Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Occasionally , perhaps , gerontophiliac tendencies account for the disruption of an engagement or marriage through attraction of one partner to the parent of the other ; but marriages are broken far more often through infatuation with a third party of a partner 's own age group , while attraction to an in-law may equally denote a need for a surrogate mother or father irrespective of true gerontophilia .
2 But this , as I have indicated , does not in all cases make for the construction of a more liberal society .
3 With only one domestic index futures contract for the London Stock Exchange ( the FT-SE 100 ) , the creation of synthetic index futures contracts for the UK is not yet possible .
4 The latissimus dorsi account for the very impressive ‘ V ’ shape of athletes and bodybuilders .
5 Other experts fear for the future — MDMA damages nerve terminals in rats and monkeys , and there is a strong possibility that it causes similar damage in humans .
6 At least two reasons account for the latter .
7 In what follows the interpretative dimension will come alive only on the next layer of the problem , where we ask whether social rules and institutions account for the performance of social roles , or vice versa , In other words , we think international institutions too fragile to permit a fully systemic answer on the highest layer and so incomplete that an answer which favours the international units must yield to curiosity about how these units work .
8 However , plans remain for the construction of major irrigation works — with possible support from EC structural funds — which would transform the habitat .
9 Clearly in simple population terms the older age groups account for a disproportionate amount of health care expenditure .
10 As figure 4.3 shows , in 1984 , 41.5 per cent of fulltime women workers were to be found in clerical employment , while a very few further occupational groups account for the rest of most women in paid work .
11 In Vaill 's terms , organizations or groups qualify for the title ‘ high-performing system ’ if they :
12 On-shore activities make for a lively and exhilarating festival .
13 AT&T Co has signed an agreement with the People 's Republic of China allowing it to supply personal telecommunications products with manufacturing partner S Megga International Holdings Ltd 's S Megga Telecommunications Ltd unit : the two have a memorandum of understanding with the China National Posts & Telecommunications Industry Corp to market and distribute AT&T-brand telephones , facsimile machines and other consumer items through hundreds of mainland outlets ; consumer products account for an estimated 20% of a total Chinese telecommunications market of $7,000m a year .
14 Since local authorities account for a quarter of all public expenditure , central government must control their spending .
15 Table 4.4 Recent trading history on MATIF , main contracts The Government Bond futures and options contracts account for the bulk of trading on the MATIF .
16 In lively talk with friends we all continually break the rules appropriate for the written form , and Mr Baker on the radio was no exception .
17 The products appropriate for the food industries are either solvent based degreasers or decarbonisers .
18 Crowds rally for the miners
19 These proposals provide for the replacement of the present local authorities in the area .
20 Though the Lions ' backs have the credentials and Winterbottom and Dean Richards have been in the heat of a Lions Test scrum , there are six forwards who will be experiencing a Lions Test for the first time .
21 Secondary analyses were to include within group comparisons of arrhythmias , oxygen saturation , pulse rate , and blood pressure between the pre , per , and postgastroscopy periods , using the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed ranks test for the frequecy of arrhythmias , and the Students t test for the remaining normally distributed data .
22 This is the operations base for the largest onshore oil field in Western Europe .
23 If the debtor is away , inquiry should also be made whether or not letters are being forwarded to an address within the jurisdiction ( England and Wales ) or elsewhere ; ( d ) if the debtor is represented by a solicitor , an attempt should be made to arrange an appointment for personal service through such solicitor … the rules provide for a solicitor accepting service of a statutory demand on behalf of his client but there is no similar provision in respect of service of a bankruptcy petition ; ( e ) the supporting affidavit should deal with all the above matters including all relevant facts as to the debtor 's whereabouts and whether the appointment letter(s) has/have been returned .
24 Law Society rules provide for the way client money held by a solicitor should be accounted for , and the rules currently require solicitors to submit an annual accountant 's report .
25 an agreed departmental policy on the sizes of teaching groups appropriate for the different modes of teaching used in different subject areas and the provision of sufficient staff hours for the modules to be taught in these ways ;
26 Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life
27 In deciding what words mean for the purpose of defamation , the intention of the writer or speaker is largely irrelevant .
28 Well executed joiner work and solid timber nicely matched with face veneers of bulkheads make for a very pleasant ambience in the saloon .
29 Walls in dark , warm colours , with rich fitted carpets or traditional rugs make for a quietly splendid effect .
30 Whereas a comprehensive secondary school might offer some 30 subjects for all its pupils , and about a dozen subjects account for the great majority of A levels , the curriculum explodes in higher education , part of a post-school explosion even greater when one takes into account the vast number of technical and vocational courses that exist in non-advanced further education .
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