Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One must pay tribute to her dedication , and the gratitude of all connected with the Club , past , present and future is her due for the patient hours she has obviously spent in researching club records , the Henley Standard and personal reminiscences of many people who have been associated with the Club 's story . |
| 2 | One head of department claimed that , ‘ Most of my appraisal is my justification for asking next year for a tremendous increase in my capitation . ’ |
| 3 | By a notice of appeal dated 24 December 1991 the local authority appealed with leave of the judge on the grounds that ( 1 ) the judge had erred in law or misdirected himself as to the criteria to be applied to the decision whether leave should be granted in respect of an application by a former foster parent ; ( 2 ) the judge should have applied the test whether ( a ) there were quite exceptional circumstances disclosed necessitating the ousting of the local authority and the consequent discharge of the care order , and ( b ) there was a real likelihood that the applicant could persuade the court to adopt that course and ( c ) such a course was in the interests of the children ; ( 3 ) alternatively , if the judge had adopted the correct test , his exercise of his discretion had been plainly wrong in that he had failed to give any or sufficient weight to ( a ) the disturbing effects on the children of further investigation , ( b ) the fact that if residence orders were made the care order would be discharged , ( c ) the shared responsibility between the foster mother and the mother resulting from section 12(2) of the Act of 1989 , ( d ) the fact that the foster mother 's proper remedy was her application for judicial review , and ( e ) the wishes of the children and the mother . |
| 4 | A prized trophy was its horn for , like the UNICORN 's , this would sweat in the presence of poison . |
| 5 | Another function of the Committee is its responsibility for the overall supervision of the so-called " collections " of pools of biotechnology materials , which are held at a number of research stations , and which make genetic material available to research workers in other institutions . |
| 6 | And penitence is buying green ; buying green is their prayer for grace . |
| 7 | Education fund is in there we 've not raised the price but that is our top priority and we believe it 's societies top priority also in our amendment is our idea for extending concessionary bus fares for journeys within the city to those of school age who do not quality for the statutory schemes run by the county . |
| 8 | The tiger was his codeword for Hans Ebert , the handwriting on the paper that of his man , Auden . |
| 9 | To some extent the very brilliance of the court life led by the sovereigns and its impact on public opinion was their undoing for the fête impériale is indelibly associated with them . |
| 10 | A further factor aiding China 's rehabilitation was its support for the UN peace plan for Cambodia . |
| 11 | One of the more interesting aspects of the use of computers in education is their potential for involving children in problem-solving activities . |
| 12 | Mistaking articulacy for intelligence and plummy accent for acumen , the lawyers forgot what the public knows : that insincerity is what theytdo for a living . |
| 13 | Not the least surprising aspect of the Electrophone service was its value for money . |
| 14 | Rogers 's principal political achievement was his work for the National Committee of Organized Labour , a body established in 1899 to work for universal old-age pensions . |
| 15 | The one sensational deviation was her plan for trade-union reform contained in the now famous White Paper In Place of Strife . |
| 16 | In 1992 I was commissioned to design a plate for the Royal Academy to be made by Masons in Stoke-on-Trent , but possibly the most exciting commission is my poster for London Underground Windy Day , Brick Lane . |
| 17 | Thus language and action together reflect the theme of the novel : the price of the highest achievements of mankind is his potential for evil . |
| 18 | The ring on your finger is their dinner for a year . |
| 19 | A prime example of that desire not merely to improve but to achieve the practical limit is his machine for microwriting . |
| 20 | Undoubtedly one of the most important milestones in the Nicol career was his selection for the Scottish tour to North American in May 1991 , during which he played in three of the six games and scored a try in each one : ‘ That really was the start of things . |
| 21 | The joyless cynicism , vicious cruelty , and ugly surroundings of his new life were his punishment for living so long in foolish illusion . |
| 22 | Japan 's prime minister , whose chief asset is his reputation for honesty , was under pressure to bring into his cabinet politicians who had been tainted with scandal . |
| 23 | The main strength of this sort of monograph is its potential for detailed interpretation . |
| 24 | Closely connected to a horse 's need for sensory stimulation is its need for exercise . |
| 25 | Where the Hell are you Galaxy for Windows . |
| 26 | It does not comprehend that the case for the co-operative form is its respect for the individual man or woman , a respect that is intrinsic to the form because the mainstay of its structure is equality of esteem . |
| 27 | What excites Lévi-Strauss about the possibilities of structuralist analysis is its potential for a formalized analysis of meaning . |
| 28 | The only thing that you can really do to take yourself forwards in a shift situation is your scheduling for the following week . |
| 29 | A playful but quite vigorous slap on the ear was his reward for that . |
| 30 | Reine was our base for several days . |