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MacMillan English Dictionary, true:

1. The students are excited and the same holds/ is true for the teachers.

2. It rains a lot in the northwest, and that seems especially true of Cumbria.

Dear sir, would you tell me what the difference is between be true for and be true of? The following is my understanding of the two expressions, am I right?

In sentence 1, the students don't include the teachers, so we use be true for;
In sentence 2, the northwest includes Cumbria, so we use be true of.

Hello, Tdol and Naamplao,
You both agree with me about the difference between "be true of" and "be true for" I stated above. But now I've come across another sentence (the underlined below) that seems not to fit in with my judgement. I'd like you to help me again. Thanks.

OALD6, lawful:
Lawful tends to be used in technical or literary context. The same is true of the opposites, unlawful and illegal, but illegal is used especially about criminal activities.