Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may seem a depressing conclusion to Anselm 's struggle for the primacy that it should have ended in a futile resort to forgery . |
| 2 | It drew a distinction between this and the Chief Constable 's responsibility for the direction and control of the force . |
| 3 | To this end , Pan American and Avions Marcel Dassault agreed to form a joint venture company to take over Pan Am 's responsibility for the marketing and support of the Fan Jet Falcon in the Wester Hemisphere and Far East . |
| 4 | The rationale behind this argument is that the criteria are consistent with the criteria for recognising an asset in the IASC 's Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements . |
| 5 | They also go further than the equivalent parts of the International Accounting Standards Committee 's Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements , and contain some significant new principles . |
| 6 | Avesco Plc yesterday announced plans to demerge its VideoLogic Ltd multimedia subsidiary , which has joint venture agreements with IBM Corp : it says that Videologic 's turnover for the year that ends today will be not less than £10.4m , which is an increase of 44% over last year : Avesco also plans to raise £12.1m net of expenses in a one-for-three rights issue at 63 pence ; the news put 12 pence on the share price , which reached 97p . |
| 7 | We shall write up Newton 's equation for the case when the force is provided by an electric field and friction is present |
| 8 | The use of eqn ( 10.18 ) shows that this monster would only radiate 10 -30 W of gravitational wave power : this rules out any laboratory equivalent of Hertz 's experiment for the production and detection of gravitational waves . |
| 9 | For Rangers ' other casualties , only miraculous recovery will be sufficient to strengthen Walter Smith 's side for the game that will ‘ clarify , ’ to use the manager 's word , the outcome of the section they lead in the company of Marseille . |
| 10 | He would hand over the old man 's baccy for the week and a few sweeties then , after a bit of chat , he was away . ’ |
| 11 | Petipa and Massine also met Newman 's requirement for the balancing and treatment of episodes . |
| 12 | Corbett realised that soon it would be Michaelmas and these were the Rogation Days when the priest blessed the soil and asked God 's help for the sowing and future harvest . |
| 13 | The pub , usually packed full of young Camden locals , old men from Winterbottom 's Home for the Vagrant and Elderly and crusaders from south of the river , is nearly empty tonight . |
| 14 | Sir Christopher added : ‘ The nuclear industry 's battle for the heart and mind of the trade union movement over the case for nuclear power goes on . |
| 15 | She remembered that Seb had said to Gloria that swimming was not ‘ their thing ’ , but Antony Royd was supposed to run the fastest mile in the county and Mark Fountains- Abbot cheatingly borrowed his mother 's eventer for the cross-country and just , according to Gloria , sat there . |
| 16 | In this sense , Labour 's respect for the constitution and its willingness to collaborate with an increasingly strong State against ‘ extremism ’ of the Left as well as the Right did not save Britain from fascism : it merely helped capital at the expense of the working class . |
| 17 | Eileen and Joe both obtained a week 's leave for the wedding and Stephen came on a week 's holiday so all the family except Terry were together . |
| 18 | We stopped and sheltered in a farmer 's barn for the night and the following morning , misty as ever , did little to assuage my suspicions . |
| 19 | And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole . |
| 20 | A survey by Germany 's Union for the Environment and Nature Protection recently found that two-thirds of the country 's trees were sick or dying from the effects of traffic and industrial fumes . |
| 21 | In this way , all the shops reflect Roddick 's concern for the environment and her insistence that private wealth should be used for public good . |
| 22 | Write the Captain 's log for the period that starts when they first saw the strange " whale " and ends when he saw the Monongahela for the last time . |
| 23 | ANC leaders blamed President de Klerk 's government for the massacre and said they would not respond ‘ meekly ’ . |
| 24 | Outwardly Carter was more polite towards Congress than Nixon had been , but he shared the latter 's contempt for the legislature and was no less shocked by its disorderly , undisciplined ways and its vulnerability to special interests . |
| 25 | Since the charter mark is designed to improve public services , does my hon. Friend agree that the attack launched today on the citizens charter by the National and Local Government Officers Association in a lavish newspaper advertising campaign is typical of that union 's contempt for the consumer and lack of interest in improving public services ? |
| 26 | The purchaser 's reason for the acquisition and consideration of other options . |
| 27 | One has to resort to Fraser McLuskey 's memoir for the explanation that the bodies were indeed R.A.F. and American crewmen , and for a moving account of their dignified burial by the Padre himself almost within sight of the enemy . |
| 28 | The total raised is being divided between the Young People 's Trust for the Environment and Nature Conservation and the Children 's Liver Disease Foundation . |
| 29 | Directors of Pressa 's printing works in 18 towns had written to Russia 's Minister for the Press and Mass Media , Nikolai Poltoranin , warning that because of financial difficulties , publication of central newspapers would cease in Russia 's regions unless emergency measures were taken . |
| 30 | Together , accompanied by the bridesmaids , they return to the bridegroom 's house for the wedding and the celebrations that follow . |