Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for [art] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | These Regulations , which are now in force , allow partnerships of unlimited size if they are formed for the purpose of carrying on practice as consulting engineers , provided a majority of the partners are recognised by the Engineering Council as chartered engineers . |
| 2 | These are included for the purpose of supplementing and altering the standard conditions of sale . |
| 3 | Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose . |
| 4 | An expatriate Iranian satirist , Hadi Khorsandi , later claimed in fun to have had the ear of Rafsanjani , who told him that his discussions with McFarlane ‘ were meant only for him to practise the English language … all the contacts he had had with Americans over the past year had been made for the purpose of learning irregular verbs . ’ |
| 5 | Notes : Adjustments to the figures have been made for the purpose of comparison where appropriate . |
| 6 | Garter snakes could almost have been made for the purpose , being undemanding in their housing and dietary requirements , harmless and relatively simple to breed in captivity … certainly less problematic than any lizard . |
| 7 | It was held both by Avory J. and the Court of Appeal that the payment in terms of the unlawful condition was not voluntary having been made for the purpose of obtaining the licence and could therefore be recovered as in Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 . |
| 8 | Music has always been written for a purpose , be it a wedding , a funeral or a birth , and people have always been paid for it . |
| 9 | These are things which one earns , rather like spurs , and are used for the purpose of encouraging and sustaining the motivation of pupils . |
| 10 | Had she been used for a purpose other than the stated one ? |
| 11 | In The German Ideology , Marx had hypothesized that the concepts with which , in capitalist society , we understand such things as the State , law , and property are moulded for the purpose of domination . |
| 12 | The child claimed that a maths lesson had been interrupted for the purpose . |
| 13 | Thus , if the trustees of an interest in possession trust were actually to pay monies it will generally be the trustees who will be treated for the purpose of income tax as having made the payment and not the beneficiary ; if bare trustees , nominees or agents were to pay monies the beneficial owners or principals will generally be treated as having made the payments . |
| 14 | The Ministry of Health distributed a circular concerning the provision of air-raid shelters in hospitals ; part of the building was to be designated for the purpose , ‘ such overhead and lateral protection being provided as is possible ’ . |
| 15 | Vincent rented a studio — ‘ that is , a room and an alcove which can be arranged for the purpose , cheap enough ’ — on the outskirts of town , at Schenkweg 138 , close to Ryn station . |
| 16 | At each stage , the children will be assessed against appropriate attainment targets , which are to be grouped for the purpose into a small number ( the Task Group recommended no more than four ) of profile components , which will reflect the range of knowledge , skills and understanding the subject encompasses . |
| 17 | According to Lush J. , ‘ it is the very essence of a threat that it should be made for the purpose of intimidating or overcoming the will of the person to whom it is addressed . ’ |
| 18 | To avoid potential disputes the parties should set out in a letter , preferably attached to the sale agreement , any specific adjustments that will need to be made for the purpose of the completion statement . |
| 19 | The text for the first term 's production will usually be selected for the purpose of getting a new group to work together rather than trying to go for detailed individual performances . |
| 20 | Such differing criteria as these will presumably be used for the purpose of assessing the course-work component of the examinations as well as the final papers . |
| 21 | The problem is , however , that state radio stations are not intended to be used for the purpose of broadcasting beyond state frontiers ; indeed , it was decided in 1978 to forbid these stations from using short wave transmitters with sufficient power to reach other states . |
| 22 | It is the logic of the asylum to sell scanners without restriction and then say they should n't be used for the purpose most people buy them . |
| 23 | As the text emerged from the drafting committee , the English text , but not the French text , of Article 1 made express reference to ‘ discovery ’ ; a request was not to be used for the purpose of obtaining discovery between the parties before the trial . |
| 24 | Thus ( 1 ) article 10 may be used for the purpose of the resolution of an ambiguity in English primary or subordinate legislation : Ex parte Brind , per Lord Bridge of Harwich , at pp. 747–748 ; per Lord Roskill , at pp. 749–750 ; per Lord Ackner , at p. 760. ( 2 ) Article 10 may be used when considering the principles upon which the court should act in exercising a discretion , e.g. whether or not to grant an interlocutory injunction : per Lord Templeman and Lord Ackner in Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 1248 , 1296 , 1307 ; In re W. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Restrictions on Publication ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 100 , 103 , in the Court of Appeal . |
| 25 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 26 | All that is required is that sufficient of the works shall have been completed to enable the premises to be used for the purpose intended , and if the tenant has any particular concerns as to the completion of the works then it should ensure that express provision is made for those concerns in the agreement ( see clause 2.8 ) . |
| 27 | If , however , the court order specifies that the lump sum is to be used for the purpose of purchasing a home for the assisted person or her dependants enforcement of the charge can be postponed ( Civil Legal Aid ( General ) Regulations 1989 , reg 96 ) . |
| 28 | The purchaser should consider whether the business being bought needs to be valued for the purpose of CA 1985 , s103 ( exemptions ) . |
| 29 | Third , if the crude mechanism of totting up the votes for different parties is to be employed for the purpose of supporting a specific contention , there is the inconvenient fact that 79 per cent of those who voted in Scotland backed parties that wish to maintain the Union . |
| 30 | A private or public meeting of any proposed witnesses might be called for the purpose of considering what local evidence could be adduced to support Mr. Fraser 's report . |