Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [verb] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prime Minister 's decision to refuse funding for a survey of sexual behaviour to further research about the spread of Aids , and a new way of counting people in the poorest category of the population which reduced the number by one million , caused controversy . |
| 2 | A SECOND appeal against East Hampshire District Council 's refusal to allow permission for a house on land at Old School House , Crabtree Lane , Headley has been turned down by a government inspector . |
| 3 | A prolonged clap of thunder echoing round and round the building as though the Tower itself were the target of the storm 's fury imposed silence for a full minute . |
| 4 | The report argues that the bank managers displayed a bias in approach by focusing attention on financial information like businessmen 's ability to provide security for a loan when assessing risk . |
| 5 | It undoubtedly appears from this report that , among other factors , decision making in risk management is not consistent across different banks or even within banks ; bank managers give a disproportionate attention to the small business 's founders ' ability to provide security for a loan when assessing risk ; and , although the business plan to recruit a director to handle IT issues was crucial to the company 's success , most of the bank managers interviewed paid scant attention to that factor . |