Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | No wonder calls are growing for the show to be put out of its misery once and for all . |
| 3 | 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 ] . |
| 4 | ( ANNE ) In a few minutes … the battle of the buskers.A host of street performers are vying for the title of Best of British … |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | USUALLY at this time of the year FA Cup semi-finalists are battling for the right to play at Wembley . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | Already groups of Operators at both sites are studying for the Chemical Industries/City and Guilds NVQ designed for them . |
| 9 | Although Bosnia has teetered on the brink of war for months , the intensity and scope of the weekend fighting indicated that the three communities are preparing for the worst . |
| 10 | Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract to remove the red star from the dome of Hungary 's Parliament , writes Michael Simmons . |
| 11 | Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract to remove the red star from the dome of Hungary 's Parliament , writes Michael Simmons . |
| 12 | Now the Australians are bidding for the Olympics in the year 2000 , the plan being to hoist the Olympic rings at the SCG . |
| 13 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 14 | WITH just the smallest of the 23 starters in the Whitbread Round the World Race , the 51-foot La Poste , due last into Punta del Este , Uruguay , at midnight tonight , crews are preparing for the second leg , writes Stuart Alexander . |
| 15 | With such thoughts uppermost in their minds , ecologists are preparing for the arrival of genetically-engineered crops . |
| 16 | Tonight , 15 planes are heading for the British Drop Zone . |
| 17 | Tonight , 15 planes are heading for the British Drop Zone . |
| 18 | Customer clinics have shown that executive car buyers are looking for the following factors : durability , style , comfort , performance and interior space . |
| 19 | Compaq Computer Corp took the lead in the European portable personal computer market in the first quarter of 1993 according to Dataquest figures which give Compaq 22% by value and 17.5% by volume , and the manufacturer says that shipments in the period were up 89% on the first quarter of 1992 , growing four times the rate of the market , which expanded 21% — and those figures reveal the reason that Dell Computer Corp has stumbled badly in laptops and notebooks : buyers are going for the higher cost 80486-based machines that abound in Compaq 's line , while Dell 's product emphasises low-price 80386SX-based machines . |
| 20 | This is the unemployment , sometimes called frictional unemployment , which occurs because workers are searching for the jobs which suit them best . |
| 21 | There 's no way in which you can stop er free-riders like that invading systems where individuals are striving for the benefit of the group . |
| 22 | Government officials are admitting for the first time families in mid-value houses of £66,000 — £88,000 are likely to face bills of £600 not £400 as hoped . |
| 23 | FEARS are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared on her way home from school a week ago . |
| 24 | FEARS are growing for the two-man crew of a missing fishing boat , after wreckage from the vessel was found by coastguards . |
| 25 | FEARS are growing for the safety of a 33year-old woman missing from her home since Friday . |
| 26 | But the scholars agree that reliable sources are missing for the period from his arrival in Paris in 1906 until the war , and that what there is is superficial and contradictory . |
| 27 | What 's more these families are paying for the clinic service that they have come to appreciate . |
| 28 | As India 's leading political parties shift into gear for the forthcoming general election campaign , no fewer than three of the ex-Maharajah 's once-royal relatives are jostling for the right to contest the Bharatpur seat . |
| 29 | MORE than 300 Whitbread Inns are competing for the Grants of St James ' Wine Awards . |
| 30 | When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal . |