Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , money wages , interest rates and-tax payments have all been adjusted to allow for the 10 per cent rise in the average level of prices . |
| 2 | They are taught to look for the common signs of preparation that precede offences . |
| 3 | A National Parliamentary Movement ( MNP ) of 19 parties had been formed to campaign for the early adoption of a parliamentary system , which could mean severely curtailing Collor 's powers . |
| 4 | A number of mechanisms have been implicated to account for the adverse effect of thiazide diuretics on lipid metabolism , which include reduced lipoprotein lipase activity secondary to the decrease in insulin action ( Grimm et al , 1981 ) . |
| 5 | For the celebration , soldiers of his Army had been forbidden to shave for the last month so that their faced would more nearly represent those of warriors of old . |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest , who have already had bids of £1.5m and £1.75m for Stan Collymore rejected by Southend , are expected to bid for the 22-year-old striker again . |
| 7 | When the effect of an additional task is to disrupt rather than facilitate performance then the two tasks are said to compete for the same " functional space " within the hemispheres . |
| 8 | But there 's even more to disagree with , particularly in the suggested preparations we are told to make for the forthcoming holocaust . |
| 9 | Various explanations have been advanced to account for the occupational rewards of professionals . |
| 10 | er until , until the end and they had a poll of er who who has been persuaded to vote for the three la , you know , what had they done |
| 11 | For further information you are invited to write for the departmental brochure . |
| 12 | Two day hospitals are provided to cater for the elderly mentally ill , one for those with functional illnesses and one for those with dementia . |
| 13 | Since all members of a meritocracy are socialized to compete for the top jobs and instilled with ambition , failure could be particularly frustrating . |
| 14 | If twins are detected by ultrasound scan , parents can prepare themselves for the births and plan accordingly , and also alert the obstetric team so that the appropriate antenatal care can be given to allow for the best chance of a safe delivery . |
| 15 | So that the training is not unduly prolonged the deans suggest that the undergraduate course could be shortened to compensate for the extra time spent as a house officer . |
| 16 | ‘ We must reassure our Protestant brothers and sisters that we will never be made to suffer for the British-sponsored murders of Catholics ’ . |
| 17 | There are those , including Germany 's 1990 World Cup coach , Franz Beckenbauer , who believe that world champions should be made to qualify for the following World Cup , rather than receive an automatic place . |
| 18 | The calculation has therefore to be discounted to allow for the various imponderants . |
| 19 | The fundamental equation ( 12 ) of the kinetic theory can be used to account for the ideal gas equation |
| 20 | Show how the " translate and test " instruction described on page 117 can be used to search for the first comma . |
| 21 | But it also offered other advantages — protection of British jobs against cheap foreign imports , and an inflow of customs duties to the Treasury which could be used to pay for the escalating costs of both armaments and social reforms . |
| 22 | This yield will fall in a period of inflation because a progressively larger amount of money will be needed to pay for the same quantity of goods and services . |
| 23 | We were told that even if inward migration was to stop for the next ten years , 45,000 new houses would still be needed to cater for the predicted natural growth of 49,000 people , plus the trend towards smaller households . |
| 24 | If what ( 102 ) entailed was : ( 104 ) You are Napoleon and you are socially superior to ( or socially distant from ) me , the speaker Then ( 105 ) would have to have one reading under which it meant ( 106 ) , which it clearly does not have : ( 105 ) Vous n'etes pas Napoleon ( 106 ) You are Napoleon , and you are not socially superior to ( or socially distant from ) me , the speaker Exactly the same , and additional , arguments can be shown to hold for the complex honorifics of " exotic " languages . |
| 25 | One of these subjects may be offered to qualify for the Second Level Group Certificate in Book-keeping and accounts . |
| 26 | With job production , losing an order is not quite so critical because , providing the firm is being correctly represented , it should be invited to quote for the next order and perhaps be successful then . |
| 27 | Too much energy can be spent looking for the perfect idea when being pragmatic and settling for a satisfactory solution is best . |
| 28 | The Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines , ZCCM , will be asked to pay for the environmental damage it has allegedly caused for the last 24 years , under the terms of the recently-approved Environment and Pollution Act . |
| 29 | Squirrels are not treated literally as ‘ things ’ in the outer world but as , firstly , parts of sets defined by such criteria as ‘ those that live in trees ’ and , secondly , ‘ available for symbolic manipulation ’ since they can be taken to stand for the very trees they live in . |
| 30 | In the autumn of 1870 " a Diamond Lamp with oil " was purchased and it was " to be kept burning for the first two nights after the receipt of papers and Mr John Slater was granted " the use of the Reading Room for one night in the week to have exercises in music . " |