Example sentences of "[noun] by [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Syrians ensured the continuation of Maronite rule by arranging for the installation of Elias Sarkis , a banker of political probity whose rule was to be marked by the further collapse of the country he promised to save . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's bad for the sport because I wanted to win the crown in the ring by fighting for the undisputed title , ’ said Lewis . |
| 3 | The introduction of the steam press after 1810 reduced the price of books , allowing experts to earn a living by writing for the ever-expanding market . |
| 4 | If such an allotment would be prohibited by foreign law , or would only be permitted subject to compliance with onerous filing or other obligations , the scheme can be modified in relation to the overseas shareholders in question by providing for the consideration securities to be allotted to an independent trustee who will then sell the securities and account to the shareholders with the net proceeds . |
| 5 | Women can check the device is in place by feeling for the IUD threads high in the vagina . |
| 6 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 7 | At one-hour weekly meetings , the team started the process by looking for the symptoms of the problem , which meant pulling together all the relevant facts . |
| 8 | Cut costs by looking for the sign Zimmer if you want bed and breakfast in a private house . |
| 9 | Late last night Mellor did his duty as a backbencher by voting for the Government at the end of the economy debate . |
| 10 | The Group believed that the Children Bill further eroded the already inadequate rights of poor families by allowing for the progressive transfer of parental rights to foster-parents and by widening the powers to dispense with parental consent to adoption . |
| 11 | The women were not fair and just , even towards their husbands , ( they tested their husbands ' bonds by asking for the rings ) . |
| 12 | Stopping people by asking for the time or change is a favourite mugging trick — especially when there is more than one attacker . |
| 13 | On his own decision to go for the draw with a last-minute John Liley penalty , Richards said pointedly : ‘ Trying to win the game by opting for the scrum would have been a waste of time because the moment we drove for the line , they would have wheeled it or collapsed it . |
| 14 | In a news conference on Nov. 9 , however , the Philippine spokesman Rafael M. Alunan appeared to indicate a softening of the government 's stance by differentiating for the first time between " sovereign control " and " operational control " , noting that Philippine personnel would not be fully ready to take over the bases by 1991 and that US personnel would be needed to operate them under Philippine sovereignty for a transitional period . |
| 15 | Although Egypt offered its full support to Iraq , it still managed to assert its role as a regional moderator and as the main link between the Arab states , Israel and the West ; thus , during a visit to Baghdad on April 7 , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak widened the debate by calling for the mass elimination of all weapons of mass destruction . |
| 16 | THE five presidents of Central America kept the beleaguered regional peace process alive yesterday with an agreement that bolstered the governments of Nicaragua and El Salvador by calling for the demobilisation of rebel forces in both countries . |
| 17 | The van der Waals equation is where a is a constant which corrects for the attractive forces between gas molecules and b is a constant which corrects the volume of the gas by allowing for the part of the volume occupied by the gas molecules . |
| 18 | And now you can easily spot the best quality Scottish salmon by looking for the tartan Brand Quality Mark . |
| 19 | Simple constant voltage drives of the type described in Chapter 2 can also incorporate this waveform detection principle by arranging for the next phase in the excitation sequence to be turned.on for a succession of short trial times . |
| 20 | Check that the jacket has been made to the current British Standard by looking for the label with the " Kitemark " symbol . |
| 21 | A speed.dependent switching angle can , of course , be introduced into this system by arranging for the required final current level to be a function of motor speed . |
| 22 | Inspired probably by the continuing ill-feeling towards himself , Gurney had attempted to leave the Grammar School by applying for the Mastership of Wellington College early in 1855 , but the Goldsmiths declined to supply a testimonial of his conduct until he had given up his post , and his application therefore lapsed . |
| 23 | The designer , Henry E. Coe , allowed for natural ventilation by arranging for the roof to part in the centre by the use of pulleys . |
| 24 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by calling for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 25 | father replaced mother 's lost services by caring for the infant himself , the father 's services did not accrue as a result of the death . |
| 26 | Underlying the previous analysis was the view that the Court had resolved the conflict between freedom of contract and social protection by opting for the latter . |
| 27 | You can maintain ‘ official ownership ’ of your case by summarising for the minutes ( 'Following my proposal the meeting agreed … ' ) and by literally having the last word on the item : ‘ So we 're agreed on that . |
| 28 | THE Australian Prime Minister has tried to revive his party 's support ahead of next month 's general election by calling for the replacement of the Queen as head of state . |
| 29 | Rumsey in West Ham Ward used the same programme , but also issued a leaflet giving details of how he won the DCM , concluding ‘ Do your bit by voting for the man who has done his bit for you ’ . |
| 30 | In the first of a new series Peter Partington shows how to draw birds by looking for the essential scaffolding of shapes on which to build form and detail |