Example sentences of "for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are grateful for a flysheet-pitch-first tent in the Tromsdalen campsite and as we work speedily on its erection , the man in the camp reception hut watches us through the windows . |
| 2 | There will be 40 happy faces when the School ends tomorrow but there will also be a lot of tears and Whelan may even return for a seventh time . |
| 3 | He threatened to quit the hit series when writers tried to turn the gentle fireman-turned-'tec into a trendy , big-time operator involved with glamour girls and car chases : ‘ It just was n't on , ’ said Michael , back on Tuesday ( ITV , 9pm ) for a seventh Boon series , in a 13-week run . |
| 4 | Houphouët-Boigny was expected to announce his own candidacy for a seventh term of office at the ruling Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire ( PDCI ) congress in early October . |
| 5 | The current President , Félix Houphouët-Boigny was first elected in November of that year , and was re-elected by direct universal suffrage for a seventh five-year term of office in October 1990 . |
| 6 | Turnout was in the region of 30 to 35 per cent of the 4,700,000 electorate , less than had voted in October 's presidential elections in which President Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Africa 's longest-serving head of state , was returned for a seventh five-year term [ see p. 37767 ] . |
| 7 | All sides agreed to return to Washington on Oct. 21 for a seventh round . |
| 8 | The British used the four ‘ freedoms ’ agreed at the Commonwealth meeting in October 1943 as the basis for discussion , but refused to consider a US proposal for a fifth freedom : the right to pick up passengers , mail , and freight at intermediate stops not in the country of origin of the airline or its ultimate destination . |
| 9 | Until recently Germany accounted for a fifth of its total sales . |
| 10 | He then hit Snell for a fifth straight six and a 12th four before being deceived by Kuiper 's slower ball , which he skied to extra . |
| 11 | There was a deep reserve of ability to be tapped , and ( whatever the improvement ) only 45 per cent of all fifteen-year-olds — including , of course , those in grammar schools — stayed on at school for a fifth year or more . |
| 12 | Radical changes to this pattern are contained in the Proposal for a Fifth Company Law Directive , in terms of both board structure and employee participation . |
| 13 | In December 1990 , the Commission amended its Proposal for a Fifth Directive as part of a general policy of eliminating obstacles to takeover bids . |
| 14 | Spurs are missing six first-teamers , including Anderton , Paul Allen and Gordon Durie , as they bid for a fifth successive clean sheet against Manchester City at Maine Road today . |
| 15 | With proposals for a fifth terrestrial channel currently being studied and a variety of plans to introduce pay-TV under consideration , the Government is clearly embarking on a policy of opening up the airwaves . |
| 16 | In America , says Mr Rathje , it accounts for a fifth of landfill space . |
| 17 | Although the gas industry retained the larger market share for cooking overall , more than a quarter of consumers had electric cookers by 1958 and electricity for cooking continued to account for a fifth of domestic electricity sales . |
| 18 | The Report observes : ‘ It is now 25 years since Mitbestimmung ( Co-determination ) was introduced in the Federal Republic of Germany ’ ; and again : ‘ As long ago as 1972 the EEC published draft proposals for a Fifth Directive on Company law , proposing employee representation on the supervisory boards of all companies in the Community with over 500 employees ’ — a rhetorical presentation that pictures the United Kingdom as dragging its reluctant feet well in the rear of a party marching briskly along the path towards a bright new future entrusted not wholly but largely to trade unions . |
| 19 | The new , fresh faces will also have the nine-strong line-up for the biennial Vagliano event at Nairn in their sights this year , and it will be hoping to help the home side lift the Trophy for a fifth time in succession . |
| 20 | Same thing for a fifth . |
| 21 | Does the Minister agree that , as the Government have curbed night flights , refused planning permission for a heliport at Cannon Street in the City , stopped the Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter link and refused planning permission for a fifth terminal at Heathrow , they are second to none in protecting people from the blight and the curse of aircraft noise ? |
| 22 | On May 7 , 1989 , the Los Angeles city attorney , James K. Hahn , asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the stock transactions of Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley , 71 , only weeks after Bradley 's election for a fifth term of office [ see p. 36583 ] . |
| 23 | Kim Il Sung , 78 , was re-elected as President of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ) on May 24 , for a fifth consecutive four-year term . |
| 24 | A plenary session of the People 's Consultative Assembly held on March 10-11 , 1988 [ see pp. 36024-25 ] , re-elected Suharto for a fifth five-year term as President . |
| 25 | The Progressive Liberal Party , led by Sir Lyndon Pindling , was returned to government for a fifth successive term by the general election of June 1987 , winning 31 of the 49 seats in the House of Assembly . |
| 26 | The PLP was returned to government for a fifth successive term at the general election of June 1987 , winning 31 of the 49 seats in the House of Assembly , while the FNM won 16 seats [ see p. 35372-73 ] . |
| 27 | Diesel engines are the main source of smoke in cities and are responsible for a fifth of all emissions of nitrogen oxides . |
| 28 | A farewell drink for a fifth of the workforce at Research Machines in Oxfordshire who 've just received their redundancy notices . |
| 29 | Gary Wolstenholme drew on his wealth of experience over the Hoylake course to give England the all-important point which keeps them on course for a fifth title in a decade . |
| 30 | WIGAN will launch their bid for a fifth consecutive Stones Bitter Championship title at home to Hull one of just two sides to win in the league at Central Park last season . |