Example sentences of "[conj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , where for the great mass of its members , the success of a consumer co-operative is now no more than a matter of marginal interest to them , for the members of an industrial co-operative it is quite otherwise . |
| 2 | Although there was a reduction in mental hospital beds of 17 per cent between 1955 and 1975 , this hardly bears comparison with the trend in the USA where for the corresponding period the reduction was 66 per cent . |
| 3 | Eleven weeks before the opening of the British Empire Exhibition ( where for the first time the King 's speech was transmitted by wireless to every part of the country and many parts of the British Empire ) , the house with every item in place was ready to be presented to both the Queen and the public . |
| 4 | New light on an Old Master is illuminated indeed , and it 's what you will find at Canada House Gallery where for the first time , an almost forgotten body of work by Henri Matisse , relating to his fascination with the Canadian Inuit , has been mounted together with much original source material in the way of Inuit masks , photographs and books which the artist studied . |
| 5 | An initiation for prisoners had been established where for the first week officers were encouraged to violently beat and humiliate the new prisoner in nauseous ways . |
| 6 | But now the solar influence is beginning to turn around to contribute a further warming influence up to the year 2010 , boosting the greenhouse effect where for the past 30 years it has been counterbalancing it . |
| 7 | The area of Washington I know best lies around Dupont Circle , its streets now ablaze with pink , purple and white azaleas , the pavement cafes now opening up , and where for the past two decades the left think tank , the Institute for Policy Studies , has been loc-ated . |
| 8 | Leith requested , and went back to her own office , where for the next twenty minutes she tried to pick up the threads of her job . |
| 9 | Designed for the normal runner who wants a light responsive training shoe , or for the heavier runner who wants a shoe for running marathons , the Concorde has Reebok 's exclusive ‘ Hexalite ’ cushioning system in the heel and forefoot . |
| 10 | But it would probably be a mistake to draw any such sweeping conclusion , either for the short or for the long term . |
| 11 | But he said Labour did not agree that Britain could or should abandon development , either for itself or for the developing world . |
| 12 | Those who got selected either for constituencies , or for the Central Office list when it was established in the 1950s , tended to be those whom old buffers in the party already had a pretty good idea about , because they knew their fathers , their regiments or their schools . |
| 13 | The recipient Party further undertakes to the supplying Party that it will not during that period use the same except in or for the said purposes . |
| 14 | ( 17 ) The takeover of the target may cause loan agreements and other contracts which it has entered into to be determinable , or for the other contracting party to be entitled to exercise valuable option or pre-emption rights . |
| 15 | ‘ Ad hoc ’ is a Latin phrase meaning ‘ to that ’ ; in other words these bodies were appointed to devote their activities ‘ to that ’ purpose , or for the specific purpose for which they were appointed . |
| 16 | Or for the total luxury of the Hotel Golden Tulip St. Honore , three nights including flights at an unbelievable £292 . |
| 17 | And we 've written back that we might get money from but can we use it for I E buying chairs and other things or for the general welfare . |
| 18 | Natural science is happy to take a spectator 's view of the workings of nature , and any retreat , as in quantum theory in physics or for the philosophical reasons in the last chapter , is reluctant . |
| 19 | The truth is that he only races as a personal challenge , or for the pure enjoyment of running . |
| 20 | All of these further contributed to the post land reform potential o of the law set to maintain and increase its income , or for the Communist Party to tax . |
| 21 | It is important to know what help is forthcoming for you or for the elderly person for whom you are caring . |
| 22 | The need is primarily for affordable housing ( to buy or rent ) for young people wanting to set up home for the first time , or for the elderly wanting smaller , more manageable accommodation . |
| 23 | The purpose of this was to allow the stone to disimpact or for the acute complication to resolve . |
| 24 | It involves the disinterested pursuit of truth , beauty or goodness , even though it is always mixed up with other motivations such as the search for social importance ( knowledge is power ) , or for status and acceptance , or for the comforts of a dream world , or for the individual self-realisation which involves the establishment of a personal identity . |
| 25 | For example , something may be written for the wedding of a friend , or for the local organist to play . |
| 26 | And should the conditions about availability of , or taking of , food be national or for the local Licensing Justices to attach as appropriate when granting the Children 's Certificate ? |
| 27 | Examples include : the automatic generation of weather forecasts by a computer communicating with satellites , the selection of lists of random numbers for a competition or for the Premium Bond draw , programs which produce artistic designs or music automatically , being based upon a set of rules built into the program , a program designed to simulate some particular environment , such as climate , monetary systems , battle scenarios , etc . |
| 28 | In most instances these special schools for visually handicapped pupils are for children of primary school age or for the full school age-range and they have in general terms a regional catchment . |
| 29 | One of the decisions you have to make is whether to have the entertainer for just an entertainment slot or for the whole party . |
| 30 | Members can also choose how long they wish to stay at the ‘ weekend ’ , whether for just a morning or afternoon or for the whole day-and-a-half . |