Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the book-building for BT-3 , Warburg has decided to allow the 11 members of its global selling syndicate to pitch to any big institution anywhere , dispensing with national or regional tranches reserved for national firms . |
| 2 | The Micro Annex XL is a compact device with eight or 16 ports designed for small workgroups and remote sites . |
| 3 | for the supply of food , drink or other goods intended for current consumption by use in the household and supplied by regular roundsmen . |
| 4 | On the whole these efforts carried a national emphasis , as a number of educationalists , politicians , philosophers , and political theorists searched for new and more efficient ways of building and disseminating a national sense of ancestry , tradition , and universal " free " citizenship . |
| 5 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 6 | Egypt 's repayments on its US$167,000,000 debt to China were reportedly rescheduled and further agreements allowed for increased volumes in trade , additional bilateral facilities for exporters and direct flights between Beijing and Cairo . |
| 7 | In Cerro Azul in 1984 , dolphins comprised almost 19 per cent by weight of the fish and marine products caught for human consumption . |
| 8 | On arrival at Machynlleth I found Tony standing on the down platform with train on the up line and distinguished passengers posing for official photographs . |
| 9 | Defamation , blasphemy and sedition have been with us for centuries , but in recent years new rods have been fashioned and old ones polished for editorial backs : breach of confidence , contempt of court , official secrecy , " D " notices , incitement to disaffection , prevention of terrorism , copyright — the grounds for censorship are legion . |
| 10 | Users of Information Resources ' FCRS product include Laura Ashley , Reed International and the BOC Group , the 1991 winner of the Stock Exchange and Chartered Accountants award for published accounts . |
| 11 | During the First World War the little colony of gifted foreigners in Montparnasse and French artists unfit for military service was increasingly shunned by the rest of society at a time when xenophobia was rife and contempt for any man out of uniform was universal . |
| 12 | An obviously desirable situation is for a country to have a sufficiency of well educated and trained teachers working for reasonable lengths of time in areas where they are familiar with the people and their culture . |
| 13 | Examination results and awards made are recorded , and annual reports prepared for local education authorities . |
| 14 | Large geographical areas have thus been classified as being ‘ less favoured ‘ and individual farmers qualify for supplementary assistance no matter what their financial position may be or the number of farms which they own . |
| 15 | The IOC rules require the game to be played in 50 countries and three continents to qualify for Olympic status . |
| 16 | Though his proposals were whittled down in Congress , the Revenue Act of 1921 and later measures provided for big tax cuts on high personal incomes and the removal of the excess profit tax . |
| 17 | HURIDOCS provides communication hardware , software and training for local and national groups campaigning for human rights . |
| 18 | Conspicuous consumption , foreign wars and protectionism gave way to the saving of monetary wealth , free trade and the search for additional overseas and domestic markets to exploit for economic gain . |
| 19 | From the EC angle , only the ratification of the Treaty and steady progress , by way of economic recovery and the growing-together of the Twelve's economies , can give the EC the economic muscle to assist Poland , Hungary and the Czech and Slovak republics to prepare for eventual accession ; the enormous cost of achieving German unification is a salutary warning in this regard . |
| 20 | There was a general feeling among the local community a few years ago that academic standards at the school had slipped , and many parents opted for other schools in the area for their children . |
| 21 | As the Russian-Cuban and Chinese plans develop for Southern Africa , I have been spending much of the past four weeks working with a man who played a part twenty years ago in developing these plans . |
| 22 | Stewarts and Lloyds , the chief promoters of Corby 's growth , imported contingents of Scottish workers , and young men looking for secure jobs came with their wives on the train from Glasgow that came to be called the ‘ honeymoon express ’ . |
| 23 | For Bell , as incomes rise , people 's horizons expand beyond material goods and new demands develop for immaterial ( luxury ) services . |
| 24 | Planting in pots and other containers calls for simple though necessary techniques to get good results , and these vary a little depending on whether the container is clay ( or stone ) , or plastic of some kind , and on which type of compost is being used . |
| 25 | Where he was educated is not known but he was apprenticed to John Marshall , a surgeon from Kilsyth , who was in charge of Glasgow University 's Physick garden in 1704 ( a physick garden was a source of herbs and other plants used for medical purposes ) . |
| 26 | The three eastern lines are reserved for special vehicles , including the King 's and Queen 's present saloons , Queen Victoria 's well known saloon ( not now used ) , the Director 's Inspection saloon , the Duke of Sutherland 's saloon ( painted with Highland Railway green lower panels instead of the usual L & NW lake ) , and other vehicles used for royal trains and other special purposes . |
| 27 | It was a small group attached to the Cabinet Office , comprising mainly younger civil servants , academics and other outsiders seconded for brief periods . |
| 28 | Assumptions implicit in text books and other books designed for educational use , and in the examination system that is increasingly influential at the secondary stage of education . |
| 29 | For example , 60 per cent of all solicitors now practice in London , many doing commercial and financial services work for corporate clients in very large firms , some with over 400 lawyers in post . |
| 30 | The Australian Health Authorities openly admit that they lack the person-power and financial resources to check for radioactive contamination every shipment that comes into the country . |