Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | US State Department reports on Aug. 3 had alleged that Iraqi forces had been spotted by reconnaissance aircraft massing on the Saudi border in preparation for a possible invasion . |
| 32 | The more serious fighting in early July was in Slovenia , notably in the region of the Krsko nuclear power station ( eastern Slovenia ) , where the Slovene authorities also reduced capacity to 25 per cent on July 2 in preparation for a possible emergency shutdown after it was buzzed by military aircraft . |
| 33 | It is known that youths grew their hair long in preparation for a ritual offering of a lock of hair to the deity . |
| 34 | Williams continued to gather public support throughout 1954 , ( also the year that Learie Constantine returned after 30 years in England ) , and it seems that he was now consolidating his position in preparation for a decisive political move , but while he was still involved with the Caribbean Commission in an apolitical capacity , this move would be put on hold . |
| 35 | It could be quite a useful preparation for a nervous or beginner skier as it relates the feeling of skiing to everyday activities , eg riding a bicycle and driving a car . |
| 36 | Thus , if the goal is for your dog to eat in the car rather than the kitchen , in preparation for a long journey , move its dish a few inches a day towards the car , and then into the car . |
| 37 | In preparation for a long stay , I had several suitcases , a packing case , a cabin trunk , my portable gramophone and records , all my medical equipment . |
| 38 | Autumn 1945 in Cardiff High School was a season of intensive preparation for a small group of us who were to make that attempt . |
| 39 | IN December 1834 Sir Robert Peel was in his constituency of Tamworth in preparation for a general election . |
| 40 | From late May the formation of a " pluralist " government , with or without the resignation of Prime Minister Fatos Nano , had been under discussion in the People 's Assembly , and on June 12 a non-party " government of national stability " took office in preparation for a general election . |
| 41 | President Francesco Cossiga announced the dissolution of Parliament on Feb. 2 , in preparation for a general election on April 5-6 , approximately two months before it was constitutionally necessary [ for June 1987 general election see pp. 35586-88 ] . |
| 42 | The importance of ‘ generic skills ’ has been stressed in recent years by the Manpower Services Commission ( now Training Agency ) as a flexible response to and preparation for a fast-changing economy . |
| 43 | But if academic courses are a de facto preparation for a professional occupation which few will ever actually enter , how is this rationalized and defended ? |
| 44 | The honours degree in Housing Studies provides both a broad-based education in the social sciences and intensive preparation for a professional career in housing . |
| 45 | But yesterday 's arrangements could hardly be described as the preparation for a normal family ceremony . |
| 46 | Certainly Levy and Trevarthen in their study with split-brain patients argued that the " wrong " hemisphere was sometimes activated in preparation for a particular task . |
| 47 | This emerged yesterday as the two companies finally confirmed they were discussing a deal to thwart the rival US car giant Ford , which intends to build a 15 per cent stake in Jaguar in preparation for a full bid . |
| 48 | To help provide a sharper focus to current policy debates , and in preparation for a larger study of the effects of teacher education , this project will establish an up-to-date database on the nature of a range of approaches to initial teacher education . |
| 49 | Around mid-afternoon , I had a report from Ballymena that the large police station in the town had been ordered to clear its cells of ordinary prisoners in preparation for a large number of arrests . |
| 50 | Minor agreements were signed on cultural and scientific co-operation and a consular convention in preparation for a full-scale treaty . |
| 51 | Caterer , in association with Reed Catering , is undertaking a confidential telephone survey on the relationship between the banks and our industry , in preparation for a forthcoming forum . |
| 52 | Even with the cost of detailed research , a set of reconstruction drawings of a site is usually far cheaper than a physical reconstruction ; in any case , such detailed drawings are generally needed as preparation for a physical reconstruction . |
| 53 | A crane arrived and the propeller from a second engine was removed in preparation for a further engine change . |
| 54 | They 're working an intense 8-hour day , 5 days a week in preparation for a national tour in March . |
| 55 | If the correct position for changing the phase excitation pattern has been reached the phase is allowed to remain on , otherwise the phase is turned off in preparation for a subsequent trial . |
| 56 | Dr Frederica Perera , professor of public health at Columbia University and senior scientist for a prominent environmental group , says the government is also playing down in vitro tests of chemicals in cell cultures . |
| 57 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB has won an order from the Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp for a digital Groupe Speciale Mobile system to serve the burgeoning Pearl River Delta region in south China ; the value of the order was not given . |
| 58 | On top of that , if the FA see the Davis case as a precedent , they could be without their England striker for a long spell , while Wright could find his international claims weakened . |
| 59 | ‘ They are faithful to their lords ’ , wrote William of Malmesbury of the Normans , ‘ but swift to break faith for a slight occasion . |
| 60 | Commenting on his sexual abstinence Erik Erikson writes : ‘ It is of importance here that he gave up sexual intimacy for a wider communal intimacy and not just because sexuality seemed immoral in any Calvinistic sense . |