Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 2 | At this stage three armed groups were contending for power : ( i ) units of the Armed Forces of Liberia ( AFL ) , led by Brig. -Gen . |
| 3 | When the loyalist prisoners were campaigning for segregation from republicans ( a campaign which involved the tactic so loudly condemned when used by republicans : the hunger strike ) , DUP spokesmen were conspicuously more active than the Officials in the promotion of the prisoners , case . |
| 4 | On March 29 Moscow radio reported that almost all Ossete villages in South Ossetia had been razed by Georgian militants , and on the following day there were ominous reports from officials in North Ossetia that 12,000 armed Georgians were massing for an assault on Tskhinvali and surrounding districts still under Ossete control . |
| 5 | The upshot is that holiday/tour organisers who book hotels in this country are imposing stringent contract conditions on the hotels and may in some cases be looking for some performance guarantees or such-like so that they have some redress if your shortcomings result in them having to pay up to their customers . |
| 6 | One consequence of these extension schemes that may have a serious effect upon arts education is the way that some authorities are pushing for arts subjects to be taught as part of modular courses , which could lead to a reduction of the number of two-year examination courses in separate arts subjects . |
| 7 | Universal Pictures is hoping for the second lowest rating , PG parental guidance . |
| 8 | Ari Vatanen has come second and Colin McRae sixth … a good performance … but the British fans were hoping for more as Tim Russon now reports |
| 9 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 10 | Cordless power-tools are doing for woodworkers what Fast Food did for the High Street over a decade ago . |
| 11 | They can take lessons of their own choosing , and some lads are aiming for degrees . |
| 12 | Hospitals in financial difficulty are shedding staff and some districts are opting for staff redundancy . |
| 13 | The High Elves were fighting for their homeland and the Everqueen . |
| 14 | But looking only at professional power drill sales , cordless drills are accounting for 50 per cent of the market . |
| 15 | TOP charities are fighting for survival after a dramatic slump in donations . |
| 16 | But the Czech crisis of September 1938 , which took Europe to the brink of war , did produce the kind of public response which popular frontists were looking for to transform the political situation . |
| 17 | Although collectors bought most of the big lots , for the first time since 1990 some dealers are buying for stock . |
| 18 | But the scholars agree that reliable sources are missing for the period from his arrival in Paris in 1906 until the war , and that what there is is superficial and contradictory . |
| 19 | It was pointed out that the Northern Ireland Council on Disability was in the process of investigating the services different agencies are providing for disabled people — not just in relation to physical access , but also in relation to access to the network of information on different services and projects which exclude disability interests . |
| 20 | It is rapidly becoming one of those elite research institutions some academics are looking for to improve the quality of research . |
| 21 | British Airways is bidding for a 25% stake in the Australian airline , but will have to fight off challenges from Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand , and a degree of ‘ anti-Pommie ’ feeling Down Under . |
| 22 | On 16 September 1992 , 115 patients were waiting for their notes . |
| 23 | All too quickly , he was back in Fagin 's house , where his old friends were waiting for him . |
| 24 | Certainly , some tough market-building decisions are looming for the Germans — in particular , attempts to create European regimes for road transport and the insurance business that will hurt German interests . |
| 25 | H is book was just the message that the English liberals were waiting for , now that they were disillusioned by Robespierre , frightened by Pitt 's attempts to repress ‘ sedition ’ , yet still unwilling to support the war with France . |
| 26 | There are also claims that some ministers are calling for increased borrowing to reduce the impact of cuts while others may push for tax increases . |
| 27 | 34 per cent of SERC funded students were looking for work at the end of their courses ; |
| 28 | TWO British backpackers are fighting for their lives after a car smash in Australia . |
| 29 | Top studios are fighting for the rights to Benson 's story . |
| 30 | Some of Britain 's 35,000 newsagents are asking for payments , called retail display allowances , to give magazines special treatment . |