Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The measure was termed the I-measure ( where I stands for intensity ) . |
| 2 | What all ( bar for some reason ‘ Memorial ’ Vol. 1 ) have in common is the inclusion of takes from the now-famous November 26th 1945 quintet session which represents for jazz — and bebop in particular — something akin to what Woodstock would later be for another generation ( but without the audience participation ) . |
| 3 | The opposite bank — which stands for success — seems very near but between where we stand and the opposite bank there is a ravine which is going to absorb a great deal of money . |
| 4 | However , the machine has a basic memory of only 128K , a not-very-standard keyboard and screen , no disk drive , and an operating system called DOS , which stands for DIP Operating System , after the machine 's British designers . |
| 5 | To help you keep in mind the five main techniques we have invented a mnemonic , MACRO , which stands for Memory , Aims , Concentration , Review and Organisation . |
| 6 | The idea is called LETS , which stands for Local Exchange and Trading Systems , and apparently there is a group of about 30 people in Belfast already working the idea . |
| 7 | The function of LOEX ( which stands for Library Orientation and Instruction Exchange ) is as follows : |
| 8 | GUATEMALA : During his visit to London recently Bruce Harris , executive director of Casa Alianza ( Covenant House ) , a centre in Guatemala City which cares for street children , dropped in on the new Guatemalan Ambassador . |
| 9 | 1792 It being Represented to this Meeting that their is unlawful combinations and Meetings held by the Weavers in the Island , particularly in the Parish of Kilchoman , for the purpose of shortening or cutting off the usual measure called the Islay Ell , which has for time Immemorial been the Standard Measure given by the Weavers with every Species of their Manufacture , and for reducing the measure to the English yard , and for continueing the prices for the English yard as high as that for the Islay Ell |
| 10 | This is different from the general defence of " due diligence " which looks for proof of mistaken belief . |
| 11 | Second , there is empirical work which looks for evidence that fiscal considerations play any part at all in the decision of individuals to reside in a particular locality . |
| 12 | The personal figure of coercion , such as the bailiff , may be held at bay through the provision of money , which allows for exchange outside of the nexus of personal social relations . |
| 13 | The SEA is basically a limited set of changes to the Treaty of Rome which allows for majority voting in the Council of Ministers in areas connected to establishing the Internal Market , and also has some rather vague references to EMU , Political Union and other policy areas such as the environment . |
| 14 | This requirement is no different from any other kind of groupwork which allows for variation in pace of working and provides alternative tasks for those who finish first . |
| 15 | In Such an alternative world is proposed , a world of indeterminacy which allows for variation and flux , with a theory of identity to match it . |
| 16 | It suggested that the conventional " safety factor " which allows for uncertainty in extrapolating the results of animal tests , and for variations in sensitivity among humans , should be increased by a factor of 10 when there is evidence of post-natal toxicity , or where data relative to children is lacking . |
| 17 | A pre-requisite for integrated bicycle planning is the support of an appropriate administrative framework , which allows for coordination between different levels of governments , between local authority departments , and between planners and public interest groups concerned with cycling . |
| 18 | The requirement in English and Welsh legislation that liability to detention must stop after six months of leave of absence is absent from the Scottish act , which allows for extension beyond six months . |
| 19 | Managers are members of the company pension scheme , which allows for retirement at 60 and is generally recognized to be reasonably generous . |
| 20 | The syllabus , after all , is no more than a sketch of the terrain ; the scheme of work is a strategic plan which identifies objectives and tactics , and which allows for review and reinforcement . |
| 21 | According to security sources in Dublin yesterday , the absence of two key witnesses had effectively determined Mr Barnes ' decision not to press charges under the 1976 Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act , which allows for prosecution in the Republic for offences allegedly committed in Britain and Northern Ireland . |
| 22 | Interested groups are informed on a weekly basis which allows for feedback from areas like Lagos site , potential fields expertise , the Vietnam group and line management . |
| 23 | During all subsequent steps the switching angle is controlled by the software , which tests for equality of COUNT and FIRE . |
| 24 | That which passes for beer in these parts . ’ |
| 25 | And this album continues that tradition , presenting a boggling variety of melody and pace , which , only once , on ‘ You Surround Me ’ , resorts to the awful ‘ Oxygene'-style bubbling rumble which passes for rhythm in the world where the programmer is king . |
| 26 | Also , as an immigrant to Canada , I can affirm it 's more pleasant living where problems are met with cheerful optimism instead of the sullen whining which passes for debate in Britain . |
| 27 | This same man wrote that he ‘ could not remember having ever felt , during my 52 years of life , the slightest symptoms of that curious disease — ambition — which craves for leadership , honour , money , or notoriety ’ . |
| 28 | For risk ratings , however , it is interesting that feelings of risk should be less closely related to a measure of objective risk which corrects for traffic flow than one which fails to . |
| 29 | The Edinburgh-managed trust , which invests for capital growth in the stock markets of the Pacific Rim , excluding Japan , saw NAV per share rise from 297.2p to 378.7p in the 12 months to 28 February . |
| 30 | The idea of freedom which lies behind this kind of demand is confused in the same way as the idea of equality which calls for standardisation . |