Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His brother Gawain ignored him , gazing at the salt cellar or the window for minutes at a time and stolidly chewing . |
| 2 | ‘ It will likely either be an Irish bog or the drink for us . ’ |
| 3 | Other aspects which concerned the public such as the need to retain certain uneconomic railway lines , the use of coal to prevent too fast a rise in unemployment in areas dependent on mining or the case for airports on remote islands in Scotland , could then all be urged from outside on the individual industries and on the Ministry for Nationalized Industries without confusing these social objectives with the normal criteria of operation . |
| 4 | The disciplines of active life in the sense of worldly help to others , or the necessity for study , are to be like " stikkes " laid on the burning coal that represents man 's innate desire for God and needs to be nourished if it is to provide full light and heat ( 35 – 9.397 – 449 ) . |
| 5 | It seems unlikely that many librarians have the time or the flair for effective judgement of style in this sense , and sampling of the text of ‘ serious ’ novels or other works of literature is unlikely to prove a worthwhile activity . |
| 6 | Previous attempts at encouraging her to sit on the lavatory or the potty for this had ended in tantrums and tears so mother had given up trying . |
| 7 | Research indicates that ageing people continue to be sexually active , and that age itself does not undermine either the need or the capacity for sexual activity . |
| 8 | We do not attempt to examine the economics of political constitutions , how certain political machinery came into existence , or the rationale for particular processes for political decision-making . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Sidacai was never comfortable with the planning or the preparation for a campaign , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 10 | What , you may ask , have the masons to do with ‘ package tours into inner space ’ , or paganism or the occult for that matter ? |
| 11 | It 'll be a long , long time before anyone in Orkney or Scotia has the time or the heart for shipbuilding , and if the King 's stupid enough to force it on them , they 'll defy him , or starve . |
| 12 | There 's absolutely no question of our using either the police force or the army for the purpose of strike-breaking ’ . |
| 13 | And finally , there 's no one with a more impressive grasp of the whole field of geophysics on Earth — or the Moon for that matter ( as his recent article ‘ The Moon 's deceptive tranquility ’ in New Scientist , vol 96 , p 174 , testifies ) . |
| 14 | It is certainly not justified on the basis of the 1991 earnings per share — 2.58p — or the outlook for 1992 . |
| 15 | Or the secretary for the environment ? |
| 16 | 3.2 Where the Landlord the Tenant or the Guarantor for the time being are two or more persons obligations expressed or implied to be made by or with such party are deemed to be by or with such persons jointly and severally |
| 17 | Would n't you generate a more positive attitude if you were aligned your increase or the request for an increase through the a an increase in activity in the church itself ? |
| 18 | It has an operation code or function field , specifying what operation the computer is to perform , and an operand field , which specifies an operand ( usually as a store address ) or the location for a result . |
| 19 | Yet ( or the Muse for Vengeance calls in vain ) |
| 20 | Such a requirement , however , would not be compatible with those provisions if it had to be interpreted as precluding registration in the event that a secondary establishment or the centre for directing the operations of the vessel in the member state in which the vessel was to be registered acted on instructions from a decision-taking centre located in the member state of the principal establishment . |
| 21 | But your your proposal was not accepted and the budget went through with no cuts to the benefits or the remuneration for the Councillors . |
| 22 | Cooke notes that this equation of incorporation with public service continued into the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries , with the general theory of corporate form still dominated by ‘ the concept of the corporation as a public body , an institution created by specific act of Parliament or the Crown for purposes approved as being in the national interest ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ If the council houses had n't come , we 'd not have had electricity , water or the phone for all these years . ’ |
| 24 | Much more common , and much more readily recognizable as collective expressions of depressive tendencies , are the ceremonial ‘ wailings of Tammuz ’ celebrated in ancient Mesopotamia , or the mourning for the dead Osiris which figured so prominently in his cult in ancient Egypt . |
| 25 | The Director 's action in intervening to offer no evidence , on the ground that it was not in the interests of justice or the public for the prosecution to continue , was upheld by the courts . |
| 26 | Not everybody , however , is happy with the use of AIDS as the shaper of a plot , or the vehicle for a political message . |
| 27 | The counsellor must also be aware of the words that are being used , and the possible impact that they may have , or the possibility for misunderstanding that may arise from them . |
| 28 | Nor was the dambusters plus aeroplane imitations one performed , or the runway for ice . |
| 29 | Sir Anthony stopped short of blaming BR or the Government for creating the climate but added : ‘ There must be a better way of doing things . ’ |
| 30 | I can excuse them for not knowing all the facts that have now come to light but I can not forgive them or the government for failing to steer the health of the nation . |