Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Utilities were among the more buoyant sectors , helped by the search by pensions funds for higher-income investments to compensate for the five-point drop in their investment returns as a result of the Budget changes . |
| 2 | After official clearance to play for the Republic of Ireland , Kernaghan could have been in the squad for a World Cup qualifying game and a United States tour . |
| 3 | During the Second World War , three influential reports were published which were to shape the evolution of statutory planing : the Barlow Report , in 1940 , which advocated controlled industrial decentralization from the conurbations ; the Scott Report , in 1942 , which argued for a system of planning controls to protect the agricultural use of the countryside ; and the Uthwatt Report , also in 1942 , which recommended nationalization of undeveloped land to secure for the community the value added to land by the planning system . |
| 4 | Despite frequent pauses to listen for the doleful cries of lost sheep , the roaring wind was so loud that George was deafened to any other sounds . |
| 5 | All his team have appeared in one-day internationals , the most recent debutant being the impressive Murphy Su'a , the first player of Samoan descent to play for the Kiwis . |
| 6 | The steady state theory required a modification of general relativity to allow for the continual creation of matter , but the rate that was involved was so low ( about one particle per cubic kilometer per year ) that it was not in conflict with experiment . |
| 7 | The growth of coastal shipping to compensate for the inadequacies of land transport encouraged the further development of ports such as Sakai , near Osaka . |
| 8 | Now Ingrams has found a new hobby in his retirement , the Oldie , a publication with extra-large print to cater for the antiquated myope . |
| 9 | Two knights were to be elected in each county court to appear before the Council ‘ with full power to assent for the community of the county as to what shall be ordained … concerning the forests ’ : all landowners who wished to claim the disafforestment of their lands and woods were to be there to substantiate their claim . |
| 10 | With so much riding on their personal success , they can feel under considerable pressure to aim for the top . |
| 11 | H-M had a hefty policy with General Disaster to provide for the dependents of those lost or handicapped in the service of the Agency . |
| 12 | With insufficient funds to pay for the whole tournament RWC readily accepted the Italian Federation 's offer to host the Qualifying Tournament . |
| 13 | Users are finally coming round to the idea that applications are more important than the platform , he says , citing the UK supermarket chain , Sainsbury 's , which took ten months to decide that it would move to Unix , choosing its software before inviting companies to bid for the hardware contract . |
| 14 | Sonia Delaunay later expressed this theory in its simplest form : ‘ Pure colours used as planes are juxtaposed in simultaneous contrasts to create for the first time a sense of form , achieved not by clair-obscur , but through the relationship in depth of the colours themselves . ’ |
| 15 | In the past two and half years it has risen four times in real terms to pay for the publication of more and more glossy pamphlets such as the parents charter — party political propaganda produced at the taxpayers ' expense . |
| 16 | Already Catalan employers were organized in powerful associations to fight for the maintenance of import prohibitions . |
| 17 | The Elves needed to increase their strength in other areas to compensate for the raw power and savage strength of the great beasts . |
| 18 | Rather , it is an expression of the rights and liabilities generally held to attach to ownership : more exactly , the right subject to the general law to determine whether and how the assets and resources owned will be used , and the liability in certain circumstances to answer for the consequences of that use . |
| 19 | For example , in attracting individuals to work for the firm , salary and other individual rewards are very important . |
| 20 | Anti-EC Tory MP William Cash dismissed the German cut as a bribe to French voters to vote for the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 21 | The interviewer Martin Pailthorpe was interested to find out Laura 's views on imposing a levy on outdoor goods to pay for the maintenance of footpaths . |
| 22 | Size was not a great problem , according to Cinefex 27 ( 1986 ) , but very lightweight foam pieces had to be attached to black leotards to substitute for the original heavy suit . |
| 23 | CPRW must urge a return to responsible planning to provide for the really needy while protecting the open countryside . |
| 24 | It was obvious that Bonard had been to considerable trouble to arrange for the members of his class to meet people with similar interests to their own . |
| 25 | The decision made by the UK Cross-Country Commission to adopt the new date of March 9 sparked controversy among athletes and officials , since it would leave only two weeks for selected athletes to prepare for the World Championships in Antwerp . |
| 26 | It is vitally important that the integrity of solicitors is not jeopardised by their drive for new markets to compensate for the possible loss of conveyancing . ’ |
| 27 | It goes on : ’ ( 2 ) The CAP negotiations must build on reasonably broad agreement on the principle of resource withdrawal in the shape of arable set-aside. ( 3 ) The negotiations must also develop constructively the common thread of agreement on the environment , and on the need for permanent measures to compensate for the disadvantages of farming in Less Favoured Areas . |