Example sentences of "[adv] for the [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The collection of essays edited by Joyce ( 1987 ) is an important contribution to the history of work , not only for the satisfying ways in which it challenges orthodoxy about the social and political role of work , but also for its advocacy of the need to rethink work as a social construct . |
| 2 | It 's probably harmless , even pleasantly nutty , and Brand makes a living out of them but there 's another side to his business : the school attracts more than its share of gays , especially for the residential courses in the summer . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I got a lot of response from the article and my request for someone to move into my home and look after the children while I was away for the eight months in Bristol , ’ she said . |
| 4 | Many closely related subjects are grouped together , and an application for a course in any group ensures consideration also for the other courses in the same group . |
| 5 | It is not a bad idea to say ‘ thank you ’ every now and then for the good things in your life . |
| 6 | The evidence suggests that variations are systematic to an extent , but that this does not account completely for the considerable differences in family support which one can observe in practice . |
| 7 | February 1989 saw a giant step forward for the Amazonian Indians in their fight against the Brazilian government and the World Bank . |
| 8 | A special word of praise is in order too for the explanatory panels in Italian and English , which are unusually helpful and informative . |
| 9 | The climate had worsened significantly for the remaining Jews in Germany following the invasion of the Soviet Union , in a period of stepped-up hatred towards the ‘ Jewish-Bolshevik ’ arch-enemy and heightened tension , as Party activists agitated with renewed pressure for action in the ‘ Jewish Question ’ . |