Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen comparable cost per port and maintenance costs for an equivalent C++ application in spite of the theoretical portability benefits of C++ . |
| 2 | According to a study made in 1989 by Professor Klaus Tiedemann of Freiburg University , fraud accounts for an estimated 10% of the EC budget , or about £6 billion a year . |
| 3 | Early in my CBC days she persuaded me and John Avison to donate silver cups for an annual music competition . |
| 4 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 5 | Under the title Strategic Force for the 1990s and beyond , and drawn up by army chief of staff General Carl Vuono , the plan calls for an entire army corps to be withdrawn from Europe , and for the US Army to be cut from 764,000 men to 630,000 . |
| 6 | The Labour plan calls for an increased effort to meet the EC nitrogen dioxide directive ; better monitoring and the regular broadcasting of air quality information on the media ; the retrospective fitting of catalytic converters to vehicles ; and a halt to the government 's road-building programme . |
| 7 | Finniston pauses for an ironical chuckle as he recollects the weight of responsibility placed upon his shoulders at the time . |
| 8 | His Petersburg counts for an awful lot . |
| 9 | In addition , the emerging information regarding the properties of the platelet-derived growth factor argues for an important role in the atherogenic process of this platelet α-granule constituent . |
| 10 | A point to watch here , is where a credit card holder applies for an extra card on the same account . |
| 11 | A low failure rate makes for an attractive proposition |
| 12 | He has dispensed with Matteo 's landscape , and set the figure against a gold background , which with an exact copy of the gilded frame makes for an authoritative , splendid work . |
| 13 | Search for Britain 's political vision William Wallace calls for an imaginative response from Westminster to the events which are changing Europe 's landscape . |
| 14 | Fairness calls for an equal split . |
| 15 | Adjustment can now come about automatically via the exchange rate , although the success of this mechanism depends upon the elasticity of demand for imports and exports as far as the current account is concerned , and on the stability of capital flows for an overall balance of payments . |
| 16 | The Social Peace and the idea of Family Love makes for an excellent political and moral principle . |
| 17 | The American commanders are far more gung-ho than the politicians in Washington , and pressure mounts for an all-out attack on the enemy , including massive air strikes . |
| 18 | Aluminium would be in breach of EC limits for an unknown number of years in Northumbrian Water 's region . |
| 19 | A study of the conduct of litigation calls for an innovatory research design . |
| 20 | Now O'Brien hopes for an international recall for the World Cup qualifier in Denmark . |
| 21 | Heavy back-combing at the crown makes for an unusual but stylish shape . |
| 22 | No. 21E ( formerly 46 ) is recorded as being sent to Charlton Works for an annual overhaul in October 1933 and returned to Thornton Heath in ‘ L.C.C . |
| 23 | During the talks the USA acknowledged the environmental concerns of South Pacific countries but did not respond to Forum calls for an immediate and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 24 | The third and fourth promise that the DUP ‘ offers the firmest stand against all attempts to force Ulster down the Dublin road ’ , while the fifth section calls for an all-out war against the IRA and the return of the death penalty as ‘ the only suitable punishment for the heinous murders committed in our Province ’ . |
| 25 | The speech left provides for an internal speech code which passes through a working memory system where it can be examined . |