Example sentences of "[noun pl] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in fact my experience of working with the banks and institutions for the recapitalisation and reconstruction of John Brown which led me to think that the City is much maligned over its attitudes to industry and the accusation of short-termism is not justified . |
| 2 | The Mapplethorpe Foundation , founded by the photographer in the year before his death in 1989 , has donated millions of dollars to fund medical research into AIDS and HIV infection and has provided many grants in the form of cash and gifts of Mapplethorpe works to qualified art institutions for the development and expansion of their photography programmes . |
| 3 | Baker expressed grave concern at the Bootle killing and attacked various institutions for the fact that society has become more violent and selfish . |
| 4 | She wandered through to the kitchen to get her bag , and checked through her notes for the name and address of the Rose Bowl 's usual wholesaler . |
| 5 | We should support the move for an increase in the use of new technologies for the storage and dissemination of information throughout the union . |
| 6 | The reasons for the success or failure of fostering are not well understood . |
| 7 | His emphasis on ‘ urban social movements ’ remained ; indeed the reasons for the success or failure of such movements is the key theme of his book . |
| 8 | Notes of telephone calls can be handwritten , but you should indicate the name of the caller , the date , the reasons for the call and the number of units involved . |
| 9 | Clement wrote a pamphlet giving his reasons for the split and accusing Wilson of mismanagement , irresponsible militancy and the encouragement of foreign seamen into Britain , presumably because of his refusal to accept a rule which would debar them from membership . |
| 10 | But at age two or three years , a threat of loss is understood , but the reasons for the separation and its temporary nature may not be . |
| 11 | Staff understand the reasons for the Government and Commercial split but not the isolation of Services , in general giving rise to ‘ Cynicism and demotivation and reducing productivity . ’ |
| 12 | And , Francis was frank in the reasons for the substitution when he said : ‘ I felt at that moment something different was needed . |
| 13 | The reasons for the brutality and racism which are displayed every day at the ports of entry in Britain and at the British High Commissions in the Indian subcontinent are the laws themselves — laws which are seen as essential to wider government policy and which though blatantly racist ( in fact they would not stand up before the Race Relations Act ) were each introduced as a contribution to good community relations . |
| 14 | Davidson gave the reasons for the kite-flying as partly Lloyd George and partly unemployment . |
| 15 | I accept your reasons for the visit and interview you afforded Lewis Group , but one must admit that the end result has been an indirect advertisement for the Lewis Group of companies which does not necessarily imply a ‘ consideration ’ for services rendered or anything similar . |
| 16 | Essex Water is giving a presentation explaining its reasons for the application and answering questions on March 25 . |
| 17 | It was one of the main reasons for the move and already has proved its worth with V.I.P. customers being able to see the large number of ranges fully displayed . |
| 18 | Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the reasons for the unemployment that exists in that part of Islington is the way in which the political friends of the hon. Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) run Islington council ? |
| 19 | ‘ I have already indicated my agreement with the views of my noble and learned friend , Lord Diplock , as expressed in O'Reilly v. Mackman [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 237 , and I gratefully adopt all his reasons for the conclusion that : ‘ it would … as a general rule be contrary to public policy , and as such an abuse of the process of the court , to permit a person seeking to establish that a decision of a public authority infringed rights to which he was entitled to protection under public law to proceed by way of an ordinary action and by this means to evade the provisions of Order 53 for the protection of such authorities . ’ |
| 20 | This is one of the main reasons for the statement that an engineer can only do his own job well if he understands those of the other functions in his company . |
| 21 | Reasons for the disposal and possible alternative options |
| 22 | Both the reasons for the war and the possible consequences have been mired in confusion from the beginning . |
| 23 | They are not the reasons for the torture that I would be suffering in his place . |
| 24 | He indicated that he would introduce whatever evidence he thought to be appropriate , regardless of whether such evidence had formed part of the reasons for the suspension or not . |
| 25 | When Harold Skimpole declares to him that ‘ The owners of such places as Chesney Wold … are public benefactors … good enough to maintain a number of delightful objects for the admiration and pleasure of us poor men ’ , Sir Leicester receives the compliment as no more than his due . |
| 26 | Throughout history , man has always saved his best skills for the creation and protection of works of art — the objects and artifacts that are tangible proof of the intellectual , artistic and social life of our ancestors . |
| 27 | Practical and theoretical training starts with two months kennel work followed by development of the necessary skills for the City and Guilds guide dog trainer exam . |
| 28 | He was obliging , and liked to run errands for the girl and help her with the care of her old lady . |
| 29 | Much debate centred around the lack of coherent policies for the area and dissatisfaction with the perceived motivation behind those policies that do exist . |
| 30 | The results will be used to develop transport policies for the future and will be of use to other national parks suffering from similar traffic problems . |