Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also worth reiterating that traditional rape laws frequently give rise to light sentences for lesser offences . |
| 2 | Too long a time with any one of the above steps of the sequence would only serve to emphasise their ignorance , whereas variety offers opportunity for different kinds of engagement . |
| 3 | Parliament passed legislation for constitutional change to allow the appointment of two Vice-Presidents , and on Aug. 6 Joshua Nkomo , who had been leader of the opposition ZAPU party until its merger with ZANU in April 1988 [ see pp. 35626 ; 36415 ] ] , was appointed as a Vice-President alongside Muzenda . |
| 4 | The Socialist Government might have survived the crisis had it not been for the internal rift within the Labour Party that was brought about by the Cabinet 's decision to impose charges for medical prescriptions to curb excessive waste in the newly established National Health Service . |
| 5 | They have also developed the use of ‘ self inspection ’ — each group responsible for inspecting its own work — and giving responsibility to work groups for minor routine maintenance such as changing tips of welding guns and making minor adjustments . |
| 6 | ( You may find that your course , college or university has rules for upper and lower limits , so check these before you start . ) |
| 7 | In 1652 they had established a very well-placed port at the Cape of Good Hope as a supply depot , but the Dutch East India Company was always a little worried when settlers at the base interpreted their responsibility to provide food for passing ships as a reason for pushing on into the hinterland . |
| 8 | So he was , McLeish observed , the devil plainly being given no opportunity to find work for idle hands . |
| 9 | Further , the current mode and role of criminal law teaching has consequences for legal education in general . |
| 10 | K-Swiss use their five strip lacing system for constant lateral support , combined with a D-ring cinch system to hold the laces firmly in place and so stabilise the foot . |
| 11 | For centuries , traditional windmills harnessed the wind to drive machinery for grinding wheat into flour . |
| 12 | In addition , the department has responsibility for Commercial Law ( including Company Law and the law relating to financial services ) , Labour Law , Social Security , Taxation , International Private Law ( Conflict of Laws ) , Agricultural Law , Criminal Law , and Evidence ( civil and criminal ) . |
| 13 | The Association of London Authorities wants a long-term Government-funded programme to provide accommodation for homeless single people . |
| 14 | The findings should make more specific our understanding of the degree to which current Japanese management practice has lessons for Western organisations . |
| 15 | In a report to committee he says : ‘ The effects of carrying out action has implications for other departments , such as the housing division . |
| 16 | It had taken a full day for Merymose to obtain permission for Huy to visit the embalmer . |
| 17 | Typically , torque rise figures are 10–15% from rated speed to peak torque for non-turbocharged diesels , 15–30% for turbocharged diesels and 25–60% with charge-cooled turbo diesels . |
| 18 | A one-year postgraduate taught course for full-time and part-time students , beginning in October 1991 , with a distinctive Scottish dimension . |
| 19 | Qualitative research to generate ideas for new products . |
| 20 | The air force divides responsibility for spare parts among seven centres . |
| 21 | Furthermore , in an attempt to reward men for military service and to encourage others to serve in France , Henry had pursued a policy of granting lands and titles which had come into his hands , thereby creating an important interest , other than his own , in the extension and maintenance of the conquest . |
| 22 | Under a self-build scheme , a group of seven or more persons can form a housing association to use their own labour to build homes for separate owner-occupation . |
| 23 | This study finds evidence for net benefits for all the member states . |
| 24 | A bid to reduce bills for rural householders who live away from the district 's three main cemeteries , by making them pay less for burial services , was narrowly defeated . |
| 25 | I. crenata is a good alternative to dwarf box for small formal hedges . |
| 26 | It is difficult to believe that many of the prestige projects discussed in Chapter 8 would have been contemplated in the absence of the very high volumes of aid reaching countries for other , more mundane , purposes . |
| 27 | In Earle v Medhurst [ 1985 ] CLY 2650 the plaintiff 's claim to privilege for medical reports he had disclosed in a previous action against a different defendant claiming damages for similar injuries was not upheld . |
| 28 | And the disingenuous becomes invidious when this is set against an attempt to locate blame for economic dislocation on its victims , cast inner city residents as ‘ a poor social mix ’ ( Trippier , 1989 , p19 ) , and offer instead a radical recasting of multi-national capital as the means of saving the inner cities . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , if that 's where warmth gets you — a lonely old age , with your only pleasure making trouble for other people — then I 'm glad I 'm cold ! ’ |
| 30 | These include : the Department of Employment , which ( directly and indirectly ) runs YTS/YT and TVEI ( see Chapter 10 ) and controls 25% of the funding for NAFE ( see Chapter 5 ) ; the Department of the Environment , which through the Urban Programme gives grants for educational projects in deprived areas ; and the Department of Industry , which through the Micros in Schools Project subsidises the buying of microcomputers in primary and secondary schools . |