Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timber was in high demand for building ships for the British Navy and many fine trees were felled . |
| 2 | In addition to the subject working groups , the Secretary of State set up a Task Group on Testing and Assessment ( TGAT ) , which reported in early 1988 with recommendations for assessment arrangements for the national curriculum ; by and large , these were accepted by the Secretary of State . |
| 3 | Indeed , they will remain the major source of information for car drivers for the foreseeable future ’ . |
| 4 | The publication of government maps showing which power stations most need the installation of equipment to curb acid emissions has been withheld until after share applications for the two electricity companies have been tendered . |
| 5 | Wilson has catered for lady golfers for the past 60 years , but the current range for ladies is its biggest yet . |
| 6 | the New OED Computer Group Manager responsible to the Head of Computer Development for the provision of computer services for the New OED Project Team , he controls the Computer Group , and coordinates the processing and support functions . |
| 7 | The competition brought together 36 large and small users of powder coatings for the two-day examination of their application skills . |
| 8 | Parry says that he has become more pessimistic since about the impact of global warming since he prepared a series of case studies for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis ( IIASA ) which were published in 1990 . |
| 9 | Hence , the several dozen reports were reduced to a handful of summary reports for the three principal operational boards ( R&D , manufacturing , and marketing ) and a slim set of board papers for the main board . |
| 10 | I shall give him the figures of refugee applicants for the past three months . |
| 11 | The elections , which had been announced on April 23 following negotiations in response to unprecedented pro-democracy street rallies in December 1989 and January 1990 [ see pp. 37428-29 ] , fell short of opposition demands for the full restoration of parliament . |
| 12 | The new company — a subsidiary of Capital House — offers a wide range of investment services for the corporate , institutional and private investor . |
| 13 | The council of research ministers for the European Communities ( EC ) today ( 29 April ) will discuss a proposed budget for the fourth Framework programme that matches what member countries have said they can afford . |
| 14 | The frequency and consistency of bowel actions for the 2 week periods on loperamide oxide and placebo and during the wash-out period were recorded in a diary . |
| 15 | As a result , the police force was rudimentary and inexperienced while the Belpan Defence Force was primarily a supplier of honour guards for the rare visitor of sufficient importance to warrant ceremony . |
| 16 | The same potential exists in rape films which confirm ‘ macho ’ myths about the sexiness of male power and aggression by suggesting the invariable gratitude of rape victims for the satisfying , liberating attentions of the rapist . |
| 17 | Off-peak users , with the lower demand curve D 1 D 1 , do not exhaust full capacity and pay the marginal operating cost c exclusive of capacity charges for the marginal plant . |
| 18 | You will need a selection of twist drills for the former , and wood bits in various sizes and patterns for the latter . |
| 19 | In the first year after independence , this task was completed by the formulation of policy guidelines , the establishment of administrative units and specialised media agencies , the drafting and classification of job descriptions for the required personnel , the identification of appropriate technology , and the organisation of media courses and workshops . |
| 20 | In the first year after independence , this task was completed by the formulation of policy guidelines , the establishment of administrative units and specialised media agencies , the drafting and classification of job descriptions for the required personnel , the identification of appropriate technology , and the organisation of media courses and workshops . |
| 21 | Speaking from London at the announcement of record profits for the Birkenhead-based firm , he said : ‘ We are not rushing at anything but the question must be asked what do we do with our cash balances . |
| 22 | Policyholders were able to benefit from higher levels of retirement benefits for the same premium because the death provision was limited . |
| 23 | In order to achieve this the colonial authorities had to engineer a switch from subsistence production of basic food crops to the production of cash crops for the international market and to replace what is often termed the ‘ natural ’ economy of non-industrial societies with the ‘ money ’ economy of industrial societies . |
| 24 | The degree of interference can then be checked by comparing these curves of intersection with the enclosed or surrounding curves of surface boundaries for the respective bodies . |
| 25 | Examine the relevance of PE ratios for the fundamental analysis of shares . |
| 26 | It will be based on the exceptionally rich sequence of court rolls for the fourteenth century for the lordship of Dyffryn Clwyd , i.e. the town of Ruthin and its extensive rural hinterland . |
| 27 | Putting your feet into a pair of ski boots for the first time can be alarming . |
| 28 | Keeper of Art Galleries for the National Museums and Art Galleries on Merseyside |
| 29 | Here his skill in playing the bill market was often of crucial importance , as it was in providing funds abroad for such purposes as the payment of English ambassadors , the purchases of art treasures for the royal collection , and , above all , the transmission of subsidies for Charles I 's foreign allies . |
| 30 | They are available from L. Cornelissen & Son , where you will also find a full range of back-up materials for the serious pastel artist . |