Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This effect was greater for subjects reading aloud than for silent reading and larger again for subjects who were led to expect a test on what they had read . |
| 2 | If the degree of rotation was very small , so that for each dot the nearest neighbour is its own image , this would not be surprising : all that need be done is to draw imaginary lines between all pairs of nearest neighbours , and those lines will circle the centre of rotation . |
| 3 | They had bought a house in London so that for some time each year they could be in England , and now , with the baby almost due , Felipe had brought Maggie back . |
| 4 | On the other hand most research materials are retained in stock indefinitely , so that for any work where the condition has seriously deteriorated the tendency is to bind rather than to discard . |
| 5 | If a circular cylinder of orthotropic symmetry is used with axis along 3 , the apparent shear modulus to insert in Equation ( 5.3 ) is so that for this geometry a unique value for is unobtainable . |
| 6 | It is always a pleasure to go to Goldsmiths ' Hall , and never more so than for this event when the stately rooms provide the perfect background for contemporary work . |
| 7 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 8 | Widows ' pension is normally paid automatically once you have sent off your completed form BW1 , so if for any reason you do not receive it you should enquire at your local Social Security office . |
| 9 | They are free to rotate and the brakes work , so if for any reason a wheels-up arrival is made there should be little or no damage to the airframe . |
| 10 | So if for any reason I feel like adding on some points I will do , and equally I 'll decide to take some points off if I feel like it . |
| 11 | There are options for calculating the critical path only and for each phase or network to be scheduled from the project start date , permitting multiple phases to be scheduled at the same time . |
| 12 | That school , like many of its contemporaries , was essentially a ‘ professionalizing ’ school preparing its better students for the more dignified occupations , rather than for higher education ( a development that was not to be fully realized until after 1945 and the expansion of the universities ) . |
| 13 | The Institute , now renamed the International Federation of Documentation , set out to design a standard international classification scheme primarily for documentation rather than for general library use . |
| 14 | It was further suggested that the principal value of the new statement might be for reference purposes rather than for wide circulation . |
| 15 | I shall start by considering in section 4.3 some variables which are characteristic of Belfast English , but which seem to function at a somewhat higher level of generality than those that we have mentioned so far — as identity markers for the community as a whole rather than for internal differentiation within it . |
| 16 | For the most part , however , these systems were of limited range , designed for the battlefield rather than for strategic use and more suitable for targets in Khuzestan than Tehran . |
| 17 | They will eventually be forced to adjust their attitudes towards regional security to allow for popular attitudes , rather than for Western preference , or face dangerous domestic unrest and a radical intensification of Islam and Arab nationalism . |
| 18 | To others it may seem like a recipe for disaster rather than for successful research . |
| 19 | The first-level supervision , known as the deputy , stood in a service rather than an executive relation , his responsibilities being for safety , maintenance of supplies , and shot-firing rather than for direct supervision . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most interesting Scottish bishop of his day , he was remembered for his scholarship and his good nature , rather than for any accomplishment . |
| 21 | To reduce the relationship between science and religion to one of conflict may also obscure the possibility that , when students of nature were persecuted by ecclesiastical authorities , it was for theological heresies rather than for scientific heterodoxy . |
| 22 | As you can see , the wax has dissolved away extremely quickly , easily except for that lump . |
| 23 | They had it painted up all psychedelic from top to bottom , but then the next people that moved in had it painted over except for one ceiling . |
| 24 | We had Friday afternoons off and for that job I got £16 a week . " |
| 25 | Career choice is a continual process , not a once and for all decision . |
| 26 | Moreover , as things stand , contracting out is not a once and for all decision . |
| 27 | This year 's 6% , I hope , is a once and for all beast , but I am still worried ’ . |
| 28 | So even though you may have paid what you thought was a once and for all registration fee on qualifying prior to 1983 , if you wish to remain eligible to practise you are now required to update your registration status with the Council if you have not already done so . |
| 29 | This is clearly not a once and for all time decision . |
| 30 | Have you summoned the ancient golden strength , to bind me to you once and for all time ? |