Example sentences of "[verb] for a third " in BNC.
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| 1 | US Secretary of State James Baker and Israel 's ambassador to the USA Zalman Shoval met for a third round of talks in Washington on Feb. 21 but failed to arrange a compromise agreement on the terms of Israel 's request for loan guarantees worth US$10,000 million to be used for the absorption of new Jewish immigrants . |
| 2 | Thus Scargill was reluctant to go for a third national ballot under his leadership , and the fourth in four years . |
| 3 | Growth is a desperate necessity for China and India , which between them account for a third of the global population , and other developing nations . |
| 4 | Latinos account for a third of its 9m odd residents . |
| 5 | Currently , hydrocarbons account for a third of Norway 's gross exports , 15 per cent of revenue and 17 per cent of Gross National Product . |
| 6 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 7 | That 's the problem … you see , Dieter 's enrolled for a third week and … |
| 8 | The National Westminster Bank Sevens , at Sydenham , were won for a third successive time by Brynteg CS , who enjoyed a comfortable semi-final against St Benedict 's , 20-4 , before a demanding final against Campion , 10-6 . |
| 9 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
| 10 | Skinner continued in that appointment at Munsterlager and Catterick , before returning for a third tour in Northern Ireland , during which he was again mentioned in despatches . |
| 11 | A GOOD day for Scotland 's bowlers yesterday saw the women 's side set up a home international decider this afternoon against England while the men 's team , bidding for a third successive title , cruised to a convincing win over Ireland . |
| 12 | Rather than wait for a third guy , Lee sets his ball down quick and hits it . |
| 13 | Other 3000 boxes can be upgraded to a 987 with a board swap for a third of the cost of a new system . |
| 14 | Hulme did n't get his weekend , and was ordered to train for a third team match the following Wednesday . |
| 15 | The Darling Buds of May with David Jason and Catherine Zeta Jones is also re-surfacing for a third series . |
| 16 | Two teenegers … one fifteen the other ninteen … are still helping police with their inquiries … they 're still hunting for a third man . |
| 17 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
| 18 | By 1987 , the SDLP was making no secret of its desire to see Thatcher re-elected for a third term . |
| 19 | Michael Codron had reason to be grateful that it was , especially when in January 1958 it transferred for a third time — or even a fifth , if the pre-West End runs at the Theatre Royal Brighton , and the original Cambridge version , were taken into account — to the Garrick Theatre . |
| 20 | Bob is writing for a third ( ! ) attempt on his prostate gland , but seems to have got caught out by overspending on the part of the hospital involved , which has caused a delay in non-urgent ops . |
| 21 | And although England removed nightwatchman Morrison without fuss on the final morning , the draw looked odds-on as the tourists toiled for a third day in the field . |
| 22 | England , going for a third consecutive Grand Slam , will name the team to play France at Twickenham on January 16 from their Canary Islands sunspot on January 3 . |
| 23 | He intended to challenge for a third successive 800 metres title but withdraw last night because of a shin injury . |
| 24 | The estate agent is selling for a third party and it would be totally wrong that his client should suffer because of the false window-dressing of his agent . |
| 25 | When it happened for a third time , it became remarkable enough to distract him from a rapt analysis of Heather 's reasoning . |
| 26 | The roadway is closed to traffic by a turnpike , then , underneath a kind of Bridge of Sighs connecting the main block with the buildings attached to the Arch , it is closed again by a set of ornamental gates — and then closed for a third time by another turnpike . |
| 27 | The horn was sounded for a third time , a single blast , long and mournful . |
| 28 | In the case of Professor Fang Lizhi , the dissident leader who is still holed up in the US embassy in Beijing , Mr Bush has been unable to say when or whether the Chinese may allow him to leave for a third country , as reportedly urged by Mr Scowcroft . |
| 29 | There may be a general tendency to exaggerate ; couples seem to be more willing to abandon expectations of a third child than they are to opt for a third child after stating an earlier preference for two . |
| 30 | When the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and the first killings began , one might have expected these siren voices calling for a third way to fall silent . |