Example sentences of "[vb past] out for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kaysen has pointed out that : ‘ [ d ] ecisions as to the technical areas which will be systematically explored by research and development divisions and decisions as to what scientific and technical novelties will be translated into new products and processes and tried out for economic viability have very deep effects . |
| 2 | And the FBI said it had participated only to help fingerprint the victims ; yet there is an FBI report on the incident with over 200 pages blacked out for national security reasons . |
| 3 | If only it were Lorrimer 's cadaver which would be cradled in porcelain on the post-mortem table next day , laid out for ritual evisceration . |
| 4 | The wreckage of several crashed aircraft laid out for detailed examination . |
| 5 | If it was known that a Girl simply had a relation with the disease , she would find herself singled out for extra help to the point of favouritism . |
| 6 | But he also disclosed that the 11 BR employees singled out for specific criticism by the Hidden inquiry would face disciplinary action , ranging from reprimand to suspension or dismissal . |
| 7 | However , it was not on the priority list of 20 rivers singled out for urgent action by the National Rivers Authority . |
| 8 | But despite the doubts , it seems at least probable that substantial research spending increases have occurred , at least in the seven areas singled out for special treatment . |
| 9 | Although individual job analysis may not prove conclusive , it allows trends to be established and where appropriate , unprofitable job types singled out for special scrutiny . |
| 10 | The fact that , for various reasons , Crosland opposed suggested ‘ transbinary ’ mergers — including Lancaster and the University of Warwick , Brighton and the University of Sussex — strengthened the feeling that the new public sector was being protected or singled out for special development . |
| 11 | He singled out for special criticism two specific objectives which had figured so prominently in the application of Keynesian ideas : ( a ) the notion that the proper focus of attention for monetary policy was the attainment of targets for the rate of interest as opposed to targets for the supply of money ; ( b ) that demand management policies could be adjusted in such a way as to achieve a target combination of inflation and unemployment which was sustainable indefinitely . |
| 12 | He singled out for particular attention the concepts of cause and effect , which we use and take for granted in everyday life , which are central to scientific study , and which were also essential to the theological argument from causality . |
| 13 | Alistair Darling , Labour MP for Edinburgh Central , singled out for particular criticism the general manager of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children , who was provided with a BMW saloon . |
| 14 | Alan came back most weekends , and they went out for long drives in his father 's car . |
| 15 | On 11 May , an order went out for German refugees to remain in their houses . |
| 16 | The Civilization Society more deliberately went out for bipartisan support and one result was that the six Conservative MPs who belonged to only one antislavery body chose to give their support to it . |
| 17 | K. R. Whenever they had a raid on the Chinese gambling , they took them all in the cells and they all sent out for Chinese meals , and when they 'd all gone to the Main Bridewell in the middle of the night — ‘ 125 , scrub out ! ’ — and I had to take my tunic off and scrub out after the Chinese had been . |
| 18 | I 've usually been , been senior secretary , I 've usually been the one in charge of the petty cash , which , sent out for proper coffee and the new kettle if the kettle blew it 's fused and the and the tea pot and the tea bags and the , I just used to write a note in the , in the cash book |
| 19 | As the train drew near she looked out for Rough Stones , the house up on the hillside where they had made their first home ; but it was night , and all she saw was a glimmer that could as well have been a shepherd 's lantern . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll be only too pleased to help get something sorted out for poor old Len ; life is n't exactly going to be easy for him . |
| 21 | Some comparisons of the seasons can be included here and sunny or shady parts of the garden sorted out for various times of the day . |
| 22 | Dazed survivors screamed out for loved ones as they wandered through the rubble . |
| 23 | I write as someone who 's always been able to take or leave Harrison Birtwistle 's music : the oeuvre as a whole arouses my respect , and impresses by its fiercely-defined character and self-consistency , but only a limited number of pieces ( among them The Triumph of Time , The fields of Sorrow , Melancolia I , Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum ) have spoken to me strongly and cried out for repeated listening . |
| 24 | He explained that when he used to play the Ravel Trio with his family , they would often remark on the fullness of texture ( particularly in the piano part ) which almost cried out for orchestral treatment . |
| 25 | In a recent survey carried out for New Woman magazine , 500 women aged between 20 and 45 were asked about their personal experiences of losing weight . |
| 26 | Finally , although this is not yet a specific NRC rule , the commission is directing considerable attention to overall risk assessment carried out for specific plant and sites . |
| 27 | Of the half million tests carried out for regulatory purposes in the year up to June 30 , 1989 , we are pleased to report that 998 out of 1,000 met the strict specifications of the European Community Directive . |
| 28 | the assessment of speaking and listening should , where possible , be informal , continuous and incidental , applied to tasks carried out for curricular purposes ; |
| 29 | Steel used in the reactor pressure vessels of the Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant , Wales , is showing signs of rapid deterioration , according to analysis carried out for Nuclear Electric . |
| 30 | The geochemical characteristics of specific formations can be quickly established and searches carried out for geochemical patterns associated with various styles of mineralisation . |