Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Punishment , by several indications swift and far-reaching , has been meted out for incompetence , not insubordination . |
| 2 | Suggestions are given below for preparation and study of rock faces , slices and slabs , and the way in which these preparations support examination of thin sections in a broad-based approach to sedimentary petrography . |
| 3 | Here various common disease or symptoms are listed alphabetically for ease of reference . |
| 4 | The commands and statements are listed alphabetically for ease of reference , they are not separated into 2 sections . |
| 5 | Commercial computer-aided design ( CAD ) programs have been developed specifically for garden design and work scheduling . |
| 6 | The concept of quality of life of older people , particularly in residential settings but also in the community , has been the subject of considerable research and academic interest ( e.g. Hughes , 1990 ) and has also been developed considerably for application in inspection and quality assurance procedures ( e.g. Sinclair and Gibb , 1990 ; DoH , 1989c ) . |
| 7 | During the Cienfuegos speech Castro confirmed that work on the Juraga nuclear power plant in Cienfuegos , the construction work on which was begun in 1972 and which was now 90 per cent complete at an estimated cost of US$1,000 million , had been halted indefinitely for lack of funds . |
| 8 | Some are formulated especially for night use . |
| 9 | Pages headed Handout are intended primarily for use when the course is being completed by groups of students under the guidance of an instructor or course leader . |
| 10 | However you organise your checking routine , it is crucial to present written work which has been checked over for spelling . |
| 11 | Thus , imposed assessments , either incidentally , when assessments are carried out for selection or evaluation , or deliberately , if they are so designed , can have the effect of controlling the curriculum . |
| 12 | Checks are carried out for retention of information relating to files which are to be offlined , those which have been offlined and those which are to be restored from the offline media . |
| 13 | They are designed not for experimentation but for implementation . |
| 14 | Racing shoes are designed specifically for élite runners , for whom marginal differences weigh heavily . |
| 15 | These forecasts are designed specifically for water users and provide a regional service throughout the UK . |
| 16 | At the lower end of the market are " home " computers which are designed often for computer enthusiasts for programming or for children or adults to play computer games . |
| 17 | They are designed especially for slip , so are much more effective than most cards in the basic packs . |
| 18 | Such weaponry may have been designed principally for warfare and combat , yet the existence of wild animal bones on settlements , especially deer , points to hunting being a means of supplementing the diet ; yet what was used to bring down such game ? |
| 19 | The field artillery weapons with which the combatants entered the war in 1914 had been designed also for use in short-range battles . |
| 20 | This reverberation unit is based on a c.c.d. delay line that has been designed specifically for operation in reverberation circuits . |
| 21 | More specialised sampling has also been carried out for gold and pathfinder elements ( Edmunds , personal communication October 1989 ) . |
| 22 | Routine Guthrie testing has been carried out for phenylketonuria since the mid-1970s and testing for hypothyroidism since the mid-'80s . |
| 23 | However , the British breeds are considered better for meat quality and taste and also for thrift and adaptability ; they remain in demand as sucklers , whereas the French and other large continental breeds are perhaps better suited as beef sires for commercial crossbreeding in dairy herds . |
| 24 | It is not the intention here to detail a course blueprint , partly because such prescriptiveness would stand in contradiction to the learner-centred tenet of primary practice , and partly because stimulating and informed models have been presented elsewhere for discussion ( Bullock , 1975 ; Hawkins , 1984 ; Sinclair , 1982 ) . |
| 25 | Since the 1971 Act , most immigrants have needed work permits and these have been granted mostly for work in those industries like the health service and hotels , where there is a shortage of domestic workers . |
| 26 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 27 | He found a place in sight of one of the park 's two lakes where a small plantation of young trees had been fenced off for protection . |
| 28 | In deeper waters are sculpins ( Family Cottidae ) , eel-pouts ( Zoarcidae ) , polar cod Arctogadus glacialus , polar halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ; further south these give way to the more familiar cold water species — northern cod , haddock , coalfish , skate , halibut , herrings , etc. , that are hunted commercially for European and North American markets . |
| 29 | Sage is one of the species , and there are blue and red-flowered varieties of salvia which are grown purely for garden ornament . |
| 30 | But a duty was a duty , a posting could not be evaded by a Major who had been turned down for promotion to Colonel . |