Example sentences of "is for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | normal commercial practice is for a company secretary to receive a company car . |
| 2 | The first thing to realize ( in Kant 's opinion ) about moral action is that it is action done out of respect for duty as such , that is for a system of categorical imperatives recognised as binding on every rational agent whatever his desires and feelings happen to be . |
| 3 | The most urgent priority is for a system inventory , to assess workstations in accordance with Health and Safety regulations , to compile network documentation , and to account for the Garden 's hardware and software . |
| 4 | The usual procedure is for a sample , which is then referred to as the ‘ panel ’ , to be selected in the usual way , as described on pp. 35–9 above , and for data about this sample to be collected at regular intervals over a period of years . |
| 5 | The energy deposited by a gravitational wave in a bar of mass M and length l is where the mean velocity v within the bar is for a wave of strain amplitude h and angular frequency ο . |
| 6 | ‘ Con che soavita ’ in Book VII is for a solo singer and nine instruments disposed in three cori — the Gabrieli style in miniature — while ‘ Ohime dov ’ e il mio ben' is a romanesca ( see p. 237 ) with two voices singing in close imitation above the bass . |
| 7 | Thank you very much for the balaclava pattern , unfortunately my machine is a Toyota 858 so this is no use as it is for a Pfaff or Passap Duomatic . |
| 8 | B. Choice reaction time A modification of A is for a choice of buttons to exist ; the correct button must be pressed to extinguish the light or stop the sound . |
| 9 | Which is for a couple would be eighty three pounds . |
| 10 | ‘ What we must hope and pray for , me boys , ’ he said one night as they dined alone on salad and cold meat , Ellie being out at a concert , ‘ is for a state of some permanence . |
| 11 | There is , then , yet a third way of being systematic with regard to project work , and that is for a school to work out a definite policy on how it should be approached and which particular skills should be stressed at which levels . |
| 12 | Where clauses define the obligations undertaken under the contract , a party who performs in accordance with them is not in breach , and it is argued that the correct approach is for a court to interpret the contract as a whole , to identify extent of the obligations undertaken . |
| 13 | Unlike Weber , therefore , who argues that in advanced industrialised societies representative democracy is for a variety of reasons the best available method by which to recruit political leaders , Schumpeter has little interest in recommending political participation for any reason . |
| 14 | ‘ It is for a constituency Labour Party to welcome Mr Scargill with open arms , or any arms . ’ |
| 15 | The accident was seen by Iain Macdonald , a Strathclyde regional councillor who is chairman of the Nuclear Free Zones Scotland organisation : ‘ We have seen with our own eyes how simple it is for a road accident to take place and there is no reason why the convoy itself could not have been involved . |
| 16 | In fact social life in the evenings will be easier in every way for him to find than it is for a widow , who can not go out alone at night without some feeling of apprehension , and who would generally anyway feel out of place sitting on her own in a saloon bar . |
| 17 | The requirement is for a high-resolution ( 600 dpi ) laser printer for graphic images and text . |
| 18 | When I think of what the ‘ ideal ’ look is for a girl , I always imagine it as someone looking happy , and that is the one thing I know I do n't look . |
| 19 | The usual practice in most offices is for a post-clerk or secretary to open all the incoming mail and to place it in the in-tray of the appropriate recipient . |
| 20 | ( 2 ) Where the action is for a debt or liquidated demand ( including interest to payment in , if claimed ) and the defendant pays the claim and interest to the plaintiff within fourteen days of service exclusive of the day of service , together with summons costs , then the action is stayed and the defendant is liable to no further costs unless the court otherwise orders or unless the plaintiff is under disability ( Ord 11 , r 2(1) , ( 2 ) , ( 3b ) , ( 4 ) ; Ord 10 , r 1 ) . |
| 21 | VP is about what it is for a sentence to be significant rather than meaningless , while MP is about what it is for a sentence to have one meaning rather than another . |
| 22 | VP is about what it is for a sentence to be significant rather than meaningless , while MP is about what it is for a sentence to have one meaning rather than another . |
| 23 | A party may also avoid being in breach by including clauses giving it a unilateral right to change the contents of the contractual obligations , such as clauses allowing the seller to change the delivery date , deliver a different quantity from that ordered by the buyer , alter colours , specifications etc. ( b ) Excluding liability A second alternative is for a clause to state , baldly , that a contracting party is not to be liable , or responsible , for stipulated acts . |
| 24 | As the years unfold , the penny will drop in the general council of the CBI , as much as on the commuter trains from Basildon , that the whole market-based experiment has gone as far as it can — and the new need is for a government and policies that actively manage the instability and short-termism of the British economy . |
| 25 | The competition is for a buttonhole made from a fresh flower . |
| 26 | Doctors and other experts also recognise how important a balanced diet is for a child 's normal development . |
| 27 | If the account is for a child under seven , you must identify yourself and produce the child 's birth certificate . |
| 28 | The example we shall give is for a person who starts the regime moderately overweight and whose normal meals are fairly typically too high in fat , sugar , and salt , and too low in fibre . |
| 29 | The second position is for a person in any relevant discipline interested in environmental issues relating to the production and use of energy . |
| 30 | This work is for a PhD with supervisors in the Education Department of the University of Edinburgh . |