Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb -s] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be said , incidentally , that the remastering of the original 78s has , without affecting the overall frequency range , virtually eliminated their surface noise and produced remarkably quiet backgrounds : the only exception is the Prokofiev sonata ( which Horowitz introduced the USA ) , where the 1945 recording ( the earliest here ) is also more resonant and in which , just occasionally , a little to much pedal is used : the tremendous drive of his rhythm nevertheless makes for a compelling performance . |
| 2 | Respect for Animals also calls for an immediate ban on fur farming , an end to fur sales within five years and for people to show their feelings if they see somebody wearing a pelt in the street . |
| 3 | Interestingly , this setting also works for a complete mix , affecting mainly the percussive sounds but leaving the overall feel pretty much unchanged . |
| 4 | The President also serves for a four-year term ; if no presidential candidate gains a majority of the vote under direct elections , then the President is elected by the Congress . |
| 5 | Despite the decline in the growth rate of public service employment since the late 1970s , the public service sector still accounts for a significant proportion of total employment in the service industries . |
| 6 | The experimenter then waits for a certain amount of time and repeats the experiment to see how well the rat has remembered what it has to do . |
| 7 | Classical criminology clearly allows for a loose association between antecedent variables and outcomes : the probability of crime varies according to the degree of rationality of individuals and the efficiency and consistency of the criminal justice system . |
| 8 | This regular pattern only continues for a short time , and after about eight hours , the embryo is a blastula comprising a hollow ball of about 1000 cells . |
| 9 | Although the fossil record is much poorer , coevolution with the terrestrial angiosperms probably accounts for a major component of the radiation of insects and birds . |
| 10 | Only someone who has been in Moscow can fully appreciate that it is a city in which the warmth and intelligence of the people sometimes compensates for a basic implacable drear which , however submerged , remains the dominant backdrop to all pleasures . |
| 11 | As well as the children of local residents Scorton also caters for a large number of seasonal visitors . |
| 12 | In The Tempest verse again stands for a superior ethos in stark juxtaposition with prose . |
| 13 | The interim standard also allows for an initial step towards data compression which , in the future , will be extended to permit full multimedia capabilities . |
| 14 | Good bonding with reliable adhesives also makes for a good leak-free join . |
| 15 | It is evident in the vitality of the arts — hardly a city in the country now lacks for an international festival — and it contributed last year to the remarkable election of Mary Robinson , only in her mid-40s and impatient with old ways , to the ( largely honorary ) post of president . |
| 16 | ‘ If this is thrown out and the company then goes for a public inquiry , we will fight them all the way . ’ |
| 17 | The design also allows for an additional deep aluminium box fascia to be fitted , if required , which completely conceals the gutter . |