Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb -s] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A point to watch here , is where a credit card holder applies for an extra card on the same account . |
| 2 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 3 | Your rhythm style calls for a great deal of aggressive down-stroke picking … |
| 4 | The review clause provides for a hypothetical lease for a term of twenty-five years from the rent review date but otherwise on the terms of the actual lease . |
| 5 | As we have said , if your let-down procedure calls for a final descent rate of 800 ft/min , there is no time for trial and error . |
| 6 | The geographical concentration of the relatively high per capita income services — especially in finance — in London and the South East has for a long time been a feature of the British economy [ Brown , 1972 ] . |
| 7 | Currently , business investment accounts for a higher proportion of GDP than at any time in the 1970s and early 1980s . |
| 8 | A light Formica finish makes for a cheerful interior |
| 9 | Nevertheless , even if they did not get it wrong , their discomfiture is a matter of concern for the whole market research industry , of which political opinion polling accounts for a small but very visible part of an estimated UK turnover of more than £300 million . |
| 10 | Pole arrangement allows for a wider variety of different and interesting shapes |
| 11 | A low failure rate makes for an attractive proposition |
| 12 | Organ jazz has for a long time been club-trendy but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and ‘ Big ’ John Patton with whom she shares a clear affinity in her choice of rhythms and blues inflections . |
| 13 | A significant element in its declared purpose was the better exchange of ideas between librarians and commercial producers , particularly because the commercial production of audio-visual teaching media accounts for a large proportion of programmes . |
| 14 | The Shell Account Card provides for a fast efficient transaction and eliminates the need for cash or cheques . |
| 15 | In addition , the emerging information regarding the properties of the platelet-derived growth factor argues for an important role in the atherogenic process of this platelet α-granule constituent . |
| 16 | The campaign Full Employment UK argues for a four-pronged attack on the supply side that will guarantee the abolition of long-term unemployment . |
| 17 | The cheque book facility allows for a minimum withdrawal of £200 , but there is no credit card add on . |
| 18 | The crisp Highland air makes for a fine display of steam form K1 No 2005 as it hauls the Royal Scotsman along the shore of Loch Eil on the Fort William to Mallaig line in 1988 . |
| 19 | It 's interesting that no no other than Tony M P Secretary of State , speaking at the conference , Building on Success , said that the erm construction industry accounts for a tenth of our National G D P . |
| 20 | There 's a ‘ chat-and-pat ’ service ; staff call your hound by name , and tiptoe past your room at night so as to let sleeping dogs lie ; your dog 's photograph is taken in the hotel ; the hotel manager appears for a final ‘ wave-and-wag ’ ; there 's a VIP service for show-winning dogs ; and a discount for families whose dogs are better behaved than the owners ! |
| 21 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 22 | A finance lease lasts for a substantial portion of the life of an asset . |
| 23 | If the review of energy policy opts for a high coal burn , it will have to be balanced by maintaining ‘ clean ’ nuclear power plant which might also be under threat if the dash for gas is allowed to go unchecked . |
| 24 | The Social Peace and the idea of Family Love makes for an excellent political and moral principle . |
| 25 | Since muscle is heavier than fat but not as bulky , a small increase in muscle size compensates for a larger amount of fat loss , resulting in a considerable change in shape but no change in body-weight . |
| 26 | The underlying assumption ( or , more accurately , hypothesis ) of this paper is that client participation makes for a better social work intervention , and thus the higher the degree of client participation the more effective the intervention will be ( Kurzman and Solomon , 1970 ; Freedberg , 1989 ; York , 1989 ) . |
| 27 | An NIS Domain licence goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 28 | The speech left provides for an internal speech code which passes through a working memory system where it can be examined . |