Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more common , and much more readily recognizable as collective expressions of depressive tendencies , are the ceremonial ‘ wailings of Tammuz ’ celebrated in ancient Mesopotamia , or the mourning for the dead Osiris which figured so prominently in his cult in ancient Egypt . |
| 2 | Instead most Boards adopted a standard proxy measure such as the number of rooms or the floor area of the domestic premises concerned , and based their standing charges or the charge for the first ‘ block ’ on this . |
| 3 | If the power should be exercised solely for the financial gain of the remaining partners the expulsion will not be upheld — as in Blisset v Daniel ( 1853 ) 10 Hare 493 , where the motive for the purported removal of Mr Blisset was rather his remaining partners ' desire to acquire his share at a low valuation as provided in the partnership deed than any misconduct on his part . |
| 4 | It is clear , however , that the subject for the French décadents , as well as for the naturalists and impressionists , was the culture of the popular classes . |
| 5 | making a false price comparison , e.g. falsely stating that the price is reduced or comparing the price of a car with that of another model without stating that the price for the other model has since been reduced . |
| 6 | A statement of total recognised gains and losses , as required by FRS 3 , shows that the profit for the half year of £32.6m is boosted by currency translation differences on foreign currency net investments of £3.2m to produce total recognised gains and losses for the period of £35.8m . |
| 7 | On a deeper level , it will be shown that the case for the traditional view of the Muftilik-essentially that it rose from a position of relative unimportance to become , in the time of Suleyman , the principal office in the learned hierarchy-rests largely on premises conditioned by what one might call the " hierarchical " viewpoint . |
| 8 | It does this in an objective manner devoid of cant and emotion , in the belief that the case for the responsible use of animals in research is both valid and strong . |
| 9 | It does not comprehend that the case for the co-operative form is its respect for the individual man or woman , a respect that is intrinsic to the form because the mainstay of its structure is equality of esteem . |
| 10 | There is a clear consensus that the case for the public ownership and management by State corporations of whole industries was limited ; and , further , that the objective was not nationalisation for its own sake , but the need to bring economic enterprise under social control — whatever that means . |
| 11 | With the suppression of the monasteries and many of the hospitals , increasing numbers of beggars and paupers produced problems which were dealt with by statute , so that the responsibility for the sick , the poor and the unemployed was placed firmly on the parishes in which they lived . |
| 12 | Was it possible that the quest for the historical Jesus , of which Bethune-Baker was a leading representative , was based upon an illusion about the nature of the sources which were used ? |
| 13 | Is it not true that the choice for the British people is between our party , which calls for lower taxes and greater spending by the people , and the Labour party , which wants to take people 's money and spend it itself ? |
| 14 | Surely here it was that the idea for the famous murder by Lady Dedlock of the villainous Tulkinghorn was born ? ’ |
| 15 | We therefore believe that greater reliance on the fast reactor is a necessary consequence of such restrictions and that the timescale for the large scale introduction of fast reactors may need to be brought forward . |
| 16 | Now if I can just refer as I did in my earlier submission to the possible results of that , I suggested that the requirement for the new settlement to be located beyond the outer boundary of the green er York greenbelt , should be rolled into criterion one , the need to avoid the greenbelt . |
| 17 | Her next mistake , in their eyes , was one of failing to inform them that the prizemoney for the Malaysian Open had been chopped in half . |
| 18 | A headmaster is claiming that the craze for the Teenage Mutant Hero Ninja Turtles , is encouraging aggression and promoting the belief that might is right . |
| 19 | But the fact that the PSBR for the current year has looked like falling short of the Chancellor 's revised forecast of £37 billion had persuaded some analysts that his estimate for the coming year would turn out little , if any , more than last November 's Treasury forecast of £44 billion . |
| 20 | This was his way of declaring that the battle for the Labour Party was won and the Battle for Britain about to commence . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the consortium lead firm , HDW in Kiel , confirmed that the contract for the two 1,550-tonne diesel-powered submarines had been signed . |
| 22 | I asked Frank Dick , the Director of Coaching , about this but all he said was that the field for the 60 metres had been chosen ( by him , as it turned out ) . |
| 23 | The Council considered that the document for the forthcoming Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) summit in Paris should " reflect the historical significance of that event " . |
| 24 | We suspect , however , that the reason for the low positivity in their experiment could be due to differences in sensitivity , and this study failed to include positive control tissue infected with tuberculosis to detect this . |
| 25 | It is thus a defence to show that the reason for the alleged act of discrimination was not the plaintiff 's disability but rather an inability to perform the work in question . |
| 26 | The alternative view is that the reason for the present rule regarding skill and knowledge is that without it the employee might well be prevented from earning his living in the area in which he has the greatest experience . |
| 27 | A look at the satellite sequence shows that the reason for the cold weather we 've been having . |
| 28 | We have already noted ( in section 2.2 ) that the value for the molar enthalpy of vaporisation of water is anomalously high . |
| 29 | And the Borough Council considers that the need for the new roads has been fully justified as set out in the County Council 's assessment . |
| 30 | The European countries also appreciated that the need for the whole world recovery was important , and they became more willing to contribute to the economic development of underdeveloped countries . |