Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 2 | As a director of public health , and having been chief officer to a health authority for some 17 years and having experienced more reorganisations than I care to remember , I can see the career turbulence that the current reforms are producing for some senior doctors in public health medicine . |
| 3 | Many of them are farming for little more than the subsidies . |
| 4 | In nature , many animals are competing for limited resources . |
| 5 | It makes it easier , in principle , to ‘ see ’ how many hypotheses are competing for some portion of an utterance , for example , and to decide which are the most promising given the evidence . |
| 6 | The gap in the ESP market has always been at the lower end , and a number of other publishers are catering for this . |
| 7 | For example on our larger ships we are catering for 1900 passengers and 600 crew which means that about 7500 meals a day are consumed , excluding snacks and buffets . |
| 8 | It is thus possible that , just as we are suggesting for some of the other finds at Mycenae , it was taken from Knossos : if so , the implication is that other pieces of statuary and relief carving from Minoan Knossos were also removed — by some Mycenean equivalent of Lord Elgin , perhaps . |
| 9 | It 's their genes that are struggling for reproductive success . |
| 10 | But they know they are struggling for both Wimbledon stars and now Ferguson has become their top target . |
| 11 | Hundreds of gypsies are gathering for one of the biggest horse fairs of the year . |
| 12 | The business plan 's third big hole is its failure to deal with the lawsuits that names are bringing for alleged negligence by agents . |
| 13 | Bill Mumford says you need climbing skills and it 's a challenge that takes them into a new realm … he says they are praying for dry weather … but it gets very cold … drops to minus twenty at night |
| 14 | Please note that a higher standard is required if you are applying for Large Goods and/or Passenger Carrying Vehicle entitlement . |
| 15 | The waste-to-energy companies are pressing for financial support to allow them to take advantage of new waste management regulations due to come into force next year . |
| 16 | The union has managed to keep the strike going even though Siberian miners are pressing for political changes only , while miners in the Ukraine , where living conditions are particularly wretched , also want large wage rises . |
| 17 | The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court . |
| 18 | Members are pressing for freer European access for the products of their petrochemical industries . |
| 19 | Members are pressing for freer European access for the products of their petrochemical industries . |
| 20 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on ensuring that Britain is at the forefront of those countries in Europe that are pressing for improved animal welfare . |
| 21 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |
| 22 | Tonight the police said they are checking for any similarities with previous attacks . |
| 23 | Reports nationwide reflect a similar story : smaller firms , and particularly those with one to three partners , are giving up training chartered accountants and , if they are continuing to train at all , employing people who are training for other cheaper and more flexible accountancy qualifications . |
| 24 | And I am looking for 100 per cent loyalty . |
| 25 | We have one possibility but the case is still under investigation and I am looking for possible motives . |
| 26 | " I have been serving the Turks , and am looking for better employment . |
| 27 | Erm at the moment okay I 've sold my my last car recently erm I am looking for another . |
| 28 | I am looking for short biographies of female scientists — of any discipline — for use in school . |
| 29 | We find it 's also useful back information , because they will be able to act on one client and has applications for proposal we are writing for another client later on so we can use as references refer to this information . |
| 30 | Matters are made worse if different selectivity processes are operating for each subgroup . |