Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we could say ‘ I know ’ only when we could also say exhaustively how it is that we know , it would create just as much a problem for the sophisticated philosopher as for those of us who are simpler . |
| 2 | Golf on the Continent in the 1920s was very much a pastime for the rich , whereas in Britain professionals were employed by clubs as low-paid servants : across the Channel they were regarded as the social equals of the members they served , by virtue of their skill at the game . |
| 3 | Easy to play , fast-moving , athletic , it is very much a game for the modern world . |
| 4 | A product is therefore not a module , it is merely a title for the whole package to be issued as a single piece of software . |
| 5 | Here the pretence of good is not merely a cover for the continuing practice of one 's own faults , whether grave or trifling , but is the method by which a person develops new ones , tries to reach some clearly defined goal . |
| 6 | The problem with this ‘ high ’ structuralism is that it tends to offer only an extremely objectivist account of social action , in which the human actor is merely a vehicle for the autonomous working of certain ordering principles . |
| 7 | According to their rhetoric , public morals were now not merely a job for the criminal law , but for a wide spectrum of social agencies . |
| 8 | I 'd been yo-yoing up and down a rollercoaster for the best part of an hour and I was still hung over from the phial of ‘ Renshenfengwangjiang ’ — a potent blend of panax ginseng and royal bee jelly — that Michael Willis had persuaded me to drink for breakfast . |
| 9 | Go down go down a level for the first |
| 10 | Just as the greater includes the less , so a provision for the marginal case must include the central case . |
| 11 | While the Secretary of State 's announcement is good news for Yarrow and the Clyde , it is none the less a disappointment for the other three shipyards that submitted tenders , not least VSEL in Barrow , although the order for the 4.5 inch gun would be welcome . |
| 12 | In the letter , Dr Carey said the juxtaposition of ‘ coming out ’ liturgies with prayers for Aids sufferers might foster the myth that HIV was only a problem for the homosexual community . |
| 13 | The findings for initial ( L ) are given in figure 4.3 : as the total possible score is 200 ( for maximum incidence of dark [ l ] ) , these scores show a very marked preference for clear [ l ] in initial position for all groups with no significant differences , and only a tendency for the young females to increase in their clear [ l ] usage ( Owens , 1977 ) . |
| 14 | In a microprogrammed computer this simulator program could be written in microcode to improve performance ; of course , the standard microcode in the new computer is really only a simulator for the new instruction set . |
| 15 | Chester City Council , together with private-sector businesses , had put together a bid for the centralised centre which would have cost the Government nothing . |
| 16 | How long that takes is entirely a matter for the legal proceedings in Ireland.It 's dependent on them . |
| 17 | Draw up an order form and fill in an order for the following goods : |
| 18 | In ordinary affairs , for which we aspire only to the best choice on the available information , the only assurance we need is that each veering of spontaneous reaction with expanding awareness is objectively a change for the better . |
| 19 | If the 1959 Act had proved itself suitable only for the control of sexual depictions or descriptions where the question was one of manners rather than morals , then the recommendation of the Commission might have been acceptable , since sex between consenting adults in private was no longer a matter for the British criminal law . |
| 20 | It is simply a high step-up with scarcely a hold for the left hand . |
| 21 | The discussion groups ( Appendix II , section 5 ) show how easily a change for the worse in someone 's circumstances can lead to debt troubles : the man in hospital after an accident at work , who then had a breakdown , while overdue credit instalments mounted up to over £100 and led to a court summons ; the family who owed £30 a week on furniture and carpet instalments for their new flat — eventually taken to court after a series of lost jobs ; or ( Appendix III ) the previously secure young widow whose money troubles started when her husband died — although an understanding bank wrote off the outstanding balance on a car loan , a furniture firm refused to accept the reduced instalments which were all that she could afford . |
| 22 | The state of cleanliness is not therefore just a problem for the cleaning staff . |
| 23 | Centre half Sutton escaped with just a booking for the 52nd minute incident . |
| 24 | Somehow a collection for the next few months was cobbled together and gobbled up by the hungry customers . |
| 25 | Membership of the ILP had been largely a formality for the remaining four-fifths of the original group , though some active ILP members like Dr Alfred Salter and Emanuel Shinwell were among those severing their connections with the party . |
| 26 | It is , however , necessary to hand over a receipt for the last rental instalment in respect of the assignment of leasehold property . |
| 27 | If you are not a qualifier for the additional £50,000 do n't worry , this does not affect your eligibility to enter the ‘ Ultimate ’ Prize Draw and win the £50,000 first prize or one of over a thousand other prizes . |
| 28 | If you are not a qualifier for the additional £50,000 , do n't worry , this does not affect your eligibility to enter the Ultimate Prize Draw and win the £50,000 first prize or one of over a thousand other prizes . |
| 29 | Those of us with a climbing background revelled in the situation , but Mohammed and Ali agreed it was not a variant for the normal trekker ! |
| 30 | It is certainly not a tree for the impatient or faint-hearted gardener . |