Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the reasons given for this conclusion were that the system imposes long delays in obtaining foreign exchange for essential imports , thus putting a brake on exports ; that the rate of exchange was not adjusted sufficiently ; and that in the absence of retention rights the exporters had lost their motivation for exporting . |
| 2 | Reasons given for transnational participation are : continuity of research to overcome shortfalls of younger scientists entering the field in view of the imminent retirement of many senior scientists and to provide advanced training . |
| 3 | Briefly , antigen strips preincubated for one hour in blocking buffer ( 5% non-fat milk powder in phosphate buffered saline pH 7.2 , containing 0.05% Tween 20 ) were incubated overnight at room temperature in serum samples ( diluted 1:100 v/v in blocking buffer ) or mouse monoclonal antibody GL2 that recognises Giardia heat shock antigen ( diluted 1:1000 v/v in blocking buffer ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | At the other end of the scale there are ambitious research projects undertaken for methodical demonstration purposes . |
| 6 | About three quarters of dairy herds in EC member states qualify for full compensation . |
| 7 | Clubs asked for early warning |
| 8 | The recent wave of lawlessness , in which more than 150 people were reportedly murdered , had been fuelled by fierce fighting between rival student groups competing for scarce dormitory spaces at Dhaka University . |
| 9 | The Germans argued for increased centralization in order to fight the empire . |
| 10 | US giants unite for electric car research |
| 11 | The Opposition must withdrawn their policy , and do so today , or everyone will know what their policies mean for British Steel . |
| 12 | There was a small silence ; then Jennifer asked a question about one of the meetings listed for next week in the area . |
| 13 | At Winfrith , a range of skills developed for nuclear modelling and inspection were adapted for use by the offshore oil industry . |
| 14 | During the First World War the little colony of gifted foreigners in Montparnasse and French artists unfit for military service was increasingly shunned by the rest of society at a time when xenophobia was rife and contempt for any man out of uniform was universal . |
| 15 | Acts undertaken for another purpose and not in order to consent can constitute consent if undertaken in the belief that they will confer a right or impose a duty and if the fact that they are undertaken with such a belief is the reason for them having this result . |
| 16 | A sample of all juvenile cases referred for criminal behaviour in one calendar month in two police force areas collected and followed up to examine the decisions taken about them . |
| 17 | This is followed by a consideration of bone breakage using a number of indices developed for this purpose . |
| 18 | As yet , these schools account for only a small amount of annual expenditure — 3 million in 1989–90 — but the government 's expenditure plans provide for this sum to increase ( to 20 million by 1991–2 ) as more schools choose to ‘ opt out ’ of LEA control and financing ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ) . |
| 19 | Investors demand high returns to compensate for possible failure , making share issues an expensive way to raise cash . |
| 20 | The flow of funds from the personal sector to the financial institutions does not only represent workers providing for their retirement , but also represents the accumulation of wealth whereby socially privileged strata transmit their cultural patrimony ( e.g. saving through endowment policies to provide for private education ) . |
| 21 | After all , with the sunset of Empire and most departmental requests becoming for economic intelligence , you need trained minds who understood international banking , surely George could see that ? |
| 22 | Stratford 's claims are also being supported by other groups pressing for alternative rail link routes including the socalled RACHEL plan which extends the Channel Tunnel all the way to London and has attracted the support of a major American bank . |
| 23 | Seeing the poverty around him while he was growing up , he joined in with the political groups agitating for social change . |
| 24 | But Mr Clarke told ministers : ‘ I am against any question of raising taxes to compensate for proper control of public spending . |
| 25 | In Cerro Azul in 1984 , dolphins comprised almost 19 per cent by weight of the fish and marine products caught for human consumption . |
| 26 | One in twenty homes unfit for human habitation |
| 27 | Because of the higher picture quality , Super VHS ( and , to a lesser extent , Super VHS-C ) , has become a semi-pro premium format for the origination of recordings intended for post-production editing onto a copy tape . |
| 28 | Program the sensor pods to search for any sign of ancient habitations within a twelve thousand mile radius of the pole . ’ |
| 29 | A study by the OECD tries to forecast what all these extra grey heads mean for public spending in different countries over the next 40 years , assuming that government policies remain unchanged . |
| 30 | At the opposite extreme , whenever the signals in a nonlinear network are small enough , the network is effectively linear with respect to the signals so that the methods developed for linear network analysis may be applied with advantage . |