Example sentences of "for a [noun] 's [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The geostationary communications satellites placed high above the Pacific to link the banking and trading centres of South-East Asia , Japan and Australasia with those of North America preside over a ‘ window ’ of the planetary territory of geometrically fixed size — rather as if a cone , a dunce 's cap , the height of which is equivalent to the altitude necessary for a satellite 's geostationary orbit , had been set down over the ocean .
2 After spending two weeks in Edinburgh and London , discussing plans for the final publication of her surveys in the Golan undertaken while she held the Lady Carlisle Fellowship , she returned to Oxford and enjoyed the hospitality of Somerville S. C. R. for a fortnight 's intensive work in the libraries .
3 Doctors and other experts also recognise how important a balanced diet is for a child 's normal development .
4 Janice believes that children should know when they are going beyond what is acceptable and that a clear framework of conduct is necessary for a child 's proper development .
5 The appreciation of learning : including its life-long nature striving for a person 's full potential , self-discipline , independent thinking and aesthetic sensitivity , as well as respect for other cultures and freedom of expression .
6 You 'll pay around £128 for a rock climbing weekend , £77 for a weekend 's multi-activity holiday and £225 for a multi-activity week .
7 Even if he had been a screaming queen , he thought , it was n't something he was bound to mention on the application form for a boy 's public school .
8 He argues that in the absence of diminishing returns to production of the intermediate or final good , or some element of product differentiation at intermediate or final levels , or the need for a firm 's intermediate product division to be held to being competitive , then vertically integrated firms will not participate in the intermediate good market .
9 Groups of Palestinians were waiting in the area in the hope of being hired for a day 's casual labour .
10 Unless means can be found for experienced teachers to have at least the equivalent of a whole year studying for a Master 's level retraining , the partially sighted will be leading the blind .
11 Mind you , that 's nothing compared to the £5.10 they pay for a McDonald 's Big Mac which sets Britons back just £1.66 .
12 Union officer DEBORAH LEON , 32 , of Guisborough , Cleveland , perished heading for a month 's trekking holiday .
13 check the Organisation Database for a colleague 's new position ;
14 It is available in four flavours strawberry , peach , raspberry and banana and contains minerals and vitamins needed for a baby 's healthy development .
15 A FURNITURE recycling scheme celebrating its first anniversary has established itself as a lifeline for a town 's needy families .
16 Then with energy to spare you proceeded to participate in the ‘ Measured Medau Mile ’ to raise funds not only for the Society but also , through the British Kidney Patient Association , for a Children 's Renal Unit at Guy 's Hospital .
17 We assume that prominence of various degrees and kinds provides the basis for a reader 's subjective recognition of a style .
18 IAN McKIM , former schools and youth international back row forward , has rejoined NEWPORT from CARDIFF — and gets a trip to Tenerife for a week 's warm weather training with the Black-and-Ambers .
19 We have teamed up with Phonogram records to fly you and a guest to the States and put you up in a swanky hotel for a week 's luxury holiday .
20 Entraining again on the 9th the battalion journeyed to Swindon , for a week 's hard training .
21 In 1979 , the largest holiday operator , Thomsons , charged up to £145 for a week 's high season full board in Majorca — the most popular foreign holiday destination now and then .
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