Example sentences of "[noun] to work for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davidoff and Hall have recently underlined not only the strong conception of ministerial leadership possessed by John Angell James at Carr 's Lane in Birmingham — ‘ We occupy a very public station ; like the angel standing in the sun we must be seen ’ — but demonstrated his ability to lead his chapel in alignment with Anglican reformers to work for antislavery , temperance and projects of moral benevolence within the community . |
| 2 | Welfare expert to work for Legion |
| 3 | This respondent was also concerned about the failure of social workers to work for rehabilitation , stating , ‘ There are lots of social workers who think it quite appropriate to take a child away from dodgy natural parents and work avidly towards replacing it with adoptive ones . ’ |
| 4 | Although the PAC and Azanian People 's Organization ( Azapo ) refused to sign the accord they gave separate undertakings to work for peace . |
| 5 | He called on its rivals in UNITA to work for peace . |
| 6 | After a study of academic enterprise in the US , Matthew Bullock of Barclays Bank , concludes that specific ‘ technology transfer mechanisms ’ are less important than the willingness of universities to allow their academics to work for industry ‘ on the side ’ . |
| 7 | However , Jesus never called people to work for work 's sake . |
| 8 | The Community has gone a long way towards achieving that central purpose ; towards taming nationalism without suppressing patriotism ; towards sharing sovereignty without destroying nations ; and towards putting the magic of markets to work for society in a stable democratic setting . |