The phrase "a lock in for" is not standard in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could be used in contexts where you are referring to a commitment or agreement that secures a particular outcome or arrangement.
Example: "We have a lock in for the venue, ensuring that our event will take place as planned."
Alternatives: "a commitment to" or "an agreement for".
Judi Dench would appear to be a lock-in for best actress – she's been nominated four times before, most recently for Notes on a Scandal in 2007, but never won.
Read the full review - and take a look at Catherine Shoard's video review: "Michael Douglas is game-changingly great as Liberace – a lock-in for the best actor Oscar, if it wasn t for the fact that he's already disqualified".
Guardian journalists Dan Sabbagh (@dansabbagh) and Josh Halliday (@JoshHalliday) are at a "lock-in" for the media, reading the report under embargo ahead of its publication, and will be reporting on its contents.
This is partly due to the strongly coupled nature of the deployed applications, a lack of abstraction of device communication layers as well as a lock-in for communication protocols.
Apple, too, is not the only company looking to design its own silicon, with Amazon looking into building its own AI chips for Alexa in another move to create a lock-in for the Amazon ecosystem.
Upton, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was considered a lock-in for re-election.
For a fun event like a lock-in for youth or a weekend retreat, you may want to use the projector to host a movie night, or to close out the weekend by showcasing snapshots from the event.
Genuinely a figure we are obsessing over at the moment, so to lock in for a 4 hour stretch should be an exhaustive honour.
For example, Continental Home Loans in Melville, N.Y., asks for a point upfront to lock in for 60 days, said Michael McHugh, the company president.
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