Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Co-ordination Committee of Opposition Groups called for a day of civil disobedience on April 15 and for a general strike — " Operation dead cities " — on April 18 and 19 , which appeared to be widely observed . |
| 2 | There 's a large number of undergraduates that 's studying for the B S C degree , and a very substantial number of postgraduate students studying for the Masters degree or the Doctor of Philosophy . |
| 3 | Not only has the arid nature of the land inspired successive rulers to create the most exquisite and luxuriant ornamental gardens in their palaces and towns ; it has also spurred generations of textile artists to compensate for the harshness of their environment by weaving emblems of foliate abundance into their rugs . |
| 4 | We will retain the right of council tenants to opt for a change of landlord , but only after a fair ballot . |
| 5 | In some parts of African game reserves , such as the Masai Mara , it is not unusual to come across dozens of tourist trucks jostling for the best position to view game . |
| 6 | The Council 's permission for many priests to share in a single concelebration was again , initially , limited to a very few occasions , but before the end of the 1960s the absurdity of the former practice had become rather obvious and concelebration was rapidly becoming the norm for all circumstances where the number of priests exceeded the number of community Masses needed for a pastoral purpose . |
| 7 | The figures show that the number of pollution incidents rose for the fifth successive year and have doubled since 1985 . |
| 8 | Until the past two years Drexel was right that the total return from investing in a diversified portfolio of junk bonds overcompensated for the default rate . |
| 9 | The net costs of Eagle Lodges appear for the first time in the income and expenditure account and are largely attributable to setting up costs as there was little income from occupancy during 1990 . |
| 10 | Obviously , the type of leadership qualities required for a fast food establishment are not the same as for an insurance company . |
| 11 | For the wealthy , there 's the garden of intrigue , a permanent display costing forty thousand pounds which was set up last year by a local nursery.Those with tiny gardens and less money could gain inspiration from the series of patio gardens designed for the show . |
| 12 | Last summer he suggested that the appalling state of government finances called for a fundamental reassessment of the way it spends £250 billion a year of taxpayers ' money . |
| 13 | This has permitted a general lowering of road levels proposed for the East Approach to Leith at this location . |
| 14 | Made in tough , impact absorbing braided netting , Helios cylinder protectors encompass a full range of cylinder sizes catering for the needs of all breathing apparatus and Scuba users — and in a range of colours including blue , red and yellow . |
| 15 | Jumping on the Gulf War bandwagon , these are Central Office of Information films made for the MoD during the 1970s and take the form of four short documentaries on the Tornado , Jaguar , Buccaneer and Nimrod . |
| 16 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the use of animals in cosmetic-testing in particular and product-testing in general . |
| 17 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the coercive use of any animal in military research , or in such research topics as the deleterious effects of smoking , maternal deprivation and drug addiction . |
| 18 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the traditions of ‘ sport ’ hunting and trapping of wildlife . |
| 19 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the commerce in the skins of other animals for purposes of human vanity . |
| 20 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the capture and training of wild animals , for purposes of entertainment . |
| 21 | Only unappetizing parts of animal carcasses remained for the domestic market . |
| 22 | Dropping hints that an initial public offering could be on the cards , the company pointed to figures showing that the majority of software start-ups make for an IPO at between $10m and $20m of venture funding : Neuron Data is capitalised at $16m . |
| 23 | Recently people have begun to criticize the violence , sexism and racism in many programs , the exploitation of children 's needs by commercials aimed at them , the biased politics of ‘ objective ’ news reporting , and by the threat to cultures in the developing world by the widespread broadcasting of TV programs created for a US audience . |
| 24 | WHEN the world held its breath : Crates of jet bombers bound for the Soviet Union are inspected by US officials . |
| 25 | ‘ The cairn 's surface is composed essentially of limestone screes stabilised for the most part beneath a shallow , fragile turf , ’ said Andre . |
| 26 | It is hoped that golf clubs will allow the holders of identity cards to play for a nominal green fee at off-peak times and that such cards will act as a passport to junior membership , particularly in the cases of youngsters whose parents are not golfers and , therefore , may find it difficult to join a club . |