Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 I never have more than the permitted amount of duty-free goods ; I 've never imported plants , or dogs , or drugs , or uncooked meat , or firearms ; and yet I constantly find myself wanting to turn the wheel and head for the Red Channel .
2 The outcome of the dominance of both is that historically there have been critical mediations between religion and politics for catholic nationalists .
3 In many cases , it may be a matter of giving ground , out of kindness and consideration for the older person , who has been stripped of so much already .
4 An early pupil , W. H. Havergal [ q.v. ] , ‘ often spoke … of his kindness and fitness for his office ’ .
5 The Tucayana demands included the cancellation of the Kourou accord and autonomy for Amerindian areas in the interior .
6 The immediate benefit of discarding established regulars was an accumulated perception and zest for attack that Durham were unable to match .
7 I know every blade of grass , fern , broom , every tree , pond and lane for miles around .
8 It is a sound maxim that you do not ask the barber whether you need a haircut , and if Prof Paulos is not a wholly disinterested party in matters of numeracy , you will certainly not expect Arno Penzias , a distinguished physicist and vice-president for research at the Bell Telephone Laboratories of AT&T , to be less than sanguine about the remorseless advance of information technology .
9 Having a tangible record of progress can also act as positive feedback and reinforcement for the client .
10 Such reflections have stipulated ( a ) the need for pastoral care , ( b ) the cultivation of a Christian consciousness and responsibility for the media , and ( c ) the development of the communicative potential of their personalities .
11 Likewise British textbooks use questions about mortgages , investment and interest for those whose families , or who themselves , are on social security .
12 The President and Vice-President for 1991 were elected in December 1990 [ see p. 37967 ] .
13 President and Vice-President for 1992
14 The Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) on Dec. 9 elected Adolf Ogi and Otto Stich as President and Vice-President for 1993 respectively ( Ogi had been Vice-President for 1992 ) .
15 Thank you President and Congress for granting me the honour to report back on behalf of the ten G M B Members in the European Parliament .
16 The speaking invitation to Gerry Adams , the Sinn Fein president and MP for West Belfast , and vague expectations that a Tory Party branch may be recognised in North Down , have provided little encouragement of a parallel shift by Labour .
17 On Dec. 3 , 1991 , the Supreme Court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to bring the former President and senator for life , Alan García Pérez , to trial on charges of illegal enrichment during his 1985-90 period in office .
18 In this case positive sanctions involved acceptance in the friendship cliques , while negative sanctions meant ridicule and ostracism for anyone who broke ranks and tried to ‘ bust ’ the agreed work rate .
19 Although it may at first feel as though you will always be the new member of staff , or that you will never stop asking questions , most returners express appreciation and gratitude for the support and practical help offered by colleagues , and for the warm welcome extended to them on their return .
20 Right , so the motion is to note the report and to express our appreciation and support for the work of the county archivist .
21 Through the Lafayette — and perhaps more particularly through the heroism of Victor Chapman at Verdun — there began to develop in the United States an appreciation and sympathy for the poilus themselves such as had never been provoked by any other battle .
22 This circuit provides compression for the neck pickup and expansion for the bridge pickup , ‘ offers a very fast , explosive response with rapid decay , ’ and can be adjusted by a trim pot in the back .
23 When , in the late 1920s , a critical backlash developed against films that made themselves vacuous in an attempt to match Hollywood styles , the only way people could think of doing it was to define British cinema as the opposite of Hollywood — abandoning melodrama and flamboyance for realism , restraint and understatement .
24 The warden frequently received orders from the king to take timber in the forest for building operations , for firewood and charcoal for the king 's needs , and as gifts for subjects .
25 If he 's really clever , he could do a Quentin Crisp and get a gimmick ( like refusing to wash his cutlery and groin for a decade ) .
26 Cleaning materials were the first priority , and enough china , cutlery and glassware for her own use .
27 In Chapter 6 we shall look at what some of these common misapprehensions are , so that people can avoid creating unnecessary disappointment and frustration for themselves .
28 Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair .
29 Look for : Creme Silk for Permed and Coloured Hair ; the new Helene Curtis Advanced Therapy Hair Cosmetics range ; Neutrogena Shampoo & Conditioner for permed Hair ; Alberto Balsam 2 in 1 Shampoo and Conditioner for Dry/Permed Hair .
30 I always use Flex shampoo and conditioner for frequent use because when I 'm working I may have to wash my hair more than once a day .
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