Example sentences of "[to-vb] for change " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method used to adjust for changes in household size and composition , known as an ‘ equivalence scale ’ , can affect results . |
| 2 | A tail compensation system ( ATS ) which changes the tail rotor trim to compensate for changes in motor power ( torque ) ( Fig. 2.2 ) . |
| 3 | Inevitably , political differences in priorities and analyses exist , some women emphasis-ing the need to work for changes within the present housing system , while the priority of others is to construct alternative housing situations for women . |
| 4 | AMES wishes to see the FDR-FMLN adopt a " Minimum Women 's Programme " as part of its published manifesto and believes that as far as conditions permit , it is necessary to work for change now . |
| 5 | This neo-Marxist theoretical underpinning encourages Cockburn to look for changes in the requirements of capitalist production to explain what is happening in the sphere of local government . |
| 6 | With computer techniques , a researcher can analyse the image to look for changes in geology . |
| 7 | Opening her purse to look for change , she crossed the road to the phone box . |
| 8 | He says they wo n't have to look for change . |
| 9 | Rearmament created bottlenecks in the supply of skilled labour , placing trade unions in a position to press for changes in foreign policy as a condition of their support for the ‘ dilution ’ of labour . |
| 10 | The group obtains film and photographic evidence of problem areas that is then used to press for changes in legislation . |
| 11 | In the 1960s , in response to changes in social structure and expectations , and in the context of a party and interest-group world that would not embrace new interests and demands , large numbers of inner-city residents formed themselves into loose groups to press for changes in public policy and in the balance of the public-private provision of the basics for a decent life . |
| 12 | However , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands and the UK , all of which derived substantial excise revenues from tobacco sales , objected to the ban and the Council of ( Health ) Ministers agreed in Luxembourg on June 6 to press for changes which would restrict publicity on a voluntary rather than a statutory basis . |
| 13 | The committee also agreed to press for changes to the rule which limits the level of right-to-buy discounts in the case of newly built houses or those recently modernised . |
| 14 | Having burned their fingers two years ago , senior Ford executives will continue to press for change , but preferably not at the expense of another strike . |
| 15 | For several reasons , it might also have been expected , and will be seen later to have been the case , that some of the younger teachers in the higher status selective schools might become allies of those in the universities beginning to press for change . |
| 16 | While the Act reiterates a commitment to parental involvement ( Sandow , Stafford and Stafford 1987 ) nevertheless many parents have felt excluded from decision-making processes and have formed alliances to challenge local authorities and to press for change . |
| 17 | Liberal democratic institutions , it is argued , have been grafted onto a society which places a high value on social consensus , but there are opportunities for groups to press for change . |
| 18 | Before women could form into groups to press for change they too had to challenge ruling ideas — ideas which suggested that their proper place was at home with the family . |
| 19 | But as you know the Save The Children is just one development organisation and with limited resources , so a major part of our task is to use our influence and authority to press for change on a wider scale by keeping the issues of poverty and inequality and of children firmly on the international agenda . |
| 20 | He points to some of the planned sessions which together constitute a ‘ business stream ’ , beginning with an opening session which , he says , ‘ starts on the basis of , forget IT , what are the critical success factors of your business ? ’ , and is then followed on the next day by looking at how to manage for change by establishing an IT corporate policy . |
| 21 | He tends to opt for change merely because team A have had a go and it is time to give team B a chance . |
| 22 | Villagers are being shown how to lobby for change by learning how to write press releases , organise protests and run clean-up campaigns . |
| 23 | The short-term objectives of the network are to raise women 's awareness of their image in the mass media , to obtain relevant information from research and networking that would motivate women to lobby for change , and to equip women with specific skills that would help build and strengthen alternative communication for and by women . |
| 24 | Expert groups in many Western countries have already decided to lobby for changes towards a healthier lifestyle without waiting for results . |
| 25 | Since total taxes on financial services bring in over SFr9 billion a year in revenues , politicians are reluctant to vote for change . |
| 26 | Labour 's Alan Milburn said : ‘ People are going to vote for change in Darlington . |
| 27 | Individual pages can be adjusted at any time to allow for changes and these alterations cause the remainder of the document to be re-structured completely automatically . |
| 28 | The amount of CO2 sbow added to each container is varied by a simple timer circuit to allow for changes in the ambient temperature or the temperature of the product before snowing . |
| 29 | Yet conventional categories can be modified also to allow for change in concepts and attitudes . |
| 30 | recognize Foucault 's political limits : failure to account for change , and the difficult relationship between discourse and realities ( 1984 : 108–9 ) . |