Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Multiple residential schemes work well only when they involve a total plan for the grounds and setting of a house , and provide for their continued upkeep . |
| 2 | They suggest that this causes a vicious circle for women : the fear of violence leads women to greater dependency upon a known male ; dependency makes the woman particularly vulnerable to attack from this male , because he has no fear of retaliation ; when women go to the police about such attacks nothing is done ; consequently many women consider that the police are unhelpful , and this reinforces women 's fear of violence and dependence upon individual male protectors . |
| 3 | For suppose that the disuse of meat causes a permanent distaste for it , and that an increased demand for fish continues long enough to enable the forces by which its supply is governed to work out their action fully ( of course oscillation from day to day and from year to year would continue : but we may leave them on the side ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Now there is no need for wasting time with plastic surgery as Elizabeth Arden has designed a new cream for conquering those misshapen noses . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Celtic have not won a major trophy for a while and have lost out to rivals Rangers . |
| 6 | A woman with Downs Syndrome has won a national award for ’ insprirational achievement ’ . |
| 7 | Work on Bank Top station has won a national award for its appearance and the whole programme has been praised by Environment Minister Tony Baldry . |
| 8 | A RETIRED businessman who kept his sense of humour despite discovering he had cancer has won a top prize for his comic poetry . |
| 9 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |
| 10 | Similarly , the war provided a receptive atmosphere for a reappraisal of the economic and recreational role of the countryside . |
| 11 | The influence of the cinema on children and young people provided a sharp focus for these anxieties , which had been aired since the arrival of the first silent movies . |
| 12 | With a General Election in the offing the Ballot provided a perfect framework for opposition parties to co-operate in setting the foreign policy agenda , without in any way compromising their own independence . |
| 13 | In a way , he was able to vent his frustrations in his boxing and his sport became like a cathartic experience ; it provided a perfect outlet for his aggression . |
| 14 | The rhythm section provided a perfect cushion for the soloists , springy and supportive but never obtrusive . |
| 15 | It provided a genuine incentive for the worker to intensify his labour and thus raise his productivity , a guarantee against slacking , an automatic device for reducing the wage-bill in times of depression , as well as a convenient method — by the cutting of piece-rates — to reduce labour costs and to prevent wages from rising higher than was thought necessary or proper . |
| 16 | But at least it provided a possible explanation for the delay in charging Sykes . |
| 17 | And this new-found cohesion between governments in the United States and western Europe provided a political framework for the regulation of the international economy ( including its financial , trade , and technological aspects ) and the spread of Fordism , as well as a method whereby the US was persuaded to spend its surplus dollars . |
| 18 | On the positive side , the factual study indicated that , in general , the small claims procedure provided a suitable forum for use by the general public , although the comments on the procedure tended to be about details rather than an overall critique . |
| 19 | On the Isle of Axholme , where little wool was produced , hemp was the basis for a spinning and weaving industry , which Provided a useful sideline for the average peasant , and a basic livelihood for the poor . |
| 20 | The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 provided a grand design for this purpose , though one of limited success , which was subsequently dismantled by the Conservatives . |
| 21 | The anarchist movement and its radicalism provided a crucial background for the introduction of Marxist ideas . |
| 22 | The transitive verb meant ‘ to make suitable ’ and when translated into human terms this indicated a solution to a number of perceived difficulties in the juvenile labour-market : at the very least it offered a safeguard against redundancy through technological change ; it provided a necessary companion for ‘ intelligence ’ , one of the qualities demanded by ‘ modern ’ industrial conditions ; and it seemed to imply a degree of social contentment , integration , and stability , which were important , if only in so far as they could serve as protection against the ravages of unemployment and , in extreme cases , unemployability . |
| 23 | The passionate sentimentality of his rhetoric reached out to ordinary unpolitical people , while his personal charisma provided a necessary substitute for political or ideological coherence in the new movement . |
| 24 | Although requiring constant attention to water management , it provided a geographical base for the infant kingdom superior to that offered by the bleak , intermontane valleys inland , across the high limestone ranges of the Velebit mountains . |
| 25 | It seems clear that epidemics of the bubonic type became increasingly limited to the towns , which provided a better habitat for the plague-carrying black rat . |
| 26 | While the agreement with the Ringaskiddy residents that they would allow interim dumping of Raybestos ' waste in return for a future advance factory provided a short-term solution for the current crisis , a final solution was needed for the toxic waste produced in Cork . |
| 27 | The orbital motion of the earth provided a causal explanation for why the planets appeared to meander across the sky . |
| 28 | The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , repealed all former constitutions of borough councils and provided a standard formula for the constitution of all municipal corporations , namely a council elected by the burgesses or citizens , the aldermen elected by the councillors ( the aldermen being one-third of the number of councillors ) and a Mayor elected by the aldermen and councillors . |
| 29 | The tram carried a mobile generator for the power and provided a stable platform for the television cameras . |
| 30 | It had the help of finance from the Welsh Development Agency and publicity from Nicholas Edwards , the Secretary of State for Wales , who provided a video-taped message for the launch . |