Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [vb infin] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anthropologists , in turn , have attempted to argue that , for example , the transition from brideservice , in which labour is performed by the prospective groom , to bridewealth , where objects are given in exchange for the bride , marks a significant difference in the development of a phenomenon whereby objects may stand for human labour , with the implication that this is the first stage towards the conditions of property and alienation as we know them today ( Strathern 1985 ) . |
| 2 | For demographic or statistical purposes the family needs to be specifically defined and the definitions may vary for different purposes . |
| 3 | They are not necessarily extravagant but devote themselves to appearance as to a very demanding goddess whose exigencies may account for that well-kempt , bad tempered look most of them adopt . |
| 4 | Total exports must pay for total imports , and if a country 's exports fall then imports will also fall unless the deficiency in exports can be made good in the ways specified . |
| 5 | Out of the Frame , the compactness of the gallery restricts Mike Roles ' unique photo sculptures to a couple of pieces , but many of the artists working maquettes should compensate for this ( until 7 Mar ) . |
| 6 | A series of appropriate and realistic strategies should develop for each organization . |
| 7 | Overseas candidates may apply for financial support to the British Council and other bodies . |
| 8 | Candidates may enter for both examinations , if desired . |
| 9 | Candidates may enter for both examinations , if desired . |
| 10 | The warmth which sisters and sisters-in-law may show for one another can cushion a woman against the harshness of her life . |
| 11 | It is suggested that schools should arrange for each group of girls ( 12–16 per group ) to spend a minimum of 1 to 1 hours covering at least two of the workstations , preferably using the kind of equipment with which they are unfamiliar , although it would appear that whilst some of the equipment may be available in schools , girls commonly claim that it is only the boys who gain access to it ! |
| 12 | DGH units should cater for acute work and long stay units should be established in the Districts . |
| 13 | All animals must compete for limited resources , but the competition may not be expressed in unrestrained battle to the death . |
| 14 | Different moral considerations might apply for different people in the face of similar moral dilemmas . |
| 15 | In the fourth and fifth years of secondary education , they suggested , the foundation subjects might account for some 75–85% of pupils ' time ( 30–40% of that devoted to the core subjects ) , leaving some 15–25% of time for other subjects , at the discretion of the school ( DES/Welsh Office , 1987 ) . |
| 16 | So in later years , when opportunities might arise for young disabled people to have some choices and to have more say , they have no basis for such autonomy . |
| 17 | There was still no official home-school links policy document to which interested parties might turn for clear and authoritative guidance . |
| 18 | It suggests that electric cars could account for 7 per cent by volume of total urban vehicle traffic by the year 2002 . |
| 19 | One weakness of this study is that being retrospective , although the authors could control for inter-rater reliability in defining cases of schizophrenia , they were relying on diagnoses made by clinicians at an earlier period . |
| 20 | We are now involved in even bigger projects , and the successful candidates could work for such companies as Ernst Oil , Stavro Construction and Blofeld Engineering . |
| 21 | Not all words would suffice for this , but the number of standard forms used gradually increased . |
| 22 | When the families coalesced , how their hands and eyes would plead for one another , under our indulgent gaze . |
| 23 | These beautifully crafted panniers would sell for high prices in the West , but hours of labour and generations of skill are treated casually here . |
| 24 | Remaining stocks ( in electrical equipment , mostly ) are being burned , but traces will remain for many years . |
| 25 | The herrings will keep for 4–5 days in the fridge . |
| 26 | This situation will change in due course as the younger generation becomes less and less involved in traditional family businesses and educational standards continue to improve , but for the foreseeable future job opportunities will exist for most nationalities in those parts of the Middle East where local populations are insufficient to meet the labour requirements of commerce and industry . |
| 27 | Paul McStay helped mastermind the win in Norrkoping — the Scots will pray for more of the same in Berne on Wednesday night |
| 28 | You , know , if , if these two people with the same number of kids can live for this |
| 29 | There is also provision for private litigation , whereby private parties can sue for three times the damages inflicted upon them by violations of the law . |
| 30 | Overseas candidates can apply for these scholarships but must also apply for an ORS award . |