Example sentences of "[vb base] for [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exuberance of their music and sincerity of their worship readily compensate for flaws in performance or thin theological content . |
| 2 | We do n't believe that pension rights should be undermined by privatization or by C C T. We agree with motion three seven one but add one qualification the best way to provide protection for members threatened in this way is to force the government to honour its obligations under European law and push for pensions to be included in the regulations . |
| 3 | FLYING wingers John Hendrie and Stuart Ripley swapped starring roles in Middlesbrough 's promotion push for rolls of wallpaper yesterday . |
| 4 | Is your kitchen the sort of place where family and friends congregate for chats as a matter of course . |
| 5 | In the second phase , small studies will be undertaken in a number of local authorities to assess the extent to which socio-economic factors account for variations in the rates of children in care in ‘ similar ’ authorities or for patterns of care that are at marked variance with national trends . |
| 6 | What it has not been able to do is provide a coherent explanation of the variations it often describes , nor account for changes in mores and consciousness . |
| 7 | The princess decided she wanted to see Paris by night … from the well-known spots where lovers sit for hours on end . |
| 8 | She had to scramble daily through dense thorny undergrowth , up and down ravines slippery with mud , sit for hours in pouring rain , cope with illness and poisonous insects and marauding baboons . |
| 9 | The courts often sit for months over scientific questions — for example , whether whooping cough vaccine caused brain damage — and the GMC may imagine itself stuck with cases lasting months and costing millions . |
| 10 | Consequently ‘ an examination of its working involves an examination of the social and political forces which make for changes in the ideas and habits of the population ’ . |
| 11 | Long passages or stairs between the two make for difficulties in keeping food hot and clearing tables . |
| 12 | Do you know the cost of the provision that you make for children with special educational needs , particularly the employment of specialist teachers and ancillaries ? |
| 13 | To make matters worse , foreign students no longer qualify for grants in the UK . |
| 14 | Cool for Cats at Stennis Head — a soft touch E15b . |
| 15 | The second begged question is whether the foregoing can apply when the articles provide for rights of pre-emption or first refusal when a shareholder wishes to dispose of his shares . |
| 16 | Clauses 84 to 92 carry over and develop the arrangements for valuation set out in the 1991 Act and provide for changes to be made in lists to take account , for example , of new properties and appeals against taxation . |
| 17 | provide for changes in technology or the needs of industry ; |
| 18 | ( 4 ) Where the arrangements for the admission of pupils to a school maintained by a local education authority provide for applications for admission to be made to , or to a person acting on behalf of , the governors of the school , a parent who makes such an application shall be regarded for the purposes of subsection ( 2 ) above as having expressed a preference for that school in accordance with arrangements made under subsection ( 1 ) above . |
| 19 | My Bill would establish a new constitutional settlement for Scotland , create a Parliament with a fixed four-year term , provide for elections by a system of proportional representation , establish a Bill of Rights , create the office of ombudsman , give to the Parliament revenue-raising responsibility , entrench these arrangements in such a way that they could not be changed without the consent of both the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments and provide that all Scottish domestic affairs should be the responsibility of a Parliament sitting in Edinburgh , reserving foreign affairs , defence and large-scale economics to Westminster . |
| 20 | Exceptional costs also provide for losses on a paper mill contract in Jacksonville , Florida . |
| 21 | What is most striking about such groupings is that they provide for careers on the football terraces . |
| 22 | Many men and women are employed under contracts of employment which provide for transfers over a wide area . |
| 23 | This student had to : define the parameters of the subject use the library subject index locate a range of materials — cassettes , topic folders , books learn to use Clover Index to trace periodical literature check Prestel for any up-to-the-minute information send for materials through the Mailbox facility The library provided a print-out of the HEC/ASH pages the student selected ( see Figure 7.6 ) . |
| 24 | It is a harmless pastime , and to supplement reading I send for mounds of travel brochures to help feed my fantasies . |
| 25 | If you are an ex-Manorian but have not yet joined the Association or been to a reunion , send for details to The General Secretary , Manor House Association , Manor House , Northfield , Birmingham B31 2AE . |
| 26 | Send for details of study weekends ; subjects to include Homeopathy , Alexander technique painting , etc . |
| 27 | The range is vast , send for details of a collector 's delight ! |
| 28 | Besides , it is a cardinal principle of law that an innocent party may choose to accept repudiation and sue for damages for breach of contract , or he may choose to refuse to accept the repudiation so that the contract will remain in full effect . |
| 29 | But these days , with space at a premium , a room kept solely for dining is rare ; the chances are that it has to double as a work room , say for hobbies like model making , or as a quiet place where the family can get on with homework , studying or other paperwork . |
| 30 | Other orders include ‘ refer to special branch when gone ’ and ‘ press for details of journey . ’ |