Example sentences of "[n mass] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At about 0500 on 18 October 1990 Ballycastle was under severe threat from rising flood water and Fire Brigade Headquarters asked for help in evacuating people stranded in the area . |
| 2 | Old FF asked for your suggestions for music to scare a heron . |
| 3 | Dell expects fiscal 1994 sales of between $3,400m and $3,700m and net profit of between $3.30 and $3.75 a share , compared with the $2.59 on sales of just over $2,000m reported for the year just ended . |
| 4 | The data gathered for the exercise clearly reflect the now very considerable research strength and performance that we possess . |
| 5 | The vestry of the City church of St Peter-le-Poore , Broad Street , also had this in mind and , as a result , officials were charging an additional £50 in 1838 for iron coffins deposited in their vaults over and above the standard fee of £1 15s. 2d. as against the extra £20 asked for a lead shell — with all fees double for non-parishioners . |
| 6 | The ending of the pulse must occur before the address and data lines change their states otherwise data intended for one address may erroneously be written into the previous address as well . |
| 7 | Five years ago I hired an aircraft to tour for two weeks in the USA and was briefed on the possibility of radio thefts and the method used . |
| 8 | A suitable ‘ teaser ’ message was devised , and the aircraft booked for Memorial Day weekend , traditionally the first holiday of the year when New Yorkers take to the beaches and the parks . |
| 9 | However , BWD Rensburg , the broker , is looking for pre-tax profits of about £1.2m in the year ending 31 March against £1.04m reported for last year . |
| 10 | Although there are still a number of problems to be solved , in contrast to the difficulties of comparing data reported for different spatial units , these aspects of data integration are fairly well developed and understood . |
| 11 | In this chapter we concentrate on the problem of integrating geographical data reported for different areal spatial units , one of the most intractable of all data integration problems . |
| 12 | In view of the limited time available before the scheduled date for Advance Data Capture for Council Tax purposes I will ask my secretary to set up a meeting to discuss this document and Council Tax structures and staffing levels in a couple of weeks time . |
| 13 | From the data presented for 19 industries in the United States by Fullerton , Shoven and Whalley ( 1978 ) , the value shares appear to vary markedly . |
| 14 | Now if you calculate how much the final value of £1 saved for 93 years is , you find it is only worth £1,103 in 1900 prices assuming an average of 6% inflation . |
| 15 | Throughout the day Axis reconnaissance aircraft searched for the convoy in variable visibility , Beaufighters from Malta continuing to provide cover and frequently heard making reports but experiencing difficulty in maintaining contact . |
| 16 | We can not alter these circumstances , but we can try to make good use of such information that is available , and ‘ make the data speak for themselves ’ about other aspects , and this project will continue developments in this direction . |
| 17 | Brown 's chapter on geodemographics discusses an application field where primary data collected for operational purposes are typically evaluated in relation to secondary data derived from sources such as the Census of Population . |
| 18 | Since then there have been estimates made , but these have mostly concentrated on personal injuries and much of the work depended on the retrospective analysis of data collected for other purposes such as litigation and insurance claims . |
| 19 | Imagine a search aircraft looking for a dinghy in the middle of the ocean . |
| 20 | Britain , the US and France warned Iraq yesterday of ‘ serious consequences ’ if it did not remove anti-aircraft missiles threatening UN aircraft searching for nuclear and chemical weapons . |
| 21 | However the data needed for this index , especially parity data on illegitimate births , are not routinely available , and its calculation demands a number of assumptions . |
| 22 | The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) . |
| 23 | Examination of the quality of management decisions is included to ensure that lessons are learnt for the future and to provide data needed for the revision of systems if this proves to be necessary . |
| 24 | Indeed , except for flows at untypically low Reynolds number , even the most powerful current computers can not handle all the data needed for a full numerical analysis of turbulent motion . |
| 25 | Therefore , to avoid any confusion , the interpretations have been based solely on a comparison of the rates charged for Cessna 150/152s , as these make up about 45 per cent of the aircraft offered for the purpose of basic training or hire . |
| 26 | The seven countries agreed to establish a permanent structure for annual drug summits and follow-up meetings , to curb the trade in the chemicals used to process cocaine , and to co-operate in the seizing of aircraft used for drug trafficking . |
| 27 | Red-faced check-in staff were forced to explain to the frustrated passengers that engineers at Glasgow Airport had forgotten to replace the seats in the Twin Otter aircraft used for the inter-islands service . |
| 28 | He and Elham have worked round-the-clock to raise the $100,000 needed for the children 's fares , accommodation , clothing and food . |
| 29 | As to other evidence , despite the fact that other countries and other scientists believe a more detailed approach is needed , the Commission persisted in using survey data to look for proof or a lack of proof that pollution was the cause of leaf-loss and canopy thinning . |
| 30 | Much of the data used for these comparative analyses comes from surveys carried out in the community parts of Britain and France . |