Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 2 | Some idea of how badly the police were treated is given by the reports of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner which show that roughly one-in-four of London 's policemen were assaulted each year — 3,444 cases were reported in 1899 , for example , when the constabulary strength was 13,213 men and 1,949 sergeants — as police authorities pressed for firmer measures in assault cases . |
| 3 | The combination has impelled manufacturing and service enterprises in almost all sectors to search for larger markets abroad , and to establish themselves there in an ‘ insider position ’ ( Best , 1990 : p. 260 ; Milner and Yoffie , 1989 ) . |
| 4 | Now the erect pointed ears scanned for further clues as to the quarry 's line of movement . |
| 5 | Walkers protest for greater access |
| 6 | Through this mini trespass the RA are hoping to encourage hundreds of members to stage a mass trespass on the moor on September 29 , as part of Forbidden Britain Day — an annual event with nationwide protest walks calling for greater access to the countryside . |
| 7 | Opposition parties called for stricter curbs on pollution . |
| 8 | However , the initial Application Linking specification will possess object-like characteristics to allow for further developments and support for Object Group 's Object Request Broker Architecture . |
| 9 | However , the initial ALT specification will possess object-like characteristics to allow for further developments and support for OMG 's Object Request Broker Architecture . |
| 10 | If any of your party is late arriving we will be unable to alter your vacation time from your tables as we will have other parties arriving for later sittings . |
| 11 | Make a note of all requests made for further information and of any interest expressed in ideas for features . |
| 12 | Pueblo Indians push for cleaner water |
| 13 | A similar agreement between Nicaragua , Panama and the USA was signed on June 27 , binding all three countries to work for freer trade and to consult regularly with one another on trade issues . |
| 14 | the inhouse best practice technique represents a valid , low-cost approach for identifying what can be achieved and the key elements needed for better performance ; |
| 15 | City : Businessmen go for lower rates |
| 16 | Limbs cultured for longer periods show a considerable decrease in growth rate and marked tissue degeneration . |
| 17 | We hope that the fact that we have won this encourages other small companies to strive for better things . ’ |
| 18 | Signs pleading for slower driving seemed to have no effect , he said . |
| 19 | The officials asked for further studies , which were reported to the department on 7 October . |
| 20 | Without doubt dry days make for better ferreting but , on the other hand , there will be more rabbits underground during wet weather . |
| 21 | Snug in their beds , insects wait for warmer days to come . |
| 22 | Another investigation , looking at the problem as it were from the opposite direction , compared adoptees selected for later estimates of their creativity and then examined incidences of mental illness . |
| 23 | Bakalov said Huron version 1.18 , expected in Q2 1993 , will support Motif for the first time as well as the RS/6000 , improved buffers support for larger numbers of terminals , Oracle server ( Unix ) and DB server(MVS) . |
| 24 | From a developmental point of view this will mean adding to the local varieties used within the family and peer group those varieties used for wider communication ( in school and higher education , in adult work and society ) ; it means adding written language to spoken language , Standard English to non-Standard English , literary language to non-literary language and , for children who have a different mother tongue , it means adding English to their first language . |
| 25 | This process whereby financial intermediaries lend for longer periods of time than they borrow is known as maturity transformation . |
| 26 | Appendix : Organisations to contact for further help |
| 27 | He has accepted 21 of the 28 recommendations made by the committee , but turned down demands for baggage hold examination and the introduction of a levy on fares to pay for better security . |
| 28 | The rest of the J type cars joined the four which had already been withdrawn , at Brixton Hill depôt , where they were scrapped , but the lower saloon seats retained for further use . |
| 29 | They were broken up on the spot and only the saloon seats retained for further use . |
| 30 | The debate was fast and furious , with the city workers fighting for better conditions in the factories being strongly supported by the philanthropists , who themselves were trying to preserve the landscape . |