Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | On Feb. 20 the House of Representatives judiciary committee voted for a six-month halt to repatriations , but on Feb. 24 the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the repatriation policy by eight to one and also rejected an emergency request to halt all repatriations . |
| 32 | Best editor seen for a long time . |
| 33 | For all its bias , such poetry written for a specific occasion has some obvious advantages as source-material . |
| 34 | The wound strings vary in tension from make to make , according to the diameter of the inner core used for a particular string gauge . |
| 35 | The committee called for a special report on the matter . |
| 36 | The committee called for an increased R&D effort and a more imaginative approach to research from government ( Hew Scientist , 10 March , p 634 ) . |
| 37 | He was replaced on an interim basis by his deputy , Faruq Dahruj , and the LCP central committee called for an extraordinary conference to discuss the party 's political plan and organizational structure , change the party 's name and elect a new leadership . |
| 38 | The 1990 plan called for a convertible currency trade surplus of $700,000,000 through a 7-8 per cent increase in exports . |
| 39 | The plan called for a main attack by 26 divisions in July on a 40-km/25-ml front running north and south of the village of Krevo , west of Molodetchno . |
| 40 | The Security Council plan called for an initial ceasefire followed by phased disarmament . |
| 41 | Chatterton is represented in the novel as an accidental suicide — slain by a cocktail of arsenic and laudanum swallowed for a venereal infection . |
| 42 | Their gaze locked for a long moment as he pulled the towel from his neck and flung it over a rail , then , suddenly embarrassed , she looked away . |
| 43 | A political statement released by the PNC at the end of the session called for an international conference on the Middle East , under UN supervision , to be convened on the basis of UN Security Council Resolutions 242 ( 1967 — see pp. 22473 ; 25029 ; 34898 ) and 338 ( 1973 — see p. 26197 ) , and the guaranteeing of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people , of which the most important was " the right to self-determination " . |
| 44 | On 4th , May 1926 , the Trades Union Council called for a General Strike in support or striking coal miners . |
| 45 | The issue called for a great deal of understanding on both sides , which inevitably in many cases could not be guaranteed . |
| 46 | The case was adjourned until January 28th after the Judge called for a full explanation of the social services delay . |
| 47 | Town hall set for a new look |
| 48 | The peace plan provided for a UN-supervised ceasefire to be in force from Feb. 1 until Oct. 31 , 1992 , during which time all accords would be implemented and verified by the UN . |
| 49 | and was then boarded the team coach set for a quiet weekend before today 's clash at Ipswich Town . |
| 50 | While the Emperor 's personal determination counted for a great deal in the redevelopment of Paris , the transformation was really made possible by the general upsurge in the French economy which took place after 1850 . |
| 51 | Instead , the Ex Comm settled for a naval blockade of the island , coupled with a demand for the withdrawal of the missiles . |
| 52 | His reactions to a challenge and his mode of speech , his capacity , are all those of a boy trained for a certain duty but not distracted from his natural instincts and responses . |
| 53 | After the war , many of the type served for a brief period with RCN reservist units until they were all struck off charge in 1947 . |
| 54 | He said that the council hoped for an amicable solution . |
| 55 | In 1907 the central committee campaigned for a minimum wage for all women co-operative employees . |
| 56 | For example , the pay schedule code contains all the rates of pay and hours of work allowed for a particular grade and will therefore act as a validation check when grade , hours and pay are entered . |
| 57 | Alert , she stalked the jackrabbit , her stiletto poised for a deft jab . |
| 58 | While a range of jobs now make up this sector , they neatly divide into seasonal , temporary or casual work on the one hand , and , on the other , work contracted for a fixed period of time or for whatever time it takes to complete a defined task . |
| 59 | A The type and amount of equipment required for a coldwater aquarium will depend very much on how complex you wish the system to be and how much you wish to spend . |
| 60 | On the locomotive side an ‘ in depth ’ examination is currently taking place on No. 6 ‘ Douglas ’ to determine the full extent of the work required for a major overhaul in connection with the provision of a new boiler . |