Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
| 2 | Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again . |
| 3 | though this must do for the time being . |
| 4 | That will give us plenty to work on in the next decade , and that is probably as far as we should look for the time being . |
| 5 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 6 | Soon this was to be entered and then only Tibet and Ethiopia would remain for a time unresponsive to European politics , ideas and technology . |
| 7 | It 's very small , only just room for the bunk , but it would do for a time . |
| 8 | I would go for every time better the devil you know for that reason alone really |
| 9 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |
| 10 | No , it seems that the drifter will remain for the time being in the form of the original although we will keep working on it . |
| 11 | We will assume for the time being that this has a well-defined minimum . |
| 12 | I 've been told it 's about as good as it will gfet for the time being . |
| 13 | You just tip it carefully that will do for the time being and eat those first |
| 14 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |
| 15 | The third is that , turning Mr. Glick 's argument against him , the immediate practical impact of the recognition of the principle will be limited , for ( unlike the present case ) most cases will continue for the time being to be regulated by the various statutory régimes now in force . |
| 16 | You can stay for the time being . |
| 17 | This brochure is about : how individual company directors , partners , self-employed businessmen , and people in the professions can provide for the time when they stop working . |
| 18 | We can leave for the time being , however , the implications of his activist approach to Truth in order to look again at his concept of Truth as hitherto elucidated . |
| 19 | erm sort of , at fir , you know , at first I thought sometimes you know oh , you know what 's the matter with you like but , she admits herself , her I Q , you know how they judge your intelligence has gone right down , she has to have tests every now and again , er she ca n't concentrate on things , or , you know some things she just ca n't do any more , so she 's at , supposed to be getting all this compensation and it 's been going on now , it was two years ago , three years ago that we met them and she 's only just had the first part of her money , she 's had five thousand pounds , that 's all she can get for the time being all the rest is , cos all solicitors and everything and doctors having to come and check things , so she knows , she knows she 'll get money eventually , but er , it 's just when , but is n't it an awful thing ? |
| 20 | I 'm the kind you can trample for a time . |