Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A three-book course adapted for Arabic students from the author 's WE MEAN BUSINESS and WE 'RE IN BUSINESS ( qv ) . |
| 2 | Four of Africa 's most talented peoples — the Ibo , the Bamilike , the waChagga and the Bugunda — have all had their innovative talents circumscribed for many years . |
| 3 | The Supreme Soviet was bicameral , consisting of the Council of the Union and the Council of the Nationalities , each consisting of 750 deputies elected for five years . |
| 4 | The technical term used for this cash limit is the external finance limit ( EFL ) , reflecting its rather different status . |
| 5 | The specific term used for such an exercise is ‘ one-step semi-free sparring ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Materials unaccounted for ’ is the specific term used for any kind of discrepancy between the book inventory and the actual inventory . ’ |
| 7 | This article is written with some knowledge , experience and appreciation of the commitment , the personal costs and the professional risks involved for those engaged in the struggle to reform school curricula , teacher education and other spheres and practices . |
| 8 | The specific methodology required for these computational techniques involve concepts from the theory of games , control and optimization theory . |
| 9 | It was a form of devotion found not only among the learned but in prayers designed for the laity , as for instance , in another prayer recommended for lay folk at the elevation of the Host : or in the prayer , a fragment of which was carved on a church bench in Oxfordshire : Jesu for thy holy name And for thy bitter passion , Save us fro synne and shame And endles dampnacion . |
| 10 | In Cerro Azul in 1984 , dolphins comprised almost 19 per cent by weight of the fish and marine products caught for human consumption . |
| 11 | Its case was based both on the opportunities that this route offered for regional development in the northern Negev , and on the destructive effects on the environment that any of the other routes entailed . |
| 12 | The premium level needed for this purpose was not yet known . |
| 13 | This gives a total of 70% of Scottish exports destined for Western Europe . |
| 14 | [ Further paragraphs provided for early retirement at 57 and for women at 55 in the former GDR under certain conditions . ] |
| 15 | In 1987 , the last year for which complete figures are available , foreign investment accounted for 7.6 per cent of US stocks ( up sharply to 8.9 per cent last year ) , while foreign share of US manufacturing was 12.2 per cent , and of US employment a much smaller 3.5 per cent . |
| 16 | That Mr Nadir skipped Britain 's biggest-ever bail aboard a chartered aircraft bound for northern Cyprus — his native land , from which Britain has little hope of extraditing him — may not be the SFO 's fault , although it had apparently been tipped off . |
| 17 | In a broadcast on Dec. 21 , 1989 , Aquino announced the cancellation of her foreign visits planned for 1990 , including visits to the Soviet Union , United Kingdom and Spain . |
| 18 | At one time this column stretched for some ten miles along the road to Viktring , together with their horses and lorries , supplies and women … |
| 19 | There were also some lines intended for local consumption : ‘ Higher petrol prices from the Liberal Democrats … that 's not gon na help a rural area … |
| 20 | Something over two hundred vacancies resulted in the immediate aftermath and a trickle of further resignations followed for some years to come . |
| 21 | An 18 year old girl treated for five years with a lazative containing danthrone died from a leiomyosarcoma of the small intestine . |
| 22 | Even in the first year , when fewer than a third of Leeds primary schools were involved in PNP , this requirement accounted for 760 teacher-days ; but from year to year , as more and more schools became involved and as roles proliferated , the investment of time increased until in the fourth year it stood at 2,035 teacher-days . |
| 23 | Among its findings on freshwater quality the report mentioned : ( i ) high levels of phosphates in rivers , lakes and reservoirs in most of central and southern England , which cause excessive growth of surface plants such as algae which in turn damage wildlife ; ( ii ) acidification of rivers and lakes in some parts of Scotland , northern England and Wales to such levels that they are almost devoid of fish ; ( iii ) one in eight sewage plants still not operating within discharge limits ; ( iv ) periodic high levels of pesticide pollution in drinking water ; and ( v ) a high proportion of freshwater sites used for recreational purposes failing to meet the standards set by the European Community directive on bathing water . |
| 24 | Over 30 banks accounted for 35 per cent of financial turnover and employed over 1,200 people . |
| 25 | The table shows the unusually large share of social product used for national defence and administration . |
| 26 | This schlocky international movie , photographed in eye-straining colour , cashing in ( figuratively speaking ) on the craze for James Bond pictures , was shot in three languages with a different director credited for each version — Stanley Prager ( English ) , Dan Ash ( Italian ) and Giorgio Gentil ( Spanish ) . |
| 27 | His quick tactical eye allowed for subtle opening and middle game combinations , in which resourceful and original moves often took his opponents by surprise . |
| 28 | I sa , as I say , I met this morning with the three members from Potter Street erm we do have various alternative proposals for sa ways forward should the village back out and what I can say to you at this stage is that we have another meeting scheduled for next week , we will be meeting with the Resident 's Associations keeping them fully informed erm we will ensure that the letter goes back to Mrs who and the other Resident 's Associations who expressed concern there and that we will be taking , I hope , I hope because I 'm gon na have to say if Woolwich back out we 're going out we 're going have to move very fast and do some quite erm in-depth work . |
| 29 | In 1980 British banks accounted for 80 per cent of company debt . |
| 30 | of the arable area , compared to probably the full 9,478 hectares noted for temporary leys for 1939 in Table VII , about 17 per cent . |