Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reasons given for transnational participation are : continuity of research to overcome shortfalls of younger scientists entering the field in view of the imminent retirement of many senior scientists and to provide advanced training . |
| 2 | The market for stable power supplies for sensitive equipment is worth £1.2bn in Europe and is growing at 10 per cent per year . |
| 3 | ‘ About 45 per cent of land developed for residential use was developed , including land already used for housing purposes , or was vacant land in built-up areas . |
| 4 | Using a shampoo specially formulated for permed hair is one way to combat the damage caused . |
| 5 | Birth weight adjusted for gestational age was significantly associated with all lung function measurements , except FEF 2 5 — 7 5 . |
| 6 | prognosis for children referred for anti-social behaviour is much less promising than that for children referred to child guidance units for other reasons . |
| 7 | During the First World War the little colony of gifted foreigners in Montparnasse and French artists unfit for military service was increasingly shunned by the rest of society at a time when xenophobia was rife and contempt for any man out of uniform was universal . |
| 8 | The ornaments recovered from Neolithic cemeteries in the Rhine and Danube basins show that the shells most favoured for personal adornment were those of the mussel Spondylus gaederopus from which were fashioned necklaces , pendants and bracelets . |
| 9 | One advantage claimed for present spelling is that related words keep a similar appearance even if there are minor sound changes in , for example , divide , division ; anxious , anxiety . |
| 10 | In many areas the indicator taken by the LEA for extra funding to compensate for urban disadvantage is the number of children registered for free school meals . |
| 11 | The sort of criteria which we used for paradigmatic delimitation are of no help here . |
| 12 | Accompanying the policy , the RTO put forward a ‘ Strategy for Action ’ , in which criteria for the selection of the two hospitals to be targeted for early closure were put forward . |
| 13 | Finally , our most recent results have shown that ( 1 ) the differential perspective cues described here also affect the perceived absolute distance to the surface ( such that a surface containing perspective cues appropriate for near viewing is perceived to be closer to the observer ) , and ( 2 ) the shape of the apparent fronto-parallel surface systematically varies with the differential vertical perspective cues generated by surfaces at different absolute distances from the observer , as Helmholtz informally demonstrated over a hundred years ago . |
| 14 | Many of the stories selected for short story are from published collections established authors some are commissioned specifically for the slot . |
| 15 | The author of the Saturday article thought that the chances of the four schemes being selected for detailed examination were very remote and was probably surprised when the judges awarded prizes to all four , albeit rather low prizes . |
| 16 | The great claim made for perfect competition is that it leads to efficiency . |
| 17 | Following the departure of the resident cartographer in May , support for geological cartography was maintained by continuing to supply and maintain equipment and materials . |
| 18 | It is , as suggested earlier , becoming clear that support for applied research is more attractive to funding bodies than support for fundamental research . |
| 19 | Its cup final day in tennis tomorrow … serving for Central South is the Banbury West End Club … they 're in the mens final against Royal Berkshire at the puma centre in Welwyn Garden City … |
| 20 | eligibility limits for legal aid were to be retained , and the contributions currently payable are not unreasonable ; |
| 21 | Just how these habitual patterns are to be internalized for easy access is another matter : direct inducement by repetitive drill may well not be the best way , in which case the thing to do is to think of other techniques . |
| 22 | The City solicitor whose letter is being used to vouch for Global Finance was shocked to hear of details of North Star 's advance fee demands . |
| 23 | The greater the freedom given ( and in this case the overt touting of particular potential clients and an obligation not to offend whatever passes for good taste are the only restrictions of substance ) the more numerous the regulations on matters of detail : C Northcote Parkinson would be in his element ! |
| 24 | While it is true that the warmth of hospitality , generosity and friendliness to be found in the West of Scotland has no equal , it is also true that the depths of rudeness and disgustingly mannered carelessness that passes for ethnic character are rarely surpassed . |
| 25 | Thus most of what passes for literary scholarship is excluded from the sphere of criticism : studies of authors ' lives , of their immediate environment , of their ideas about writing and of the genesis of their works . |
| 26 | The meat used for Danish salami is pre-salted ( saltpetre is included ) which explains its very vivid pink colouring and its salty flavour . |
| 27 | A diagram of a typical laboratory apparatus used for fractional distillation is shown in figure 6.16 . |
| 28 | Most techniques so far used for increasing speed are now becoming inviable for the future , and new techniques must be developed . |
| 29 | The file organization techniques used for multiple-key processing are discussed in this chapter , but chained and tree structures used in database systems are not . |
| 30 | The criteria used for manometric diagnosis were those recommended by Castell et al . |