Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage of this method is that it is a multivariate technique which allows an analysis of the relationship between unemployment and imprisonment to be examined after controlling for other factors such as crime levels , numbers of convictions , and age structure of the population , which might affect the rate of incarceration . |
| 2 | Two men , however , both of whom came from Cardiff , succeeded in enlisting for different regiments . |
| 3 | Some women did not register because they were discouraged from looking for paid work because of the poor state of the economy . |
| 4 | And therefore the schools should remember this when looking into going for other options , which may mean there 's very little difference between them and the D S O , and the fact that th that the profits made by the D S O will be lost if they have n't got that contract , and I think that 's a very important point that they should take on , and I think a lot of schools miss out on that particular idea . |
| 5 | Attempts to make the arts accountable by submitting them to forms of assessment which properly belong elsewhere may actually make them appear wanting by looking for inappropriate forms of proof . |
| 6 | Such cases could be met by adopting for civil cases a procedure similar to the Attorney-General 's reference in criminal proceedings . |
| 7 | The inconsistency of the results is partly accounted for by the different methods used for adjusting for other variables , such as disparities in size and monopoly power between control types , but clearly these studies do not bring a definitive answer much closer . |
| 8 | These claims , for accounting periods beginning on or after 2 October 1992 , may be made on a quarterly basis similar to that currently used in accounting for franked payments/ — investment income and interest paid/received under deduction of income tax . |
| 9 | The aids which can be used in preparing for joint management are those of information derived from comparisons , clarity of purpose and a readiness to undertake corporate self-assessment . |
| 10 | Willing donors ’ names are added to the agent 's list , together with details of blood group , which is used in prospecting for potential clients . |
| 11 | After all , why should anyone balk at accounting for public money publicly ? |
| 12 | Plants tend to grow big and lush on heavy soils , a feature worth enhancing by going for vigorous species . |
| 13 | Should more detail be required then it could be requested by asking for minimum separation or the display of the region local to that minimum . |
| 14 | Section One began by asking for demographic information : gender , school , subject(s) taught , years in teaching and status in school . |
| 15 | Another TV graduate was Ken Loach , whose UA-financed Kes ( 1969 ) , about a deprived schoolboy who finds some meaning to his life by befriending a kestrel , is a remarkable indicator of how far a Hollywood studio could be persuaded to go in looking for sellable films after the pop bubble had collapsed . |
| 16 | Any party , including the guardian ad litem , may apply in writing for specific directions or for an existing direction to be varied or revoked . |
| 17 | Even if they are not inhibited from applying for special treatment they may suffer some loss of self-respect in receiving the service free . |
| 18 | New Quebec Cuisine is a new company that specialises in catering for small intimate receptions . |
| 19 | Apart from finding time to fulfil his role as British director of the International Theatre Institute ( a UNESCO research and information organisation ) , write two novels and run the Land and City Families Trust , he is also vice-president of the National Children 's Home and chairman of its George Thomas Society , which specialises in caring for abused children . |
| 20 | Furthermore , there is great danger that people from such backgrounds will be deterred from applying for educational courses in the future . |
| 21 | For some organisations specialising in catering for certain kinds of " event " , or for some operating in certain regions , these seasons are more pronounced than for others . |
| 22 | Proud veterans who have contributed to National Insurance for decades are reduced to applying for means-tested benefits along with layabouts , New Age travellers and the like who have contributed nothing . |
| 23 | Resources which could be spent on health have been diverted to waiting for ill health and then trying to do something about it , usually with only limited effect . |
| 24 | Below 1,500 feet , the maps should be ignored and priority should be given to checking for suitable fields below while also searching for lift , re-checking on the local wind direction and moving towards a better area of fields if necessary . |
| 25 | There were moments when she thought of looking for outside help but there was really no one she could turn to . |
| 26 | A review of the hospital notes of 570 diabetics registered with the relevant general practitioners identified 415 eligible patients , who were asked in writing for informed consent to enter the trial ( fig 3 ) . |
| 27 | We shall , therefore , now briefly consider some of the basic issues involved in sampling for social surveys before considering the interview schedules used in them . |
| 28 | While most institutions can rely on borrowing for short periods , the risk associated with underwriting would be greatly increased if institutions were unable to dispose of their existing assets quickly to provide cash ( or repay short-term borrowing ) should it prove necessary . |
| 29 | Wool , beef , dairy products , and cereals became more and more commercial sources of wealth , as opposed to providing for local self-sufficiency , and were concentrated in the areas most suited to their cheap production . |
| 30 | Some aid will go to paying for practical steps already taken , like fish testing programmes . |