Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [vb pp] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doppler shift was used to compensate for the gravitational spectral shift of photons travelling along the tower . |
| 2 | This process was suggested to account for the unbalanced numbers of group I versus group II introns in mitochondria from various species ( 46 ) . |
| 3 | Mixed model analysis of variance was used to test for the effects of intervention . |
| 4 | The procedure was designed to compensate for the fact that the electoral register is not a very complete list of individuals ; it therefore depended on whether the adults resident had changed since the register was compiled . |
| 5 | The level of futures price was included to control for the possibility that , as the futures price rises , its variance also rises . |
| 6 | His theory was developed to account for the ‘ fit ’ of the southern hemisphere continents , and the existence of clearly related fossil organisms found in continents which are today widely separated . |
| 7 | With titles such as ‘ T-shirts , masculinity and Abstract Expressionism ’ , ‘ Matrixial space : aside from the phallus ’ , and ‘ Men , women and herveys : constructions of ‘ effeminacy ’ in eighteenth-century England ’ , the grazing conference-goer was tempted to opt for the sensationalist subject over more traditional approaches . |
| 8 | Appeals must be made to the centre where the student was enrolled to study for the programme ; each centre will deal with the case in accordance with its appeals procedure . |
| 9 | From December 1972 the sole legal political organization was the United National Independence Party ( UNIP ) ; in September 1990 the party agreed to end its monopoly of power , and in December a bill was passed to allow for the formation of other political parties . |
| 10 | So , a bigger church was needed to cater for the rapidly increasing numbers , and a most un-lamb like argument over whether they should extend or move to a new site raged for six years . |
| 11 | In the order of succession , the president of the Senate was empowered to substitute for the President during a temporary absence if the Vice-President was also absent . |
| 12 | The system was meant to provide for the quick identification of stolen animals . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if the member of parliament was induced to solicit for the removal of an acting officer , any failure to arrange the question satisfactorily would be taken in his constituency as a failure of political interest in London and evidence of a lack of effective power , which again could prove damaging at the next general election . |
| 14 | This economic lodestar was set to achieve for the UK a reduction in interest rates , a break in the long-ingrained inflationary tendencies that have afflicted the UK economy since the war , and to increase the momentum of developing trade links between the UK and the EC . |
| 15 | β cell function was standardised to allow for the confounding effects of age and obesity . |
| 16 | In the adjoining two storey block nominal alterations were carried out to improve the Ground Floor Art Department , and substantial upgrading of the Kitchen was undertaken to cater for the increased requirements , involving replacement of all catering equipment and servery counters , improved washing-up facilities and new tiled floor and wall finishes . |
| 17 | After considering updating the old parish church the decision was made to provide for the needs of the 21st century , building a church large enough for both the old St Peter & St Paul church and St George 's , Kettlethorpe . |