Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [is] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | probably the sensible course is for most books to be ordered sight unseen , with the occasional title requested ‘ on approval ’ when it is thought that seeing the book would be helpful . |
| 2 | However , that imposition simultaneously reveals how , without linguistic knowledge to explain the distinction , the enforced recognition is for many teachers a traumatic experience . |
| 3 | Occasionally a married man , particularly if his sexual capacity is for some reason declining , may find pornography more attractive than the " real thing " . |
| 4 | Streamline English Directions is for upper intermediate students , such as those approaching or at the level of Cambridge First Certificate . |
| 5 | It should be apparent therefore that public transport is for many people on Skerne Park a lifeline link to town centre and vital facilities such as supermarkets and doctors . |
| 6 | There are naked kouroi from the region , some from Samos colossal , but the marked preference is for clothed figures : an occasional draped kouros ( something rare on the mainland or the Cyclades ) ; but female figures are far more frequent , and they show a concern with the rendering of stuff and its relation to the body , clinging or hanging free , quite different from anything we have yet seen . |
| 7 | Presidents , naturally , do not want to be seen to condone the taking of drugs ; the public temper is for stiff penalties and the locking up of offenders , not tender care . |
| 8 | When we take somebody , assess their needs and offer them a care package , in terms of the elderly , erm , and more importantly in terms of those with physical disability or learning disability , we have basically got to support that person for the rest of their life , and therefore , the commitment is not just for the current year , the commitment in , in the case of the elderly depending on what is being offered , whether it be nursing home care , or residential care is for several months or years . |
| 9 | One easy way of finding an acceptable language is for both of you to separately say or write down words you are happy with and words you do n't like . |
| 10 | Marina Sirtis who plays Deanna Troi gets letters asking if her ‘ amazing cleavage is for real ’ . |
| 11 | what the overall overhead is for this organization , in terms of people |
| 12 | The official aim is for all countries to take a critical look at their own communications policies and to help the developing nations improve theirs . |
| 13 | Do you have any idea what the average annual rate is for this ? |
| 14 | As we have noted in Lecture l , the ‘ no government ’ economy is a purely hypothetical construct , and several writers ( e.g. , Prest , 1968 ) have argued that the global comparison is for this reason of little interest . |
| 15 | The following advice is for those working in a group ( the above is of course applicable also for groups ) : |
| 16 | My real preference is for Surrealist work , though watered down a bit . |
| 17 | Whether it 's AC/DC , Metallica or Kiss that are making guitar sounds you like , leave it ; it 's a favourite noise , like the hiss of a record needle on the vinyl before the song starts , which excites me with anticipation , even though the contemporary trend is for noise-free recording . |
| 18 | ‘ He just makes a mockery of those who write players off at 32 or say the Premier League is for young athletes . |
| 19 | It should be noted however , that the serial layout is for illustrative purposes only : the syntactic and semantic analysers can and have been run effectively in parallel . |
| 20 | Advanced Diesel is for all diesel engined vehicles . |
| 21 | Noise is a potent trigger and its constant presence is for many teachers very wearing . |
| 22 | ‘ How fit shooting is for all kinds of men : how honest a pastime for the mind ; how wholesome an exercise for the body . ’ |
| 23 | Certainly there may be the odd chart or graph thrown in for luck but the basic requirement is for high quality text . |
| 24 | That little room 's for all the jumble sale of course ! |
| 25 | The only humane solution is for those who are not genuine refugees to return to Vietnam , ’ he added . |
| 26 | Although the human operator is for many purposes within ergonomics appropriately considered as a mere information processing device , any design issue must be considered in the context that these human operators are individuals and citizens within communities . |
| 27 | The normal procedure is for one of the debentureholders , on behalf of himself and all other holders to commence a debentureholder 's action , the first step of which will be the appointment of a receiver . |
| 28 | My present contract is for six months . ’ |
| 29 | The nearest useful census is for 1923 , when the total population of Smolensk was only 63,669 of which a mere 15.1 per cent were workers . |
| 30 | The key recommendation is for new legislation , in the form of a fresh National Parks Act , stressing conservation and " quiet enjoyment " as the priorities in Park management . |