Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has refused to support proposals for a new draft directive , which would specify that waste be treated as any other commodity , and thereby allowed unrestricted movement . |
| 2 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 3 | While on the one hand claiming to recognise the theoretical problems inherent in classifying cultural features and the possibility of interpreting otherwise , New Historicist writing tends to produce very organised , well-constructed and argued cases for a small number of Renaissance cultural features . |
| 4 | They are also finalising plans for a European tour later this year — which is going to mean fewer dates back home — including Farnham . |
| 5 | According to MacWeek , the development will be the first fruits of a planned family of multi-environment technologies that the company is calling Companion , which also involves plans for a thorough overhaul of the Macintosh interface over the next few years . |
| 6 | We made demands for a cheap canteen on the site , for nurseries and better maternity provisions . |
| 7 | For example , much library work with students takes place on a one-to-one basis , and offers opportunities for a different adult/student relationship from that of the classroom . |
| 8 | Headline is now , for example , acquiring titles for a new paperback fiction imprint , Headline Review , to be launched in the second half of 1994 . |
| 9 | But in an attempt to dilute a revolt , Taylor has cancelled plans for a fourth match against Canada . |
| 10 | DEVELOPERS have dropped plans for a giant business park after fierce protests from villagers . |
| 11 | We will consider proposals for a new system of rebates to come into effect from April 1996 with the aim of ensuring that personal pensions remain attractive across the age range . |
| 12 | After moving to Ireland earlier this year , Daniel played a very successful free gig in The Baggot Inn , and now has plans for a new album to be recorded in Dublin in January . |
| 13 | Although such investment will inevitably benefit US companies , especially those in equipment manufacture , steel-making and construction , there will also be opportunities for foreign companies — Clinton has plans for a high-speed rail network , for example , equipment for which is currently not made by US companies — and one can imagine a fierce ‘ Buy America ’ debate over any major public works piece of legislation . |
| 14 | The ISE has plans for a regulatory news service which will sell information to other news services , but Sir Gordon has criticised the high costs of the service to outside competitors . |
| 15 | Thirdly , a really effective and comprehensive defence structure for the European Community would be viable outside NATO only if it inevitably involved aspirations for a nuclear capacity . |
| 16 | It was not always easy for a private householder to find buyers for a large number of packets of soap ! |
| 17 | Finally , the principles that generate implicatures have a very general explanatory power : a few basic principles provide explanations for a large array of apparently unrelated facts . |
| 18 | It is revolutionary too in its scope , for it has implications for a whole range of academic subjects in the arts and the social sciences . |
| 19 | The ‘ Options for Change ’ Defence Review has implications for a large number of Scottish companies . |
| 20 | For clothes , I suggest catalogues for a good selection . |
| 21 | provide targets for a wide population of students ; |
| 22 | By failing to provide stories for a significant proportion of the population , are they not digging themselves a grave ? |
| 23 | At £415 million , turnover is £10 million lower than 1991–92 and reflects the currently difficult economic climate and a deterioration in trading conditions for a substantial component of our UK government business . |
| 24 | After continuing to Paignton , the party changed platforms for a short steam hauled run over the scenic Paignton & Dartmouth Railway , operated by the Dart Valley Railway Company , and a river cruise up the Dart with a difference . |
| 25 | ‘ I would have considered changes for a normal type of League game . |
| 26 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
| 27 | Mr Browne told The Scotsman last night that the ending of PRT on new fields could help in efforts to establish prospects for a commercial development in the area . |
| 28 | Asking the children to write advertisements for a new teacher provides valuable insights into children 's values : kind , not too strict , gives interesting lessons , does n't shout , all seem to appear frequently in children 's specifications . |
| 29 | He has consistently refused calls to military service because his religious beliefs forbid him to bear arms for a secular power or swear on oath of military allegiance . |
| 30 | The 25-year-old central defender , who captained the troubled Second Division club in the season just ended , made his feelings clear yesterday after opening negotiations for a new contract with chief executive Freddie Fletcher . |