Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such rationalization is , however , of great interest to the historian because it reveals something of the social processes involved in gaining respect for scientific work both inside and outside a scientific community . |
| 2 | Asserting that the situation had improved since 1990 and that the Serrano government was more highly motivated than the previous administration in promoting respect for human right and bringing the perpetrators of abuses to justice , the report pointed out that the army still failed to co-operate with the police and the judiciary in prosecuting army personnel . |
| 3 | Although individual students may seek to press the system to its limits , whether in securing credit for prior learning in the admissions process , or in pursuing a formal appeal against a felt injustice over assessment , or in taking advantage of such open learning arrangements as are available , the student body as a whole seems depressingly unconcerned about its academic rights . |
| 4 | There is little doubt that the national crisis of 1940–41 played a significant part in turning plans for comprehensive welfare from high-minded aspiration into practical legislation . |
| 5 | There are now two grounds for referring a prospective merger to an investigation by the MMC : ( 1 ) that the merger will promote a new monopoly as defined by the 25 per cent market share used in deciding references for existing monopoly positions , or ( 2 ) that the merger involves the transfer of at least 30 million worth of company assets . |
| 6 | yeah , but there 's no point in losing business for new business . |
| 7 | In a similar vein one may recall the refusal of Taskopruzade 's grandfather to return to Istanbul to take up an appointment at the newly built Sahn for fear of becoming involved in distracting ambitions for personal glory . |
| 8 | The Department of Defense had granted Wayne almost unlimited facilities at minimal cost , doubtless hoping the film would succeed in creating support for military intervention . |
| 9 | These work by absorbing mineral salts from the water and so help in controlling algae for clear water . |
| 10 | In effect , this meant a steady decline in public funding , problems in finding support for artistic experimentation , and financial crises for such famous museums as the Tate Gallery in London and the Ashmolean in Oxford . |
| 11 | In making provision for open space and in considering the location of houses on plots and their relationship to each other local planning authorities should not attempt to prescribe rigid formulae . |
| 12 | That is a matter for future debate , certainly not for today when there is quite enough to be done in preparing colleges for self-governing status and ensuring that they have the support and expertise required to enable them to make a success of that . |
| 13 | The developer , in identifying land for residential development , may choose between an active and a passive role in locating and bringing land into the company 's land bank . |
| 14 | Responsible for water resource modelling and model development , you will assist in assessing options for future resource developments and in formulation of new operating strategies . |
| 15 | Indeed the homosexual activity might plausibly have an endocrinal effect in priming males for heterosexual activity . |
| 16 | The problems of measurement exacerbate a further fundamental problem of control , the difficulty in imposing sanctions for poor performance . |
| 17 | Bryan Gould , shadow Environment Secretary , says there has been a fivefold increase in planning applications for toxic waste incineration capacity . |