Example sentences of "for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | as if there were n't enough problems for the leftwinger trying to give up , we also face the same difficulties as the ordinary , apolitical smoker does . |
2 | And Tate proceeded to cite , with equanimity and approval , some of the non-English writers whom Eliot had solicited for The Criter- ion , or else had approved there : Charles Maurras , Paul Valéry , Henri Massis , Oswald Spengler — several of whom would not unjustly , though with the benefit of hindsight , be condemned later as Fascist or proto-Fascist . |
3 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
4 | Always the demand is for ‘ practical ’ skills , while academic analysis remains a despised pastime , so that even the Superintendents ' Association ( the equivalent of the Police Federation for the lower ranks ) has similarly denied any place for intellectualism for its members . |
5 | An employee who qualifies only for the lower rate of SMP is entitled to it throughout the Maternity Pay Period of up to 18 weeks . |
6 | Referendums can not be used to make significant changes in the voting system for the lower house of parliament . |
7 | His direct ways won enough support among the voters for the Liberal Democrats to enjoy a bigger-than-expected victory in last month 's election for the lower house of parliament . |
8 | The greatest gains were made by the separatist Northern League , which increased its vote from … 5 of a per cent to 9.3 per cent for the lower house . |
9 | The only party of the outgoing four-party coalition to gain votes was the Liberal Party , which went up from 2.1 to 3 per cent on latest projections for the lower house . |
10 | Reform has already begun : this weekend voters could choose for the first time a single named candidate for the lower house , instead of numbers on a party list . |
11 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
12 | Leaving the track a pathless beeline may be made for the lower end of the trees , there ascending a short way to find Yordas Cave . |
13 | Increased salinisation is thus a real prospect for the lower Yangtze if this project proceeds . |
14 | Turn to page 68 for the lower half of the letter |
15 | These contentions in the committee 's report were echoed in the press , which asserts that the environment is primarily , perhaps solely , responsible for the lower IQs of economically deprived groups . |
16 | This last symbol , however , is much narrower than the pencil lines inserted by Michell to pick out the alignments , and about 0.25 mm is probably nearer the mark for the lower limit of alignment tolerance . |
17 | The Primary Education Improvement Project in Northern Nigeria has produced a programme for the lower classes where more formal subject-based lessons were planned to cover about half the teaching time , but complemented by a carefully planned activities programme based on group work . |
18 | A bit of judicious trimming will keep it flowering generously all summer : a careful haircut for the lower half of the plant will hold back the flowers while the top half is in bloom , then when that has finished cut it back and let the lower half flower . |
19 | Sit up straight with support for the lower back |
20 | Three bands for the lower end of the market will also be launched , to reflect the diversity of Forte 's 8,000 hotels across 32 countries . |
21 | When he provided nests on two tiers , hens showed a strong preference for the lower level . |
22 | Then multiply that figure by 0.60 ( 60 per cent ) for the lower end of your aerobic walking rate and by 0.85 ( 85 per cent ) for the higher end . |
23 | It is possible to compensate to some extent for the lower sensitivity by reducing R2 to 470Ω in value . |
24 | The cutaways are quite pronounced below the horns , turning into the fretboard fairly high up ( the 20th fret for the top , the 22nd for the lower ) and giving the bass a very contemporary and streamlined look . |
25 | Additionally , the holder clamp for the lower bearing of the main rotor drive shaft had torn away from the bracket mounting it to the airframe structure . |
26 | MBO and venture capital fund investors are only slowly appreciating that the trade-off for the lower risk inherent in transactions that are more carefully selected and more conservatively structured than those typical in the mid-eighties has to be lower anticipated rates of return , whether the exit is via a trade sale or a flotation on to a less than receptive equity market . |
27 | For sashes , you need to use the brush-strip type of draught excluder along the vertical edges ( fitted inside for the lower sash , outside for the upper one ) , so the windows can still slide easily . |
28 | She entered the lift and impatiently pressed the button for the lower ground . |
29 | The pink gin 'll be flowing in the wardroom and there 'll be an extra tot for the lower decks , I should n't wonder . ’ |
30 | White mica ( illite ) crystallinity surveys yielded contoured maps of metamorphic grade for the Lower Palaeozoic strata . |