Example sentences of "for [v-ing] the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can therefore find no ground for drawing the narrow distinction and would hold that in the case of all in-house benefits the same test applies , viz. the cost of the benefit to the employer is the additional or marginal cost only . |
| 2 | It is worth adding , as something of an aside , that the experimental result just described not only gives reasons for preferring the associative account but also seems to demand an explanation in terms of acquired equivalence rather than acquired distinctiveness . |
| 3 | Situated above the Port of Crouesty this resort is ideally placed for enjoying the famous seafood and the surrounding sandy beaches and areas of interest . |
| 4 | It points out that strategies for pursuing the general interest that seem obvious in one generation will come to be questioned in another , and so will be changed naturally , from within the judicial process , not outside it . |
| 5 | They provide social contexts for shaping the day-to-day behaviour or adolescents , and encourage conformity to norms and values . |
| 6 | Three charges are probably enough for seeing the general trend so we shall now sum up the two partial energies |
| 7 | We learn that he has not only killed his brother-in-law for opposing the Iranian government but that he unrepentantly believes that ‘ war is the source of love and hope and satisfaction . ’ |
| 8 | The typical end-user of GIS output will probably care or know little about the cartographic and uncertainty characteristics of the map data being used , while the GIS itself has no procedures for handling the varying accuracy and reliability of the digital map data being processed . |
| 9 | He can then argue that once one has advanced beyond the superstition that all desire is for oneself having pleasure , one has no reason of principle for denying the apparent fact that some desire is directed at occurrences not involving oneself at all , but rather the welfare of others . |
| 10 | There were many good reasons for adopting the latter course as Claudius badly needed to be certain of the loyalty of his army , and there was no better opportunity for obtaining this than the prospect of a great victory . |
| 11 | Its functions differ from those of English RACs in that , in addition to acting as an association of local authorities , as an examining board , and as an RAC , it also has the responsibility for promoting the Welsh language and culture in education . |
| 12 | In each of the seven categories the rational and political model indicators provide a framework for analysing the budgetary approach that is being used in a particular school . |
| 13 | ‘ The annual review is , at least potentially , a very valuable tool for analysing the national picture and taking account of science policy studies , ’ he said . |
| 14 | When the strikes were over he established a Standing Committee on Industrial Relations to produce suggestions for improving the collective-bargaining system and for curbing wildcat strikes . |
| 15 | No wonder Credit staff are known for downing the odd pint or two — talk about stress ! |
| 16 | When serving out of England and Wales , the court fixes in the case of a default summons , or in a fixed date action to which Ord 17 , r11 ( automatic directions ) applies , the time for delivering an admission or defence or for paying the total claim and costs into court , and in any other case a return day ( Ord 8 , rr 2(3) , 4 and 7 ) . |
| 17 | The likelihood ratio test statistic for testing the null hypothesis that the restrictions are correct is 8.58 , which has to be compared with a chi-square variate with eight degrees of freedom . |
| 18 | Nobody has yet invented the mathematics for describing the total structure and behaviour of such an object as a physicist , or even of one of his cells . |
| 19 | The Defence , Interior and Foreign Ministers narrowly escaped congressional censure for violating the constitutional requirement that the presence of foreign troops be approved by the Congress . |
| 20 | I felt apologetic for boring the poor man and was as brief as possible in order to spare , not myself , but him . |
| 21 | Leading 10-8 and within a frame of the title , Wattana had the sublime confidence of youth to go for the $100,000 jackpot prize on offer for a 147 , choosing reds more suitable for continuing the red-black sequence than those which offered maximum certainty of winning the title-clinching frame . |
| 22 | ‘ Thanks , anyhow , for pin-pointing the actual place and time . |
| 23 | Radiotherapy , however , has the potential for treating the entire tumour and local regional draining sites and thus should be complimentary . |
| 24 | So , one reason for getting less plural continuations with ( 10 ) might be that the proper name serves as a strong cue for treating the named character as special and separate from other individuals . |
| 25 | Optics provides a superb locus for examining the art-science relationship since optical problems , theories and constructions were integral to both science and art . |
| 26 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 27 | Laing made it clear that he despised his fellow MPs for affecting the common touch and wearing Olex ; he himself never appeared in the house without a worsted suit and a carnation . |
| 28 | After hundreds of training cycles , the computer arrives at its own rules for reaching the same diagnosis as its human mentor . |
| 29 | These needs will have to take into account factors such as the governing body 's statutory responsibility for implementing the National Curriculum and the points about employment rights made later . |
| 30 | Charities give varying reasons for entering the Annual Report and Accounts Award , from wanting to know if their report 's overall structure is moving in the right direction , to learning from specific judges ' criticisms , but in the end , they all boil down to a desire to improve the standard of their accounts . |