Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the generation " in BNC.

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1 Where the fetch , or distance at the disposal of the wind for the generation of waves , is very large the factor governing the height of the waves is the time during which a wind of a given strength has.been blowing .
2 They also function as a focus for the generation of collective values and a group identity which is considered desirable given the fragmented and impermanent nature of pupil attendance .
3 An active sense of guilt for the generation that had been sacrificed encouraged the belief that there was a debt to be repaid to the rising generation .
4 The contemporary evidence for the generation after Sidonius , that is the last decades of fifth- and the first of sixth-century Gaul , is largely made up of letter collections .
5 The ATSR is proving to be a perceptive eye above the skies , but it wo n't be until the next century until scientists can fully analyse what weather and climate is in store for the generations to come .
6 Therefore , we consider alternative splicing as mechanism for the generation of N-Oct 5 proteins unlikely .
7 and governments themselves have a relatively short lifespan compared with the time scale for the generation and implementation of policy .
8 Features of the Toolkit include a WYSIWYG Windows Generator for the generation of management windows .
9 Hides supplies gas for the generation of power to the nearby Porgera gold mine .
10 To this end , he recommends that transcripts be used as the starting-point for the generation of assessments which address structural , semantic and functional language characteristics .
11 In contrast , idealist thought supposes a converse determination and disregards the importance of reference to practical activity for the generation of abstractions , thereby remaining ideological .
12 In response to this situation the Group Personnel Information Services Department developed a set of batch GIS enquiries which , run overnight , generated specific extracts of the database in an appropriate structure for the generation of management information under the timesharing service ( see figure 5 ) .
13 It is also thought that a proper coupling of electrical and metabolic activity is a prerequisite for the generation of pacemaker activity .
14 Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have launched a campaign to persuade the British government to increase its target for the generation of electricity from renewable resources .
15 But by charging up these stores , the influx mechanism transforms the cytoplasm into an ‘ excitable medium ’ , thus setting the stage for the generation of the repetitive calcium spikes and waves described below .
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