Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE NHS should charge fees for old people who need nursing for more than 13 weeks in long-stay wards , a leading consultant said today . |
| 2 | When complete the market on Meadow Lane will provide work for 250 people . |
| 3 | By a notice of appeal dated 23 April 1992 the Treasury Solicitor appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) on a true construction of the Evidence ( Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions ) Act 1975 the court was precluded from making the order for examination ; ( 2 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in making the order and in holding that ( i ) it was possible to interpret section 9(4) of the Act so as not to preclude the order sought , ( ii ) the exclusion contained in section 9(4) was restricted to cases where the actual capacity in which the witness was called on to give evidence was a Crown capacity and that the fact that the evidence sought was acquired in the course of the witness 's employment as a servant of the Crown was not of itself sufficient to bring the case within the exclusion , ( iii ) the fact that the witness was now retired from his position was relevant to the question whether the exclusion in section 9(4) applied , ( iv ) if some other interpretation were possible , it would be unacceptable to approach section 9(4) as requiring the court to refuse to make the order that a witness who was competent and compellable within the United Kingdom should give evidence for foreign proceedings , ( v ) there was nothing in the material sought to be given in evidence which it could have been the policy or intention of the Act to have prevented being explored ; ( 3 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in approaching the question of capacity by concentrating on the position of the witness at the time that the evidence was to be given as opposed to the position of the witness at the time that he acquired the information which was the subject matter of the evidence and the nature content and source of such evidence ; ( 4 ) the judge had wrongly ignored the fact that the Crown as a party to the Hague Convention was in a position to give effect to it and to provide evidence to foreign courts in accordance with it without recourse to the court ; and ( 5 ) the judge had wrongly approached section 9(4) on the footing that it most likely addressed prejudice to the sovereignty of the state . |
| 4 | We believe there are two fundamental principles embodied in the case for public service broadcasting — as it affects our journalism : First , that the BBC should extend choice for all viewers and listeners — providing them with distinctive , high quality services and also programmes which others will not provide . |
| 5 | The government has a list of long-promised infrastructure projects that could make up for the fall in private investment , though a bitter dispute in progress between the government and foreign banks that have lent 20 billion baht ( $187m ) for an elevated motorway in Bangkok may make finance for future projects harder to come by . |
| 6 | The costs of the two plans are very different : Reddy calculates Karnataka would gain $3000 for each tonne of carbon it does not generate , that it would have under the LRPPP . |
| 7 | It was held that Bennett must compensate Harper for that work by paying him £226 ) . |
| 8 | He says where Oxford is strong is in developing treatments and I think Oxford will get recognitiom for that sort of work . |
| 9 | BA will find posts for 400-600 of them , but 26 of the 38 Dan-Air aircraft will be sold , its charter operation will cease , and the airline 's scheduled service network will be cut from 28 routes to 12 . |
| 10 | Mr Jenkins will have responsibility for regional programming as well as scheduling , marketing and ITV network matters . |
| 11 | ACRI and Cray will convert applications for both companies ' parallel computer systems — Cray is also designing parallel machines around the Alpha RISC . |
| 12 | Originally the compact had stipulated that the Belau government would provide land for sites selected by the military and would compensate landowners , while the USA would provide $5,500,000 for all the land it had an option on . |
| 13 | Naturally , one looks ahead to his year and we are in little doubt that Nick will provide scope for further celebrations . ’ |
| 14 | SOTEAG chairman , Professor George Dunnet , said the success of Sullom Voe could provide lessons for other areas seeking to protect sensitive environments . |
| 15 | Harriet would make excuses for this , rather as she had done over her late husband 's peccadilloes . |