Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joint finance has been provided since 1976 to enable local authorities and health authorities , as well as voluntary organizations , to work together to provide facilities for care in the community for different groups , including both the mentally ill and the mentally handicapped . |
| 2 | — meetings should be long enough to provide opportunity for fun and relaxation as well as worship and discussion . |
| 3 | Religious ideas offer a way of coping with this situation by suggesting that these events occur perhaps to punish men for wrongdoing , and that the gods who cause these happenings can be placated by worship and sacrifices . |
| 4 | The aim of this work was to see if it would be feasible to drill 6 kilometres down to reach rock strata containing water at 200 °C , hot enough to raise steam for power generation . |
| 5 | Now we cross to the other side of the no go area but turning is called tacking , and so to make ground for wind width we have to go in a series of zig-zags , each time turning for about ninety degrees and see that the sail is kept full most of the time only flapping momentarily as the boat turns directly through the eye of the wind . |
| 6 | In January 1960 , shortly before Mikoian 's visit , Eisenhower issued another in a series of conciliatory statements , and throughout 1959 Ambassador Philip Bonsal in Havana had worked untiringly to establish grounds for accommodation . |
| 7 | The chalk is flinty nearer the top of the cliff and weathers easily to provide niches for sea birds . |
| 8 | The Customs and Excise have the power to direct that where two or more people purport to trade separately to avoid registration for VAT , but are really part of a single business , they shall be treated as a single business for VAT purposes . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) Ito does not mention evidence that the earliest expression of learning in the VOR evoked by an electrical stimulus in the labyrinth occurs only 5 ms after the stimulus , too soon to allow time for transmission through the cerebellum . |
| 10 | In the United States a sharp drop in Scholastic Aptitude Test ( SAT ) scores ( an examination used widely to select students for college admission ) has been evinced as ‘ proof ’ of falling standards . |
| 11 | They also claimed that police and officials had pushed queuers aside to make room for family and friends . |
| 12 | While it is incumbent upon Bank Management to ensure that they operate profitably to secure profits for expansion , payment to staff and also payment to shareholders , it is also incumbent upon them to display an allegiance to the economy in which they make their profits . |
| 13 | We need also to identify opportunities for enrichment in older age , promote them , and defend them if they are misguidedly attacked . |
| 14 | WI news : A jumble sale will be held at the village hall on March 19 starting at 6.15pm to raise money for institute funds . |
| 15 | Neasham WI news : A jumble sale will be held at the village hall tonight starting at 6.15pm to raise money for institute funds . |
| 16 | But the worst aspect of the present cricket set-up is the advent of four-day county cricket this season , which has been introduced solely to prepare players for Test cricket . |
| 17 | In the area of the Broads , large pits were dug about 500 years ago to obtain peat for fuel . |
| 18 | Fair Isle : Probably the option that is used most frequently to draw designs for fabric where the pattern is made with two or more colours . |
| 19 | Euro-MP tries again to win support for shipyard |
| 20 | Taxes can be imposed either to raise funds for pollution control or to discourage over-use of nitrates , or both . |
| 21 | Amedee was employed in the college football system , which exists primarily to raise revenue for academe and players for professional teams . |
| 22 | In the USA , insurance companies have challenged the need for hospital care of anorexic patients , seeking instead to limit reimbursement for treatment , although the need for hospital care is well documented . |
| 23 | The mill continued to be used occasionally to grind flour for home consumption , until his eventual departure in 1932 . |
| 24 | However , disputes may still arise , and a second objective of the contract is therefore to provide machinery for resolution of any disputes which may arise . |
| 25 | This body , in turn , is advised by the Advisory Committee for Genetic Manipulation ( ACGM ) , set up in 1984 specifically to establish guidelines for risk assessment in the case of recombinant DNA research . |
| 26 | Do n't be afraid occasionally to challenge claims for taxi fares and expensive meals . |