Example sentences of "[verb] that [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two examples suggest that designing for Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are not the only scenarios left to explore . |
| 2 | They found that allowing for the tax timing option ( as well as stochastic interest rates and different income and capital gains tax rates ) in the no-arbitrage condition resulted in the no-arbitrage prices of the S&P500 moving much closer to the actual prices for the period June 1982 to September 1982 than if no such adjustments were made to the no-arbitrage condition . |
| 3 | We found that adjusting for maternal smoking in pregnancy did not change the strength of the association between birth weight and lung function so that the effect of environment in utero on birth weight and subsequently on lung function may be independent of smoking in pregnancy . |
| 4 | Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work . |
| 5 | All practices agreed that preparing for and implementing fundholding was an enormous administrative task . |
| 6 | While this is probably true for most people , it is also important to remember that preparing for retirement really has to be a staged process . |
| 7 | We noted that controlling for sex would have reduced the size of the original effect , because there would have been a spurious component stemming purely from the fact that more women are in low status jobs and more women go absent . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd have thought that looking for a gas leak with a lighted match would be the last thing he would do . ’ |
| 9 | They all focus on the social worker , and it is social workers who must understand that asking for an order usually means being granted one . |
| 10 | I know that looking for a Purple Heart , or V C , erm are but I do believe it needs to be it needs to be clarified . |
| 11 | But you and I both know that applying for a stay of more than six months takes time . |
| 12 | Remember that working for an exhibition will take a lot of time and effort in addition to your normal professional work . |
| 13 | I realise there is little chance of the sponsorship suggestion coming about , but there should be some way of assuring that playing for your country does not cost you money in an amateur game that makes a fortune . ’ |
| 14 | For instance : Japan fears that providing for its growing proportion of dependent old people ( an increase in the over 65s from 9% in 1985 to 21.3% in 2025 ) will destroy the economic miracle of the last 40 years . |
| 15 | A REPORT by the Law Commission on computer misuse , published this week , angered those who believe that hacking for fun should not be outlawed but was treated as a triumph by lobbyists for anti-hacking laws . |
| 16 | The council statement said Coun Harvison and leader of the Labour group Arthur Taylor appreciated that paying for training was normal , ‘ but were concerned that the unemployed would not be able to apply for one of the 70 part-time instructors ’ jobs . |
| 17 | Henry hopes that playing for the officially rehabilitated South African Test side will mean he can inspire other coloureds to break down prejudices . |
| 18 | Eric [ Varley ] talked about energy extremely competently , though he insisted that looking for major energy savings was likely to be ‘ extremely disappointing ’ . |
| 19 | The cultural revolution of the Thatcher years means that managing for results , accountability for outputs , is rapidly becoming the norm in the health service and the new executive agencies . |
| 20 | Some people think that persevering for 13 years with the policy of playing 11 right wingers could be a mistake . |
| 21 | Devonport Management Ltd has already submitted a 13-volume report to the Ministry of Defence arguing that opting for Devonport would save the Government more than £400m through lower operational costs and more flexible dock facilities . |
| 22 | The survey also considers that accounting for signing-on fees is non-standard and patchy : ‘ Our view is that signing-on fees are more akin to an emolument of a player rather than a transfer cost . |
| 23 | The beard algae had survived because the Flying Foxes had discovered that scavenging for algae was a poor way to live , compared with waiting around for the food for the Clown Loaches to arrive — and then nipping in smartish while the Loaches were still bumbling about . |
| 24 | Some fans have been on to say that calling for the manager 's dismissal is not the answer . |
| 25 | For example if studying for an exam , it is well established that studying for long periods without a break is literally , a waste of time . |
| 26 | He therefore suggests that yearning for growth , should constitute the criteria by which a church is assessed ( van Engen 1981:448ff ) . |
| 27 | But it is vital , before we canonise the creatures , to note that acting for an end ( requiring teleological explanation ) is almost a defining feature of the living world as a whole . |
| 28 | In many cases , and especially with annuals and some other flowering plants , picking the flowers will actually encourage more to grow , so you may find that picking for pressing can be an advantage at times . |