Example sentences of "was [adj] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Democratic Convention of Romania ( DCR ) , a centre-right 18-party coalition , performed well in urban areas , while in rural areas there was strong support for the incumbent President , ex-communist Ion Iliescu , and for the Democratic National Salvation Front ( DNSF ) which nominated him . |
| 2 | To widespread surprise there was strong support for the common market idea from West Germany . |
| 3 | For the Paris 1925 exhibition , Bernard was technical director for the British government , but he achieved his greatest fame as consultant artistic director to the caterers J. Lyons & Co . |
| 4 | And it was eight pound for the whole pack and all the spacers . |
| 5 | In fact , the teenager 's potential was also spotted by Colin Graham , who was assistant producer for the first performances during a short season at the old Scala Theatre , before taking over as producer for a three-month countrywide tour , finishing at London 's prestigious Royal Court Theatre . |
| 6 | The available reserves of its accumulated profit were reduced by workers ' demands , and by high taxation too , so that there was little money for the much-needed capital investment in new plant and machinery or for research and development . |
| 7 | There was little support for the white captain among the black players and the series was disaster . |
| 8 | Hagans solicitor augued there was little evidence for the earlier rape charge , he should be granted bail . |
| 9 | There was so much poverty during the 1920s that there was grave concern for the general health of children in residential schools for the deaf . |
| 10 | This concern was top priority for the first apostles as Paul and Barnabas reported about their discussion with Peter , James and John . |
| 11 | No I had a a chap at the door at half past four this afternoon and it was this woman for the British Market Research Bureau er |
| 12 | More to the point was that it was some compensation for the lower salary . |
| 13 | For the successful jockey , Dean McKeown , it was some compensation for the dismal performance of 2,000 Guineas hope Message Pad on Friday . |
| 14 | This was appalling news for the British companies , none of which had anything like the clout necessary to claim membership of the MPPC . |
| 15 | There was much scope for the beguiling subject of cricket statistics . |
| 16 | Now 70 and barely able to look after himself he was easy prey for the two con men who called at his home . |
| 17 | Now 70 and barely able to look after himself he was easy prey for the two con men who called at his home . |
| 18 | This was cold comfort for the Welsh coach , John Ryan , who by a neat irony was at Twickenham ( watching Harlequins v Swansea ) . |
| 19 | But perhaps he was long content for the profitable plundering of England to continue indefinitely . |
| 20 | It was poor propaganda for the outside world to know that the granary of Europe was suffering from famine conditions . |
| 21 | As a detailed opinion poll conducted in May showed , there was considerable support for the general aims of the strikers — better security and majority-rule devolved government — but there was also a strong sense that the strike was ill advised and would only play into the hands of republicans . |
| 22 | There was considerable support for the latter suggestion from private practitioners in all types of firm and from local law societies . |
| 23 | So now Winter , who was fourth official for the 1989 FA Cup final , can look forward to the ‘ delights ’ as the fans would call them of places like Rochdale , Bury , Halifax and Preston . |
| 24 | And there was double delight for the Irish contingent as Ronnie Smyth 's under-16 squad had earlier set the ball rolling by overturning a 2–0 deficit to beat the Welsh 3–2 , thanks to a Colin Hanna hat-trick of short corner conversions in the last 15 minutes . |
| 25 | The risk of diluting the nature of the surveyor 's duty to his client was one reason for the restrictive rules about investment holdings . |
| 26 | No doubt that was one reason for the deep-rooted Labour hostility to devolution , and there were other reasons . |
| 27 | Non-conformist outrage at the Education Act was one reason for the Conservative defeat in the election of December 1905 . |
| 28 | It was one thing for the pale brown islanders to swim in their Mother Hubbards , or often , as I had been told , bare-breasted . |
| 29 | ‘ But I would n't have thought that was any call for the serious crimes squad . |
| 30 | He trained eighty-four winners that season ( including Silver Buck in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park ) , and the following season was champion trainer for the first time ( with the same number of winners and a strike rate of winners to runners of an astounding 44.9 per cent ) . |