Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zaher el-Khatib ( Sunni , of the ‘ Marxist Bloc ’ from the Chouf ) and two other deputies are campaigning for an end to confessionalism . |
| 2 | Institutional shareholders are calling for a change in the trust 's management and an eventual winding up . |
| 3 | EXPERTS are preparing for an event billed as the biggest controlled explosion in Europe since the Second World War — the demolition today of two multi-storey blocks of flats in Glasgow 's Gorbals . |
| 4 | Calls are growing for a tougher stand against direct labour costs , which amount to about $15 billion a year . |
| 5 | Simultaneously , calls are growing for the introduction of a new rouble backed by gold , akin to the Chervonets , a monetary unit brought in by Lenin in 1922 as part of his Economic Policy which permitted a measure of private enterprise . |
| 6 | No wonder calls are growing for the show to be put out of its misery once and for all . |
| 7 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 8 | The researchers are working for the Frog Mortality Project , set up last year amidst reports of rapid and inexplicable declines in amphibian numbers worldwide [ see EDs 72/73 ; 51 ; 49 ; 47 ; 44 ] . |
| 9 | ( ANNE ) In a few minutes … the battle of the buskers.A host of street performers are vying for the title of Best of British … |
| 10 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 11 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 12 | Both groups are calling for a halt to the planning application until a full hydrological survey has been carried out to check the pond would be safe . |
| 13 | BARBADIAN cricket fans are calling for a boycott of tomorrow 's historic Test match , not because of any anti-South African sentiment but as a protest over the omission of local fast bowler Anderson Cummins . |
| 14 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 15 | But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market . |
| 16 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 17 | USUALLY at this time of the year FA Cup semi-finalists are battling for the right to play at Wembley . |
| 18 | The wordsmiths who put wooden jokes into his speeches are writing for a man who lacks the essential sense of timing for making them . |
| 19 | A growing number of influential voices are calling for a more radical move away from pure PR . |
| 20 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 21 | Three candidates are fighting for the Norton seat following the death of Tory county councillor Hilda Reading : Alan Earle ( Tory ) , Dorothy Johnson ( Lab ) and Maxine Carre ( Lib Dem ) . |
| 22 | Medau MArdle ( Norfolkese for ‘ gossip ’ ) is the title of a Medau newsheet launched last year for Norfolk members , edited by Janet Burns — so successful that readers were calling for a second edition a bare three weeks later . |
| 23 | Erika dissented quite vehemently from this heresy while , despite herself , her eyes were searching for a mirror . |
| 24 | On March 29 Moscow radio reported that almost all Ossete villages in South Ossetia had been razed by Georgian militants , and on the following day there were ominous reports from officials in North Ossetia that 12,000 armed Georgians were massing for an assault on Tskhinvali and surrounding districts still under Ossete control . |
| 25 | Birds and animals were settling for the night ; a nightjar churred , a mallard made a last leisurely circle near the riverbank and then disappeared , a moorhen called ‘ cock-cock-cock ’ to no one in particular . |
| 26 | As the NCF tried to come to terms with the fact that most of its supporters were opting for the Home Office scheme , bitter arguments broke out . |
| 27 | From 1992 – 93 the target was reduced to an 18-month maximum and many districts were aiming for a year or even less . |
| 28 | A consortium of China 's government ministries is pushing for the establishment of a second national telecommunications network , according to the South China Morning Post . |
| 29 | Universal Pictures is hoping for the second lowest rating , PG parental guidance . |
| 30 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |