Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Byrne looks embarrassed to be in it — and it is indeed a sore waste of his undoubted talents — while Basinger as usual goes for the lowest common , and I mean common , denominator . |
| 2 | Even so , the advice is similar in principle to that given for a westward flight . |
| 3 | What they definitely do indicate are the extremes of weight problems ; where your weight falls higher than the amount given under the large-frame weight for your height , or lower than that given for the small-frame weight for your height , then you have problems . |
| 4 | However , with British Council assistance it has been possible to arrange for a Romanian student to successfully complete a conservations course at Cambridge . |
| 5 | I still have grave doubts as to whether it is right to go for a single currency , fixed exchange rates and the whole of that considerable abdication of political sovereignty . |
| 6 | The team began experimenting there in December ‘ 88 and by the end of January it was felt right to go for a public launch on Palm Sunday ‘ 89 with attendant door to door visiting with invitations , and publicity to the press and media . |
| 7 | Through the New Times of Burma and the Burmese Weekly we did everything possible to appeal for a concerted effort to restore the cultivation of rice to the pre-war level . |
| 8 | That goes for the well-meaning GPs , health visitors and breastfeeding counsellors as well as the woman down the road who fed four babies herself until they were two years old ! |
| 9 | That goes for the whole Scottish team , poised between the extinction of their American dream and a famous victory . |
| 10 | Er , turning to the media investments , well we all tend to think that the er , the bids tended to be on the high side but er , at least Yorkshire got the licence for the next ten years and they have the option in ninety eight to go for a further ten years and I can tell you er , because I 've had er , lots of conversations with Clive that they 're really working on , on making the best improving their returns from that franchise and I 'm quite sure they 'll succeed . |
| 11 | She wrote to me saying that in this place she found it possible to forgive for the first time and then return home to seek reconciliation . |
| 12 | The full committee was due to meet for a final session in mid-February , prior to presentation of the Basic Law to the Chinese legislature for approval in March-April 1990 . |
| 13 | The Programme will be the same as that organised for the 9th Jan . |
| 14 | What this illustrates is that , notwithstanding the progress made in the past two years , the reforms in themselves have done little to compensate for the long term underfunding of the NHS . |
| 15 | This structure differs from that found for the related H5 histone genes , where less than 150 bp of the proximal promoter region seems to be sufficient to ensure basal level transcription ( 19 ) . |
| 16 | Phosphorus accumulation reached a maximum during the deposition of unit VI ( Table 1a ) when the per capita output of 0.31–0.54kgyr -1 was similar to that reported for the Classic Maya . |
| 17 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 18 | ‘ Does all this account for the proposed development at the pottery ? ’ |
| 19 | His own depression was compounded now with this global malaise , a process he found paradoxically satisfying ; it was acceptable to weep for the dusky seaside sparrow , but not for oneself . |
| 20 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 21 | However , he went on to say that the acceptance of the existence of Communist China did not mean that Taiwan had abandoned its " one-China policy " and that the country was prepared to wait for a positive response to its proposals for unification on the basis of liberal democratic policies . |
| 22 | The princess , patron of the Northern Ballet , told stars of the company 's production they had been brave to go for a modern version of the Tchaikovsky classic . |
| 23 | This made for a softer , more innocent and ingenuous ‘ Dora ’ , but perhaps what was needed was a slightly sharper , more bristly Dora with a hidden vulnerability , which came more naturally when I gave her a North London accent … |
| 24 | All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level . |
| 25 | In combination with his ardent desire to improve the living standard of the British working man , this made for a potent brand of imperialism ; few politicians took the Dual Mandate more seriously than Ernest Bevin . |
| 26 | ‘ Until we can get enough food through to stop people starving to death , you wo n't be able to stop those who are prepared to kill for the few precious supplies , ’ said Julian . |
| 27 | Given that many of these theories require extremely detailed specifications of grammar rules and lexical entries this has for a long time formed an obstacle to the production of general systems . |
| 28 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , supply-side doctrine provided a theoretical underpinning for the main thrust of his economic strategy . |
| 30 | For example , a worker who is unaware that exposure to high levels of benzene , as happens in some chemical plants , might cause cancer will be willing to work for a lower wage than she would if this information were widely available . |