Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know now , although I think I knew at the time , why one was so cared for by the ordinary people of Bury in 1941 . |
| 2 | It is time to give serious consideration to a standing United Nations army , perhaps paid for by the rich and manned by the poor of the world . |
| 3 | Bouncing the rhythm and lead guitars and reprocessing them was , I admit , a bit over the top but , even so ( apart from a slight dulling of the sound , easily compensated for in the final mix ) , I thought the results were very good . |
| 4 | Any loss in emotional or dramatic range , however , is generally compensated for by the fearsome intensity of the vision that results , and the compelling stylishness with which it is communicated . |
| 5 | Professor G.W. Keeton favoured a periodic judicial abstract restatement of general principles , a practice which , apart from obiter dicta , is not provided for in the English legal system , which is anathema to the judges and which is surely legislative responsibility . |
| 6 | Perhaps , it was surmised , another star had a near-miss with the sun , and supplied additional energy not accounted for in the angular momentum theory . |
| 7 | However , this study demonstrated that the increased prevalence of macrovascular complications was not accounted for by the increased frequency of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension . |
| 8 | It is paralleled but surely not accounted for by the Greek practice of naked athletics ; but , whatever its origin , from now on it is a basic convention of art in Greece that males ( not females ) may be shown naked in any context . |
| 9 | This was the outcome of changes in population growth and its age distribution which were only partly compensated for by the marked increase in female participation ratios , especially of those in the 25–60 age groups [ Matthews et al. , 1982 ] . |
| 10 | Some of its relics are scrupulously cared for in the English Circle headquarters ; they showed me a pair of jockey scales , caricatures of riders clambering redfaced out of ditches , group paintings of the hunt moving off . |
| 11 | Hence by 1914 a large proportion of one of the largest groups traditionally provided for by the Poor Law had been substantially removed from direct association with it . |
| 12 | This trend is partly accounted for by the steady increase in cohabitation . |
| 13 | The inconsistency of the results is partly accounted for by the different methods used for adjusting for other variables , such as disparities in size and monopoly power between control types , but clearly these studies do not bring a definitive answer much closer . |
| 14 | The richness of the Malesian flora , for example , may be partly accounted for by the Laurasian elements in the lowland rain forest and the Gondwana elements in the heath forest and in montane communities . |
| 15 | A large proportion of this increase was also accounted for by the new offence of failing to send children to school , which in 1920 accounted for nearly one-quarter of all criminal cases . |
| 16 | Diary entries can be coded in a wide number of ways allowing activities to be carefully tracked and even accounted for through the built-in billing system . |
| 17 | Water sports are particularly well catered for with the advantageous siting of the University overlooking the River Bann . |
| 18 | Water sports are particularly well catered for with the advantageous siting of the University overlooking the River Bann . |
| 19 | The characteristic that courses for career women , courses reclaiming the curriculum on behalf of women 's history and culture , and courses providing useful knowledge and skills for women reconstituting their traditional roles have in common is the recognition that some women at least have expectations , aspirations and preoccupations which are not well catered for in the mainstream provision of adult education . |
| 20 | But hear Richards : ‘ Ewbank 'd inside and Atco 'd outside , the English suburban residence , and the garden which is an integral part of it , stand trim and lovingly cared for in the mild sunshine . |
| 21 | The bulk , the Scaevolan cases , seem to be most readily accounted for by the textual transmission of his works . |