Example sentences of "the [noun] [is] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beard is for Edwardian Days , ’ he said primly . |
| 2 | It says here the mercury 's for dental purposes , but I do n't think there 's much doubt what it 's actually for . |
| 3 | Another way of deciding the winner is for those with a clear round to jump a smaller course of higher jumps with the jumps getting higher until you have a winner . |
| 4 | Yes , the basement is for those who fail , the lower basement is for those failures who blame their failure on their supporters . |
| 5 | The latest announcement in the field is for High Availability Cluster Multi-processing/6000 version 1.2 : software that aims to glue a pair of the machines together in such a way as to combine the benefits of fault-tolerance and symmetric multiprocessing . |
| 6 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 7 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 8 | The settlement is for next year only and the three-year planning system is discontinued ; from now on figures for future years will only be indicative . |
| 9 | The course is for four years ' duration . |
| 10 | The course is for medical graduates and provides postgraduate training in psychiatry . |
| 11 | A useful piece of advice to avoid this is to tell users that they should be trying to decide how attractive the industry is for some SBU that is strong in that industry . |
| 12 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 13 | And the plan is for other youngsters from the orphanage to be given much needed operations . |
| 14 | The plan is for both units to work closely together . |
| 15 | So on his next few field trips to Mexico he searched this area properly to find out just what the range is for this species . |
| 16 | You know what the outlook is for unemployed teachers at the moment . ’ |
| 17 | The Gospel is for all mankind , not just for the Jews ( Luke 2:14 , 32 ; 3:6 ; 4:16–30 ; 7:9 ; 9:52 ; 10:30–35 ; 17:12 ; 24:47 ) . |
| 18 | The helpline is for both authorities . |
| 19 | It is therefore still not entirely clear whether the requirement is for special notice of " unusual " or " unreasonable " terms , but insofar as Dillon LJ referred to " particularly onerous " terms , it seems that after Interfoto special notice must be given of any clause which is unusual or unreasonable . |
| 20 | The conference is for those working in education for the over-16s and the Youth and Community Services and will demonstrate the multi-ethnic , multicultural nature of European society . |
| 21 | I do n't know what the one , the the there 's usually a theme for every one world week each year and I do n't know what the theme is for this year . |
| 22 | Er the mortgage is for fifty thousand pounds and I think my life insurance policy would pay out about forty five thousand pounds . |
| 23 | The aim is for bright and cheerful surroundings . |
| 24 | The desire is for dramatic , immediate economic reform . |
| 25 | The post is for one year subject to a major review of FYT 's organisation and management . |
| 26 | However the point is for present purposes academic , and it is not therefore necessary for me to consider it further . |
| 27 | I think from that report there was a there was a requirement or request that perhaps the theatre should actually have a public meeting to talk about which way the theatre was going what things were going on at the theatre and that 's what the meeting is for this evening . |
| 28 | Already 24 structural posts have been donated by 24 nations , but the need is for green oak , with 250 trees required ( preferably no less than 17in in girth , and 12ft straight and long ) . |
| 29 | THE BIBLE IS FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE |
| 30 | ‘ Mario thinks the place is for old people . |