Example sentences of "[vb pp] for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hennessy asserted repeatedly that the mix of offenders in the prisons affected by riots in 1996 had altered for the worse . |
| 2 | The generally optimistic tenor of this debate provides a revealing comparison with those public views examined for the earlier period . |
| 3 | No price was given for the newer M-16 on the wall . |
| 4 | In the first place , as must already be evident , it shows some striking parallels with the Formalists ' views on literature and literary studies — views which were developed for the greater part quite independently of it , for although later Formalist theory may have been influenced to some degree by Saussure , the beginnings of the movement predate the publication of his Cours . |
| 5 | Timetables have not yet been adjusted for the higher performance of the Class 158s and the journey time to London remains at about 5 hours . |
| 6 | The Andalo is a well constructed boot designed for the wider British foot , which gave me many miles of trouble-free walking . |
| 7 | Designed for the heavier runner or the runner with a pronation problem , the Endeavour is a stable training shoe with a studded outersole , suitable for the road or country . |
| 8 | Two years later , again at Daytona , on 11 March 1929 , he recaptured the record from the American Ray Keech at 231.362 m.p.h. in Golden Arrow , designed by Captain J. S. Irving with a 900-hp aero-engine hired from Napier and originally designed for the Schneider trophy winner Supermarine seaplane . |
| 9 | They are immensely adaptable : designed for the plainer interiors of the hot south , they sit happy in stark modernist décors , but do n't look out of place in rooms stuffed with antiques . |
| 10 | The scheme is designed for the younger ( less than 36 years old ) organic chemist , the funds to be used for the purchase of equipment , books and consumables , technical assistance , professional travel or any other activity directly related to the research being undertaken . |
| 11 | You will now appreciate the load I have carried for the greater part of my life . |
| 12 | Only recommended for the larger pool . |
| 13 | The generation of 1898 redressed in literature the balance that had been upset in the economic development of Spain : with some exaggeration the rediscovery of the desolate attractions of Castile by poets and essayists , many of whom came from peripheral regions , can be seen as a repentant gesture to the centre , devastated for the greater glory of Spain . |
| 14 | Well Loaded Much talked-about guitar rockers , generally regarded as destined for the bigger stadia of life , unless they self-destruct en route . |
| 15 | The PL discredited itself , however , by fielding 392 candidates , divided into different factions , with 89 separate candidate lists being presented for the lower house alone . |
| 16 | Rachid 's fortunes turned for the worse , and the marriage was affected . |
| 17 | Worst case scenario — maybe — is that Unix disappears as a separate entity , absorbed for the greater good of Novell into NetWare . |
| 18 | Much of this work has been done for the larger national and international companies . |
| 19 | And then , perhaps far back in the dim Permian Age , sufficient harm might be done for the further development of life forms to cease . |
| 20 | Leaving the track a pathless beeline may be made for the lower end of the trees , there ascending a short way to find Yordas Cave . |
| 21 | Before expanding , arrangements must be made for the higher cash requirements needed to support trading at increased levels . |
| 22 | The Friar made for the further side of the water , skirting it to the north . |
| 23 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 24 | Seventh Day Adventists were the favoured race skippers — they did n't drink , which was more than could be said for the lighter crews . |
| 25 | It would also have lengthened the plane , but the forces of the hauling system would have been correspondingly less , and an increase of speed could have compensated for the greater distance travelled . |
| 26 | The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher . |
| 27 | Stone or marble was used for the lower parts of the walls , the upper being of sun-dried brick and timber . |
| 28 | There was nothing against my packing a bag and loading the wheelbarrow on the Land Rover so that it could be used for the longer , more difficult sections . |
| 29 | And Tate proceeded to cite , with equanimity and approval , some of the non-English writers whom Eliot had solicited for The Criter- ion , or else had approved there : Charles Maurras , Paul Valéry , Henri Massis , Oswald Spengler — several of whom would not unjustly , though with the benefit of hindsight , be condemned later as Fascist or proto-Fascist . |
| 30 | There is no question that any scientist who ‘ goes public ’ today will find his life transformed for the worse . |