Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for great " in BNC.
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| 1 | A charity such as ours must constantly strive for greater efficiency , to put every penny of your subscription to good use . |
| 2 | If you do want to portray an older figure , it would be preferable to try Hermione in The Winter 's Tale — she is a more fantastical character , without the added complications of historical authenticity , and so allows for greater flexibility of characterisation . |
| 3 | One interpretation of the intermittent energy which Joseph Sturge put into the free produce movement in the 1840s is that it constituted an attempt by a Friend who had launched out into public and even political life to maintain links with more traditionally quietist brethren who none the less looked for greater perfection in the world . |
| 4 | In your May 1 editorial , you rightly call for great care not to erect ‘ an elaborate bureaucracy ’ in investing persons or courts with powers to give consent for medical treatment in individual cases . |
| 5 | You need not look for greater injuries than these . ’ |
| 6 | We could not wish for greater clarity . |
| 7 | It 's just chat — how 's the family , here 's the latest joke , how 's it going — and that somehow makes for great entertainment . |
| 8 | While the exact timings of music transfers may not be too critical , the addition of voice-over commentary usually calls for greater precision . |
| 9 | In the Berlin orchestra we always looked for greater knowledge and better players but maintaining standards is always going to be difficult . |
| 10 | The toe and heel areas are double stitched for greater durability while lateral support straps give enhanced stability . |
| 11 | Cunninghame Graham was , however , correct in observing that the expedition against the Awok ‘ really called for greater nerve than that against the Tulas , which ended in a fight ’ ; and this , as Hastings himself seemed to recognize in recalling first and foremost his ‘ colossal cheek ’ , was surely the point of it all . |
| 12 | One surely could n't hope for greater understanding . ’ |
| 13 | It is perhaps interesting to note that whilst the LMS legislation would appear to be part of a wider strategy for the control of public expenditure , it has now spawned a range of better-informed pressure groups which , when focusing on the quality of the education service , find themselves increasingly calling for greater expenditure on books , teaching materials , equipment and the maintenance of school premises ! |
| 14 | The Prudential has recently called for greater disclosure of treasury matters by listed companies . |