Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the reasons given for this conclusion were that the system imposes long delays in obtaining foreign exchange for essential imports , thus putting a brake on exports ; that the rate of exchange was not adjusted sufficiently ; and that in the absence of retention rights the exporters had lost their motivation for exporting . |
| 2 | He has winged his way across the world in pursuit of his hobby , a mission that has included Venezuela , Thailand , Africa and Israel among others — with Costa Rica planned for this year . |
| 3 | The fall in pocket money received for this age group contrasts with a rise from £1.40 a week to £1.48 shown in a Halifax survey of the under-12s last month . |
| 4 | This is followed by a consideration of bone breakage using a number of indices developed for this purpose . |
| 5 | What we do know is that I M R O asked for this information in June nineteen eighty-eight and not long afterwards I M R O granted recognition to B I M and other Maxwell Companies , all the more surprising perhaps having raised the questions whether the question must come about , did they continue with their investigation , or did they let the matter drop and perhaps you might to comment in that context . |
| 6 | As yet , these schools account for only a small amount of annual expenditure — 3 million in 1989–90 — but the government 's expenditure plans provide for this sum to increase ( to 20 million by 1991–2 ) as more schools choose to ‘ opt out ’ of LEA control and financing ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ) . |
| 7 | I just come back er ladies and gentlemen to apologize for this morning 's cock up , I mean it was totally inexcusable of me . |
| 8 | The programme selected for this experiment was an episode of Pathfinders to Venus , a series already demonstrated as the main forerunner of Doctor Who . |
| 9 | The agent selected for this task was a Spaniard called Paulus , a trusted servant of the Emperor , described as a notarius . |
| 10 | However the data needed for this index , especially parity data on illegitimate births , are not routinely available , and its calculation demands a number of assumptions . |
| 11 | The technical term used for this cash limit is the external finance limit ( EFL ) , reflecting its rather different status . |
| 12 | The roles needed for this kind of plot , then , are Hypocrite , Dupe , and Exposer . |
| 13 | The bulk of the data used for this study were documentary in origin : letters from Polish peasants to relatives living in the United States , the archives of Polish newspapers , and the records and periodicals of Polish émigré organisations . |
| 14 | And Jesus was going across to the other side to look for this man . |
| 15 | the accounting policy and , if different , the funding policy whether the pension cost and provision ( or asset ) are assessed in accordance with the advice of a professionally qualified actuary and , if so , the date of the most recent actuarial valuation or later formal review used for this purpose . |
| 16 | The series of papers which form the basic data set for this research ( the Rolfe papers , and Will 1985 ) , contained lists of theses arranged in a classified order . |
| 17 | And I 'm not so sure that portrait is the best possible erm medium to use , or the best possible photograph to use for this type of er trick . |
| 18 | Flavell accounts for this paradox in terms of , what he calls , cognitive salience , which amounts to the claim that the thought of the three-year-old is determined by whatever is ‘ up front in consciousness ’ at any given moment . |
| 19 | This is quite academic and , in any event , relief against forfeiture would almost definitely be granted , but many old tried and tested precedents provided for this eventuality and there is no harm in a belt and braces approach . |
| 20 | This article comes out of the familiar experience of being drawn to a particular image , or set of images , without at first knowing why , and the attempt to account for this feeling . |
| 21 | Last night , as a tug prepared to remain on standby overnight , with a fresh refloating attempt planned for this morning , an environmental row erupted . |
| 22 | Help can be obtained at any time by pressing the function key reserved for this purpose . |
| 23 | Help can be obtained at any point during an interactive session by pressing the function key reserved for this purpose . |
| 24 | Last week , when he had left Joe Hyde in the bookshop , he had more or less made up his mind not to attend the meeting of the Irish sympathizers planned for this night . |
| 25 | Had the employer known of the pregnancy at the date of appointment he would not have appointed the woman and the employer would also have dismissed a male employee engaged for this purpose who required a leave of absence at the same time for medical or other reasons . |
| 26 | Sleight apologised for this state of affairs at the Congress in Dublin in 1895 : " It must be remembered that it is exceedingly difficult for the executive committee to meet together often , for every time they do so they have to bear their own travelling expenses , and sometimes hotel expenses ; and to whatever centre they are summoned , it only means that some members of the committee have to travel a considerable distance . |
| 27 | Since body weight has a prodound effect on pancreatic weight , the results were expressed as mg per 100 g body weight to correct for this variable . |
| 28 | The characteristics chosen for this analysis were selected to illustrate any visual correspondences that the instruments might or might not have with the Mercier portrait . |
| 29 | The pastry topping for this dish is similar to a scone mixture and provides a nice contrast to the base . |
| 30 | The reason for the relatively high proportion of exports destined for this area is that much of the export activity is oil related . |