Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb -s] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a person enters under a contractual right , the common duty of care under the Act will be implied into the contract , unless the contract expressly provides for a higher standard of care . |
| 2 | It should be said , incidentally , that the remastering of the original 78s has , without affecting the overall frequency range , virtually eliminated their surface noise and produced remarkably quiet backgrounds : the only exception is the Prokofiev sonata ( which Horowitz introduced the USA ) , where the 1945 recording ( the earliest here ) is also more resonant and in which , just occasionally , a little to much pedal is used : the tremendous drive of his rhythm nevertheless makes for a compelling performance . |
| 3 | Interestingly , this setting also works for a complete mix , affecting mainly the percussive sounds but leaving the overall feel pretty much unchanged . |
| 4 | The President also serves for a four-year term ; if no presidential candidate gains a majority of the vote under direct elections , then the President is elected by the Congress . |
| 5 | Despite the decline in the growth rate of public service employment since the late 1970s , the public service sector still accounts for a significant proportion of total employment in the service industries . |
| 6 | However the plan also allows for a 36 per cent rise in carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry and power plants . |
| 7 | The experimenter then waits for a certain amount of time and repeats the experiment to see how well the rat has remembered what it has to do . |
| 8 | The group then reassembles for a few days to allow everyone to present their trial training session . |
| 9 | Classical criminology clearly allows for a loose association between antecedent variables and outcomes : the probability of crime varies according to the degree of rationality of individuals and the efficiency and consistency of the criminal justice system . |
| 10 | This regular pattern only continues for a short time , and after about eight hours , the embryo is a blastula comprising a hollow ball of about 1000 cells . |
| 11 | In The Tempest verse again stands for a superior ethos in stark juxtaposition with prose . |
| 12 | Neutron stars may produce more energy than the Sun soon after they form , when they are active as pulsars , but this phase of energetic activity only lasts for a few thousand years . |
| 13 | ‘ If this is thrown out and the company then goes for a public inquiry , we will fight them all the way . ’ |