Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | An egalitarian mixture of social realism and modernism , the Festival conjured up a real sense of design direction : it was all about building a better environment for everyone , with stylish cars , labour-saving gadgets and buildings that were easier to inhabit . |
| 2 | No doubt there is something to be said for beginning this task all over again , and for using a new technique for the purpose . |
| 3 | Hopwood , a case in which the House of Lords upheld the decision of the district auditor to surcharge members of Poplar Borough Council for maintaining a minimum wage for its employees which was not only in excess of wage rates in the area but was also paid to men and women alike . |
| 4 | Instead , it was described solely as " the basis for elaborating a new constitution for the RSFSR and for the conclusion of a new Union treaty " [ see also below ] . |
| 5 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 6 | For example , assessment by a health visitor of a mother 's knowledge about maintaining a safe environment for her young child in the home would obviously be quite different from an occupational health nurse 's assessment of an employee 's risk of accident at work . |
| 7 | It is well worth keeping a special watch for fossils of this kind when hunting in Cambrian localities — it is still perfectly possible to discover a completely new kind of echinoderm ! |
| 8 | If used as total flooding agents , however , they can be extremely effective , but the toxicity of bulk carbon dioxide , and to a lesser extent , the halons , is such as to demand a gas-tight enclosure for the storage , if danger to adjacent life is to be avoided . |
| 9 | The aim is to get as close as possible to the socially efficient allocation E ' ; while allowing the monopolist to break even after allowing a proper deduction for all economic costs . |
| 10 | Maradona is currently playing in Spain with Seville after serving a 15-month suspension for cocaine use . |
| 11 | He was transferred after waiting a further month for a bed to become vacant . |
| 12 | But after losing a protracted fight for asylum both parents were deported . |
| 13 | But after losing a protracted fight for asylum both parents were deported . |
| 14 | In the Post Office while I was trying to phone Prague , Irena was getting free phone calls in exchange for correcting a German text for the manager , and when we went to a bookshop she had a friend who sold her books at half price . |
| 15 | Accordingly every politician was confronted with the sometimes unpleasant duty of suggesting a suitable replacement for a deceased minister after a delicate balancing of the claims of potential candidates . |
| 16 | An outer β -strand in the protein G domain forms an antiparallel interaction with the last β -strand in the constant heavy chain domain of the immunoglobulin , thus extending the β -sheet into the protein G. The interaction between secondary structural elements in Fab and protein G provides an ingenious solution to the problem of maintaining a high affinity for many different IgG molecules . |
| 17 | But shortly after the trial the twin 's parents announced that they were considering pursuing a civil case for damages . |
| 18 | He may be an unlikely civil servant , but his qualities should stand him in good stead for the job of producing a national strategy for the NHS 's science . |
| 19 | He did not feel that he would want to return to university , so he decided to apply for an unclassed ‘ War Honours ’ degree — ‘ probably not worth the paper it 's written on ’ , but perhaps enough to get him started in some profession , such as colonial service or , possibly , journalism ; he rather liked the idea of becoming a parliamentary correspondent for a newspaper . |
| 20 | In many environments , the need to advertise in this way is limited by the danger of becoming a conspicuous target for a predator . |
| 21 | Thus , for example , in dyestuffs the firms did not admit to having formed an agreement , but their behaviour in making parallel price changes had the effect of limiting competition , and consequently enabled the EC to find them guilty of operating a concerted practice for which they were substantially fined . |
| 22 | Gaver sees the possibility of establishing a new framework for talking about sound . |
| 23 | The problem of establishing a satisfactory chronology for Picasso 's work between 1907 and 1914 is largely solved by the invaluable landmarks provided by the months , generally in the summer , spent outside Paris . |
| 24 | The relative risks of developing a duodenal ulcer for persons with blood group O and non-secretor status was 1.35 and 1.5 respectively . |
| 25 | At a meeting in Larnaca , Cyprus , on Feb. 3-4 representatives from 54 countries of the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ) , including over 20 foreign ministers , made limited progress towards defining a new role for the movement following the end of the Cold War . |
| 26 | Since its formation in 1985 , the TSUG has continued to work towards developing a better service for all its members . |
| 27 | ‘ We looked with great interest at the issues raised in Professor Goode 's Consultation Document and our recommendations are designed to help in the task of securing a satisfactory basis for pension provision in the future ’ . |
| 28 | Hailsham , in an article in the Daily Express , of 3 September , called for an election , to be fought on party lines , with the aim of securing a Conservative majority for protection , The government , Hailsham said , should hurry up to complete the purpose for which it was formed , namely the balancing of the budget , and then go to the country on party lines . |
| 29 | The museum will gather together documents from all sides in the hope of presenting a balanced view for students . |
| 30 | Reacting to the killings , the Nobel Peace Prize winner , Desmond Tutu , the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town , said it demonstrated it was time for all South Africa 's politicians ‘ for goodness sake to get off your butts and get on with the business of getting a new constitution for this country . |