Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A statute of 1388 attempted to reinforce the Statute of Labourers , the measure enacted to control wages after the Black Death of 1348–49 , but attempts in 1389 to put it into practice showed that men were trying to shake off the stigma of villein tenure , even at the cost of taking a cash wage worth less in real terms than the combination of cash and food which they had been paid previously , insisting on working by the day rather than contracting for a yearly wage , and exploiting the possibility of alternative employment ( 65 , pp.92–5 ) . |
| 2 | The West had now to adapt itself to a lengthy period of Cold War competition with the USSR rather than prepare for an imminent crisis . |
| 3 | Rather than striving for an impossible , and ultimately sterile , objectivity , scholars will increasingly need to follow Mary Louise Pratt 's example in admitting their own ideological commitments in order to promote the development of research . |
| 4 | Pregnant women whose babies are overdue may be better off being induced rather than waiting for a spontaneous birth . |
| 5 | Although enrolled student numbers increased during the period in all types of classes , membership of the WEA gradually declined , an indication perhaps that it was more for personal educational value rather than support for a wider social movement that adults attended District classes . |
| 6 | Rather than wait for a third guy , Lee sets his ball down quick and hits it . |
| 7 | ‘ In the end , we played positionally rather than going for an all-out assault , otherwise we might have had an even bigger score . ’ |
| 8 | In some cases a relatively low rateable value more than compensated for a high rate poundage ( Blair 1988a:2 ) . |
| 9 | The force facility can be used as often as required for a particular SPR , for example , if a user does not wish to take responsibility for the SPR or if a user accepts the SPR but at a later date passes the work onto someone else . |
| 10 | From this pilot study it is hoped to identify some of the characteristic features of the book publishing industry , and different company practices and policies , and to begin to assess their effect on careers , as well as to prepare for a wider study of the industry , with the longer term goal of developing strategies to improve women 's position in publishing . |
| 11 | ‘ Monday afternoon 's vigil marks the self-destruction of PDAG , as well as preparing for a new period in our campaign for an independent and democratic education system , ’ said the society 's education spokesman , Ffred Ffransis , last night . |