Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] for [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 This has resulted in a general failure on the part of local education authorities to plan for the promotion of community languages across all phases of the education system .
2 Not only has the arid nature of the land inspired successive rulers to create the most exquisite and luxuriant ornamental gardens in their palaces and towns ; it has also spurred generations of textile artists to compensate for the harshness of their environment by weaving emblems of foliate abundance into their rugs .
3 Or , as Niall Fitzduff put it , the community ‘ is not to be destroyed at the whim of mining company ’ while nothing could ‘ compensate us or the generations to come for the loss of our community ’ .
4 ( iii ) Building on their experience of reading and hearing a wide range of poetry , they should have opportunities , both individually and in groups , to use poetic features such as rhythm , rhyme and alliteration in verse forms such as jingles , limericks , ballads , haiku , etc. ( iv ) Pupils should have opportunities to write for a range of communicative or informative purposes including describing , explaining , giving instructions , reporting , expressing a point of view .
5 Ask local car dealer to write to car manufacturers to press for the introduction of more fuel efficient cars ?
6 If , as children , we were given healing opportunities to grieve for a range of losses , whether it was falling and losing our precariously-achieved sense of balance , the death of a cat , the breaking of a doll or having to move house , we will have learned skills which will stand us in good stead later .
7 These excellent distance learner texts could be used on a modular basis , allowing candidates to study for the purpose of expanding their knowledge to obtain a qualification , or to meet the needs of their work .
8 County had lost six of their last eight League games at the Baseball Ground , which had prompted disgruntled supporters to call for the resignation of manager Arthur Cox .
9 It is not just an effort to raise funds to pay for the continuance of the maypole-raising , but a way of instilling the custom into the children .
10 He invited his clients to pay for the privilege of cutting his locks and raised £1,000 for the Chest Heart and Stroke Association .
11 There is nothing more baffling in cricket than the continuing reluctance of umpires to move for the adoption of TV assistance for narrow run-out and stumping decisions .
12 No familiar McGowran use of the eyes to show for the passing of years .
13 Already Catalan employers were organized in powerful associations to fight for the maintenance of import prohibitions .
14 Number twenty two , capital effects to allow for the acquisition of various properties .
15 Trafalgar eventually gave in when the Panel threatened to take up its option to apply to the courts for an order under the 1985 Companies Act , which might have forced the company directors to pay for the production of revised accounts themselves .
16 The strong sense of community between living and dead expressed in the frequent injunction in wills to pray for the soul of the deceased and to endow a priest for this specific purpose witnesses to a feeling for a purpose in existence beyond that of material well-being .
17 Not only will this guarantee relevant standards and practicable quality assurance , it will also help organisations to plan for the implementation of the qualification .
18 The buildings are not open to the public , but Nailsworth and other nearby Cotswold towns and villages , such as Chipping Campden , Painswick and Uley , are rewarding places to visit for an impression of the wealth of local clothiers who built themselves fine houses as well as fine churches for their communities .
19 From the 1880s the richer members of the Jewish community made extensive and largely successful efforts to provide for the influx of destitute refugees from the Russian pogroms .
20 The joint chiefs held that General MacArthur should have sufficient resources to provide for the occupation of part of Korea in addition to his principal task of occupying Japan .
21 We will retain the right of council tenants to opt for a change of landlord , but only after a fair ballot .
22 ‘ We do not support the pursuit of this issue in public argument and we will be committing our efforts to campaign for the recall of the Scottish parliament , to stop water privatisation and to achieve independence in Europe . ’
23 3 , We do not support the pursuit of this issue in public argument and we will be committing our efforts to campaign for the recall of the Scottish parliament , to stop water privatisation and to achieve independence in Europe .
24 Gosse was perplexed at the vast tracts of time required by geologists to account for the deposition of all the strata .
25 The interviewer Martin Pailthorpe was interested to find out Laura 's views on imposing a levy on outdoor goods to pay for the maintenance of footpaths .
26 The parishes were required to levy rates to provide for the relief of the poor .
27 In the third part of this book we shall introduce various data analytic techniques to control for the effect of a third variable .
28 In the past two and half years it has risen four times in real terms to pay for the publication of more and more glossy pamphlets such as the parents charter — party political propaganda produced at the taxpayers ' expense .
29 ‘ What we are aiming for are manning levels to cater for the re-opening of the station .
30 Of the Persil soap powder offers that enabled two passengers to travel for the fare of one and of the utter complexity of offers and restrictions that taxed the ingenuity of many booking clerks and ticket collectors until the Blue ( cheaper ) and White ( all Fridays and occasional other days ) Savers were standardised as BR 's on the whole highly successful marketing tool against coach competition .
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