Example sentences of "on a [adj] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.

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1 The digging of kaolin , actually decomposed granite , on a vast scale for the pottery industry produces a tortured landscape unlike any other in England .
2 Increasingly , Israel 's own interest lies in winning the recognition that the Arabs have made contingent on a decent settlement for the Palestinians .
3 A change of attitude by leaders of the pro-government Dutch Reformed Church ( DRC ) , which until 1986 was based on a theological defence for the policy of apartheid , was revealed at a national conference held on Nov. 5-9 in Rustenburg , 50 km west of Pretoria , of over 80 Christian churches and religious organizations .
4 Peter quickly established a graduate and apprentice training scheme , which achieved accreditation from the IMechE , and was working on a similar scheme for the Institute of Electrical Engineers accreditation .
5 Now there are plans afoot to reintroduce them to Britain on a grand scale for the ‘ gourmet ’ market .
6 Does my right hon. Friend accept that the anxiety that still persists in Staffordshire about the fate of the Staffordshire regiment is not mere local and parochial concern but is based on a wider concern for the strength of the infantry ?
7 The congress failed to agree on a new name for the party .
8 The League board last night deferred a decision on a new contract for the Great Britain coach , Malcolm Reilly .
9 The League board last night deferred a decision on a new contract for the Great Britain coach , Malcolm Reilly .
10 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party 's National Defence Committee is split over whether to use the navy , or to spend 15 billion yen ( £68 million ) on a new vessel for the coastguard to escort the ships .
11 Caroline Stacey on a new development for the fans of additive-free produce
12 The Dart Valley Light Railway plc have , therefore , decided on a new policy for the future which it feels will keep faith with the Volunteer Association Members who are keen to develop and maintain the Buckfast-Totnes line as a typical GWR branch line operating as a non-profit making charitable trust and at the same time to satisfy its shareholders who have patiently waited for a dividend for many years .
13 The six Presidents of the republics , meeting on June 6 , attempted to break the constitutional deadlock and to start formal negotiations on a new basis for the country 's institutions .
14 She skipped lunch in order to go shopping , spending some of her carefully hoarded wages on a new outfit for the occasion .
15 She is currently working on a new book for the Trust .
16 They 're working on a new show for the festive season , but it 's not the traditional pantomime .
17 The Law Societies ' of England and Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have funded a team of researchers led by lecturer Dr Julian Lonbay , to draw up a report on the professional qualifications and training of lawyers , in order to help them determine how to implement the EEC Directive on a general system for the recognition of higher education diplomas awarded on completion of professional education and training of at least three years duration , which comes into force on 4 January 1991 .
18 A further important European issue concerns the adoption by the European Council of a Directive on a general system for the recognition of higher education diplomas awarded on completion of at least three years ' professional education and training .
19 One Tory MP , musing on a possible slogan for the capital , warned of ‘ red tape , red ink and Red Ken ’ .
20 A recent source of data about the ethnic minorities in Britain that has been extensively used in this chapter is Brown ( 1984 ) , which is based on a large-scale survey for the Policy Studies Institute .
21 Drawn by a six-cylinder diesel tractor , it was mounted on a low-loading trailer for the trip from a Walthamstow factory at a top speed of five miles per hour !
22 The aim is to establish cooperation on a pan-European basis for the exchange of legal information between European countries .
23 North Shields and Cramlington could be described in terms of localities , not least because to some extent they are based on a discrete organization for the sustaining of labour ( see the discussion of Urry 's approach in Dickens et al . ,
24 [ For June agreement on a joint force for the Western European Union , see p. 38980 . ]
25 Dr John Vickerman , who leads the atom bombardment team , has offered the technique on a part-time basis for the past two years .
26 He has held the position on a part-time basis for the past few months .
27 However the alliance represents a watershed for Chorus , which is now embarked on a binary strategy for the very first time , though where exactly it goes from here is still unclear .
28 But Speywood 's position as a fully-equal partner in this venture is now at risk , because Heath , and his company 's backers could not agree on a long-term strategy for the company .
29 It aims to manage those resources in concert and on a long-term basis for the benefit of the local human population .
30 These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute .
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