Example sentences of "[vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With regard to the public interest , the important figure is the sum that is realised for the Scottish Bus Group as a whole . |
| 2 | The European Commission , which is responsible for formulating the proposal in line with the views of the council of ministers , was criticized for the repeated delays in the adoption of the third Framework programme and hopes to stick to the intricate timetable for approval of the new programme , which must be accepted at three levels . |
| 3 | The problems with the New Age Travellers also helped confirm the fears of nearby villagers who have been trying to get the festival stopped for the past year . |
| 4 | Seven orders have been received for the new jet which will have a 3,600-mile range . |
| 5 | The current year , the ninety three ninety four year I have figures only up to the end of December and in comparison to the previous full twelve months the number of applications is almost as high in the first three quarters of the year but the fee income is about half what had been received for the full previous year and that is the problem that we 're facing , that the number of applications , the amount of work is , is staying the same or is indeed increasing slightly , er but the fee income , because of the nature of the the applications and the fee regime that is charged , is actually falling off quite rapidly . |
| 6 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir , President since 1980 , was returned to office unopposed when no other nominations were received for the presidential election scheduled for June 26 ; she was to begin her fourth four-year term on Aug. 1 , 1992 . |
| 7 | Many congratulations on the splendid final total received for the sponsored event at the Reunion — £1857.18 . |
| 8 | The usual planting medium prescribed for the other Aponogeton species is recommended . |
| 9 | However , for best results any of the mixtures prescribed for the other species of Cryptocoryne should be provided . |
| 10 | Bohr and his friends hammered out an approach to the understanding of quantum theory which hardened into a rigid orthodoxy prescribed for the faithful . |
| 11 | That incident so many years ago when she had been punished for the supposed loss of the ring was etched indelibly in her mind . |
| 12 | WHAT a ridiculous idea for parents to be fined or punished for the bad behaviour of their children . |
| 13 | You must be punished for the wicked thing you did ’ ( The Times , 15 September 1991 ) . |
| 14 | Bureaux in the main are not purpose-built and even if they have been especially partitioned for the purpose-built and even if usually enough total space to consider the ergonomics of advice work . |
| 15 | Among the outstanding work in the gallery must be the series of panels of the Passion painted for the Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod in 1350–5 . |
| 16 | The artist Goldsborough Anderson took Stoker as his model for William II in a panel depicting the building of the Tower of London , painted for the Royal Exchange . |
| 17 | Her target was an excessively tall gangling gentleman , not very suitably clad for the Mediterranean in a suit of gingery wool with the trousers ending in tight bands round the calves . |
| 18 | So , as Harriet Ryley reports , he never knew of , and was never honoured for the vital role his plane played in the Second World War . |
| 19 | If progress during this initial period is satisfactory , the student is then registered for the appropriate degree , e.g. PhD . |
| 20 | A total of eight candidates had originally been registered for the presidential contest [ see pp. 38768-69 ] , but one , Joseph Estrada , had later decided to withdraw his candidature in favour of contesting the vice-presidency . |
| 21 | By July 30 , 12 candidates had registered for the presidential elections due to be held simultaneously with legislative elections on September 29-30 . |
| 22 | ‘ A Christmas-shopping outing to East Kilbride was arranged for the elderly of the parish , with transport , tea and coffee laid on ’ . |
| 23 | A date was arranged for the following week for both events and I agreed to go with them . |
| 24 | Gorbachev , speaking at the closing ceremony , acknowledged that there were basic disagreements between the two sides , but thought the meeting had created ‘ opportunities for progress ’ ; Reagan thought that ‘ useful preliminary results ’ had been achieved , and hoped that further progress would be achieved at the meeting that had been arranged for the following year . |
| 25 | At dinner that evening , Rose and Dora were full of their ‘ projects ’ and the appointments arranged for the following morning . |
| 26 | Last instructions given , and the operation arranged for the following day , the couple went away , and Robert said , ‘ It 's a pity , is n't it ? |
| 27 | The ‘ Santa Specials ’ are the first to be arranged for the British Rail main line in the area for quite some time , and a first for the North Warwickshire Line between Hall Green and the Shakespearean town of Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 28 | Dennis Heslop has arranged for the large ornate circular window to be set up at St. Paul 's church in West Witton near Bishop Auckland . |
| 29 | This was quite an achievement as there were many well-known archers at the meeting — the captain had arranged for the northern championship meeting to be held at the same venue on the three days prior to the Scorton shoot . |
| 30 | M. Denny , one of the organising committee , had arranged for the Olympic cricket match to be played at the Velodrome de Vincennes , still in use today . |