Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case in point , which we discussed at length in the first edition of this book , is Teesside Polytechnic where the CNAA 's 1978 quinquennial review led to the most critical report ever issued by the CNAA on an institution : among other things , it criticized the local authority for its inadequate support for the polytechnic and the director for a failure in internal management . |
| 2 | It is probably not accidental that the most famous and widely discussed paranoiac of modern psychiatric literature , Schreber , had a father who seems to have approximated rather closely to the divine monarchs of earlier times and certainly practised a regime of child-rearing which was notable not only for its authoritarianism but also for its central concern for the welfare of the child , who was to be protected from harmful influences , bad habits and incorrect posture by rigidly enforced and total parental control , which even included applying iron and leather braces and restraints to the child 's body . |
| 3 | The explosion destroyed a bar in an area known for its strong support for the Sacred Union . |
| 4 | Pravda had been suspended temporarily by order of the Russian government in August , for its alleged support for the failed coup [ see p. 38418 ] . |
| 5 | British Police15pts Combined Services22 NEITHER the British Police nor Combined Services were at full strength for their annual match for the Securicor Trophy at Imber Court . |
| 6 | Sr. Mary Sloan expressed her gratitude to the committee for their continued support for the work of the hospice . |
| 7 | Owing to faulty traffic lights at the top of Tip Lane , the procession was held up and , on arriving at the ground , found Potley already on the pitch and themselves a hefty fine for their late arrival for the game . |
| 8 | None the less , the supporters of the Duke of Northumberland lost no opportunity to represent her as a staunch papist , and attempted to make use of anti-papal fears to win support for their rival candidate for the throne , Jane Grey . |
| 9 | In sharp contrast , the returns for 1992 showed an excess of 42 per cent of companies were spending more rather than less on R&D — 9 per cent higher than had been anticipated on the basis of previous declaration by companies for their planned expenditure for the year . |
| 10 | SHOWBIZ stars last night honoured six unsung heroes for their behind-the-scenes work for the disabled and disadvantaged . |
| 11 | The Association honoured him on his retirement with the award of a medal of honour and elected him as a Vice-President The following year he was made an OBE for his lifelong work for the deaf . |
| 12 | The new hang has for the first time brought together the figures de fantaisie by Fragonard , the Louvre 's ninety-three Corots , thirty paintings by Chardin and thirteen by Watteau , as well as a rotating selection of the preparatory drawings by Le Brun for his decorative scheme for the Louvre . |
| 13 | Kim received 4,318 votes ( 66.6 per cent ) compared with 2,214 ( 33.4 per cent ) cast for his only rival for the candidacy , Lee Jong Chan ; there were 53 abstentions and 28 spoilt ballots . |
| 14 | According to records , he took on board some 3,000 gallons of wine for his ninety-four-man crew for the 2½-year journey . |