Example sentences of "by [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unemployment of the mid-1880s contributed to the difficulty of sustaining the policy — workhouses were not large enough to hold all of the unemployed in the hardest hit district and out-door relief had to be given by many Guardians , though normally only in return for a daily ‘ test ’ such as stone-breaking in the workhouse yard — the task most favoured by Guardians for the male unemployed . |
| 2 | At the same time it should make us aware of the enormity of the task that still lies before us in developing an adequate analysis of the art made by artists for whom ‘ being a woman ’ was not a given , but something to be explored through a historically shaped and socially conditioned artistic . |
| 3 | The meeting was preceded by calls for the disbandment of the organization but ended with an agreement to review existing COMECON financial and trade arrangements to allow for the wider operation of market principles . |
| 4 | Several months of public disorder incidents , accompanied by calls for political reforms , appeared to be coming to a head during April , with rioting and repression reported in Douala , Yaoundé , Bamenda , Ngaoundéré , Maroua , Bafoussam , Kumba , and other main centres . |
| 5 | Gaidar 's speech was followed by calls for his resignation , but on Sept. 23 the Supreme Soviet refused to endorse a no confidence motion , encouraged to reject it by Supreme Soviet Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov , usually a critic of the government , who asked deputies not to make such a " strategic mistake " . |
| 6 | The opportunity provided by groups for individuals to share their problems with other ageing people can help to recontextualize individual feelings of helplessness , and assist in refocusing their minds more positively on the prospects of the future . |
| 7 | We could next look at the numbers of designers who have left the company over the previous 12 months by reasons for leaving ( figure 10 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Football supporters are invited by clubs for entertainment and enjoyment . |
| 9 | Although their significance as regional political institutions has been undermined — in the case of water authorities by proposals for privatization and in the case of health authorities by a series of financial and managerial initiatives which have encouraged a shift towards private sector ( market-type ) decision-making ( Pollitt , Harrison , Hunter and Marnoch , 1988 ) — there has been a growth in regional state institutions in other policy areas . |
| 10 | The promotion of language across the curriculum in the wake of the Bullock Report ( 1975 ) has been followed by proposals for pastoral care across the curriculum ( Marland , 1980 ) , and most importantly in the present context , for a coordinated whole-school approach to study skills ( Irving and Snape , 1979 ) . |
| 11 | St George 's Market ( 1896 ) handsome redbrick buildings — may now be saved from ruin by proposals for restoration |
| 12 | The importance of youth was highlighted by proposals for an annual youth conference and the establishment of youth sections . |
| 13 | This is a valuable tool at the disposal of the negotiator since it promotes movement towards agreement and yet ensures that proposals to give the buyer something are matched by proposals for a concession in return . |
| 14 | The route is named Veni Vedi Vici and has been ogled by climbers for years , who doubted its plausibility . |
| 15 | They have no tradition of sharing pay-notes as do miners who work under , or are influenced by rules for work relations generated under , the cavilling/marra system . |
| 16 | PETER Shreeves was sacked by Spurs for the second time in six years yesterday . |
| 17 | In fact the steam is a convenient way of heating the wood without drying it out and the mechanism is exactly the same as that used by hairdressers for curling hair . |
| 18 | A tiny teardrop in a shimmering sea at the foot of the Indian peninsula , Sri Lanka is an untamed isle which has been coveted by Westerners for many centuries . |
| 19 | Hodge was frequently criticised by contemporaries for his inability to grasp the finer points of the problems confronting him and for reacting in too blunt a manner . |
| 20 | Over the last two years , the amount of hoardings covering by flyers for raves , rather than rock gigs , has spiralled . |
| 21 | A policy of targeting money supply is also criticized by Keynesians for similar reasons . |
| 22 | Parliament crossed him , always with the greatest respect but implacably , criticised his use of the council to levy an aid for the marriage of his elder daughter without consulting them , doubted if there was a precedent recent enough to justify the aid , and periodically and obstinately restated to him the principle that the king should live ‘ of his own ’ , without demanding that parliament should raise money by taxes for his expenses . |
| 23 | Further moves towards improving relations were overtaken by plans for German unification . |
| 24 | Recent political developments in Guinea have been dominated by plans for the introduction of multiparty democracy . |
| 25 | The prospects for a ceasefire agreement between the government and the rebels of the Mozambique National Resistance ( MNR or Renamo ) were significantly improved by plans for a face-to-face meeting on Aug. 4 in Rome between President Joaquim Chissano and the Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama . |
| 26 | David and Barbara Owen say the property is blighted by plans for a bypass just yards away . |
| 27 | The subjectivity of the assessment can be reduced by the use of verbal surveys , such as questionnaires not restricted to numerical measures ; and the dangers of providing conformist assessments can be overcome by the assurance of confidentiality , and by checks for systematic variations . |
| 28 | That included gas used by operators for drilling and production operations . |
| 29 | Responsibility for enforcing health and safety at work legislation will rest with the Government Departments concerned unless other bodies are specifically made responsible by enactments for enforcement in certain circumstances . |
| 30 | Those who are looking after her have a difficult task and it should not be made more difficult by being harassed by requests for information . |