Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We chose linear regression for describing the overall changes in mean sperm concentrations , but other statistical models have also been tested . |
| 2 | There is a major obstacle to developing a practical sensor for measuring the enantiomeric purity of drugs or their metabolites in physiological samples . |
| 3 | 21–7 " Letters were read from the secretary and convener of the Praise Committee of the Church with regard to a grant for assisting the congregation to secure an instrument to be used in congregational praise , from which it appears that the Committee were prepared to give £10 on condition that the instrument would be introduced in connection with public worship , and that the congregation contributed a suitable proportion of the cost . " |
| 4 | THE Sports Council may cut the British Amateur Weightlifters ' Association 's £170,000 grant for taking no action against Andrew Davies and Andrew Saxton . |
| 5 | While Rain used it Oliver did a few more chores in preparation for leaving the flat , finishing by packing their bags . |
| 6 | By the time your young dog is about six months old you should be developing other commands which will form part of its outdoor training requirements , in preparation for allowing the dog off its leash . |
| 7 | — Well mate , its a good question , what with winter coming and the need to feed the soil in preparation for laying the seedlings . |
| 8 | Photographs are an inadequate preparation for meeting a National Tri-Plate in the flesh — they have to be the most extraordinary-looking guitars in existence . |
| 9 | I 'm doing what I have to do in preparation for writing an article about some swanking brand-new media/cultural/trivial/not necessarily fashionable/musical/ now-and-then medical development . |
| 10 | Several notable internationals have trained at Brache , including David Bedford , who used the facility in preparation for breaking the 10,000m world record in 1973 . |
| 11 | This was the perfect preparation for importing the influence of French garden design to England , with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 , for both Rose and his master were ready to follow some of the examples given in the work of André Le Nôtre , particularly at Versailles . |
| 12 | Sleep-deprived subjects have been shown to have lower amplitude CNVs , and it could be assumed that this is associated with inattention or poor preparation for making a response . |
| 13 | In the mid-year we began the preparation for offering a specialist service to food premises , and with the groundwork now complete we can look forward to exciting prospects there next year . |
| 14 | But the Spanish paid a price in the peace settlement for entering the war on the French side . |
| 15 | Their supervision of mints and markets in their civitates would give plenty of opportunity for taking a cut . |
| 16 | The introduction of a partnership would provide the opportunity for developing a staff/industry interface . |
| 17 | The teacher who finds , for instance , that a child has difficulty in including himself in a ‘ family count up ’ , may make sure that he has opportunity for counting the members of many different groups of which he is a part , on other occasions . |
| 18 | Even as late as last May we had the opportunity for restructuring a number of committees we flunked it . |
| 19 | But when the volume was first published it appeared only as an expensive hardback and the opportunity for exploring an important range of writing was restricted to specialists and students willing to pass around a library copy . |
| 20 | My tapestries and books were turning into pitch-thick smoke , and the heat , from which I had hitherto been protected , it seems , by the initial surge of adrenalin through my body , now made it plain that this was the last window of opportunity for effecting a dignified , if empty-handed , exit . |
| 21 | When the Department of Industry announced its " Microcomputers in schools " , scheme in 1980 , it seemed to Provide an opportunity for Promoting the use of the microcomputer in school libraries and through that further to promote the school library . |
| 22 | The daily visit to a ward provides an opportunity for hearing a report on the patients from the learner . |
| 23 | Utilising electronic organisation and desktop publishing will allow students to gain familiarity with current systems that can directly affect overall cost effectiveness of a solution ; as well as providing the opportunity for evaluating the effectiveness of new technology , its commercial viability and its impact on the visual communication of information . |
| 24 | The establishment by the government of the Nitrate Sensitive Areas ( NSA ) scheme provides another opportunity for studying the effect of land use change . |
| 25 | Most brands , especially in fields other than the packaged goods for which the theory was developed , are potentially far more complex than the USP theory suggests , and a USP approach limits the opportunity for giving the brand a genuine personality . |
| 26 | This is a marvellous opportunity for making a mirror that exactly blends in with the design and colour scheme of a particular room . |
| 27 | This will provide an opportunity for investigating the complaints and remedying any flaws before the trial . |
| 28 | A seminar series would allow students to present reflections on their own experience , and provide an opportunity for integrating the theological and development issues . |
| 29 | Similarly there is said to be ‘ the opportunity for increasing the manageability of the whole system ’ by enabling local network management to extend into the wide area network . |
| 30 | We believe that it is a missed opportunity for tackling the deep-seated causes of crime . |