Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amendment stated that the USA would attempt to dissuade any NATO ally from making force reductions , and that , should this attempt fail , the USA would seek to persuade other NATO allies to compensate for the resultant shortfall in overall NATO force levels . |
| 2 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 3 | On December 29th Richard Gephardt , majority leader in the House , said that if the president waged war without a congressional resolution , ‘ Congress has to reach for the only tool left to it , which is to cut off the funding of the war . ’ |
| 4 | The idea is that every person has another person ( or sometimes a group or committee ) to whom he or she has to account for the proper discharge of responsibilities . |
| 5 | When compulsory environmental impact statements are produced for Parliament for a private or hybrid Bill , the promoter obviously has to pay for the environmental impact assessment . |
| 6 | TelecomAsia Corp Public Co Ltd , which is installing 2m telephone lines in Bangkok and its suburbs , will offer 222m shares to the public by October this year.The company plans to apply for the public offering with the Thai Securities & Exchange Commission ; Salomon Brothers is the firm 's foreign underwriter . |
| 7 | The UN Security Council voted unanimously at its meeting on Dec. 15 to send " a small group , including military personnel " to Yugoslavia , as monitors to prepare for the eventual deployment of peacekeeping troops . |
| 8 | Laurence , who plays Challenge Tour golf , aims to qualify for the European Tour at the end of this season . |
| 9 | The oven with the see-through door and light as well as a timer helps to compensate for the missing sound of your joint sizzling . |
| 10 | The close integration of Herbarium , Garden and Library is one of the great strengths of the Royal Botanic Garden and helps to account for the high quality of its scientific , educational , and horticultural activities . |
| 11 | Numerous purges in the regions were designed to root out less than committed fascists , which helps to account for the high turnover of membership in the 1930s ; A.K. Chesterton in particular was notorious for the war he waged against literal social fascists , being responsible for expelling over 300 members in Stoke in 1935 who used the local headquarters as a drinking club . |
| 12 | 1.2 agrees to pay for the Licensed Software in accordance with the Pricing Policy as defined in Schedule 3 and with the Terms of Payment as defined in Schedule 4 . |
| 13 | She continues to do for the late Canon in a manner of speaking . ’ |