Example sentences of "for [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A number of board members are pressing for the directors ' new suites , now being readied at the top of a spanking new building on Washington 's H Street , to be exempted from the Bank-wide policy of no smoking that begins on July 1st .
2 The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending .
3 The Israel Nature Reserves Authority is attempting to protect the population , providing guard dogs to local farmers to prevent wolf attacks and collecting data for the wolves ' long-term conservation .
4 One old horseman put forward his opinion that the reason for the teams ' long stretch of work in the early part of the day was , in fact , to save taking off ( the harness etc. ) in the middle of the day ; and — what is more interesting — he referred to the day 's visit to the field as journey .
5 Meanwhile , Leeds chairman Leslie Silver last night blamed a king-sized European Cup hangover for the champions ' wrecked title defence .
6 He similarly assumes that exile players are only qualified for the clubs ' ostensible countries of origin .
7 These ideas became the basis for the Parents ' Educational Union , which was established in 1887 in Bradford .
8 So parents actually welcomed the possibility of a large family : an extra pair of hands could soon pay for itself by working in the fields as well as ensuring security for the parents ' old age .
9 He played trains with the older ones , sitting them inside upturned chairs and positioning himself in front , using a broom handle for the wheels ' connecting rod .
10 Knight Williams is responsible for the trusts ' overall investment strategy , while specialist fund managers ( Mercury , Schroder , Barings , James Capel , GT , Perpetual , SGTR and Whittingale ) are in charge of day-to-day management .
11 IN April 1917 , shortly after her nineteenth birthday , Jeanne Hébuterne was trying on her costume for the artists ' fancy dress ball during the Carnival .
12 The exceptions are : a mid fifteenth-century embroidered pall from St Peter 's , Sudbury , Suffolk ( now in Ipswich Museum ) ; two magnificent hearse cloths of 1509 , one in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford and the other in Great St Mary 's at Cambridge , provided for the varsities ' annual commemoration service for Henry VII ; a pall of 1516 belonging to the Guild of St John at Dunstable Priory ( Col. 1 ) ; and six palls of the period c.1490–1525 belonging to various livery companies in the City of London .
13 Yellow Victorian mansions , with their front gardens asphalted over to make yellow parking areas for the flatholders ' yellow cars .
14 Neath MP Hain believes there will be more urgent demands for the Springboks ' four-match tour to be axed if the violence in South Africa continues .
15 There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees .
16 This is not to say that she has much time for the developers ' current products .
17 The relationship of marriage was becoming impregnated by the ideals of mutual affection and respect , and considered as the exclusive area for the partners ' sexual activities .
18 But since her captivity , a babel seethed around her constantly , the cries and demands of Sycorax , the commands of the men on guard over her , the hammering and planing of the pales for the stockade and for the settlers ' other plans ; the shouts of the men from the boat-building on the beach , the barking of orders to bondsmen brought from England on the ship that had returned , the yells of slaves whom they had loaded in Dahomey or Yoruba on the journey back , and roped and chained and put to work under the whip , and the bellowing laughter now and then of the overseer , a tall African who had been taken out of chains himself to hold the lash over his fellows .
19 Federal funding for the arts occupies a tiny part of the national budget , but in the last administration became a cause celèbre when the question of National Endowment for the Arts ' occasional support for provocative and sexually explicit art aroused the fury of conservatives led by Senator Jesse Helms , who whipped up popular support for a move to curb or cut the N.E.A. 's budget .
20 The firmness of the Polychromos Pastels is due to their slightly higher than average binder content ; this accounts for the crayons ' notable strength and low dust factor , reducing accidental breakage and keeping the hands relatively clean during use .
21 Bonn is a handsome town but , far as it is from the historic centres of German power , it seems an odd choice for a capital , even allowing for the Allies ' post-war policy of de-centralisation .
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23 He is a heavy backer and advisor to Governor Bill Clinton , front-runner for the Democrats ' presidential nomination .
24 Victories in three primaries , including the battle of New York , were a turning point that have given the Arkansas governor an unassailable lead in delegates needed for the Democrats ' presidential nomination .
25 He deserted the safe cloisters of that college in order to teach for the Workers ' Educational Association : he had been leader of the Labour group on Oxford City Council since 1934 .
26 They were also , however , profoundly suspicious of proposals for state welfare , which they identified as a means of diminishing working-class control over their own lives and as palliative substitutes for the workers ' just demands for control over the means of production , high wages and full employment .
27 The continued decline of international prices for the LDCs ' main export products during the last decade ; the danger of a fall in official development assistance and the consequences of the Gulf crisis , were listed as the main factors affecting growth in LDCs .
28 A few years ago this game was used in evidence for a players ' international quality , but there is so much serious , competitive rugby now that a post-Christmas frolic is not rated in assessing credentials .
29 Specimen memorandum of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is a company limited by shares
30 Specimen articles of association for a solicitors ' incorporated practice which is a company limited by shares
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