Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The army command long pressed for a local ‘ home guard ’ such as had been the rule in Malaya , Kenya and other terrorist situations . |
| 2 | The 1949 Constitution established Costa Rica as a democratic state with an executive President directly elected for a four-year term . |
| 3 | Legislative power is held by a unicameral Legislative Assembly similarly elected for a four-year term . |
| 4 | Under the 1975 Constitution , legislative power was vested in the 40-member National Assembly indirectly elected for a five-year term , executive power was vested in a President elected indirectly for a five-year term , and the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tomé and Príncipe ( MLSTP ) was the sole legal political party . |
| 5 | The long explanations of ‘ faculties ’ and ‘ propensities ’ , with each area of the skull carefully marked for a particular skill , strike one as total pseudoscience . |
| 6 | Leaving aside the fact that already under Dej the standing of a student 's relatives in the Party hierarchy already counted for a great deal when it came to handing out exam results , connections with the very summit of political power could offer useful patronage and protection to scientists and their institute . |
| 7 | d ) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded ; and on a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule , the Chairman or Mr. Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill . |
| 8 | That notoriety explains why Simon & Schuster paid $275,000 for the translation rights , the highest sum ever paid for a Japanese book . |
| 9 | Growing domestic concern about the prospect of a military offensive was evident by the end of November , despite the failure of a bid to have Congress specially recalled for a full debate ; the Senate armed services committee opened hearings on the administration 's management of the Gulf crisis on Nov. 27 . |
| 10 | His prophecy had proved to be correct , for the trade he brought her way currently accounted for a good thirty per cent of her income . |
| 11 | The clear view gives an impression of speed and excitement at what could be the fastest time ever achieved for a human powered vehicle . |