Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RIO DE JANEIRO ( AP ) — Luis Sales , head of a Brazilian advertising agency , was freed unharmed after being held by kidnappers for two months . |
| 2 | The solid-coloured , hardy breeds of central and southern France include some traditional dairy breeds now developed as suckler cows for commercial crosses , and the massive traditional draught breeds which are now so important as sires for those beef crosses , a role in which their influence has become widespread in Europe and elsewhere in recent years . |
| 3 | However , the British breeds are considered better for meat quality and taste and also for thrift and adaptability ; they remain in demand as sucklers , whereas the French and other large continental breeds are perhaps better suited as beef sires for commercial crossbreeding in dairy herds . |
| 4 | The failure of the conference underlined the absence of any institutions for co-ordinating policy on the western side of the Atlantic . |
| 5 | With the abandonment of transportation , prison sentences and penal servitude had correspondingly assumed their pivotal role within the criminal justice system , and the 1850s also saw the beginnings of reformatory institutions for young offenders . |
| 6 | Prisons and institutions for young offenders were closing down , probation was thriving , and more time was allowed to pay fines . |
| 7 | On the other hand , there were grave limitations in using existing adult education institutions for radical education and action . |
| 8 | It has been designed to respond to the rapid growth of banking and financial services both within the regions and at national and international level , and the increasing demand from banks , insurance companies , building societies and other financial institutions for relevant graduates . |
| 9 | Firstly , institutions for long-term care for elderly people in many countries consist of nursing homes and relatively few have the numbers of long-stay hospital beds evident in the United Kingdom . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , there is very often a total absence of any consideration within our residential institutions for sexual needs of those within them ; accompanied by stern suppression of any sexual relationship which may develop . |
| 11 | A comparison of the prospectuses for 1980–81 and 1986–87 of a number of institutions for this study suggested that , contrary to the arthritic stereotype purveyed sometimes by the press and others who should know better , degree provision in higher education is by no means static . |
| 12 | Gold and silver , once reserved for the service of cults and sovereigns , were displayed as plate by corporations like the City of London , the Inns of Court the City Companies ( fig. 40 ) or the colleges of Oxford or Cambridge and embodied as medals awarded by academies and other institutions for distinguished contributions to many fields of learning and professional activities ( Plate K ) . |
| 13 | The proposals , supported by the lead banks , are reported to have been sent to all 82 financial institutions for detailed consideration . |
| 14 | We do not say that workers who have clocked in 35 or 40 years should not retire early , but we are emphatic that their departure should create new promotional opportunities and , most importantly , should create job vacancies for young school leavers who will add a great energy and enthusiasm in the enterprise ’ . |
| 15 | Hampshire employers notified county careers offices of 117 job vacancies for young people in the month to March 12th , more than in the previous month when 105 jobs were offered but fewer than in March last year when there were 166 vacancies for young people . |
| 16 | Hampshire employers notified county careers offices of 117 job vacancies for young people in the month to March 12th , more than in the previous month when 105 jobs were offered but fewer than in March last year when there were 166 vacancies for young people . |
| 17 | Vacancies for administrative staff are currently 5.3 per cent . |
| 18 | Jobcentres , commercial agencies , hospital noticeboards , shop windows and vacancy boards on industrial estates are sources of vacancies for all ages . |
| 19 | As the total number of filled vacancies for all ages was 652,306 , this means that juveniles accounted for about 20% of all those finding employment through the exchanges . |
| 20 | The lengthy seizure of alien priories provides an obvious explanation for this , but the Black Death , of course , also multiplied vacancies for all patrons to exploit . |
| 21 | Vacancies for chief executives and managing directors have risen by more than one-third in the last year , while senior managerial vacancies have increased by 17.4 p.c . |
| 22 | Despite the fact that numerous vacancies for less-skilled work are reported to exist in outer city areas , particularly in South East England , a combination of a badly structured welfare system , high transport costs , and difficulties of moving house appears to constitute a major barrier to taking advantage of these opportunities . |
| 23 | City : Vacancies for top jobs up a third |
| 24 | Britain does not have to rely solely on its own mines for some kinds of metals . |
| 25 | I worked in the coal mines for three years to obtain my colliery manager 's certificate . |
| 26 | Take any consolidated balance sheet and you will most likely find cross references to notes for all items except cash and minority interests . |
| 27 | His rigorous policy , which would have blocked bank accounts and exchanged old bank notes for new ones at something less than one-to-one , was resisted by a group of ministers led by the Minister of Finance , René Pleven . |
| 28 | The University of Durham , for example , has produced leaflets entitled ‘ Notes for academic staff ’ , ‘ Notes for research students ’ , ‘ Notes for external users ’ , and ‘ Notes for students ’ . |
| 29 | The Law Society has issued guidance notes for equal opportunities in solicitors ' firms which reproduce a standard policy for their use which has been drawn up on the basis of recommendations of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 30 | He plays fluently across its full range but also has a very strong jazz feeling , stretching and bending notes for greater expression . |