Example sentences of "[adj] and for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , while regarded by the vast majority of members as good , proper and for the immediate and ultimate improvement of professional standards , the concept was challenged on a number of points , though these challenges were directed against the logistics of the proposal rather than the philosophy . |
| 2 | I 'm a widow of 70 and for the past eight years there 's been a very persistent man in my life . |
| 3 | The usual convention , followed in this example , is to place the largest , slice on the left and for the other slices to be drawn in descending order . |
| 4 | ChemMod II for the Apple Macintosh is also available in a new release — this being fully ‘ System 7 compatible ’ and designed for use with all Macintosh IIs and for the new Macintosh Quadras . |
| 5 | Economic circumstances have been poor and for the chemical industry they were absolutely diabolical by the middle of the past year . |
| 6 | It was entitled Belmont und Constanze , or Die Entführung aus dem Serail ( The Abduction from the Harem ) , and Mozart wrote that he intended to use a ‘ Turkish ’ style of music for the overture , for the chorus in Act I and for the closing chorus . |
| 7 | I 'm 63 and for the past six years I have been taking two tablets each day for myxoedema of the thyroid . |
| 8 | As a result of such consultation it is planned that over the period 1989–90 to 1999–2000 there should be an increase in total ( FTE ) graduate numbers of around 700 ( home/EC and overseas ) , a significant proportion of which has already been achieved ; this would allow room for undergraduates to increase by 1,300 and for the overall growth of the University to be contained within the broad policy approved by Congregation of 1 per cent a year to the end of the decade . |
| 9 | I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) . |
| 10 | It is still considered necessary to have centres for the active treatment of the mentally disordered and for the long-term care of chronic cases . |
| 11 | If Britain was to survive in the new world of rival empires she must look to the fitness of her population , both for the military and for the economic struggle . |