Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] for the benefit " in BNC.
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| 1 | This criterion was introduced for the benefit of an authority like Kirklees which runs the large institution of Huddersfield Polytechnic but which has a limited population and therefore a relatively small rate basis . |
| 2 | The first is where on the true construction of the Act it is apparent that the obligation or prohibition was imposed for the benefit or protection of a particular class of individuals , as in the case of the Factories Acts and similar legislation … |
| 3 | He left unsettled estate of over £2.5 million , of which almost £200,000 was bequeathed for the benefit of London hospitals , and a year 's salary to each member of the staff of Barings . |
| 4 | The income arising to the trustees was applied for the benefit of the respondent 's son who was infant and unmarried . |
| 5 | Nauru 's claim for rehabilitation rests upon the assertion that its territory was mined for the benefit of the trust powers , principally Australia , to the long-term detriment of its development and welfare , and in violation of the trusteeship agreement and of principles relating to self-determination . |
| 6 | In terms of presumptions , the Act did enforce performance in a specified manner ( a fine ) but this gives way to the first exception , the obligation was imposed for the benefit of a class of people , factory employees . |
| 7 | On the stairs some man with a twelve-string guitar was improvising for the benefit of three skinny girls with long blonde hair . |