Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] for a " 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 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 6 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 7 | Human rights groups are calling for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 12 | The wordsmiths who put wooden jokes into his speeches are writing for a man who lacks the essential sense of timing for making them . |
| 13 | A growing number of influential voices are calling for a more radical move away from pure PR . |
| 14 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Erika dissented quite vehemently from this heresy while , despite herself , her eyes were searching for a mirror . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | From 1992 – 93 the target was reduced to an 18-month maximum and many districts were aiming for a year or even less . |
| 19 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |
| 20 | An full inquest will be held later this year , but prison reformers are calling for a full judicial inquiry . |
| 21 | Telephone , television and computer technology are converging and high tech companies are scrambling for a slice of the action . |
| 22 | He only has specific proposals for 10% of the total entitlement spending cap , yet the across the board tax rate cuts would lose $25bn a year in revenue for each percentage point reduced , and conservatives are calling for a three point cut . |
| 23 | Aviation enthusiasts are calling for a memorial to be built on a hillside where a wartime pilot crashed . |
| 24 | Malcolm Crosby is fighting hard to keep his job at Sunderland , even though the directors are searching for a replacement . |
| 25 | COHSE argues that most trusts are waiting for a system to prove itself somewhere else before showing their hands — and that PRP will not work unless there is money to fund it . |
| 26 | But relatives of those who died , including three who took their own lives are calling for a new , full and independent inquiry . |
| 27 | Second , the regulators were looking for an infusion of capital from outside the banking industry . |
| 28 | At first , early in 1950 , he feared that the two countries were heading for a " complete showdown " over the world 's economic problems . |
| 29 | Our judges were looking for a healthy shine , superb condition and fabulous movement and after much deliberation , Louisa Nicholson was chosen as overall winner . |
| 30 | ‘ Our guests are looking for a comfortable , clean bedroom first of all , ’ says sales manager Joanna Honey MHCIMA . |