Example sentences of "[noun] by [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressure to move to a policy of electoral reform is certain to grow , and the Left is expected to line up behind Mr Gould by calling for a radical rethink of economic policy . |
| 2 | Tory rebels believe they have found a legal way of spoking the wheels of the bill 's passage by calling for a judicial review of the constitutional implications of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , which today enters its 18th day in the Commons . |
| 3 | An ordinary member of parliament who attempted to gratify constituents by pressing for a senior appointment was likely to be put firmly in his place by the Treasury , for this happened even to the well-connected David Scott , when representing the Dundee burghs in 1796 . |
| 4 | After all , was n't that the very reason why Tyler himself was here … to expand his own business by bidding for a valuable piece of land which was shortly being offered here in Liverpool ? |
| 5 | Aim for a margin of safety by allowing for a further two to three minutes ' ‘ sudden death ’ extension after that . |
| 6 | Achille Occhetto , PCI general secretary , had opened the congress with a speech on Jan. 31 designed to conciliate the left wing by calling for a unilateral ceasefire in the Gulf and the withdrawal of Italian naval and air force contingents from the anti-Iraq coalition . |
| 7 | When you are happy with the sensitivity of the unit , you can improve its authentic appearance by arranging for a short length of ‘ bluff ’ wire to emerge from the case and disappear under the dashboard at a convenient location . |
| 8 | And , of course , you can make sure you avoid all the highs and lows of variable interest rates by opting for a fixed or capped rate loan . |
| 9 | Iraq , meanwhile , attempted to take advantage of the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia by calling for a holy war , or Jihad , against King Fahd in order to protect the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina from " infidel " ( non-Moslem ) forces . |
| 10 | A BID to ease mortgage misery by asking for a bigger share of Government cash has suffered a setback . |
| 11 | A certain section of the nation had tried to make Winston 's life a misery by begging for a second front . |
| 12 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 13 | But , said Ramsey , the idea that we can get Christian unity by going for a highest common factor and leaving everything else in the shadow will not work . |
| 14 | Last month , Mr Rocard caused a great frisson of excitement to run through the deeply-dejected Socialist ranks by calling for a political ‘ big bang ’ to allow the creation of a new centre left movement consisting of progressive-minded Communists , Ecologists , Centrists and what remained of the Socialists . |
| 15 | President Richard von Weizsaecker , also from the CDU , launched the latest discussion last Christmas by calling for a looser law that could include dual citizenship . |