Example sentences of "[verb] for a more [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went out , leaving Peter Suvarov to wait for a more rational assessment of Julia 's state from Annunziata . |
| 2 | It would have to wait for a more opportune time , she decided , and replaced the receiver . |
| 3 | Some of the procedures of discourse analysis will make for a more profound examination of this process . |
| 4 | I promise it will make for a more positive atmosphere around you . |
| 5 | Few performers would be entirely happy touring the country as , say , Oswald Mosley , although it might make for a more interesting evening dramatically . |
| 6 | Now we need to go for a more direct experience , feed in the kind of energy you get at raves , for example . |
| 7 | And indeed , to go for a more precise figure would suggest that I was making a particular point . |
| 8 | Even allowing for a more diverse class-composition , this village inhabits another world from that other . |
| 9 | Conversely , Henry VII 's shell is more tubular , probably allowing for a more natural appearance of majesty when positioning the funerary sceptres in the hands . |
| 10 | The ineffectiveness of prosecution , or the threat of prosecution , to deter large stores from Sunday opening has caused local authorities , who are charged with the enforcement of section 47 , to search for a more effective remedy , and as a result they have resorted to seeking injunctions to restrain stores from infringing the section . |
| 11 | It planned for a more open democracy to include a revision of " anti-terrorism " legislation and improvements in the field of human rights , media censorship and academic freedom . |
| 12 | We argued for a more discriminating balance of questions , statements and instructions ; for fewer pseudo-questions and more questions of a kind which encourage children to reason and speculate ; for more opportunities for children themselves to ask their own questions and have these addressed ; for oral feedback to children which without being negative is more exact and informative than mere praise ; for both questioning and feedback to strike a balance between the retrospective function of assessing and responding to what has been learned so far , and the prospective function of taking the child 's learning forward ; and for much more use to be made of structured pupil-pupil interaction both as a learning tool and as a means of helping teachers to function in a more considered manner and therefore more effectively . |
| 13 | Such a view was challenged in the middle of this century by Robert Walcott , who argued for a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of the party structure under William and Anne . |
| 14 | Charlie could have wished for a more cloudy night . |
| 15 | All other lorries will have to steer clear of streets originally designed for a more traditional form of transport . |
| 16 | But Richard Ingham , managing director of Beacham Peplow Noakes Advertising says he would opt for a more down-to-earth approach . |
| 17 | Bevin , impressed by Soviet intransigence during the foreign ministers ' conference at the end of 1947 , decided that the time had come for a more overt display of Western unity . |
| 18 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 19 | Criticisms made of it are here being required to stand for a more general critique . |
| 20 | It offers a floodlighting system which operates on 6 metre columns which , claims Thorn , lowers installation and running costs and allows for a more sympathetic hearing from councils when applying for planning permission . |
| 21 | We opted for a more strenuous trip , packed out sunhats and set off . |
| 22 | On Tuesday we opted for a more strenuous hike from Braithwaite village up the steep sloped of Grisedale Pike . |
| 23 | In the Cabinet , Callaghan 's open methods and refusal to countenance conspiracies made for a more harmonious atmosphere than ever prevailed under Harold Wilson ( now Lord Wilson of Rievaulx ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Just keep looking for a more credible suspect with a motive you have n't found yet , I suggest . ’ |
| 25 | Warning of the growing impatience of the shabab , the youth , one journalist wrote ‘ if they [ the shabab ] see that the PLO 's political initiatives are producing no results , they will force the PLO into a more radical posture or else they will go looking for a more radical leadership within the PLO . ’ |
| 26 | Muriel , probably because of her years and the fact they were looking for a more mature person , was by a hair 's breadth the front-runner , ahead of two younger girls both with experience of the insurance business . |
| 27 | Those who are working as agency or casual workers " involuntarily " , whilst looking for a more permanent job , are also , by definition , not interested in building up long-term relationships with their employers . |
| 28 | With companies now planning their entertainment strategy for the coming year , some will be looking for a more exciting day out . |
| 29 | We are looking for a more realistic piece of sky . ’ |
| 30 | It is also hard to move without being promoted , so if you do not want more administrative responsibility , or are not promotion material , again you are inhibited from searching for a more congenial workplace . |