Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a prefatory motto for the book he quotes from Freud to the effect that ‘ perhaps we must make up our minds to the idea that altogether it is not possible for the claims of the sexual instincts to be reconciled with the demands of culture . ’ |
| 2 | The conflict between ex-President Ahmadu Ahidjo and President Paul Biya culminated in 1984 in a bloody battle for the presidential palace and the presidency itself . |
| 3 | ‘ The political stance adopted by a class at any given time will be i part a function of the structure of the political system as whole and the concrete possibilities which exist in a specific situation for the application of various kinds of class alliances ’ ( Roxborough 1979 : 82 ) . |
| 4 | There was a turning point in the Japanese advance in the Pacific at the beginning of June 1942 , when the ‘ Battle of Midway ’ took place and resulted in a decisive win for the American forces . |
| 5 | I AM one of the thousands of parents who have worn out their shoe leather and their patience in a vain search for the Thunderbirds toys made by Matchbox . |
| 6 | The fundamental point that you have to grasp is that parents want any transfers between their siblings that will result in a net gain for the , a , sorry , parents want any transfers between their offspring that result in a net gain for reproductive success . |
| 7 | Therefore , you must arrange with the hospital for a place in a convalescent home for the post-operative phase . |
| 8 | Note that the circuit works best from 4.5V or 6V battery ( three 1.5V cells were used in a suitable holder for the prototype unit ) . |
| 9 | The Egyptian Manetho , the Babylonian Berossus and the Roman Fabius Pictor wrote the histories of their respective countries in a suitable version for the benefit of the Greeks . |
| 10 | In terms of total votes , the NRC won 54.2 per cent of the vote in the gubernatorial elections , putting it in a strong position for the presidential elections due in 1992 . |
| 11 | They should go in a separate room for the exams though . |
| 12 | In a similar analysis for the first half of the 1970s , Keeble ( 1980 ) showed that the relative importance of these factors had changed . |
| 13 | These in turn were to be represented in a central assembly for the entire State . |
| 14 | Rawson then bowled the next ball wide of the stumps before joining his team in a frantic dash for the pavilion . |
| 15 | The picture is one of industrial land owners , including English Estates , abandoning the development of industrial premises in a frantic search for the supposedly massive profits to be made from retail developments . |
| 16 | In a recent survey for the Glenpatrick News , it showed that twenty percent of the Elderslie workforce have twenty five or more years service . |
| 17 | As I explain in more detail in a recent report for the Electricity Consumers ' Council ( Nuclear Power and the Economic Interests of Consumers ) the CEGB 's figures for nuclear fuel-cycle costs are extremely limited and contain internal inconsistencies . |
| 18 | Trent took his chance , running in a low crouch for the protection of the span . |
| 19 | The ideal pecuniary man is like the ideal delinquent in his unscrupulous conversion of goods and persons to his own ends , and in a callous disregard for the feelings and wishes of others and of the remoter effects of his actions . |
| 20 | The remarks probably refer to illness , but they stand in a metaphoric sense for the condition that Renaissance women usually confronted . |
| 21 | Doors are outlined in a black architrave for the same reason . |
| 22 | Although well-made clubs ought to last a lifetime , I have already owned 16 different sets and tried more than that number in a futile search for The Touch . |
| 23 | It would not come despite chances galore , especially for Reading and Trevor Senior — although in a heart-stopping moment for the home side Neil Clemmence headed against the bar with 10 seconds of normal time left — and the tie will resume at Welling tomorrow . |
| 24 | Reduction of the hours worked for the full-time employees and not for the part-time employees would result in a financial advantage for the full-time employees . |
| 25 | On 13th March , 1856 , the Office of Works wrote to Pennethorne and ten other architects inviting them to take part in a limited competition for the War Department . |
| 26 | In a major victory for the concept of affirmative action or reverse discrimination , the Supreme Court ruled by five to four on June 27 that Congress had broad powers to mandate government policies which gave preference to racial or ethnic minorities . |
| 27 | An LTTE attack on two army camps on the Mannar peninsula in the north-west on March 19-23 ended in a major defeat for the guerrillas , according to official reports , with 23 soldiers killed as against some 300-500 guerrillas dead , and 100 more killed in a clash nearby on March 30 . |
| 28 | The feeling of sharing in a great enterprise for the relief of man 's estate was also good ; and the hope was that the method of science would prove applicable in politics , in the arts and in religion . |
| 29 | My first visit to Vancouver had resulted in a great liking for the west coast , and I was determined to return . |
| 30 | In addition , the introduction of the Single European Market at the start of the year has resulted in a new system for the collection of trade statistics — Intrastat . |