Example sentences of "[vb base] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Support for a round table is also building among Mr Gorbachev 's men . |
| 2 | The Liberal Democrat manifesto promised : ( i ) support for the European Community 's planned energy tax , the revenue from which would be used to fund environmental and other measures ; ( ii ) a 30 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2005 ; ( iii ) the creation of a Department of Natural Resources and an independent Environmental Protection Agency ; ( iv ) grants for recycling schemes , home insulation and similar measures ; ( v ) the introduction of pollution licences for factories , with upper limits on the amount of pollutants they could produce ; and ( vi ) the phasing out of nuclear power stations . |
| 3 | Unconcerned that it took him more than a year to prepare for , he points out the record wait for a first speech is 40 years and even Margaret Thatcher took 18 months before she made hers . |
| 4 | The idea that American gynaecologists have abandoned dilatation and curettage for a cheaper alternative is interesting but unfounded . |
| 5 | A highly over-simplified picture of the way sediments accumulate for the future stratigrapher is expressed in strip cartoon form in figure 8.1 . |
| 6 | If governments do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions , Wigley 's best guess for the resulting warming is around 1.5 to 3C by 2050 , which would cause a global sea-level rise of 4 to 6mm per year . |
| 7 | Demand for the new car is strongest in large urban areas like New York city , Los Angeles and Miami , where bombings , riots and car-jackings fill the news bulletins . |
| 8 | The type I recommend for the average player is one that has 12 to 13 degrees of loft , deepish in the face , and toed-in slightly . |
| 9 | The predominance these spatial constructs have for the ordinary constable is essential to an understanding of the police mind . |
| 10 | The final function that the professional-managerial class perform for the ruling class is helping to develop the consumer goods market , ensuring that the working class consume new products produced by capitalism . |
| 11 | There is a relaxed atmosphere and everything you need for a great holiday is here . |
| 12 | ‘ What they really need for the final push is a window where the wind is n't quite as bad ’ , said Bonington . |