Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings concern themselves exclusively with the rituals required for a successful passage through the Underworld . |
| 2 | Theoretically his presidency must end in 1852 , but it was already evident that the Prince hoped for a second term of office , to which end he began to organize a campaign to drum up sufficient popular support for this to become possible . |
| 3 | The concern for the future of the Deutschmark within the EEC erupted belatedly in the Bundestag in early October 1992 ; at the insistence of an all-party committee , the Parliament pressed for a second opportunity to ratify stage 3 of the Maastricht Treaty before the Deutschmark became irrevocably part of the Single Currency . |
| 4 | Thus either the comparative inefficiency of one hemisphere in dealing with the information presented and/or a reduction in stimulus fidelity consequent upon hemispheric transfer are held to account for the advantage obtained for a particular half of the visual field . |
| 5 | In effect it gave the UK all the frequencies needed for a nationwide Carfax service on a dedicated lattice . |
| 6 | The budget allowed for a lower proportion to be spent on debt-servicing ( 97,000 million francs CFA or $292 million , as compared with 170,000 million francs CFA or $512 million in 1988-89 ) , with the Defence , Public Health and Education Ministries continuing to receive the largest share . |
| 7 | The part called for a clean-cut , conventional actor . ’ |
| 8 | As members will recall , the Association petitioned for a Royal Charter a few years ago . |
| 9 | The concessions provided for a total dismantling of customs duties for some products and for major reductions in duties for others . |
| 10 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 11 | On 26 October the Chronicle called for a National Guard which would unite " the most respectable and efficient of the middle and labouring classes " . |
| 12 | The voice of the Scottish people was made clear on April , when 75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form . ’ |
| 13 | Indeed , except for flows at untypically low Reynolds number , even the most powerful current computers can not handle all the data needed for a full numerical analysis of turbulent motion . |
| 14 | The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver . |
| 15 | Although significant , their correlations were low , and the relationships accounted for a small proportion of the variance in the sign language performance scores . |
| 16 | The plan called for a main attack by 26 divisions in July on a 40-km/25-ml front running north and south of the village of Krevo , west of Molodetchno . |
| 17 | On the locomotive side an ‘ in depth ’ examination is currently taking place on No. 6 ‘ Douglas ’ to determine the full extent of the work required for a major overhaul in connection with the provision of a new boiler . |
| 18 | The issue called for a great deal of understanding on both sides , which inevitably in many cases could not be guaranteed . |
| 19 | On Friday 22 March , John Carroll of the ITGWU called for a sworn public inquiry into the possible health hazards of the Raybestos factory , though also saying Raybestos must be allowed to go ahead . |
| 20 | The committee called for a special report on the matter . |
| 21 | The case was adjourned until January 28th after the Judge called for a full explanation of the social services delay . |
| 22 | After the war , many of the type served for a brief period with RCN reservist units until they were all struck off charge in 1947 . |
| 23 | And all the current ski areas come within the areas proposed for a new species of national park in Scotland in proposals form Scotland 's Countryside Commission . |
| 24 | Even with their dedication and commitment , one must feel concern about their ability to measure up to the infrastructure needed for a viable community care programme . |
| 25 | We did manage to cut the angles needed for a six-sided frame , but found the manual 's description of the formula to find the lengths of frame rather too brief . |
| 26 | An undertaking not to compete with the business transferred for a specific period within a specific geographical area will commonly be given by the vendor to the purchaser ( see Clause 15 of the Standard Sale Agreement — Appendix III ) . |
| 27 | The initial public response to the outbreak of war was an upsurge of patriotic fervour , at any rate among the middle and upper classes : the Kadet leadership in the Duma called for a political truce and national unity against the common enemy . |
| 28 | In their study at Lakeshore High School in the USA they showed that the actual performance of students was interpreted by the school staff in terms of the expectations held for a particular student . |
| 29 | The covered market which was situated on the corner of Chiswick High Road and Linden Gardens since the open market on that south side of the High Road had been put under its cover , was not popular and , in 1937 , it was closed and the site used for a new Station for Ambulances and Fire-Engines . |
| 30 | In 1988 the plaintiff applied for a charging order on the defendant 's house in respect of damages , interest and costs . |