withdrawal ’ from these pacts were ‘ increasing ’ , and that ‘ the Iranian people are effectively campaigning for Iran 's withdrawal from the aggressive CENTO bloc , the abrogation of the military treaty with America and for Iran 's return to a policy of neutrality ’ . |
| 11 | Both vehicles are eventually intended for works and storage purposes . |
| 12 | Some of those who have been successfully treated for candidiasis will still have residual problems due to food intolerance . |
| 13 | A lot of accidents occur on slides , for instance , which are mostly designed for use by seven to 12-year-olds , but which in practice are used more by preschoolers . |
| 14 | They are mostly heading for Israel , but a lot would prefer to stay in Europe . |
| 15 | Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting , with bristle mainly for oils . |
| 16 | Palm trees are mostly used for decoration there , but they are very important . |
| 17 | Peels are mostly used for limestones and calcite-cemented clastic rocks , although cherts and siliceous clastics can be successfully treated . |
| 18 | A prime example of this is a silver rams-horn presentation piece which , despite being dated 1905 ( outside the normal cut-off date of 1892 for the Fair ) , has been wholeheartedly accepted for exhibition . |
| 19 | I am rarely lost for words to say what I mean |
| 20 | Cohort life tables are little used for humans because : |
| 21 | In nature small fish are constantly looking for food , and will eat small amounts whenever they find them . |
| 22 | As for the future he said : ‘ We are constantly striving for ways in which to improve quality and efficiency and to eliminate waste and mediocrity . |
| 23 | We are constantly searching for ways to better the nutritional quality of our menu , whilst retaining the characteristic taste and flavour of our food . |
| 24 | In many cases the onset of symptoms is found in situations where water quality has deteriorated , where aggressive fish are constantly battling for territory or where opportunist parasites find a weakened fish and multiply rapidly . |
| 25 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
| 26 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
| 27 | The resources of the AIB and its equivalent organisations throughout the world are necessarily limited for reasons of economy , and the person in charge has to deploy his forces in the most effective manner he can devise while at the same time always keeping enough reserves in hand in case of a major catastrophe . |
| 28 | If all that does n't stop the person , they are obviously looking for trouble of some sort and you must quickly decide whether to lash out first or run for safety . |
| 29 | Some rooms are especially adapted for visitors with physical disabilities . |
| 30 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |