Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon after work began however , it was found that there were serious problems in making a secure , stable base for the embankment and thus progress was brought to a halt . |
| 2 | It was agreed that retail/service jobs provided neither a stable base for the economy nor decent jobs for the people of the area . |
| 3 | However , as I told the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) , there will be an opportunity in due course for the legislation that enacts the agreement to be considered in detail by the House . |
| 4 | Be sure that the display you are mounting is at the right level for the event and that you are using appropriate material and performers . |
| 5 | For example , Buttel and Flinn ( 1977 ) in a survey of Wisconsin residents found only weak support for the hypothesis that ruralism was more strongly associated with environmental ( ecological ) concern rather than agrarianism . |
| 6 | There is strong support for the idea that excessive pain , expense , and hardship , together with no hope of benefit , may serve as the starting-points — though obviously words such as ‘ excessive ’ need further careful definition . |
| 7 | In other political states during the twentieth century , there has been strong support for the view that art should serve a social purpose . |
| 8 | These figures give strong support for the view that the RDLS measures a child 's increasing control of language for cognitive functions , but there is little evidence of the test 's ability to identify specific areas of language functioning or its sensitivity to changes in a child 's command of specific language forms or other language functions . |
| 9 | The Sudanese government also sought to maintain sole responsibility for the transport and distribution of aid . |
| 10 | It is not hard , however , to make a strong case for the view that unrest in a particular part of the empire in 1858 loomed large in the regime 's decision to opt for the version of emancipation which gave peasants land . |
| 11 | The person named in the order will have parental responsibility for the child while the order is in force . |
| 12 | If a person seeking party status has parental responsibility for the child but has not been named as a respondent , the court must grant his request . |
| 13 | In this context " the responsible person " means any person who has parental responsibility for the child and any other person with whom the child is living . |
| 14 | " Family " in this context includes any person who has parental responsibility for the child or with whom he is living ( s17(10) ) . |
| 15 | The break lasted twenty minutes ; but it was not a complete break for the horseman for he was still in charge of the horses ; and as they were not feeding they sometimes got restless , especially in the summer-time when the flies worried them and sometimes caused a horse to get his foot over a trace . |
| 16 | It concluded its deliberations with a series of ringing statements on the desirability of a united Europe , with some common institutions , within which ‘ the European states must transfer and merge some portion of their sovereign rights so as to secure common political and economic action for the integration and proper development of their common resources ’ . |
| 17 | FORMER Philippines ' first lady Imelda Marcos plans a week of high-profile activities to generate publicity and set the stage for a possible bid for the presidency after nearly six years in exile . |
| 18 | This representation secured historic recognition for the area and spawned the Mexican War Streets Society . |
| 19 | The Ulster final of the Rose of Tralee festival takes place there next month , promising an economic boom for the area and a place in Rose folklore . |
| 20 | In 1986 the Italian government initiated an extensive programme for the evaluation and recovery of Italy 's cultural and artistic heritage , involving public and private enterprises and using the most advanced technology available . |
| 21 | Inserted into this issue of the magazine is the series of talks which has been organised as part of the supportive programme for the exhibition and looks at both individual aspects of printmaking , as well as at business and marketing side of prints . |
| 22 | Further , while continuous monitoring may ensure that participants in co-operative R&D ventures do not distort competition , it substitutes administrative action for the public and/or privately initiated judicial-review process which characterizes most antitrust policies . |
| 23 | Sterilisation operations are governed by the same legal requirements as any other operation , that is the patient should give informed permission for the procedure that is to be carried out . |
| 24 | I said we had to fight for improvements , such as a proper building for the market and a nursery for their children . |
| 25 | However , an ingenious experiment by Jim Gould has provided direct support for the view that the new recruits use the angle of the central segment of the waggle dance . |
| 26 | President Mitterrand shared the traditional French enthusiasm for the tunnel and , socialist or not , was prepared to concede private investment . |
| 27 | Also part of the package , and defined more by the supplier , will be the equally important staff and management training , and on-going support for the hardware and software . |
| 28 | If you do notice something unusual which you are sure is not a software problem , then you should take a careful look for the cause or things will just get worse , possibly with more serious consequences . |
| 29 | In any case the resolution of the party conference of 1943 gave Hugh Dalton , who was on the side of the ‘ anti-Germans ’ , and was chairman of the party 's International Committee , the opportunity to draft a statement on the ‘ International Post-war Settlement ’ emphasising German responsibility for the war and the need for her to pay reparations to the Allies . |
| 30 | Their intention was to create a narrative experience for the pilgrim or initiand , an experience full of unsettling incident and surprise . |