Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The principal strengths of the human information processing system lie in its ability to make selective use of available visual cues and to utilise an understanding of the text to compensate for any degradation or ambiguity within the visual stimulus .
2 Their rankings in relation to one another arise both through learning their relative strengths in play and because the strength of the tendency to compete for sexual partners is differentially distributed among them .
3 Erm and I I just think th th the wording of policy E Ten is It it does n't square with er national guidance for erm which requires areas to be left out of the greenbelt to provide for long-term development opportunities or development potential long-term development .
4 The other one erm is within the university itself because we do have a support organisation here for teaching within the university , and it is possible for groups of teachers in any part of the university to ask for some help and support in looking at one of the courses they 're involved in teaching .
5 Die-hard enthusiasts may prefer one the full length of the car to cater for all maintenance without having to turn the car round .
6 A clear example of the need to allow for demographic characteristics when forecasting staying-on rates is provided by Mao Qing and Mar Molinero ( 1986 ) who demonstrate that LEA forecasts of the number of school pupils aged 16–18 in Southampton are too low because they fail to take into account variations in enrolment by social class and geographic location .
7 The authorities relating to those provisions demonstrated the desirability at the very least of the need to adjourn for fresh hearing when a bench of two disagree .
8 The major political parties , the Conservatives and the Liberals , were increasingly aware of the need to compete for working-class support .
9 Sir James was reported as having called for a return of capital punishment , launched an attack on the parole system , favoured the abolition of the right to silence for accused persons , referred to a black person as a ‘ nig-nog ’ , and made a remark about ‘ murderous Sikhs ’ involved in a case he was hearing at the time .
10 Any well-drafted transfer will therefore provide for the transfer of the right to sue for such breaches .
11 Alternatively , the purchaser may simply consider that there is a high probability of claims arising under the warranties and is unsure as to the financial ability of the vendor to pay for future claims or its ability to locate an individual vendor who for example , may emigrate .
12 Comité de forces vives , brought tens of thousands of people on to the streets of the capital , Antananarivo , each day from June 10 to the end of the month to demonstrate for far-reaching political reforms .
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