Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] for the sake " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er we have n't used very much of it this year I mean I think er I mentioned a few weeks ago the , the question of trips out perhaps in the spring to do fish and that , we could consider er we do n't want to just go er accumulating money for the sake of it erm , we want to get some benefit out of the money we 've got . |
| 2 | During this time she helped hundreds of overweight men and women to lose weight for the sake of their health . |
| 3 | I should have thought there are plenty of women who just want sex for the sake of it , who see a bloke and think , whoah , would n't mind him , ’ says a single 29-year-old engineer . |
| 4 | Thus immediately he managed to drive a wedge between the virtuous students , worthy of support , who studied sciences for the sake of society , and the self-indulgent arts students who pursued their chosen subject for the sake of their own benefit . |
| 5 | Recent research carried out by the company shows that 92% of its existing 12,000 customers worldwide are reluctant to rush to open systems for the sake of fashion . |
| 6 | Recent research carried out by the company shows that 92% of its existing 12,000 customers worldwide are reluctant to rush to open systems for the sake of fashion . |
| 7 | When he allowed his prime minister to make reassuring comments about France 's continuing role in Algeria or when he himself encouraged rumours that self-determination was just window-dressing for the UN , he was not merely deceiving people for the sake of his Algerian policy ; he was fulfilling what he regarded as one of the state 's sacred responsibilities : to keep the fabric of national unity intact . |
| 8 | It was rough but you know it , it w it was petty things that we was in trouble for , not , nothing sin I mean we would never think of mugging anybody or vandalizing things for the sake of vandalizing . |
| 9 | The British became a dominant influence in Persian life during the nineteenth century ; but to this day many Persians believe that Britain merely exploited Persia for the sake of India throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 10 | But it 's not a question of holding office for the sake of holding office . |
| 11 | They will take initiative for the sake of ‘ the poor and needy strangers ’ , namely those outside the church who have no intention of going near the institutional church . |
| 12 | and we destroy pests for the sake of our health and , as Gandhi admits . |
| 13 | Unprinted goods were given exemptions for the sake of the English textile printing industry , fashionable Indian muslins were smuggled in from the Channel Islands , and the re-export trade to the rest of the world was unaffected , so Indian exports rose steadily . |
| 14 | He would ignore chronology for the sake of truth . |
| 15 | These examples show that Care Sunday provided an opportunity to foster collaboration for the sake of the Kingdom of God . |
| 16 | While her social views were sometimes inconsistent , there is a real sense in which she made compromises for the sake of the subscription . |
| 17 | Academics love complication for the sake of complication because it is a highly marketable substitute for ideas . |
| 18 | However , you should also make it clear that you would not expect to come in and immediately start changing things for the sake of it . |
| 19 | After studying the report , which reiterated the multitude of reservations expressed over the last few months and went on to accuse architect Dominique Perrault of having sacrificed functionalism for the sake of aesthetics , President Mitterrand accepted Perrault 's design , making only the most cosmetic of changes to appease the powerful lobby against the building . |
| 20 | For example , being prepared to kill others for the sake of one 's country — fatherland or motherland — or the act of ‘ falling in love ’ are both considered to be quite ‘ normal ’ acts in modern Western society . |
| 21 | If he 's never been particularly affectionate and you 've never complained before , he may find your sudden demands puzzling and irritating , although I hope he realises that you 're anxious to improve things for the sake of the marriage and not just for yourself . |
| 22 | I would n't push a girl into have sex for the sake of it . |
| 23 | The harsh reality is that those who are fortunate enough to have work will need to make sacrifices for the sake of those who have not . |
| 24 | At a time when spelling was so much more fluid , it would have seemed sensible to have changed letters for the sake of legibility . ) |
| 25 | Though if you 're being easily led try hard , or following trends for the sake of it . |
| 26 | He had obeyed the Father in all things and would not only have to die but had also to become sin for the sake of the captives . |