Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way to discover what on earth this means is probably to fork out £60 for the ten-week course or £48 for the eight-week course . |
| 2 | These were £712 from A. Walden for the former and £76 from C. H. Cox & Sons for the latter . |
| 3 | You did n't show you did n't show any er er either any enthusiasm or sympathy for the other side . |
| 4 | Those responsible for initial teacher training can not hope to find time or personnel for the additional input which would be required . |
| 5 | The object of the family addiction ( or the " drug " ) is self-denial or caretaking for the primary sufferer himself or herself . |
| 6 | In the matter of relating Christianity to economics this is a vitally important assumption because we face great cultural and intellectual pressure as Christians to adopt a form of dualism in which we substitute Smith or Marx or Friedman or Hayek for the divine revelation as the ultimate authority in this area of life . |
| 7 | More complicated was the situation at Queen 's , where designs for the front quad were prepared by Hawksmoor , but the scheme executed by Townesend ( 1710–21 ) appears to have been almost entirely the joint work of himself and Clarke ; while for the new building at Magdalen , the original design by Edward Holdsworth [ q.v. ] was revised by Townesend in 1731 under Clarke 's direction . |
| 8 | Fats contain more than twice the amount of calories as carbohydrates or proteins for the same weight . |
| 9 | A holding company need not publish a separate profit and loss account if : it publishes group accounts , and the notes to the company 's individual balance sheet show the company 's profit or loss for the financial year , and the fact that the company has not published a profit and loss account is stated in a note to the group accounts . |
| 10 | The directors are required by law to prepare accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group as at the end of its financial year , and of the profit or loss for the financial year . |
| 11 | The allowed ( but not to be encouraged ) alternative treatment permits the correction of the fundamental error or the adjustment resulting from the change in accounting policy to be included in the determination of net profit or loss for the current period . |
| 12 | Justifying the coup of President Alberto Keinya Fujimori as necessary for the political and economic regeneration of the country , de la Puente offered no agenda or guidelines for the National Dialogue as such , but stated that " working commissions " would be established to address six main issues , none of which were delineated . |
| 13 | Follow the photograph or your own set of Snakes & Ladders for the exact layout of the different coloured squares . |
| 14 | DEC claims its UK workstation business will grow at a compound annual rate of 2% or 3% for the next few years , and ambitiously predicts its will overhaul Sun to become market leader by 1995/96 . |
| 15 | Where data for the youngest maternal age group are reported , late fetal mortality is often so high even in economically more developed countries ( for instance , every third , fifth and ninth birth to young teenagers in Japan , the German Democratic Republic and Scotland , respectively , produces a dead baby ) that the relationship takes a reverse " J " shape . |
| 16 | No policies or guidance for the Disabled had been drawn up . |
| 17 | The growth of deaf missions and social clubs continued , although by now most large towns had their mission or institute for the deaf . |
| 18 | The unsanitary condition of almost every orphanage or home for the disabled or mental asylum is striking testimony to the distorted priorities of the regime . |
| 19 | Permission was given for " making of such engine or Engine Buildings or Buildings for the better & more effectual discovery , working and conveying on of such mines and veins … |
| 20 | Solitaire boards are normally circular and have 33 circular depressions or sockets for the playing pieces ( marbles ) arranged on six lines in a cross configuration . |
| 21 | However , if England do progress beyond the opening round — and with the first two from each group plus the four best third-placed teams going through , it is going to take some wretched performances to fail — they will then travel to Bologna , Genoa or Turin for the second phase , with the prospect of visits to Naples , Rome or Florence in the quarter-finals . |
| 22 | However , if England do progress beyond the opening round — and with the first two from each group plus the four best third-placed teams going through , it is going to take some wretched performances to fail — they will then travel to Bologna , Genoa or Turin for the second phase , with the prospect of visits to Naples , Rome or Florence in the quarter-finals . |
| 23 | Dacourt , Clinton and the rest congregated in the main hall whilst servants lit torches and others brought ale or wine for the conquering heroes . |
| 24 | But success or failure for the entire project may have been determined long before then . |
| 25 | You could use a largely inorganic balanced source like Growmore , and rely on the bulky peat or compost for the organic input , but better still is to use organic matter like sewage sludge , poultry , farmyard and animal manures , blend them to achieve balance both in content and time , and to dry and concentrate them so that they are pleasant to handle and easy to spread . |
| 26 | Individual customers must enclose a cheque or P/O for the full cost . |
| 27 | And in some cases they take a form sufficiently extreme that investigators have been led to speak of separate languages or varieties for the two sexes . |
| 28 | It may be thought that a body like the National Trust with a well-defined statutory purpose to preserve places of natural beauty or historic interest in perpetuity for the benefit of the nation , is not affected by changing public opinion or fears for the global environment . |
| 29 | Video-recording can make use of tape , film or discs for the actual storage of the recorded material . |
| 30 | Messrs. More Fisher Brown and Lloyd & Co. for the competing interests in the cargo . ’ |