Example sentences of "[vb base] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was only halted after a massive nationwide media campaign orchestrated by conservationists , but nearly every year Arizona congressional representatives push for a dam to be built at mile 238 , which would inundate most of the lower Grand Canyon . |
| 32 | They were probably saved from an early Walesa push for the presidency by the recent row with West Germany 's Mr Helmut Kohl over the permanence of Poland 's western border . |
| 33 | This predicament forced him to examine his goals and to make one last push for the success which had eluded him for so long . |
| 34 | University or polytechnic students should apply to their Careers Service for a list of possible employers while school leavers may be advised by the school or college careers adviser or the local authority careers adviser . |
| 35 | How dare he speculate on the subject , then write his conclusions on a document I must carry round with me and display for a month ? |
| 36 | The main purpose of this elaborate system was almost certainly profit for the king . |
| 37 | SPONSOR for a Curry Ball ? |
| 38 | The deal is a timely boost for Scotland 's top steeplechase after a long , fruitless search for support following the decision by William Hill , sponsor for the past 15 years , to pull out after last year 's race . |
| 39 | If necessary use a metal bar to increase the leverage , then repeat for the further tap . |
| 40 | Repeat for the other side of the arch . |
| 41 | Repeat for the required length . |
| 42 | Repeat for the lining , but cut each width 2.5cm ( 1in ) shorter . |
| 43 | No he has n't really no , I yeah , trumpet for the horn , yeah . |
| 44 | The parallel is with women who habitually miscarry for no known reason . |
| 45 | Regret for the loss of the use of force against those who reneged on their promise to pay later may still be harboured by some in secret , but no longer publicly . |
| 46 | By the time he had managed to crawl on to the bed , dragging such scarves as he could find to shield his eyes , for the curtains were only flimsy cotton of a summer rented house , all annoyance , all regret for the wasted day , all intentions , all straining for activity , was gone , absorbed into the panic that connected — as if there was a piston rod — his throbbing head , the lights crossing behind his eyeballs and his churning stomach . |
| 47 | They emerge and merge , co-operate and co-ordinate for a while , but they have a relatively short active lifetime . |
| 48 | Eyes front for a feast of steam ! |
| 49 | Horrorstruck for the instant , his cronies stood and squawled with outrage . |
| 50 | A Micron spokesman said the company ceased investing and reassigned engineers to other projects last month because it was n't getting the ‘ best bang for the buck . ’ |
| 51 | Bit too complicated I fear for a terrace chant … still — I like it ! ! |
| 52 | I always fear for the fingers of the Portuguese works who feed these strips through the punching machines that make the corks , deftly guiding faults in the strip away from the cutter . |
| 53 | In 1965 Lyndon Johnson told Congress that ‘ If we stand passively by while the centre of each city becomes a hive of deprivation , crime and hopelessness … if we become two people , the suburban affluent and the urban poor , each filled with mistrust and fear for the other … then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come . ’ |
| 54 | I ca n't afford to fight this in the American courts and I genuinely fear for the safety of my children . ’ |
| 55 | If this does not happen , I fear for the future of this denomination which I love and to which I am loyal . |
| 56 | Other experts fear for the future — MDMA damages nerve terminals in rats and monkeys , and there is a strong possibility that it causes similar damage in humans . |
| 57 | Conservationists and locals fear for the future of the island and a trust has been set up to raise money to buy it for the nation . |
| 58 | To use another metaphor , if the world of education becomes a jungle of market forces , I fear for the survival of children with special needs . |
| 59 | Fear for the future . |
| 60 | PRESIDENT Clinton 's forthcoming healthcare reforms hold little fear for the SmithKline Beecham , its chief executive , Bob Bauman , said yesterday . |