Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] and for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his resignation letter Garrett reiterated his ignorance of what had occurred , but accepted " full responsibility " for the Navy 's response and for the " leadership failure " which had allowed " the egregious conduct at Tailhook to occur in the first place " . |
| 2 | By mid-1991 several commoner MPs were calling openly for Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake 's resignation and for his replacement by an elected Prime Minister . |
| 3 | The opposition was calling for Dudayev 's resignation and for a referendum on Chechnia 's remaining part of Russia . |
| 4 | Because all believers are affected by these developments , each of us is called to adapt to changing situations and to discover effective and responsible ways to use the communications media for God 's glory and for the service of his creation . |
| 5 | The decision was taken after other member countries refused to accept US demands for a reduction of its contribution to the ISO 's budget and for its redefinition as a " study group " rather than a body with price-stabilizing powers . |
| 6 | At the ceremony the Cypriot representative reaffirmed Soviet support for the restoration of the island 's unity and for UN efforts to reach a settlement . |
| 7 | All that I ever learned at college of philosophy had been a conception of the external world as a colourless and soundless wilderness whose true nature one could never know , which one could not even imagine — but which I did , none the less , imagine as a vast landscape of polar spaces in whose eternal twilight one wandered , preoccupied and deluded by a flicker of magic-lantern pictures which danced inside one 's mind and for ever remained private to oneself . |
| 8 | , Evelyn ( 1869–1955 ) , writer and campaigner for women 's suffrage and for peace , was born in London 4 August 1869 , the ninth child and third daughter of the ten children ( one of whom died in infancy ) of ( John ) James Sharp , slate merchant of London , and his wife Jane , daughter of Joseph Bloyd , lead merchant of London . |
| 9 | Luce buried her face against Michele 's neck and for a long time they sat without moving or speaking . |
| 10 | But the Forest wardens in many cases held office during the king 's pleasure and for relatively short periods : many were important and busy persons who performed many of their Forest duties by deputies . |
| 11 | Rodrigo , hearing of this , rushed to Alfonso 's aid and for a moment it seemed that the Emperor would relent and rescind El Cid 's banishment . |
| 12 | The allegations state that he received money from the contract for the restoration of Milan 's Underground and for repairs to the dam in Valtellina which burst in 1987 with much loss of life . |
| 13 | It was as if Ruth were truly Emma 's child and for some reason Rachaela had had to come down and witness this scene . |
| 14 | Although I have great respect for W. 's consultant and for the dedication of the staff , it seems to me that they have been manoeuvred into a position from which a change is necessary , even if it is a change that carries the risk of interpretation by W. as ‘ yet another adult rejection and failure . ’ |
| 15 | Looking back on these campaigns at the end of her life , she defined the law as the chief agency for enacting God 's work and for abolishing the double-standard , which menaced the young and ultimately contributed to the disintegration of the state . |
| 16 | In 1061 he went to Rome on the king 's business and for his pallium , but was denied it and deprived of episcopal rank by Pope Nicholas II because his transference from one see to another was against church law . |
| 17 | ‘ His antics have got to stop for Barnet 's sake and for football 's sake in general . |
| 18 | She would even be glad — thought Linnet — for her husband 's sake and for his children , a woman 's love containing , after all , so strong an element of self-sacrifice . |
| 19 | Vehicles are usually painted in the client 's livery and for major customers it is the preferred means of transporting their products . |
| 20 | This shows the plebeians that Brutus is the man they need to lead them as all his speech is honest and spoke truths and did everything unselfishly , for other people — the crowd then go wild with enthusiasm for Brutus , and Brutus leaves them with Mark Antony , wrongly , asking the crowd to show respect for Caesar 's body and for Antony 's speech . |
| 21 | I glanced up at Granny 's picture and for once she seemed to be smiling . |
| 22 | This identity of provincial synods with convocations was strengthened because such synods were seldom assembled thereafter except on the king 's initiative and for the principal purpose of consenting to royal taxation . |
| 23 | Shaila : Until very recently I worked with Outwrite women 's newspaper and for those of you who do n't know it , it was a monthly internationalist feminist newspaper which published for about 7 years . |
| 24 | Benjamin opened Selkirk 's casket and for a while sifted amongst the pieces of parchment . |
| 25 | Nonetheless every partner will have a right to know what is being carried on in his firm 's name and for which he is ultimately answerable . |
| 26 | This would lead to more explicitly shared plans for the school 's development and for the local management of the school 's resources . |
| 27 | It accounts for 25% of the British ceramic tableware industry 's output and for 25% of its exports . |
| 28 | The force of it lifted Golden Girl 's stern and for a moment Trent feared that she would bury her bows in the sea and pitch-pole . |
| 29 | Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father 's voice and for a fleeting instant his mask of grim detachment had seemed to soften . |
| 30 | They walked round the city on Martin Luther King 's birthday and for 24 hours , made photo portraits of the black community in action . |