Example sentences of "was [vb pp] for [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The continuous variable weight for height expressed as standard deviation score was adjusted for in the analysis of lung function . |
| 2 | In March , an inquiry was called for into the case of manager Dereck Jones , who took away property belonging to Llynfi workshop . |
| 3 | The hologram 's face flickered momentarily , the programme uncertain what facial expression was called for by the question . |
| 4 | I can say to my honourable friend , the member for Rydale who takes such a close interest and is so well informed er on these matters , er I 'm very grateful to him for the welcome he 's given for the orders here , he 's absolutely right to say that we have gone beyond er what restrictive called for by Bingham , we have extended it to other sectors in the financial we welcomed the honourable gentleman from Edinburgh Central that these er orders are in some way timid , they are what was called for by the treasury select committee , they are what was proposed er by Bingham and we have er introduced them er here tonight . |
| 5 | In September 1952 the same countries began to discuss a European Political Community ( EPC ) , which was provided for under the EDC treaty . |
| 6 | First of all chairman we have put in this morning erm a paper on commitments which erm I think was asked for by the panel which is this document which should have been circulated er by now . |
| 7 | The whole of the accumulation , he said , was accounted for to the fraction of one farthing . |
| 8 | The minor drop in sales was accounted for by the Guardian joint disaster recovery venture with ICL ( CI No 1,664 ) but is not considered serious . |
| 9 | Figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed a 7 per cent increase in gross domestic product ( GDP ) as compared with the same period in 1990 ; 42 per cent of this increase was accounted for by the manufacturing sector . |
| 10 | A reduction of 7 per cent in total emissions last year was accounted for by the drop in industrial production , rather than stricter pollution controls , the report said . |
| 11 | The majority of this expenditure was accounted for by the Department of Trade and Industry 's regional policy measures , which have concentrated aid on supporting investment in traditional , capital-intensive manufacturing industry . |
| 12 | It was paid for by the county using money from the national Transport Road Research Laboratory . |