Example sentences of "is [adv] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are other law officers who are politicians and members of the government , all of whom are expected to act impartially in their legal functions , but there is obviously scope for ambiguity and interpretation here . |
| 2 | ‘ It is not sport for sport 's sake , ’ says Mr Hawkins , who is an ex-Harlem-Globetrotter , ‘ but a way of imposing a structure on undisciplined lives : in a sports team they turn up regularly , on time , in uniform , and train hard . |
| 3 | she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship . |
| 4 | It is not time for Labour . |
| 5 | This is not value for money , we 're working with very , very needy people in our community . |
| 6 | In the absence of agreement between the two parties within a particular time , there is usually provision for reference to a third firm of accountants to determine the area of disagreement . |
| 7 | there is always scope for improvement in any activity ; |
| 8 | Because there is always room for doubt , we are always left with room to inquire . |
| 9 | There is always room for improvement — few would argue that recent incentives ( immunisation targets , for example ) have not helped to produce better health for our patients . |
| 10 | While most do it effectively there is always room for improvement . |
| 11 | However , there is always room for improvement and I think the public has little idea of the enormous problems that confront us , all of us , as the parents of these children in care . |
| 12 | There is always room for improvement , not least in their tightness and body positions at the breakdown and it would be nice to see forwards hitting rucks in threes and fours rather than ones and twos . |
| 13 | Setting the objectives , then , is at least moderately straightforward , though it can be made more complex by the addition of sub-objectives relating to secondary groups of consumers , and there is always room for argument as to how much it is realistic to expect to achieve . |
| 14 | Standardization only refers to certain aspects of a product 's design — there is still scope for variation . |
| 15 | Saxton Bampfylde represents a more recent example of a breakaway this time from John Stork — suggesting that there is still scope for start-ups in headhunting . |
| 16 | AGED 14-16 : Traditional classics such as Eliot 's Silas Marner , Hardy 's The Mayor Of Casterbridge and Jane Austen 's Pride And Prejudice set the tone here , though there is still room for William Golding 's classic Lord Of The Flies . |
| 17 | However there is still room for hope . |
| 18 | Along with the mass of plants and flowers , there is still room for tables and chairs and a small barbecue . |
| 19 | There is still room for others . |
| 20 | He now reads as well as other children his age , although there is still room for improvement in numeracy . |
| 21 | But there is still room for improvement . |
| 22 | I know we are in the middle of a recession , but surely there is still room for compassion . |
| 23 | While the logic of this ‘ basic needs ’ approach is appealing , there is still room for argument about precisely which needs are basic . |
| 24 | I confirm that there is still time for organisations to respond to our proposals and we expect more representations during the consultation period . |
| 25 | There is still time for GMA ( GEC , Mowlem , Amec and Greater Manchester Buses ) to consider employing an inspired architect or industrial designer . |
| 26 | As long as proper outcome data is collected there is clearly scope for patient care to be at the forefront of discussion of RMI . |
| 27 | Discontent seems to be centred more on those on special diets and , with vegetarians , vegans , Hindus , Muslims and Jews to cater for there is clearly scope for problems . |
| 28 | Besides the improvement to the view for the inhabitants , there is clearly benefit for wildlife as well as spin-offs such as greater levels of dust adsorption onto the leaves , increased humidity , larger areas of shade for summer days and greater insulation for winter nights . |
| 29 | In civil legislation , there is clearly room for fault to be penalised if it is merely a mistake . |
| 30 | There is also provision for ABWOR to be provided at the request of a magistrates ' court or a county court by a solicitor within the precincts of the court for purposes other than the provision of ABWOR , where the court considers that the case should proceed the same day and that the client would not otherwise receive representation . |