Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The widening of the EEC argued for greater awareness of the European market and the need for both young people and businesses to face the real demands for new skills , greater knowledge of other languages and more mobility in moving throughout other countries . |
| 2 | The only positive aspect is that since it attracts the seediest sort of tourist , it keeps them all in one place like a gigantic concrete fly-paper , and stops them wandering all over the unspoiled parts of the Highlands looking for go-cart tracks and timeshare chalets . |
| 3 | The Stewarts reigned for 333 years , through 7 Scottish kings , a queen ( Mary Queen of Scots ) , and 7 monarchs of Great Britain , making theirs the longest monarchical dynasty ever to rule in these islands . |
| 4 | So the CLPD pressed for three major reforms . |
| 5 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 6 | Blaney 's success in the States lasted for some years and then , in 1910 , the affluent company decided to tour Great Britain . |
| 7 | OECD member countries of the DAC accounted for 91 per cent of all ODA . |
| 8 | But while the BHRCA speaks for many companies and individuals , it does not represent everyone , or even every sector , and is sometimes at odds with the views of other bodies . |
| 9 | What provision did the ATS make for discharged personnel of this nature ? |
| 10 | Are they told , for example , that it is near impossible to build a sound airstrip for heavy transport jets in conditions of wicked cold and chilling damp , such as the Falklands suffer for seven months of the year ? |
| 11 | On Dec. 10 the FAO appealed for 1,300,000 tonnes of food aid for the Sudan in 1991 . |
| 12 | In a letter published in the Bogotá daily El Tiempo on Nov. 22 , some 50 prominent academics , artists and journalists , including the famous writer Gabriel García Márquez , called on the CNGSB to search for political solutions to the country 's problems . |
| 13 | Although the SMPAs last for 3–4 hours and move parallel to and ahead of the front , a theoretical explanation for the size of SMPAs is still required . |
| 14 | The latest available information , contained in the Hawker accounts for 1990 and based on an actuarial valuation at March 1989 , shows a surplus of £111m . |
| 15 | The ANC calls for international support to isolate the apartheid regime . |
| 16 | Fully-equipped with a state-of-the-art light and sound system , set in opulent surroundings and offering more beers than you can shake your tongue at , The Athenaeum aims for that more sophisticated European vibe , competing with the likes of well-established watering holes Dry and Manto |
| 17 | Each year the NHS cares for some 8 million inpatients in hospital and handles over 43 million visits to out-patient departments . |
| 18 | The Battle of the Atlantic lasted for most of the Second World War . |
| 19 | At their beginning the members of the LCS debated for five nights in succession : " Have we , who are Tradesmen , Shopkeepers and Mechanics , any right to obtain a Parliamentary Reform ? " |
| 20 | The Mercantile invests for long-term capital growth with emphasis on emerging companies worldwide . |
| 21 | In a recent review of the national programme , the NCS called for both its sponsors , the Science and Engineering Research Council ( SERC ) and the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) , to increase their support for the technology . |
| 22 | The Formosans had for many decades suffered from imperial Chinese indifference and neglect , and a substantial minority of the island 's non-Japanese inhabitants benefited from the new economic and educational policies and enjoyed rising living standards . |
| 23 | The reason the TUC gave for supporting payment to mothers was an interesting one : they argued that ‘ in most cases mothers have the major responsibility for the family budget ’ , but little or no independent income ( HOC , 1973 , Vol . |
| 24 | In 1948 , for example , the UK accounted for 42 per cent of Western European exports . |
| 25 | For example , in 1953 the 100 largest manufacturing enterprises in the UK accounted for 25 per cent of the total net output ; in 1971 the corresponding figure was 40 per cent ’ . |
| 26 | This together with his DC–3 rating ( back to the August issue for more on that ) gained in the States , spells new adventure . |
| 27 | Although the Hanson plans for Imperial were never fully spelled out , it was claimed that Hanson had great experience of digesting major acquisitions and also had the ability to rejuvenate ailing companies , transforming their profitability . |
| 28 | In 1987 BTR launched a bid for Pilkington , the world 's leading manufacturer of flat and safety glass , which presented the arguments about conglomerate mergers even more starkly than did the Hanson bid for Imperial . |
| 29 | Guidelines for the future , including a meeting on national minorities scheduled for July 1-19 , 1991 ; negotiations on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures ( CSBM ) in Europe [ see p. 36539 ] to be concluded no later than a follow-up summit meeting of the CSCE scheduled for 1992 ; and the earliest possible conclusion of a comprehensive ban on chemical weapons . |
| 30 | Manufacturers in Britain , the rest of Europe and the US accounted for 23 per cent , 37 per cent and 15 per cent . |