Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main reasons for presenting for artificial insemination were infertility ( azoospermia ) or subfertility ( oligospermia ) of the partner ( 152 ( 30% ) and 236 ( 47% ) respectively ) . |
| 2 | In our evaluation of the case for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms we considered over 100 publications on the subject before we chose the best available evidence for inclusion in the decision analysis — this is not the ‘ narrow range ’ claimed by Shearman and colleagues . |
| 3 | Our analysis showed serious deficiencies in the case for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm as it currently stands . |
| 4 | The Montrose interest settled the question in this way through political pressure on the two candidates , for John Stirling was less than enthusiastic about sharing his responsibilities with Craigannet , and it was obviously hazardous to be joined in responsibility for accounting for public money with a colleague of whom the Stirling family had ‘ no good character ’ . |
| 5 | The responsibility for caring for frail , elderly and disabled people will move from health authorities to local councils . |
| 6 | Carefully designed case-control studies are therefore required to measure the separate effect of radon exposure after controlling for smoking behaviour and other risk factors . |
| 7 | In the crucial programmes of study for reading for key stages 3 and 4 ( ages 11/12 to 14 and 14 to 16 ) we included this vital paragraph about the importance of the English cultural heritage : |
| 8 | The paper addressed at some length methods of accounting for convertible debt that seek to address the hybrid nature of such debt by accounting separately for its debt and equity components , although it did not propose that such methods be required . |
| 9 | In particular the project compared two methods of accounting for unobserved effects ( marginal likelihood and information matrix corrections ) and achieved a computational advance in the first . |
| 10 | I now suggest that the new Government should immediately sell the building for the same price so that it can become a seat of learning for talented Scottish children , such as it then produced of every walk of life . |
| 11 | There was , for example , no indication that , either within its own construction programme of housing for single people or in its collaboration with a local housing association , any consideration was given to the housing needs of single disabled people . |
| 12 | Robert Van Lierop of Vanuatu in the West Pacific and chairman of the group , told the delegates that nations like his ‘ do not have the luxury of waiting for conclusive proof ’ of global warming . |
| 13 | There is much to do , in the inter-connected aspects of caring for human beings , animals and the environment , and we all have the opportunity to do what we can in our own situations . |
| 14 | They are not of value in the description of mature ability , nor in the description of the demands of writing for specific purposes . |
| 15 | He then construed the words in a restrictive covenant which prevented the defendant from working for Great Universal Stores ( GUS ) or any of its subsidiaries . |
| 16 | Some intensive practice in listening for complex consonantal blends ; for example " What is the middle sound of switching , tasted , winter , entrance ? " |
| 17 | Peru had strongly denounced the US invasion , and had joined Venezuela , Colombia and Mexico in calling for early elections to be held . |
| 18 | There seems to be no reason why the attempts to serve the defendant before applying for substituted service on his insurers or MIB should not be by post , but it is probably safer to try personal service . |
| 19 | Translation of policy into practice would mean acting upon specifics , such as the recommendations made in the recently-issued NUT Guidelines on Negotiating for Special Needs ( 1988 ) : |
| 20 | As Keynes pointed out , the Treasury 's opposition to planning for post-war full employment was a lost cause , because when post-war plans came under the political spotlight the Labour members of the government would undoubtedly press for an expansionist policy . |
| 21 | Change repetitions by looking for new words with the same meaning in Roget 's Thesaurus . |
| 22 | Barraga ( 1976 ) focuses on encouraging a positive and challenging approach to the visually handicapped child 's encounter with every-day surroundings , considering that most mishaps and collisions are a part of learning for future independence , since ‘ Expanding knowledge through using the body , combined with interpretation is the key to continuous refinement in motor skills for blind children and youth throughout their lives . ’ |
| 23 | This had the added advantage of controlling for circadian variations in creatinine clearance and minimised the effects of postural fluctuations in urinary protein excretion . |
| 24 | Embraer had long adopted policies of aiming for international competitiveness ; the domestic market was too small to support its ambition . |
| 25 | For instance , attention has recently been drawn to the inadequate provision of screening for cervical cancer despite the fact that this service could provide the means of identifying early forms of the disease before it reaches its incurable and lethal stage . |
| 26 | In consultation with the Department of the Environment and the Scottish Office , which are represented on MOD 's housing task force , my Department has recently been in contact with all local authorities , seeking information on their arrangements for the provision of housing for ex-service personnel . |
| 27 | The effects of high divorce rates characteristic of the post-1960s in Britain upon family structures , filial responsibility and grandparenthood remain largely unknown but will probably have a profound influence upon the experience of ageing for future generations of older people . |
| 28 | ‘ Reading for Information ’ covers the skill areas of reading for exact information ( e.g. when following written instructions ) , reading for specific information ( e.g. when reading a timetable ) , reading for the main idea , reading for implied meaning , note-taking and summary writing . |
| 29 | Though trials of screening for prostatic cancer are to be welcomed , surely a greater priority is to establish , through adequate clinical trials , the optimum management of localised prostatic cancer . |
| 30 | Of course a spindle moulder can be set up to produce this type of moulding for long runs , but in the restoration of old furniture there is little call for such a machine . |