Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This featured support for Gorbachev 's idea of a " common European home " and Mitterrand 's vision of a European confederation [ see p. 37724 ] , and committed France to assisting Soviet economic reform . |
| 2 | I have obtained the permission of the chairman to sell the shares as required by the company 's inhouse rules for directors ' dealings . |
| 3 | On the other hand , a Club with a low rating for children 's facilities , for example , does not necessarily mean it is unsuitable for all families , simply that it is likely to have fewer facilities for children . |
| 4 | MICHAEL BRIAL has moved from a likely Wallaby tour drop-out to a possible starter for Saturday 's game against Wales B in Cardiff . |
| 5 | Japanese policy everywhere was governed by one overriding consideration , namely the degree to which a country could be made to provide political and economic support for Japan 's war effort . |
| 6 | It should be said , however , that Wimsatt 's treatment of the iconic properties of language is as far as the New Critics went in the direction of stylistic analysis as I have defined it ; in general they were much more interested in meaning than in forms of expression , and would have undoubtedly had scarce sympathy for Jakobson 's attempt to define the properties of poetry in purely linguistic terms . |
| 7 | It was n't the best possible trial for Bodo 's eight-foot minitanker . |
| 8 | But because there were social and political reasons for Huxley 's aggression , it does not follow that there were no substantive intellectual issues . |
| 9 | Think again — T J Rodgers , president and chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor Corp told a Congressional committee on Wednesday last week that there is no monolithic support for Clinton 's budget proposals — the government should not try to build information networks , but ‘ untangle the morass of bureaucracy and regulations ’ that prevent existing fibre optic networks from reaching homes , he said ; he called for deeper cuts in the budget deficit and the end of ‘ wasteful and unnecessary ’ government programmes ; ‘ Washington should stay away from the intricacies of high-tech competition … it should focus instead on the infrastructure of competition , ’ he said ; he also presented written comments criticising the Clinton plan from officials or directors of Amdahl Corp , Cisco Systems Inc , Conner Peripherals Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 10 | Local Marine Boards were set up in all main ports and a Shipping Master appointed by each to take administrative responsibility for masters ' and mates ' examinations and the business of engaging and discharging seamen under pain of penalty for " crimping " and other similar offences . |
| 11 | The group fragmented and re-formed in twos and threes , speculating on possible reasons for Gebrec 's disappearance . |
| 12 | There are a number of possible reasons for Labour 's election failure ( Curtice , 1987 ; Kellner , 1987 ) . |
| 13 | In meetings with President Vaclav Havel and other government leaders Major also expressed strong support for Czechoslovakia 's accession to the European Communities by the end of the decade . |
| 14 | JOHN SMITH today voiced strong support for Britain 's trade unions in an effort to sweeten the mood for his planned curb on the power of the block vote in Labour elections . |
| 15 | United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major met Hungarian government leaders during a visit to Budapest on 28 May , and in a joint statement expressed strong support for Hungary 's accession to the European Communities by the end of the decade . |
| 16 | In southern India , where the population was predominantly low caste , there was strong support for Singh 's action . |
| 17 | Nouvel admits to a strong admiration for Foster 's work — which is returned — but , explains Nouvel , ‘ I use technology not for performance , but for sensitivity , for emotional effect . ’ |
| 18 | Meanwhile close rivals St Helens have completed a short-term deal for Canterbury-Bankstown 's Kiwi Test centre Jarrod McCracken who will be available for the home game with Wakefield Trinity on September 6 . |
| 19 | It is also the main European warehouse for Sony 's stocks , and their national telesales base . |
| 20 | Or is this merely an unexpectedly concentrated pay-off for Christie 's long-standing ( since 1766 ) rapport with the oldest and grandest British families ? |
| 21 | ‘ The fish market would be just the right setting for Fabbiano 's designs , but no one 's going to say so . ’ |
| 22 | This is the first demonstration of a trophic effect for TGF α on a tumour in vivo . |
| 23 | Government industrial policy could make all the difference between a demoralising defeat for workers ' initiatives taken at enterprise level , and the development of inspiring examples of ‘ workers ’ plans ' for socially useful production , popular accountability of management and workers ' self-management . |
| 24 | Possible candidates for Atherton 's place are Somerset youngster Mark Lathwell and England vice-captain Alec Stewart , who could move up the order to open if Jack Russell was recalled as wicketkeeper . |
| 25 | But what will make the industry 's traditional jamboree an even more painful experience for America 's big three car makers is that the Japanese will hog the limelight with a clutch of flashy new models . |
| 26 | We will ease the transition from the present wasteful and inefficient price support mechanism to market prices and direct support for farmers ' incomes to achieve environmental and social goals , to be funded by savings made from the present intervention payment system . |
| 27 | A spirited campaigner for women 's rights and for abortion at a time when birth-control was practically unavailable , Beatrice was sometimes incomprehensible and hysterical in her arguments , driven by her exposed position to extremes . |
| 28 | From St Paul 's Cathedral to Putney Vale Crematorium did not seem such a short distance to the neighbours , such was their generous enthusiasm for Donald 's interment , and when they heard there were plans for a memorial service at Wimbledon Parish Church , some people said it was even better to do it this way . |
| 29 | While there 's undoubted public sympathy for Bosnia 's children opinion is not unanimous |
| 30 | First , Scud missiles were fired , both at Saudi Arabia ( at targets in Dhahran and Riyadh ) and at non-belligerent Israel , in what was evidently a bid to reinforce the already solid Arab world popular support for Iraq 's cause . |