Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 2 | In other regions , e.g. Dorset or North Yorks. , a period of c. 20-30 years usually appears long enough to account for the major part of a feature 's development , ( this is possibly the working life of an individual craftsman ) . |
| 3 | Perhaps the only thing to do is to make her dance as Elizabeth von Rosen so memorably did for the Royal Danish Ballet decades ago . |
| 4 | The question arises whether a subcontract owner-driver is really an independent contractor or , in fact , because he does so much work for a particular haulier , an employee of that haulier . |
| 5 | That too is a problem , but I must say that we were much better prepared for the Inter-Continental Cup than a couple of other tournaments — that only makes our failure to qualify more disappointing . |
| 6 | You put those , you ai n't got oh no , fair enough just play for the one five P then . |
| 7 | So best prepare for the worst |
| 8 | The first three instruments here are obviously not intended for the serious player but for the beginner , or to be strummed once in a while as a second or third instrument . |
| 9 | Neither are the civic groupings planning to hang around much longer waiting for an inter-party meeting to establish common ground and communal tactics . |
| 10 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 11 | Are we better off searching for the hidden opportunities or spotting the obvious ones early enough ? |
| 12 | With food around , surfaces should bc as practical as possible : choose flooring which will not show crumbs and can be mopped up easily ; sideboards should bc provided with protective covers if they are not heatproof ; traditional polished tables might look good , but with children around , you may be better off going for a heatproof , scrubbable surface which can be wiped over quickly ; upholstery should be washable ; wallpaper need not be as tough as the vinyl-coated varieties . |
| 13 | GOLF : Ryder Cup selection method under fire as Gallacher springs a surprise Ulstermen so near yet so far SNUB FOR THE IRISH |
| 14 | Through increased consumption per capita , through the development of markets for refined sugar among Russia 's clients in Third World countries , and with assistance from other Communist countries Russia not only solved the problem of absorbing the portion of the Cuban crop formerly taken by the United States , but did so in the context both of a resumption after 1964 of the upward movement in its home production and of a contractual willingness to buy far more Cuban sugar than Castro has so far produced for the Russian market . |
| 15 | The possibility of attracting outside investment only really exists for a corporate entity and this is likely to be a further reason for surveyors ' considering various comparisons between the partnership and corporate structure for the running of their businesses . |
| 16 | These taxes are surely indefensible , because they are not only unproductive to the country , but actually put up the costs of producing our goods and make them less attractively priced for the overseas market . |
| 17 | Chemical Engineering graduates are qualified for employment in the process industries ; they are also especially well placed for the wide range of jobs which require numeracy , a knowledge of scientific and engineering principles and practice , together with an understanding of economics and industry . |
| 18 | The small dark eyes crinkled in their walnut bags ; the magnificent profusion of handlebar moustache , grown long ago to compensate for a balding pate , bristled with the start of a smile . |
| 19 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
| 20 | He said there were three er , down there canvassing for the main parties and er , well quite a lot of people there and of course rich pickings for , providing they can get anybody to stop and talk to them do n't know , they 'd drive around |
| 21 | The mixed honours degrees mentioned below specifically cater for the non-vocational law student . |
| 22 | This show was most generously sponsored for the fourth year running by Next , who take a keen interest in the RCA . |
| 23 | The company , Auspace Pty , has already successfully tendered for the second phase of the starlab project , starlab is a joint Australian , Canadian and American plan to launch an advanced space telescope aboard the shuttle in 1990 . |
| 24 | If that question is applied to the hard track arid gets a positive answer then it is no longer enough to go for the easy choice . |
| 25 | He does not greatly care for the dark purplish bathroom suite ( ‘ Damson ’ , the estate agent 's brochure had called the shade ) but it had been one of the things that attracted Marjorie when they bought the house two years ago — the bathroom , with its kidney-shaped handbasin and goldplated taps and sunken bath and streamlined loo and bidet . |
| 26 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 27 | It does not necessarily call for an ethical content , so facts are often distorted or falsified for self-interest . |
| 28 | That was not enough to compensate for the oppressive opulence of the dark panelling and heavy antique furniture . |
| 29 | Public-sector contracts anyway only account for a small proportion of Olivetti 's sales , says Mr De Benedetti . |
| 30 | If you are a person of fastidious intellectual taste you will not much care for the comic-strip account given in the preceding paragraph . |