Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Employers may pay for the provision of furniture/household equipment and pay for or subsidise the costs of supplying gas , electricity , water and telephones . |
| 2 | Small bruises may appear for no apparent reason under the skin , and the skin itself can become hard and have a tendency to crack . |
| 3 | As we saw in Chapter 4 , your contract may cater for a wide variety of perks , such as : |
| 4 | ( 3 ) A construction contract may provide for the determination by |
| 5 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 6 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 7 | ( 1 ) Subject to subsection ( 2 ) below , a licensing board may arrange for the discharge of any of its functions by a committee of the board , a member or members of the board , the clerk of the board or any other person appointed to assist the clerk . |
| 8 | Polly Harvey may record for a small label called Too Pure , but she has managed to become the rising star of the indie world by tackling issues of sexuality head on . |
| 9 | The need to include stock market volatility in the pricing equation for index futures may account for the apparent mispricings indicated by the no-arbitrage condition , particularly when the market is volatile , when the general equilibrium model would not indicate a mispricing . |
| 10 | Control of this kind may account for the observed differences between transcript concentrations of complex I and complex III genes . |
| 11 | Then the algorithm may opt for a particular child C on the basis of the gradient of f at N , but the gradient is misleading and in fact f ( C ) is much less then f(N) . |
| 12 | Where at that date , any payment was accruing due , ie where payment in arrears was stipulated , the creditor may prove for the amount which would have fallen due if the debt had accrued from day to day ( r 6.112(2) ) . |
| 13 | Policies may cater for the do-it-yourself enthusiast . |
| 14 | Once independent , however , these same States may argue for the law-making effect of both treaties and other ‘ soft-law ’ instruments , while the former powers tend in turn to resist any such development and to adhere to doctrines emphasising sovereign independence and the need for consent . |
| 15 | The chute will be replaced but the swings must wait for a future allocation of money . |
| 16 | ‘ A ’ level entrants and mature students who wish to join the HND course must enrol for the three-week Conversion Course ( two weeks of which are residential at the Jordanstown campus early in September ) . |
| 17 | However , there seems no reason why creditors should pay for the costs of the Certificate . |
| 18 | There is a longstanding belief , in many walks of life , that basic preparation should suffice for a lifetime of practice . |
| 19 | This assumption suggests that researchers should look for the contrary , but socially shared , themes within the thinking of members of social groups . |
| 20 | All students who have become temporary residents in Northern Ireland and have been accepted at the University should apply for a Medical Card through the University Health Centre . |
| 21 | The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) . |
| 22 | To summarise , he felt that ( 1 ) a minority of mountain bike riders cause damage to the land and ( 2 ) that therefore you would be opposed to the idea of the path — ‘ the majority must suffer for the misbehaviour of a minority ’ . |
| 23 | Alternatively , the statute may provide for the reasonable practicability of precautions . |
| 24 | As an act 's appearance fees become higher , the agent may settle for a smaller percentage . |
| 25 | England 's disappointment may account for a sour note in the Daily Telegraph . |
| 26 | If our inflation fears are right , industry may pay for the cheaper pound through a tighter money policy and higher interest rates in years to come . |
| 27 | If the site were to be developed privately , the investment may pay for the reclamation of the land which may be necessary . |
| 28 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 29 | Gouled , as the sole candidate , was re-elected by direct universal suffrage in June 1981 and April 1987 ; under the terms of the 1981 Constitution the President may serve for no more than two terms . |
| 30 | The Republic of Djibouti ( formerly the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas ) became independent in June 1977 ; under the terms of the 1981 Constitution the President may serve for no more than two six-year terms . |