Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] for [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except for the strongest constitutions , coastal walking , bird watching and easel painting are best reserved for milder seasons . |
| 2 | The case could start a trend : two other New Mexico pueblos are already pressing for stricter water standards along their stretches of the Rio Grande . |
| 3 | Light loads may be switched by semiconductor devices such as triacs , but electromechanical relays are still preferred for heavier loads since they dissipate less heat . |
| 4 | The toe and heel areas are double stitched for greater durability while lateral support straps give enhanced stability . |
| 5 | The bigger TV companies are now lobbying for further relaxations in the rules which would pave the way for a Great North TV station stretching from coast to coast and , inevitably , providing a diluted regional service . |
| 6 | Meteoriticists are now searching for further specimens in the Canadian Arctic and there are plans for expeditions to northern Greenland . |
| 7 | Increasingly concerned about the risk of a major nuclear accident in the region , France , Germany , Britain and several other EC countries are now pressing for stronger action . |
| 8 | Rear panel furniture is limited to a set of analogue outputs for connection to an amplifier input , and a coaxial digital output which might be better used for later upgrading via an outboard digital converter . |
| 9 | Your supporting leg should be slightly bent for better balance |
| 10 | Thus we frequently have a pattern where a relatively difficult examination is set to conform to the entry standards someone hopes may be achieved , where a large number of candidates do very badly on it and some of the least bewildered are then selected for further education . |
| 11 | Those without a technical or scientific background were less enthusiastic , being more destined for lower status posts like teaching . |
| 12 | She had spent much of the week in and out of the air raid shelter dodging hit-and-run raiders who we knew were also reconnoitring for further attacks . |
| 13 | Traders are anxiously waiting for further cues from the Conservatives at Blackpool and the next set of economic statistics . |
| 14 | Worldwide recession is obviously to blame for poorer attendance , as is unwillingness on the part of dealers to exhibit major pieces when clients are hesitant about buying . |
| 15 | When syntactic information is not needed for further processing , it may be cleared from the short-term store . |
| 16 | This construction is normally used for stiffer mountain boots , and the middle layer is normally the hardest . |
| 17 | As it is an expensive and time-consuming treatment , it is best kept for smaller areas , such as the upper lip . |
| 18 | If your baggage is temporarily lost for longer than 12 hours on the outward journey we will compensate you for the emergency purchase of essential items up to a total of £100 . |
| 19 | NEC Corp is to sample its low power VRX MIPS R4000 derivative by year-end : a 100MHz R4000 implementation is also planned for later in 1993 . |
| 20 | The receipts and payments method is commonly employed for shorter time periods , say up to one month . |
| 21 | This may be a future subject for harmonisation , and indeed has been specifically reserved for further consideration by the Commission . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , The Prelude did not really command a wide readership until the end of the nineteenth century , when the image of the poet as an old man ( 'Daddy Wordsworth' ) was finally replaced for younger readers with the more appealing picture of the revolutionary poet of the 1790s . |
| 23 | She was just asking for further grief . |
| 24 | This was more marked for larger blocks than smaller ones . |
| 25 | The nomenclature of heterocyclic compounds was also deferred for further study . |
| 26 | And , of course , I was n't present as a spectator , I was there to sit for Pradier . |
| 27 | Because of continuing unemployment , the out-of-work donation was subsequently extended for further periods although the amounts paid were lower after November 1920 , by which time only ex-servicemen were eligible . |