Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |
| 2 | For example , a worker who is unaware that exposure to high levels of benzene , as happens in some chemical plants , might cause cancer will be willing to work for a lower wage than she would if this information were widely available . |
| 3 | Sometimes the education officer finds himself standing between rival colleges which are each vying for a larger share of the diminishing student market . |
| 4 | Murie says that this was also happening under the previous system : ‘ As the new subsidy scheme under the Housing Act 1980 had been operated to increase council rents ( which in 1982–3 accounted for a higher proportion of average earnings than at any time since 1945 ) , so exchequer subsidies have fallen ’ . |
| 5 | Like Debbie , Fay starts from the premise that the point of doing a degree is to get a job , as we can see in her statement that science students are able to apply for a wider range of jobs than arts graduates . |
| 6 | Those staying for a further week will be transferred directly from Kufstein to their resort . |
| 7 | A Research Dissertation which is late may result in your being unable to graduate for a further year . |
| 8 | For that period the buyers were therefore without its larger capacity and therefore unable to cater for a larger volume of business . |
| 9 | The early 1870s were a time of prosperity for the trade , and the ETS felt sufficiently confident to present a memorial to the employers in 1871 asking for a further reduction to fifty-one hours . |
| 10 | It is far more difficult to account for a further type of confusion . |
| 11 | We both fight for social justice , we both strive for a better quality of life for our people and most importantly we both demand equality . |