Example sentences of "source of [noun sg] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was , through his books and contributions to journals and newspapers , a source of inspiration for numerous scientists , would-be scientists and general readers for more than 60 years . |
| 2 | It is a valuable source of work for any practice and with statistics telling us that 80 per cent of people entitled to claim do not do so , there must be every possibility of expanding this area of work . |
| 3 | What is likely to complicate matters even more is the fact that the publication and dissemination of the Dunrossness report ( see Byron and McFarlane , 1980 ) is likely to add further fuel to the processes discussed above ; not simply in the sense that the report constitutes a kind of distillation of the processes concerned but , more importantly , in the sense that the report provides a source of rhetoric for future discussion about , and agreement over , what is happening in the area . |
| 4 | The Durkheimian tradition remains a source of influence for non-Marxist penologists as well . |
| 5 | To enable voluntary groups and local communities to bid for funding for their own Millennium projects for local restoration schemes , or for improving the amenities of canals and rivers , as a source of enjoyment for local people and a habitat for wildlife . |
| 6 | The colour photographs are of very poor quality and the text is printed on rather scruffy lilac paper , but it gives a thorough account of the 1990–91 season , and is an essential point of reference and source of knowledge for any buff of Indian cricket . |
| 7 | The origin of the Swastika has become a source of speculation for western researchers throughout time . |
| 8 | However , a noticeable difference between school and university teaching is the lack of personal attention ; and this was a particular source of anxiety for some students . |
| 9 | The constant writing against stereotype , afraid to say a truth , or create real characters , for fear that this could be used as a justification for institutionalised racism , was also a constant source of constraint for these writers . |
| 10 | No resources were allocated for the changes in procedures necessitated by the care programme approach ( Hudson , 1992 ) , although the Mental Illness Specific Grant was identified as a potential source of funding for new initiatives in social care which could be complementary to the introduction of care programming . |
| 11 | Teachers interested in exploring this source of funding for small research studies should contact . |
| 12 | Despite the vulnerability of Legal Aid to government cut-backs it will still remain a very valuable source of funding for personal injury claims . |
| 13 | Second , it appears that the parent-child relationship is the second port of call , with children being a major source of support for elderly parents and ( less commonly in numerical terms ) parents being the principal supporters of adult handicapped children . |
| 14 | The marriage relationship takes primacy , so that one 's spouse becomes the first source of support for married people . |
| 15 | There is no dispute that relatives , or ‘ kin ’ , are the primary source of support for old people at home . |
| 16 | Mixed exhibitions are ideal for spotting talent ahead of the market , as well as being a significant source of income for many artists . |
| 17 | Parents had , inevitably in a Direct Grant school , always been closely involved since they were , numerically , the biggest source of income for new building projects , which could not be financed from fees ; but the only formal organization had been the Ladies ' Committee , in whose capable hands the Autumn Fairs and Scandinavian Evenings had prospered over the years . |
| 18 | Figures for earlier years also showed that earnings area more likely to be the main source of income for lone fathers than lone mothers . |
| 19 | Pat Gaffney , general secretary of Pax Christi , spoke in Manchester about the arms trade , which provides a major source of income for this country and provides employment directly or indirectly in a whole range of ways . |
| 20 | Some form of property taxes are an almost universal source of income for local government , but in many parts of the world they are accompanied by other forms of taxation . |
| 21 | Machine tools of its size and accuracy were so rare at that time that it could earn £10 a day , and it was Clement 's principal source of income for ten years . |
| 22 | The dollar also became a principal source of liquidity for private transactions ( e.g. oil payments ) because of the dollar 's crucial position in the international monetary system , which made it a safe and acceptable medium of exchange . |
| 23 | Their garbage dumps are the single most important source of nutrition for feral dogs . |
| 24 | It can be an excellent source of material for oral comprehension , note taking and summarising , written exercises on vocabulary and grammar , discussion groups and so on . |
| 25 | Not only are there now departments of journalism and creative writing but the academy is now a central source of employment for many writers ( as witness that modern phenomenon the university novel ) ; its members and ex-members increasingly comprise the major audience for many arts ; and , ‘ English ’ has become a theoretical subject like any other . |
| 26 | SANTA SPECIALS which are a great source of revenue for many railway societies throughout the British Isles arrived in Dublin for the first time on Sunday , December 6th . |
| 27 | The first was the tax on property values , which formed the main source of revenue for local government . |
| 28 | It , meanwhile , as a primary source of debate for many people having good , bad , and catastrophic times with drugs in that year , was doing its best to agonize over the issue . |
| 29 | When it 's time for a pork dinner — and pork is practically the only source of protein for these people — the men play their part in the pig/human relationship and make the kill , or several kills . |
| 30 | A large iron drive-wheel projects high up through the front wall , providing a source of power for ancillary equipment . |