Example sentences of "is [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The third option is to go for a strategic exceptions policy in the structure plan and obviously this is what er the borough considered considers is appropriate .
2 In the first year Armstrong 's concern is to go for a minimum safe agenda — ‘ make sure clients are safe and then build on that . ’
3 One aim of experiments is to search for a compact spelling which can show sound and meaning as directly as possible , meet the needs of all who learn and use it , and is still close to existing spelling which has , so to speak , been ‘ cleaned up ’ .
4 Occasionally the same design could serve both purposes , as can be seen in Figure 6 where the single version is intended for a retired couple , the double for two families of labourers .
5 Usually the programme is intended for a certain age group .
6 This is intended for a multi-layer perceptron in which each node is sigmoid .
7 A multijunction cell , Solarex believes , should be more efficient as it uses layers of different crystals , each of which is optimised for a specific band of the visible light spectrum .
8 A full point score is given for a powerful , skilful technique that lands with control on a scoring area of the opponent 's head or body .
9 A full point score is given for a powerful , skilful and controlled technique to the opponent 's scoring areas
10 Though he only finished 12th last year in 2–8–02 he has since recorded two sub 1–51 marathons and is tipped for a top six place .
11 YOUNG mum Angie Wilson is praying for a speedy end to her homeless heartache for she is expecting a third baby in just nine weeks time .
12 West County Pacific 34026 ‘ Taw Valley ’ is booked for a similar appearance in August 1993 for Day Driving Training courses , providing much valued finance towards the continued success of the BRM .
13 See also Derby and Co Ltd v Weldon ( No 8 ) [ 1990 ] 3 All ER 762. 2.3 Limited purpose of disclosure There is a large body of authority in support of the proposition that information which is disclosed for a limited purpose is received under an obligation of confidence and can not be used or disclosed otherwise than for that purpose .
14 He wants to know what the job of a Euro MP is , well he is applying for a Euro seat , I do wish him the best of luck and when he 's been there
15 Others will invite parents to attend for interview when their son or daughter is applying for a Compact job .
16 Chain migration on this pattern is reported for a wide variety of people now living in Britain , including those who originated in Italy , Hong Kong , the Punjab and Pakistan ( Palmer , 1977 ; Watson , 1977 ; Ballard , 1979 ; Anwar , 1985 ) .
17 The alternative method is to provide that upon any adjustment of the base figure , the rent payable immediately before the adjustment becomes a fixed amount payable under the terms of the lease ( or is substituted for a fixed amount previously reserved ) .
18 Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet the demands of user collections like the Galileo group , which is pressing for a generic common front end .
19 To counter this , Mr Ozal is pressing for a modest change that would allow Turkey 's Kurds the right to speak their own language .
20 Mr Crowther is pressing for a judicial review of the whole Department of Transport that would look into the government 's road policy .
21 ARCHY KIRKWOOD , the Liberal Democrat MP , is pressing for a National Audit Office inquiry after discovering that the Inland Revenue wrote off almost £900 million in unpaid taxes in a single year .
22 £80–120,000 ( $150–220,000 ) is expected for a Florentine bronze statuette of the Knife-Grinder after the antique , No.14 from the French Royal Inventory of Louis XIV , and a Netherlandish figure of Venus Marina of the early seventeenth century is expected to sell for a similar figure .
23 In a seminar last week at CERN , Rubbia presented five events , or collisions , in which the particles that emerge are consistent with what is expected for a particular mode of decay of the particle .
24 Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to preserve the integrity of Croatia is to work for a permanent settlement after a lasting ceasefire , and that recognition is just one of the issues that has to be sorted out before there can be a successful conclusion ?
25 Increasingly , the tendency is to work for a large number of companies in rapid succession .
26 Companies from the UK , Canada , USA , Finland , Germany and France are tendering for schemes in Hungary , while the British company GEC-Alshom is bidding for a dry store contract for Czechoslovakia 's Dukovany plant .
27 " I love foliage and I think you have to rely a lot on that in small gardens because you do n't have room to leave dormant areas where nothing is happening for a long period , " she says .
28 With regard to plants s.4(3) will be satisfied if it is picked for a commercial purpose .
29 Oooh … heres a thought … maybe Strachs injury looks quite bad , and Wilko is looking for a right back , so he can have Kelly as a choice for right midfield aswell as right back ( and striker ) .
30 The company is looking for a comprehensive data management system for its database and expects to develop a third party relationship to meet its requirements .
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