Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , did anyone else see the sunday Mirror ? it said that Beeny is interested in playing for Big Jacks Eire . |
| 2 | The new Medical Officer , a highly visible public figure , was instrumental in pushing for increased professional status , especially in the campaigns over the Medical Act of 1858 , the single most important measure governing medicine . |
| 3 | If the function is seen as the delivery of a service to carers and hence taking on the role of respite care rather than that of aiming for functional improvement then this could have import for the type of staff , ie specifically trained , ratio of staff and the drawing of expertise from other fields , ie occupational therapists . |
| 4 | If she is serious about knitting for other people she must do four things . |
| 5 | There are many more , such as negotiating for musical employment in holiday centres or on ships . |
| 6 | There are anti-avoidance provisions which prevent you gaining from cunning manoeuvres such as arranging for different companies within your employer 's group each to contribute a share of the total pay-out ; if this is done , all the sums will be aggregated . |
| 7 | Is n't he rather lax in calling for social change ? |
| 8 | Arguably too many separate agencies have found themselves involved in working for international co-operation . |
| 9 | Samuel , who lived with his mother until 1652 or later , collaborated with her in the 1640s in campaigning for religious freedom and upholding the autonomy of individual congregations . |
| 10 | Bribery is rife in jockeying for good positions on the dealing floor of some firms . |
| 11 | Loosely secure the strip , then use a spirit level to ensure the strip is vertical before marking for other fixing holes |
| 12 | Cultural and linguistic boundaries seem to be important in accounting for regional differences in the onset of fertility decline in different parts of Europe ( Lesthaeghe 1983 ) . |
| 13 | The Accounting Standards Board 's Urgent Issues Task Force has issued Abstract 6 on accounting for post-retirement benefits other than pensions , and the ASB has issued FRED 2 , Amendment to SSAP 15 Accounting for Deferred Tax . |
| 14 | These last aims are at the core of all Medau work and apply to all parts of a lesson , but the special atmosphere and rapport engendered in a breathing class are particularly conducive to striving for new levels of individual attainment . |
| 15 | The job required the smallest possible team , for maximum mobility and minimum social impact , capable of staying for indefinite periods in unexplored territory amongst barely known peoples , while eating their food , speaking their language and sharing their lives as intimately as possible . |
| 16 | The tape recorders were supplied by the British Ferrograph Company of South Shields , who made an extremely high-quality and tough recorder capable of operating for long periods without attention . |
| 17 | Now that the national museums no longer have their purchase grants awarded separately from grant in aid for running costs , they fear that those will be further whittled away and they will be even less capable of competing for major masterpieces . |
| 18 | The accord allowed for ( i ) the ratification of the March 1990 Oslo accord to seek peace through political means [ see p. 37372 ] ; ( ii ) the promotion of democracy via constitutional and judicial reforms in order to incorporate all political and social sectors in a society based on respect for the law and the independence of the state , and capable of providing for general welfare , social justice and independent economic development ; ( iii ) the incorporation of the URNG into the main political process and its participation in a National Constituent Assembly to be convened by the political parties in 1991 ; and ( iv ) periodic meetings between the URNG and representatives of political parties to accelerate the achievement of the objectives of the peace process . |
| 19 | Anyone who has drunk one of the bottles of Fred Leroux 1920 at Le Vigneron in Reims ( in the days when it was an unpretentious little bistro , not the big , brash restaurant it is now ) will know that some wines of Chigny are capable of maturing for great periods of time . |
| 20 | Another weakness is that selective assessment becomes preoccupied with screening for high risk and other needs are ignored . |
| 21 | The planners felt that online services are not suitable for browsing for general ideas . |
| 22 | Megarry VC found for the plaintiff and he said that four elements were necessary in testing for confidential quality : 1 . |
| 23 | In contrast the trend in cardiovascular mortality with head circumference ( table I ) remained significant after allowing for external conjugate diameter . |
| 24 | The most remote regions of the United Kingdom have also been active in pressing for Tunnel-related investment . |
| 25 | In 1918 she became the chief woman officer of the Labour party , in which role she was particularly active in pressing for improved working-class housing estates to include community centres with nurseries , restaurants , libraries , concert halls , and home-help services , all of which she saw as not merely desirable in themselves but essential for the emancipation of working-class housewives . |