Example sentences of "for the time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
| 2 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 3 | The provisional movement is divided on the issue of capitalism but , for the time at least , has an openly declared policy of achieving an island-wide socialist republic by the combined means of violence and the democratic process . |
| 4 | In order to qualify for alternative permitted hours , the club must fulfil the following conditions ( subss. ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ) , viz. : ( a ) that the club premises are adapted and used by members and their guests for carrying on athletic sports or games ; ( b ) that at least one of the sports or games is carried on out of doors , and in daylight ( unless artificial light is used ) ; ( c ) that the premises are regularly used during winter and the hours of daylight for a sport specified in ( b ) ; ( a ) that the usual permitted hours are not suitable for the time at which the game or sport is usually played by members and their guests for the supply of liquor to those participating in the game . |
| 5 | Yeah , for the time at night and today |
| 6 | Eastern winds have brought what had been fair sport back to a normal level for the time of year . |
| 7 | It was cold for the time of year . |
| 8 | Make the most of British pork because prices are low for the time of year . |
| 9 | Motor traders said the slower annual decline in sales continued last month , though sales for the time of year have flattened over the past five months . |
| 10 | So for the time of the visit there was a truce . |
| 11 | If , for instance , there has been a cold wind blowing for several days and the water temperature has been well down for the time of year , then the wind ceases and the sun brings a sudden warmth to the water , you can almost guarantee that the carp will begin to feed . |
| 12 | The weather was benevolent for the time of the year . |
| 13 | This will do no good for Amsterdam 's tourist trade and London will be wetter than average for the time of year . |
| 14 | Her father was under clad for the time of year but was sweating heavily . |
| 15 | Assuming unheated ponds , and normal temperatures for the time of year . |
| 16 | ‘ As the queen-dowager , my cousin and dear friend , gave you into my keeping for the time of your sojourn here — then , dear child , if you promise to have a care for your own safety , to give no offence and behave discreetly , you shall have my permission . ’ |
| 17 | St Mary 's chose to perform The Nativity , which was appropriate for the time of the year . |
| 18 | For the time of the Kingdom is more extensive than the Church |
| 19 | As it was unusually cool for the time of year , two great carpets had been unrolled on the porch and a smattering of cushions rested invitingly against the wall . |
| 20 | Little wonder , really , that right now the two of them are looking for the time of their life with someone of their own age . |
| 21 | The weather was not wild and stormy , as has sometimes been suggested , but mild for the time of year . |
| 22 | Of course , this theme could not be made explicit , for the time of Jacobinism had not arrived . |
| 23 | A man on the other side of the road raised his hat to a passing lady and distinctly said , ‘ Grand day for the time of the year ’ , after which the boy fell down . |
| 24 | The rest of the afternoon had been more or less normal for the time of year except that Ted had been following Pete around for most of it , trying to pump him for details of what had happened between him and Diane Jackson . |
| 25 | On top of that you 've got no alibi for the time of the murders . ’ |
| 26 | I wondered whether I had said something that I could n't remember , perhaps had shrieked or whispered that I would n't go back , but Lili said she had heard it was unusually hot for the time of year and unsuitable for a run-down person . |
| 27 | ‘ Nice and heavy for the time of year . ’ |
| 28 | It was a great art i in having a good hay stack , for the time of the winter time for the sheep . |
| 29 | It seemed surprisingly hot in the carriage for the time of year . |
| 30 | The 29 booksellers and stationers responding to the CBI survey were among the disappointed retailers , with 59% reporting sales volume down on a year ago and 57% describing the volume of sales as poor for the time of year . |