Example sentences of "[Wh det] [noun] for a " in BNC.

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1 This can demand a very high level of commitment , in which caring for a relative completely dominates the carer 's own life .
2 It makes use , again , of the growth hormone gene , and another gene which codes for an enzyme elastase , which is made in the pancreas and enters the stomach where it breaks down elastic tissue .
3 The crusades were preached by the official Church ; but the enthusiasm with which the preaching was greeted was due to a wide variety of emotions , of which zeal for a different doctrine from the pope 's was one of the most powerful .
4 These models therefore differ in the degree to which specialisation for a particular function is thought to exist .
5 Roosevelt and his advisers saw Huey Long as a serious political threat , whose support for a third-party candidate in 1936 might split the Democratic vote .
6 Not only do they agonize over which of their colleagues deserve which piece of ribbon , they are unafraid to set themselves in judgement upon those whose candidacy for an honour is based upon genuine distinction , perhaps in the arts or by voluntary work .
7 We will continue to pursue policies to encourage enterprise and bring new jobs — by contrast with Labour , whose plan for a national minimum wage would hit the Province particularly hard .
8 This means that the output at pin 3 is a positive-going pulse whose duration for a given C and R depends upon the potential at pin 5 .
9 The question of those who actually suffer from poverty should be considered separately from that of the true working classes , whose desire for a larger share of the wealth is of a different character .
10 It saw the defeat of Adlai Stevenson whose demand for a suspension of tests brought an off of immediate agreement from Prime Minister Bulganin … to which Eisenhower responded by accusing the Russians of ‘ internal interference ’ in his re-election campaign .
11 Realistic prices are still hard to find in the land market , according to a would-be farm purchaser whose quests for a viable farm has taken up most of his time and energy for over a year .
12 There was no immediate reaction from the General Confederation of Workers ( CGT ) whose call for a general strike on Nov. 15 against the government 's austerity policies had been poorly supported , with only an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 public-sector workers attending a rally in the capital , Buenos Aires .
13 Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 the NCC must offer a management agreement to any farmer on an SSSI whose application for an agricultural grant it turns down on conservation grounds .
14 Although defeated by 144 votes to 183 Cullen nevertheless gained more support than Dollan of Govan , whose resolution for a return of the ILP to its propagandist role within the Labour Party received only 93 votes .
15 1588 , q.v. ) , whose campaigns for a purer preaching ministry are recorded in his Register , Morrice 's luckiest find .
16 True , Araminta had no idea of what a poached egg was , but what delight for a man to cook all his life for such an angel .
17 Glasgow University 's recently published study of homelessness among the young in Scotland simply highlights the facts which have been known to anyone who had been working in the social security system in whatever capacity for a number of years .
18 What tip for a driving test , yeah ?
19 Mistaking articulacy for intelligence and plummy accent for acumen , the lawyers forgot what the public knows : that insincerity is what theytdo for a living .
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