Example sentences of "[subord] [vb pp] for [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A market downturn in rig moves was more than compensated for by a significant increase in supporting offshore construction projects . |
| 2 | While some forms of employment in the area have declined ( for example , in the railway workshops ) , they have been more than compensated for by the high technology boom and its associated distribution and service industries . |
| 3 | The summit called for rapid completion or progress as regards investment services and insurance , intellectual property , takeovers , the liberalization of road transport as called for in a Dutch memorandum , the harmonization of animal and plant health standards , and the adoption by the end of 1990 of new value added tax and excise duty arrangements and of guidelines on trans-European transport networks . |
| 4 | Older people are not confined , when cared for in an acute hospital , to the geriatrics department ; they are the single largest patient group for most major medical specialisms . |
| 5 | The UK and Irish governments meanwhile recommenced regular ministerial meetings as provided for under the Anglo-Irish Agreement . |
| 6 | As provided for in the relevant legislation passed in February 1991 [ see p. 38018 ] , six of the judges were Czech citizens and six Slovak citizens ; they were chosen by the President from lists submitted by the federal and the two republican parliaments and would serve for seven-year terms . |
| 7 | The Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference , as provided for in the Anglo-Irish Agreement of November 1985 [ see pp. 34070-73 ] , held further meetings early in 1990 . |
| 8 | The vote of the Danish Folketing ( unicameral parliament ) , as was made clear after its debate on Dec. 5 , would be subject to confirmation in two referendums , as provided for in the Danish Constitution for matters affecting national sovereignty . |
| 9 | As provided for by the international Climate Change Convention , the government is committed to stabilizing carbon dioxide emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000 . |
| 10 | Grasmere , too has lost its galleries but evidently they were there once as de Quincey wrote describing them in his Recollections , ‘ A very interesting feature of the elder architecture , annually becoming more and more rare viz the outside gallery , which is sometimes merely of wood , but is much more striking when provided for in the original construction of the house and completely enfoncée in the masonry . ’ |