Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Straight talking finally ensures the price is right for all sides in big fuel debate . |
| 2 | It is possible for sixth-form students in British secondary schools to take the Advanced- ( ‘ A ’ — ) level examination for school-leavers in such subjects as philosophy or economics or sociology , but it is not at all common , and incoming university students of these subjects usually begin at the beginning , with open minds but with the necessary commitment to learning . |
| 3 | A comparison of social product per head in the 1950s with that in 1986 ( in current dinars , unadjusted for regional differences in the cost of living ) shows a significant improvement for Montenegro ( from less than 60 per cent of the average to 77 per cent ) and , at the other end of the scale , for Vojvodina ( from less than the Yugoslav average to 21 per cent above it ) . |
| 4 | Our parks , Alton Towers and Chessington get a very insignificant amount of overseas visitors which is normal for such places in this country and many other places in the world . |
| 5 | Almost all the 38 families were what would today be regarded as large , but was fairly normal for working-class families in Edwardian Britain.7 Of the 38 , 11 families had 4 children or less , 21 had between 5 and 7 , and 6 had 8 or over . |
| 6 | Perhaps the most emotive case of the Supreme Court 's term involves a young Missouri woman kept alive for six years in what doctors call a ‘ persistent vegetative state ’ . |
| 7 | But the relationship was extremely good , I think that you might say that for many years in my service , it was almost a case of the law abiding citizens in Ipswich coping with the wrongdoers . |
| 8 | The scattering envelope reflects the scattering attenuation and is compared with that for small particles in figure 9.7 . |
| 9 | However , 100% supervision , even of early solo flying , is impractical for 365 days in the year as there are bound to be moments when the instructor 's attention is diverted . |
| 10 | Of course , with economic activity rates among women peaking at around two-thirds for married women in middle age and four-fifths for non-married women in their twenties and early thirties , there are a significant proportion who never experience ‘ retirement ’ from paid employment in their own right because they have withdrawn from the labour market long before formal retirement age . |
| 11 | I suspect that if we were to take a sensate tension structure such as the love-hate paradox that lies at the heart of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet theme , we would be able to transpose it into different forms each appropriate to a particular culture , and , provided we had the necessary skill of course , we would be able to do this for all cultures in the world . |
| 12 | Do this for three days in succession and you will be able to make up your own mind whether it works or not . |
| 13 | The imminence of the Olympic Games means that the top British fighters , having competed at the British Open last weekend , are back in training , leaving the field clear for emerging figures in both the men 's and women 's events . |
| 14 | Friendships become easier for young women in later adolescence as they develop a clearer sense of self identity . |
| 15 | " This development would not only be a danger in itself but also help set a trend which will make it easier for other countries in the region to follow , " a Greenpeace statement said . |
| 16 | THE BMC , which at present enjoys the vague legal status of an unincorporated association , is proposing to become a limited company — a move which will make things easier for legal purposes in a number of ways . |
| 17 | In this House it has been easier for Conservative Members in particular to take a dispassionate view of the matter than was possible for them in the previous Parliament , working as they were under the shadow of a General Election and in the aftermath of a traumatic change in leadership . |
| 18 | My father , who was a well-qualified master mariner , was unemployed for four years in the 1930s . |
| 19 | If you are new to the London area , the London Secretary can put you in touch with other Salford graduates and the London Branch organises a full programme of events including an annual social for new members in September or October , a Christmas reunion , an annual dinner and visits to theatres , art galleries and other places of interest . |
| 20 | Gastric emptying tests with radiolabelled meals and gamma camera imaging have proved popular for many years in clinical research and physiological studies . |
| 21 | More significantly in 1993 the Committee recommended that it would be sensible for all drinks in the UK to be taxed equally , according to their alcohol content . |
| 22 | Students may register for an additional module up to the end of week 1 of the relevant term ( week 2 for new students in their first term ) , and must officially delete modules by week 6 ( about to be brought forward to week 4 ) of the current term . |
| 23 | The excess fuel cools the engine — acceptable for short periods in the climb but inefficient and expensive for extended cruise . |
| 24 | In their squalid and cowardly decisions announced last week , they spelled out in large letters the message that , in Conservative Britain , there is one law for powerful corporations that have a voice at the heart of the Tory party , and another for ordinary individuals in urban and rural communities of Wales and England . |
| 25 | This will be appropriate for simple subjects in a faceted classification scheme . |
| 26 | As an alternative to absolute methanol , biopsy samples were subdivided and fixed for 18–24 hours in 10% buffered formalin , 70% ethanol , 70% methanol , and a commercially available alcoholic fixative called ‘ Primafix ’ . |
| 27 | By the lakeside is a large swimming pool and attractive garden plus bar , perfect for languid days in the Italian sun . |
| 28 | Of course , with economic activity rates among women peaking at around two-thirds for married women in middle age and four-fifths for non-married women in their twenties and early thirties , there are a significant proportion who never experience ‘ retirement ’ from paid employment in their own right because they have withdrawn from the labour market long before formal retirement age . |
| 29 | If you are excluded from SSP once a PIW has been formed ( i.e. you have been sick for 4 days in a row ) the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) , Regional Secretary 's Department , will send you an ‘ exclusion form ’ SSP1(E) . |
| 30 | They must be seen as inventing new rules for the future in accordance with their convictions about what is best for society as a whole , freed from any supposed rights flowing from consistency , but presenting these for unknown reasons in the false uniform of rules dug out of the past . |