Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Summit conference : The final recommendation was for a global summit to discuss international economic and financial issues raised by the Report . |
| 2 | The search was for a better glue , not a worse one . |
| 3 | ‘ This recognition from the British radio industry was for a phenomenal range of programming — sport , specialist speech , comedy , local radio personality , local radio station , current affairs and documentary . ’ |
| 4 | One proposal was for a new head of state to be elected by the National Assembly , but under an alternative plan the National Assembly would elect a Presidium , the chair of which would also assume the post of head of state . |
| 5 | The initial proposal was for a 60 per cent cut in sulphur dioxide and a 40 per cent cut in dust and NOx , on 1980 levels , by 1995 . |
| 6 | The plan was for a short gathering , possibly not more than a month long , which would reassert the unity of the Church and its authority in matters of the faith . |
| 7 | His aim was for a deeper realism than that of the illustrators and photographers who called themselves Realists . |
| 8 | The Money Market — like Acceptance Credits and commercial paper — offered lower cost but less flexibility because credit was for a fixed term . |
| 9 | When he offered to buy her a house in Blackpool , her request was for a simple terrace house , similar to the one in which they had spent their early life together . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman 's first request was for a widespread review of the prices , policies and performance of these industries . |
| 11 | The demand was for a state-backed campaign to educate women and girls . |
| 12 | In short , the British strategy was for a free trade area in industrial goods , but with no external tariff surrounding the free trade area . |
| 13 | Holbrecht advocated a mix of social classes in the same building ; his outline was for a single apartment to be on the first floor of a typical building ; for two apartments each on the Erdstock , the second storey and the third storey , and for three apartments on the fourth floor , as well as smaller flats on the ground floor and in the courtyard . |
| 14 | Overall the preference was for a six hour course followed closely by the three hour course . |
| 15 | He called for continued support for the government , and also made it clear that in the discussions of a new constitution , his preference was for a presidential republic . |
| 16 | His great vision was for a reformed English Church to take its place in an international General Council of the protestant countries . |
| 17 | The call was for a silver-grey Mercedes with a damaged offside door . |
| 18 | An alternative to this clustering was for a widowed mother and unmarried daughter to maintain a household , as indeed , Bridget Freemantle did with her mother . |
| 19 | The provisional Cost Allowances for the accommodation were for a 24-bed unit 430,000 and for a 30-bed unit £500,000 . |
| 20 | The adjudicator concluded that Mr Hussain 's application was for a short-term stay and dismissed the appeal after hearing evidence from Miss Rafique that she had no intention of living in Pakistan . |
| 21 | Mr Mulrine said the latest application was for a single-storey extension containing eight bedrooms to be built onto the existing farmhouse , with access for drivers from the busy A68 . |
| 22 | It was held that such a grant where the application was for a full new licence constitutes a refusal and can be competently the subject of an appeal under 5.17(4) . |
| 23 | Another project was for a submerged tube . |
| 24 | ‘ I am very upset because the stall was for a good cause . ’ |
| 25 | The standard agreement which Copeland 's company had with such acts as Caravan , the Climax Blues Band , Wishbone Ash and Squeeze was for a 50–50 split — a worse arrangement than the one Copeland had encouraged Sting to sue Branson over . |
| 26 | The basic scheme was for a supranational High Authority to control the coal and steel industries of France , Germany and any other states which wished to join . |
| 27 | James 's original idea was for a short sea crossing from Ambleteuse near Calais , where he had landed at the start of his exile , and from here he proposed a descent on Kent . |
| 28 | His idea was for a giant terror bomb to explode accidentally . |
| 29 | In contrast to Arrese 's proposals , which left the form of the state and the succession issue very vague , Carrero 's idea was for an authoritarian monarchy based on " the principles which inform the National Movement " , of which the " fundamental elements " would be " the Crown , the Council of the Realm , the National Council of the Movement , the Cortes and the government " . |
| 30 | The promise was for an own-brand Minder ; cocky and cockney like the original — low- or middle-brow entertainment with a high gloss . |