Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saddened that polytechnics have been unable to throw off the second-class public image , Teesside University 's director , Dr Michael Longfield said : ‘ The three polytechnics in the North-East have been universities in all but name for many years . ’ |
| 2 | There is emphasis on the end purpose or objective with relatively less attention to the means , partly so as to allow for individual differences and partly because the evidence accumulating in particular cases may change the direction of progress . |
| 3 | Curves predicting the numbers of damaged lymphocytes were constructed so as to allow for three possibilities : CD45RA cells die , CD45R0 cells die and CD45R0 cells change into CD45RA cells . |
| 4 | What , then , were seen as the essential elements of the British party model , and how do these elements add up so as to make for responsible party government and the popular control of public policy ? |
| 5 | It argues that if child support was received in addition to income support the resulting higher incomes would mean that more lone mothers would remain longer on benefit rather than looking for paid employment . |
| 6 | She has sought to highlight the positive ethical and aesthetic implications of Victorian science as they appear in literature ( rather than looking for further ammunition for what she calls the sterile and artificial battle of literature against science ) . |
| 7 | The project , established in tandem with a similar effort mounted by the US Administration 's Environmental Protection Agency , aims to encourage business to monitor its entire production process rather than looking for piecemeal solutions . |
| 8 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 9 | It is best to use lime rather than cement for this type of infill |
| 10 | Mr Blunkett says : ‘ A modest but proper wage would be paid and schemes would be specifically developed rather than substituting for existing work . |
| 11 | The Bank of England has , for many years , sought to make this a continuous operation and it seeks to buy stock approaching maturity rather than waiting for legal redemption dates . |
| 12 | The animal can anticipate them , rather than waiting for direct evidence . |
| 13 | Other UN agencies started to throw money at the problems of the territories , for example both Unicef and UNDP provided money for activities selected and overseen by the Israeli authorities , thus — however innocent the intention — allowing aid to become an instrument of control rather than support for independent development . |
| 14 | In rainy weather , they sometimes concentrate on the less nutritious foods rather than search for more fruit , but in fruiting trees seem not to pay much attention to other frugivores though they eat most , and that wastefully . |
| 15 | Unlike most other fabled beasts it preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor rather than kill for fresh meat . |
| 16 | The major development during the inter-war period was the establishment of English studies as a bulwark against , rather than force for social change and cultural innovation . |
| 17 | The transfection was performed exactly as described for stationary cells except all procedures were carried out with medium containing 10% serum . |
| 18 | This may seem to be a gloomy picture but it must be noted that , in relation to work , age is not a large aspect of individual differences compared with natural endowment , and that increases in ability can more than compensate for small decreases in capacity . |
| 19 | It has been suggested that the high levels of motivation found among successful mature students more than compensate for lower levels of formal qualifications which many have . |
| 20 | SEP had simply assumed that expenditure on upkeep would more than compensate for any deterioration of its warehouses ’ . |
| 21 | But the promotion of Gillian Shephard to the Cabinet should more than compensate for any misgivings ’ , Sangster said . |
| 22 | It was Brian , chancing to come across it a few days later while looking for some envelopes , who said , ‘ Who on earth are all these people ? ’ |
| 23 | And we did a lot of experimentation as far as going for certain guitar sounds and stuff like that . |
| 24 | The chamber is reasonably sized , which means that it does n't have to be emptied very often when used for small d-i-y tasks , and it will also clean up after bigger jobs such as wood planing . |
| 25 | I hope that the courts of this country will always be vigilant to prevent a misuse of the convention and will not make an order requiring evidence to be given … unless it is clearly established that , even if required for civil proceedings , it is not also sought for criminal [ proceedings ] . |
| 26 | They must also want to please each other and help each other to find fulfilment , as well as looking for personal satisfaction . |
| 27 | By speaking out at ‘ Democracy Wall ’ they were addressing the injustices of previous political campaigns as well as calling for political reform . |
| 28 | The proposed draft protocol builds on existing pollution controls and includes measures to regulate tourism as well as providing for additional protection for fauna and flora . |
| 29 | As well as pushing for higher taxes to discourage consumption , the neo-prohibitionists advocate banning beer advertising and placing warning labels on cans . |
| 30 | As well as fighting for more money , her task was to ensure that ‘ every last pound ’ was spent as effectively as it could be . |