Example sentences of "[pos pn] claim for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Inland Revenue is still rejecting my claim for a deduction in respect of the training expenses of a driving instructor with the British School of Motoring incurred prior to his beginning his trade ( see ACCOUNTANCY , November 1992 , p 81 ) . |
| 2 | In 1958 regular recruiting went far better than the demographers had predicted , and the Army Council was able to substantiate its claim for a higher manpower ceiling . |
| 3 | Rather , town planning became involved in other environmental and social concerns almost by chance , though its claim for a comprehensive , synoptic view of things perhaps made expansionism inevitable . |
| 4 | The question of road traffic was another area which brought town planning a wider frame of reference , by virtue of the profession 's overall concern for cities in their totality , and its claim for a comprehensive approach to all major development . |
| 5 | The Federation of Venezuelan Workers ( CTV ) had demanded a halt to large-scale redundancies in the public sector , and by February 1991 was predicting mass demonstrations and strikes if the government rejected its claim for a 45 per cent wage increase and for a minimum wage equivalent to $188 per month . |
| 6 | According to Africa Confidential the OLF , by accepting the new proposals , had " implicitly abandoned its claim for a separate Oromo state " — a move which was likely to antagonize the allied Oromo People 's Democratic Organization ( OPDO ) . |
| 7 | The pilots resigned six weeks ago when the airlines refused a demand by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots for direct negotiations over their claim for a 29.5 per cent pay rise . |
| 8 | The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week . |
| 9 | His claim for a War Disablement Pension was rejected by the Department of Social Security . |
| 10 | His claim for a plum job in a fourth Tory administration was evident weeks ago when he sported a new bouffant hair cut . |
| 11 | Hamilton played well , Palace won 2–1 and his claim for a first team place had been properly and completely justified . |
| 12 | His best season with the Palace was undoubtedly 1907–08 , during which he staked his claim for a full England cap and was England 's reserve against Scotland . |
| 13 | DANISH international Bjorn Kristensen yesterday staked his claim for a First Division recall at Newcastle United . |
| 14 | GRAHAM LLOYD strengthened his claim for a place on the England ‘ A ’ tour to Australia with his fourth championship century of the season at Old Trafford yesterday . |
| 15 | Ekoku failed to stake his claim for a place against the Dutch . |
| 16 | Barnes bid : Stuart Barnes stakes his claim for a place in the British Lions Test team when he captains the side against Taranaki in New Plymouth tomorrow . |
| 17 | Gilford 's success on the King 's Links , where he returned a nine-under-par total of 279 , earned him £62,500 and considerably strengthened his claim for a Ryder Cup place against the US in September . |
| 18 | When young Scott Booth underlined his claim for a first full international start against the Germans on Wednesday by continuing his scoring form with Aberdeen 's second goal six minutes into the second half , things looked bleak for the hosts . |
| 19 | Our claim for a more just salary scale for Bank Assistants may be down , but it is not out . |