Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are relatively few circumstances when examination of a book by a librarian can make any significant difference to whether or not the book should be selected for a library — especially so since the biggest consumers of approval collections are public libraries , who do not claim to be experts in any particular field . |
| 2 | The belief that men should be trained for a narrow role in life came to be challenged ; it was argued that they should have some knowledge of the liberal arts , the ‘ finer ’ things in life . |
| 3 | We should be looking for a market-based solution to our problems , not snooping in people 's backyards to check out what kind of barbecue they are using . ’ |
| 4 | It is impossible to judge on the basis of a single day , however , and you should be looking for a consistent improvement over a period of time . |
| 5 | You should be looking for a machine capable of being upgraded to 16Mb , preferably to 32Mb . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ we should be looking for a man or woman with no background , someone who has suddenly appeared on the scene , but everyone we have talked to has their own little niche . ’ |
| 7 | If you do n't have at least two acres for the first horse and at least one per subsequent animal sharing the land , you have n't got enough for satisfactory winter keep and should be looking for an alternative . |
| 8 | Well , people who stake their opposition to factory-farming on this kind of consideration should be prepared for a long , heated debate , with one set of ‘ experts ’ declaring that thus-and-so is true , while another declares that it is not . |
| 9 | Other Expenses BMus students should be prepared for a cost of approximately £200 per annum per instrument for private tuition in the instrumental performance or singing studies which they are required to continue during their degree course . |
| 10 | Toffler-junkies should be prepared for an intellectual placebo . |
| 11 | SCOTTISH cereal farmers should be prepared for an increase in their growing costs , particularly for chemicals and to a lesser extent for fertilisers , as a result of successive devaluations of sterling since the United Kingdom 's departure from the exchange rate mechanism . |
| 12 | The Ground Floor should be reserved for a permanent exhibition on the work of the Garden . |
| 13 | The contributors regularly asserted that a university was not a democracy , and that academic study should be reserved for an elite by concentrating attention and opportunity only upon students endowed with " unusual gifts " . |
| 14 | And that means you should be aiming for an outfit that suggests smartness and efficiency rather than one that screams ‘ sack me ’ . |
| 15 | If breaking bulk involves the transfer of potentially harmful materials to other containers provision should be made for a sink , water supply and worktop . |
| 16 | A very careful choice of rod should be made for a fish that fights as hard as barbel . |
| 17 | Application should be made for a discretionary award to the appropriate local grant-awarding authority preferably by 1 June but not later than 30 June of the year of proposed entry to the course . |
| 18 | Application should be made for a split trial under Ord 33 , rr3 and 4 , under which liability can be tried first and quantum tried when the plaintiff 's medical or employment position , or any other doubt on quantum , has been clarified . |
| 19 | The committee recommended that O grades , taken only by the abler pupils , be replaced by an examination that matched comprehensive education , and that all pupils should be assessed for a single national certificate in each subject . |
| 20 | Also in September 1989 pupils in key stages 1–3 were brought within the scope of section 10(3) of the Act — which provides that prior to the introduction of the prescribed ATs and PS the subjects should be covered for a ‘ reasonable time ’ , taken to mean sufficient for ‘ worthwhile study ’ in each subject . |
| 21 | Almost all Japanese believed that colonial rule in Korea should be extended for a very lengthy period , if not permanently . |
| 22 | He proposed on June 22 that the four allies ' rights and responsibilities should be extended for a period of five years after unification , and that only then would Germany have the sovereign right to conclude international agreements such as a treaty of membership of NATO . |
| 23 | ‘ Friendships should be side-lined for an investigation . |
| 24 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 25 | There were jeers when Stephanie McKenzie-Hill argued that the North Down association should be asked for a commitment to support the party manifesto , including the agreement . |
| 26 | Haggis also reheats well in the microwave cooker ; approximately 10min should be allowed for a 450g/1 lb example on a setting of 70% power . |
| 27 | Hocine Ait Ahmed , leader of the Socialist Forces Front ( FFS ) , declined to attend , and reiterated on Feb. 10 that a date should be set for a return to a " democratic process " which should include the FIS . |
| 28 | These environmentalists should be campaigning for a better world environment from their own backyard … |
| 29 | Every bride-to-be should be heading for a RoC Pure Beauty Centre . |
| 30 | As British title holder as well as winner of the British Supercup , Whitham has the ball at his toe you might say and he should be heading for a tilt at the world championships next year . |