Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly in simple population terms the older age groups account for a disproportionate amount of health care expenditure . |
| 2 | Equally depression of prostaglandin synthesis , by diminishing pain perception , could at least in part account for the high proportion of NSAID associated ulcers that are silent . |
| 3 | In lively talk with friends we all continually break the rules appropriate for the written form , and Mr Baker on the radio was no exception . |
| 4 | Though the Lions ' backs have the credentials and Winterbottom and Dean Richards have been in the heat of a Lions Test scrum , there are six forwards who will be experiencing a Lions Test for the first time . |
| 5 | Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life |
| 6 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 7 | There would then be no minority interest figure in the profit and loss account for the current year , since the minority interest will also have been a debit balance last year end . |
| 8 | Whereas a comprehensive secondary school might offer some 30 subjects for all its pupils , and about a dozen subjects account for the great majority of A levels , the curriculum explodes in higher education , part of a post-school explosion even greater when one takes into account the vast number of technical and vocational courses that exist in non-advanced further education . |
| 9 | Organizations for linking , such as those which many LEAs provide for the primary-to-secondary move , have also done much to encourage the pooling of detailed information about the curriculum up to the age of 16 and the curriculum either in the technical or vocational context up to the age of 17 or 18 or in a tertiary college up to the age of 18 . |
| 10 | Under the immensity of weight which such considerations hold for the developing youngster , it is not surprising that sexuality falls into comparative disregard . |
| 11 | In West Germany shoppers look for a Blue Angel on the label before they purchase . |
| 12 | Malaysia 's Industrial Master plan also represents such thinking , though many question whether the goals set for the twelve priority sectors of development strategy can be achieved . |
| 13 | They stood as motionless as the wax figures surrounding them , ears alert for the slightest sound , eyes roving around the darkened gallery for any trace of movement . |
| 14 | A search is now under way to find a medium with a reliably long shelf-life , because even if our present-day sound recordings last for a full century ( which is doubtful ) , our successors will have to copy the whole collection every hundred years or so . |
| 15 | They agree that the States beckon for a second time but Melanie says : ‘ It 's very difficult because America 's so segregated , and it 's horrifying to see how much prejudice there is , really . |
| 16 | Finally , the authors argue for a new model of practitioner as evaluator and locate this argument in the new social services ' world of inspection and performance review . |
| 17 | Both authors argue for a stylistic analysis that recognises the inherently dialogic nature of all kinds of discourse , and that is able to discriminate between the multiplicity of voices and ideological accents that characterise not only the language of the novel , but also that of poetry and drama . |
| 18 | Opportunities exist for a wide range of engineering staff : electrical , logic and systems design , memory systems design , operating systems design , optimising and compiling development , and CAD/CAM . |
| 19 | Only six solo roles call for a male soprano , on the basis of which it is possible to make a few observations . |
| 20 | Parties compete for the greenest mantle . |
| 21 | The nine gleaned from this encounter puts Essex ahead of the field on 30 points , with Norfolk one-and-a-half behind as the six-time winners prepare for a final match against Cambridgeshire . |
| 22 | Leonard , who plays more golf in the summer than bowls , partners Irish international senior skip and Lisnagarvey club mate Noel Graham in their bid to win the Irish pairs title for the first time since the brilliant Fisher and Ringland combination won it for the Lisburn club in 1970 . |
| 23 | Middlesbrough hope for a good crowd despite it being the third home game of the week . |
| 24 | Copies of the charter were being given out during the rush hour at Darlington but connections proved not to be the best with an hour wait for the next train south . |
| 25 | Basingstoke-based Fibronics ( UK ) Ltd has announced SNMP support for its KNET line of TCP/IP-based mainframe connectivity hardware and software : operating under MVS , the new KNET version 5.0 will be available this month with prices starting at £21,720 ; existing users with a Fibronics service and support plan qualify for a free upgrade . |
| 26 | The overall mean for the 1984–5 sample was 54 per cent and for the 1985–6 sample it was 53 per cent . |
| 27 | The force of cohesion and tension in this column account for the upward rise of the water . |
| 28 | Tourists from other countries account for a great deal of revenue to some large hotels and therefore a watchful eye is kept on the figure , so that advertising campaigns can be planned to attract foreign visitors . |
| 29 | Sports shoes account for an increasing share of the total footwear market — about 23 per cent by value — but represent only ten per cent of Clarks ' 17 million unit business . |
| 30 | The net costs of Eagle Lodges appear for the first time in the income and expenditure account and are largely attributable to setting up costs as there was little income from occupancy during 1990 . |