Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a time of so much egocentric materialism it 's refreshing to see the NI fighting so effectively for imaginative humanitarianism . " |
| 2 | If the Audit Commission is to continue to do the work that it does so successfully for local government , and to achieve better value for money , it must be independent and impartial , and its reports and work must be respected . |
| 3 | Overall it offered a strategic solution to many of London 's problems — though , as it was realized later , only if the world would stand still long enough for desirable change to be effected without being overtaken by other events . |
| 4 | So much for traditional cabinet government . |
| 5 | So much for limited government under the law ! |
| 6 | So much for parental interest in education , Hank muttered . |
| 7 | so much for international success … what about Swindon … he has n't scored for them in the league yet … but would give anything … and everything to get amongst the goals |
| 8 | So much for forward planning . |
| 9 | So much for electoral reform |
| 10 | So much for female emancipation , Trent thought . |
| 11 | So much for single-step selection of random variation . |
| 12 | So much for Christian charity , I thought ; but then it does not do to mix God and religion . |
| 13 | So much for speedy adoption of common airworthiness standards throughout Europe . |
| 14 | It is less so for criterion-referenced testing , which attempts to produce an absolute , rather than a relative , measurement . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , many patients receive extensive and expensive investigations , perhaps more for clinical interest than to benefit the patient . |
| 16 | With the Tories elected for a fourth successive term , the politics of the opposition are obviously up for radical examination . |
| 17 | Goal of the week belongs to Oxford United 's Les Robinson — a scorcher — a net bulger — the best so far for Central South . |
| 18 | erm schools just do n't help girls to have both and so a lot of the talk about underachievement , and I do n't like that word , amongst girls really ignores the fact that girls are n't underachieving when they do n't go all out for occupational success , when they do n't set their goals very high in schools , they are being very rational because if they do achieve they are going to be faced with immense problems . |
| 19 | It 's comfortable enough here for rough country people but it 's hard work . ’ |
| 20 | These handy pads come in three variants for fast beauty fix ups — Nail Polish Remover pads to remove chipped polish ; Eye Make-Up Remover pads which are tough enough even for waterproof mascara , and Face Cleansing & Refreshing pads which are lightly scented . |
| 21 | Y'know , I ca n't deal with things ideologically , I am only here for practical information ’ . |
| 22 | Thus it can not be expected that a consideration of the species present in an assemblage will identify the predator responsible for bringing it together even for large sample sizes ( Mason & Macdonald , 1980 ) . |
| 23 | There is usually a formal system of discounts , for advertisers spending over a certain level with the station , and perhaps even for early booking , and whenever a station has time to sell which it fears it might fail to dispose of it is possible for the buyer to negotiate on the price . |
| 24 | Carry the hand far enough forwards for immediate use as a reverse punch . |
| 25 | Adobe Illustrator , Motif version , already out for other Unix systems , will be offered by the same distributors later this year . |
| 26 | The two control sample carers ( Mrs Mitchell 's daughter and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew ) were both still quite definite about wanting to see their relative in institutional care ; Mrs Mitchell 's daughter said that she was becoming more and more anxious about her mother being at risk at home ; and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew saying that she was more than ever in need of care , and the strain upon him of having to cope with her difficult personality was making him wish even more acutely for institutional care . |
| 27 | They left with a strong commitment to share their experiences at home and to campaign even more vigorously for concrete action by the North American governments and churches . |
| 28 | With this growing experience he has found a means to fight more effectively for social justice and the needs of his fellow-workers . |
| 29 | How much more so for faecal incontinence ! |
| 30 | This forces the teams to anticipate cost problems early enough for corrective action to be taken . |