Example sentences of "[adj] for the [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | NICK FALDO was scotched on the rocks but toasted a scintillating 70 for the halfway lead in the £1.8 million Johnnie Walker World Championship here yesterday . |
| 2 | X. Ray 's unshowy steadiness was right for the low time in which he newly found himself — he could put the fire out . |
| 3 | Is it possible for the ordinary man in the street to become confident and competent in handling a computer system , whether it be in his office or in his home ? |
| 4 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that an enormous number of people in Herefordshire are very grateful for the spectacular increase in knee and hip replacements that has taken place in that health authority 's area during the past 10 years ? |
| 5 | I am grateful for the constructive way in which my hon. Friend is addressing the problem . |
| 6 | Penetrance was almost complete for the recessive homozygote in all liability classes . |
| 7 | They compared the average mispricing in the near contract during the stock exchange account which included the delivery date , with that in the next near contract for the same period , and with that for the near contract in previous stock exchange accounts . |
| 8 | It is usual for the extra length in the long format to be used to extend the precision of the fraction , while the range of exponents is the same in all formats . |
| 9 | It was memorable for the endless grind in one gully where the snow was waist-deep and we had to swim upwards , and for the point where we emerged on to the easterly ridge with views to Lyngen , and a wind that had bared the slopes and put our teeth on edge . |
| 10 | I repeat my view , which is shared by my constituents , that a squalid and cowardly decision was announced last week , spelling out the fact that there is one law for those with a voice in the Tory party and another for the ordinary individual in the urban and rural communities of Wales and England . |
| 11 | Presumably this will make it easier for voters in the Tory heartlands to shop abroad and avoid duty , though it may not do much for the Conservative vote in Kent . |
| 12 | The innuendo in this remark proved too much for the petite figure in the front row , who during the last few words was showing signs of unmistakable distress . |
| 13 | Euro Disney at present has some 36 rides and attractions , compared with 45 for the Magic Kingdom in Florida and 53 at Disneyland in California . |
| 14 | In short , whatever the state does is functional for the capitalist class in the long run , so the theory is immunized against any conflicting evidence . |
| 15 | Ideal for the outdoor pool in Summer . |
| 16 | Many persons will have their own particular reasons for gratitude to him , and everyone will so warmly want to wish him well for the new place in life which awaits him back in his own native diocese of Liverpool . |
| 17 | In particular , I wish you well for the National Conference in March to which you will be rushing immediately after our meeting with the SMT on March 8th . |
| 18 | Military expenditure is dysfunctional for the domestic economy in the long term because it leads to low investment , lowers overall growth performance and encourages high unemployment and balance of payments problems . |
| 19 | each potential investor who accepts the invitation should warrant that he/she is acquiring the shares for his/her own account for long term investment and notwithstanding this warranty it must be reasonable for the issuing company in all the circumstances to believe this warranty ; |
| 20 | In one sense this is comforting for the concerned public in Britain , since visions of an apocalypse for those discharged seem less credible given the differences in approaches to welfare . |
| 21 | The above results of the General Accident Group for the six months ended 30th June 1993 , estimated and unaudited , are compared with those for the similar period in 1992 , which are restated at 31st December 1992 rates of exchange . |
| 22 | The above results of the General Accident Group for the three months ended 31st March 1993 , estimated and unaudited , are compared with those for the similar period in 1992 , which are restated at 31st December 1992 rates of exchange . |
| 23 | These provisions have been one of the major forces responsible for the complete change in standard terms and conditions for dealing with consumers that came in after the passing of the UCTA . |
| 24 | The same changes in society have also been responsible for the parallel growth in the importance of experts acting as expert witnesses . |
| 25 | The 1932 Conference reflected a radical reaction to the defeat of 1931 and particularly to bankers , who were held responsible for the financial collapse in Britain and throughout the Western world . |
| 26 | Deputies held Serbia responsible for the civil war in Bosnia-Hercegovina and proposed to send international observers to the provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina " where there is no war yet but minorities are in danger " . |
| 27 | In his view , it is the failure to develop the social and political attitudes appropriate to a welfare society , which could also be called a democratic socialist society , that is responsible for the limited success in building a welfare state . |
| 28 | Grant Fox , for instance , was sorely troubled by the allegations that he had been part of an Auckland spearhead which had had Shelford removed , and that his personal failings had been responsible for the indifferent play in Argentina and the loss of the Sydney Test to Australia . |
| 29 | The nature of the retrograde messenger may give clues to the processes responsible for the sustained increase in transmitter release . |
| 30 | It has been suggested that such a speculative bubble may have been responsible for the rapid rise in equity prices in 1987 . |