Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] their [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 2 | We can conjecture that some of the slaves had bought themselves to serfdom ; that penury had compelled the free to sell their freedom for bread . |
| 3 | Both sides of my family left rural south China for Malaya to get away from the grinding poverty , encouraged by the British to fill their need for cheap labour in their colonies . |
| 4 | It is because the shareholders no longer control the management of a large public company and the product market is no longer perfectly competitive that the management are free to use their discretion for these socially worthwhile ends . |
| 5 | As the government of President Paul Biya continued to resist demands for democratic reform , opposition groups decided on Aug. 12 to maintain their call for civil disobedience as part of their campaign for a national conference . |
| 6 | Does he agree that when terrorists inflict danger and disruption on ordinary people anywhere — in Britain , Northern Ireland or anywhere else — they are not so much demonstrating their support for any cause as demonstrating their hatred and opposition to every community ? |
| 7 | It is easy to assess their potential for action and their intent from their fire power , to which the hon. Gentleman referred . |
| 8 | Never having cornered Milton , I am content to take their word for it . |
| 9 | EC countries are likely to miss their target for carbon dioxide emissions in 2000 by atleast 4 per cent , according to a report on member countries ' plans submitted to the European Commission . |
| 10 | CAMPAIGNERS look likely to win their fight for more nursery places in an area of Darlington which they claim has been deprived for years . |
| 11 | After a heavily-publicised week on the slopes of Lech with their mother , the Princess of Wales , the princes are likely to join their father for the next part of their Easter holiday . |
| 12 | It 's far better to protect their health for another day , for another London Marathon . |
| 13 | The Articles shown in this catalogue are intended for all to show their support for the ANC 's principled stand against Apartheid and for a new unitary democratic non-racial South Africa . |
| 14 | Predictably the Koreans were unable to sustain their bid for glory in the face of the New Zealand machine fielding sevens stalwarts Dallas Seymour , Pat Lam and Scott Pierce and featuring quicksilver North Harbour winger Glen Osborne . |
| 15 | The indie shamblers , the Goths , the B-boys , the noise bands , the new psychedelics , all are reluctant or unable to justify their thirst for noise . |
| 16 | He expresses scepticism about Frankfurt 's boast of being able to fill their stadium for every session : ‘ I do n't think they will get 9,000 every day , but I would have achieved that here , where we have developed an audience for the game . |
| 17 | But it was an improvement on William 's taste in art and they served a good pint of bitter , and Preston might almost have settled back to enjoy it if he 'd been able to forget their reason for being there and if Emily had n't kept on at him about William and the Black Death . |
| 18 | Professional footballers fared little better than cricketers and were less likely to be able to pursue their occupation for as long . |
| 19 | Up to 500,000 people marched through Washington DC on April 3 to demonstrate their support for continued access to legal abortion . |
| 20 | They are well able to collect their food for themselves . |
| 21 | The defeat of Redgrave and Pinsent is unlikely to prevent their selection for the Olympic coxless pairs and it could prove to have been a useful warning to the world champions to raise their performance for Cologne in two weeks ' time , when all the potential Olympic crews will have their first try-out . |
| 22 | As nationalised suppliers , the electricity boards in the past were able to limit their liability for negligence to a trivial sum , but now , Tribick for one wants ‘ them to accept normal commercial negligence clauses in the contracts ’ . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) That , although there was power under rule 22 of the Rules of 1991 to order the local authority to pay costs , orders for costs in cases involving children were unusual ; that the justices ' findings and reasons , even taking into account their extended reasons , were insufficient to sustain their order for costs ; that the local authority 's exercise of its statutory role in the changing circumstances affecting the children could not be criticised ; and that , accordingly , the award of costs should be set aside ( post , pp. 527H , 528H , 530D–E , 531B–D ) . |
| 24 | It was in this context that the Liverpool abolitionists in particular began their campaign for equalising duties in the British market on slave-grown West Indian sugar and free-labour East Indian sugar . |
| 25 | Out of 23 Scottish Labour MPs , 14 expressed their support for Mr Clarke , four felt he should stand down and one was undecided . |
| 26 | All connected with the Scotland squad are anxious to convey their respect for the talent in English ranks : the common theme is that the defeat in Cardiff against Wales does not create a poor team . |
| 27 | Their differences centred on the method adopted by the party for the selection of its presidential candidate — both men having earlier declared their candidacy for the position [ see p. 38902 ] . |
| 28 | Although former minisupercomputer maker Elxsi Corp disappeared from radar screens a year or three back , its Tata Elxsi Ltd former joint venture with the giant Indian conglomerate J R Tata Sons & Co Pte Ltd of Bombay is still in existence , and has just announced a joint venture with Mountain View , California-based Silicon Graphics Inc to expand their collaboration for the Indian market . |
| 29 | Thompson notched the Plain 's third to maintain their challenge for a top four position . |