Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way to discover what on earth this means is probably to fork out £60 for the ten-week course or £48 for the eight-week course . |
| 2 | You did n't show you did n't show any er er either any enthusiasm or sympathy for the other side . |
| 3 | Those responsible for initial teacher training can not hope to find time or personnel for the additional input which would be required . |
| 4 | The object of the family addiction ( or the " drug " ) is self-denial or caretaking for the primary sufferer himself or herself . |
| 5 | In the matter of relating Christianity to economics this is a vitally important assumption because we face great cultural and intellectual pressure as Christians to adopt a form of dualism in which we substitute Smith or Marx or Friedman or Hayek for the divine revelation as the ultimate authority in this area of life . |
| 6 | More complicated was the situation at Queen 's , where designs for the front quad were prepared by Hawksmoor , but the scheme executed by Townesend ( 1710–21 ) appears to have been almost entirely the joint work of himself and Clarke ; while for the new building at Magdalen , the original design by Edward Holdsworth [ q.v. ] was revised by Townesend in 1731 under Clarke 's direction . |
| 7 | Fats contain more than twice the amount of calories as carbohydrates or proteins for the same weight . |
| 8 | A holding company need not publish a separate profit and loss account if : it publishes group accounts , and the notes to the company 's individual balance sheet show the company 's profit or loss for the financial year , and the fact that the company has not published a profit and loss account is stated in a note to the group accounts . |
| 9 | The directors are required by law to prepare accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group as at the end of its financial year , and of the profit or loss for the financial year . |
| 10 | The allowed ( but not to be encouraged ) alternative treatment permits the correction of the fundamental error or the adjustment resulting from the change in accounting policy to be included in the determination of net profit or loss for the current period . |
| 11 | Justifying the coup of President Alberto Keinya Fujimori as necessary for the political and economic regeneration of the country , de la Puente offered no agenda or guidelines for the National Dialogue as such , but stated that " working commissions " would be established to address six main issues , none of which were delineated . |
| 12 | Follow the photograph or your own set of Snakes & Ladders for the exact layout of the different coloured squares . |
| 13 | However , if England do progress beyond the opening round — and with the first two from each group plus the four best third-placed teams going through , it is going to take some wretched performances to fail — they will then travel to Bologna , Genoa or Turin for the second phase , with the prospect of visits to Naples , Rome or Florence in the quarter-finals . |
| 14 | However , if England do progress beyond the opening round — and with the first two from each group plus the four best third-placed teams going through , it is going to take some wretched performances to fail — they will then travel to Bologna , Genoa or Turin for the second phase , with the prospect of visits to Naples , Rome or Florence in the quarter-finals . |
| 15 | But success or failure for the entire project may have been determined long before then . |
| 16 | You could use a largely inorganic balanced source like Growmore , and rely on the bulky peat or compost for the organic input , but better still is to use organic matter like sewage sludge , poultry , farmyard and animal manures , blend them to achieve balance both in content and time , and to dry and concentrate them so that they are pleasant to handle and easy to spread . |
| 17 | Individual customers must enclose a cheque or P/O for the full cost . |
| 18 | It may be thought that a body like the National Trust with a well-defined statutory purpose to preserve places of natural beauty or historic interest in perpetuity for the benefit of the nation , is not affected by changing public opinion or fears for the global environment . |
| 19 | Video-recording can make use of tape , film or discs for the actual storage of the recorded material . |
| 20 | You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time . |
| 21 | A round of modifications has speeded up Stars & Stripes for the fourth round of trials . |
| 22 | A body does n't look like the product of a loose and temporary federation of warring genetic agents who hardly have time to get acquainted before embarking in sperm or egg for the next leg of the great genetic diaspora . |
| 23 | So , in the short term I see little hope for the newcomer or success for the organic smallholder . |
| 24 | It is more difficult in central government to trace a common pattern or rationale for the present structure of government departments . |
| 25 | She had not thought of Moorlake or Jenny for the whole morning . |
| 26 | We are looking for a sufficient cause or reason for the legal enforcement of a promise . |
| 27 | Applications or nominations for the first award should be sent to the international affairs officer , RSC , Burlington House , Piccadilly , London , to arrive no later than Friday 29 May 1992 . |
| 28 | enable your opponent to abandon a commitment by : describing all the concessions you have made so far suggesting that the circumstances have changed blaming some other party or situation for the present position , such as the government , another union , the economy , the personnel department suggesting that somehow there has been a misunderstanding referring the whole matter to another individual or group . |
| 29 | Neither of these reports , however , has made the previous mistake of trying to set targets or deadlines for the eventual achievement of EMU . |
| 30 | By protecting the supply of alcohol or drugs for the primary sufferer , the family member protects his or her own supply of self denial and caretaking . |