Example sentences of "year [conj] is [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis Gerstner was by no means the first , and IBM Corp has been actively hiring executives from outside the company since the beginning of the year , Associated Press reports : it says that IBM has hired about 30 outside executives in the past two years and is searching for 50 more ; incomers include Robert Howe , 48 , general manager , IBM Consulting Group , former head of worldwide financial services practice at consulting firm Booz-Allen & Hamilton ; Michael Cannon , 40 , vice-president , personal systems storage devices , Adstar , former senior vice-president , worldwide operations at Syquest Technology Inc ; John Osborne , 39 , sales director , Personal Software Products , former vice-president of sales and marketing at Zenith Data Systems Inc ; Jon Cornell , 53 , assistant general manager , original equipment manufacturers sales and marketing , IBM Technology Products , former president , Harris Corp ; John Singleton , 56 , general manager , business development , Integrated Systems Solution Corp , former chief executive , Security Pacific Automation Co ; and Clare Thain , 43 , advertising and promotion director , IBM US , who was formerly the managing partner at Ronald James Direct . |
| 2 | The stop has been in position for many years and is provided for within the parking arrangements and controls within the area . |
| 3 | It is to renew funding over the next three years and is pressing for measures to ensure that the cleared areas do not become overpopulated . |
| 4 | Valibus won at Hackwood last year and is entered for both the Volvo Men 's Open and the Confined Race . |
| 5 | Citizens has concluded two imaginative acquisitions since the turn of the year and is set for more . |