Example sentences of "[conj] for the [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Natural science is happy to take a spectator 's view of the workings of nature , and any retreat , as in quantum theory in physics or for the philosophical reasons in the last chapter , is reluctant . |
| 2 | Except for the last Albanians in the Labour party , I do not believe that anyone seriously disputes that the process of competition is essential to maximise what is bought for the taxpayer . |
| 3 | For the social services , that is for Thameslink and for the underground services in London , wider social benefits are taken into account , such as road decongestion , social regeneration and economic benefits to the City of London through such construction . |
| 4 | In the corporation of London , for example , the fact that local elections were spread across the year ( with those for the sheriffs being in midsummer , for the lord mayor in September , and for the common councilmen in December ) , and were invariably fought out along party lines , meant that political passions seldom had a chance to cool down . |
| 5 | They now compete , not for comparable resources ( ‘ separate but equal ’ as the phrase went ) but for the same resources in the same labour or housing or educational or other markets . |
| 6 | The biggest advantage though for the conservative administrations in Washington , Ottawa , Bonn and London is the fragmentation of labour and the divorcing of workers from traditionally powerful unions . |
| 7 | It was suggested that a flour-mill for the employment of the paupers should be created , the flour produced to be used for making the bread for the paupers in the workhouse , as well as for the several parishes in the union . |