Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [art] second [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 2 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 3 | The development of Labour Government policies for the Second Pillar — the maintenance of a favourable balance of power in Europe — was a happier story in that British and American interests coincided . |
| 4 | PLANS for a second airport at Hong Kong will be put forward despite China 's opposition . |
| 5 | Campaigners against controversial plans for a second electricity sub station at Lackenby have the chance to state their views on April 16 when Langbaurgh Council has arranged a special planning meeting to discuss the issue . |
| 6 | They talked , and in course of it Paul mentioned that he had already sketched out plans for a second book ; the Professor had already informed Mr Lamprey of the first . |
| 7 | San Jose , California-based Conner Peripherals Inc warns that it expects to report a loss from operations for the second quarter ending June 30 , adding that the expected loss reflects ongoing price competition , excess capacity and a transition in product demand to 200Mb and higher capacity drives ; a continuation of factors affecting the second quarter , as well as a seasonal slowdown in the summer , could also lead to operating losses in the third quarter , the firm said . |
| 8 | Her projects for the second half of her six-year term of office include activities at Nuremberg 's large Schlachthof , a children 's art centre and a book programme for TV . |
| 9 | Although Gould had wound up two of his principal publications by the time he left England — the concluding part 22 of Birds of Europe was scheduled for July 1837 , and the third and final part of the Trogons appeared on or before 14 March 1838 — Prince was charged with seeing to the publicity and the production of the plates for Darwin 's Zoology of the Beagle , and the printing and colouring of the illustrations for the second part of Icones Avium on the species of Caprimulgidae , or goatsuckers . |
| 10 | The former sprint champion , who built a career on the use of illegal substances , did not take part in the meeting , of course , after he was caught taking the tablets for a second time . |
| 11 | PETER Shreeves was sacked by Spurs for the second time in six years yesterday . |
| 12 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 13 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 14 | If the women really are changing the parturition rules for the second time in ten years , it is probably more to keep the men on the hop than anything else — just as black people keep changing the name you are allowed to call them in order to keep whitey on his toes . |
| 15 | In psychological terms , when a speaker of one language learns a second there is a tendency to generalise some of the rules of the first language to the second language ; when these rules conflict with the correct rules for the second language there is interference , sometimes known as L1 interference or mother-tongue interference . |
| 16 | The first dog will establish the ground rules for the second dog and invariably , a better and more consistent relationship is established between the two dogs — quite often the second dog forms a far greater bond with the other dog than it does with the owners . |
| 17 | STEVE Archibald , ex-Scottish international , has parted company with Fulham after playing 155 minutes for the Second Division club . |
| 18 | With a circuit to race Nick The Brief was pulled up , and though Desert Orchid continued to dispute the lead with Ten Of Spades as the runners went away from the stands for the second circuit Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin were making noticeable progress through the field . |
| 19 | Bernie and Mick are working on some new songs for a second album . |
| 20 | Thus the signalman was prevented from inadvertently releasing signals for a second train to enter before the first was clear . |
| 21 | Resolved that this meeting concurs in Apinion [ sic ] with the said Committee — that it will be necessary to carry on the Business of this Institution as perfectly as possible , that there should be two Professors appointed & that as soon as the proposed plan for the College is executed , which , from the Encouragement already given , 't is hoped will be speedily accomplished — The members will avail themselves of the Offer made by the Committee and refer the Merits of Candidates for the second professorship to their investigation . |
| 22 | Both Major and Hurd were then immediately nominated as candidates for the second round , while Heseltine was also renominated . |
| 23 | The payment to shareholders is being paid from reserves for the second year running , though earnings per share jumped from 3p to 12p . |
| 24 | In December 1989 the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , following the visit of an IMF delegation , decided to delay disbursement of funds for the second phase of the structural adjustment programme agreed with Equatorial Guinea in December 1988 [ see p. 36923 ] . |
| 25 | PAUL ELLIOTT , Chelsea centre-back , has injured cruciate knee ligaments for the second time in his career . |
| 26 | The Fed 's policy-making Open Market Committee met last Wednesday to set monetary growth goals for the second quarter and since then punters have been looking for signs of a massive rate cut . |
| 27 | Retribution was not long in coming for the Partick side who , last Saturday , lost four goals for the second league game in succession . |
| 28 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 29 | Before presenting the subjects with the lists for the second time , the researchers asked them to recall the words . |
| 30 | The survey asks whether these categories of worker are , or have been , employed , and if so how many , but with reference to the previous month for the first category and the previous 12 months for the second category . |