Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb -s] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year Norway killed 95 minke whales as part of a scientific research programme which calls for a total of 400 whales to be killed in the period 1992-94 . |
| 2 | Intuitively , what is happening here is that the force which argues for an increase in output ( fall in prices ) from the double marginalization position in monopoly is being outweighed by a force which argues for a decrease in output ( increase in price ) from the duopoly position . |
| 3 | Intuitively , what is happening here is that the force which argues for an increase in output ( fall in prices ) from the double marginalization position in monopoly is being outweighed by a force which argues for a decrease in output ( increase in price ) from the duopoly position . |
| 4 | This uncertainty about the proper role of litigation by private citizens is also reflected in the requirement that a litigant who applies for a prerogative order must first seek the leave of the court to do so . |
| 5 | Although the Scarman Report is often taken to be the central text which argues for a link between ‘ social conditions ’ and ‘ disorder ’ , the terms of the debate were by no means set by Scarman . |
| 6 | Gailani reputedly stated in an interview in March 1980 that ‘ as regards the West European initiative we support that part which provides for a withdrawal of Soviet troops ’ but ‘ we do not agree with the proposed neutrality of Afghanistan because it is imposed from outside ’ . |
| 7 | Whenever there is a puzzling development in physics which seems for a while to put in question our basic understanding , you will hear someone say " I have the feeling that it 's 1925 all over again . " |
| 8 | Once again , you have a case which asks for an answer divided into two main sections , which means that you ca n't use the classic problem-solving structure . |
| 9 | The counter , and other doors are attractively finished in Ash wood which makes for a light and airy ambience . |
| 10 | LAST OF THE MOHICANS : Rip-roaring yarn with Daniel Day Lewis as the adopted Indian who falls for an English rose . |
| 11 | If each member of the legislature who votes for a checkerboard compromise does so not because he himself has no principles but because he wants to give the maximum possible effect to the principles he thinks right , then how has anyone behaved irresponsibly ? |
| 12 | The ideal filters for the beginner who aims for a simple tropical community are undergravels , an internal to suit the size of your tank , or indeed both . |
| 13 | In fact , you should n't in this instance , because the case itself asks for an answer divided into two main sections . |
| 14 | No one got him to expand on his Irish policy , just as no one got Mr Kinnock to say whether he followed the Tory policy on Ireland ( whatever that is ) or the policy of the last Labour Conference which calls for a United Ireland . |
| 15 | It 's fine if all year round you carry the bag of a genuine superstar , who might win £500,000 ; but a caddie who works for a golfer who is outside the top twenty in the Order of Merit will not exactly be reaching for the champagne every night . |
| 16 | Although Goldmann does introduce a measure of reflexivity not present in Marx , Engels and Lukács , it is as a characteristic of the sociology of knowledge which allows for a variety of competing perspectives . |
| 17 | Legislative power is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for a five-year term and consists of six appointed senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 18 | ‘ I have an old friend who works for a publisher in New York and I stayed with her for a couple of weeks while I found a job . |
| 19 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vivid tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a student . |
| 20 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 21 | HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vivid tale about a lecturer who falls for a student . |
| 22 | 7 ( 11 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly-drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 23 | 10 ( 7 ) HUSBANDS AND WIVES : Woody Allen 's vividly drawn tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls for a young student . |
| 24 | There is no equivalent to the invalid care allowance which is given to the person who cares for an elderly person . |
| 25 | The architect who advertises for a pupil ( 'talent no consideration' but a premium of £100 required ) might be Dickens 's fictitious Mr Pecksniff , who has never himself designed or built anything real , and trains his pupils on similar lines , ‘ constructing in the air a vast quantity of Castles , Houses of Parliament , and other Public Buildings ’ , a divorce between the idea and the actuality noted by Joe Gargery in the expressive phrase , ‘ drawd too architectooralooral ’ . |
| 26 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |
| 27 | Put very simply , the retailer 's profit is the difference between the price he pays for an item ( cost price ) and the price he charges the customer . |
| 28 | But it is possible to have a covenant which lasts for a longer period , provided that the period is specified in the Deed . |
| 29 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |
| 30 | Here again the slow hand-clap is the signal one gives for a sereno 's help . |