Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most feverish area of research in snowboarding for the past few years has been the quest for an improved binding system — in particular a releasable binding that works . |
| 2 | ANSWER/ARGUMENT In accounting for the popular appeal of the Nazis , anti-semitism was not as significant as other factors , especially that of Hitler himself . |
| 3 | Two women , both family breadwinners , found the union of help in fighting for the right to be considered for promotion . |
| 4 | Filip said that figures for all of 1992 were not clear enough to state if the workstation business was profitable in the year but in the fourth quarter , even assuming a margin of error in accounting for the workstation operations as a distinct business , the operation clearly was profitable . |
| 5 | A very successful appeal was made in September by actress Susannah York on behalf of the S.O.S. Society to support their work in caring for the elderly and disabled . |
| 6 | The choice of language affects selection , integration and choice of curriculum content throughout the primary cycle , and is of dominant importance in planning for the first school years . |
| 7 | Nevertheless MAS can assist the purchaser in preparing for the meeting . |
| 8 | Thus , if implemented , notwithstanding the other requirements of SSAP 15 , companies may use either the full provision or partial provision basis in accounting for the deferred tax implications of post-retirement benefits accounted for in accordance with SSAP 24 and UITF 6 . |
| 9 | That , of course , is why the United Kingdom Government have been in the lead in pressing for the completion of the single market and that is why , in the current negotiations , we are arguing for steps to strengthen the observance of Community law to ensure that a level playing field is included in the single market . |
| 10 | There was no point in staying for the next three days ; her physical progress was excellent , and the proximity of these midwives and mothers and babies was having a most unfortunate effect on her . |
| 11 | There is a joy in looking for the kindly and generous action in the daily round ; a kindly smile from some ordinary person whose responses have not been blighted by desire or greed or envy . |
| 12 | But they refuse to follow the flock in calling for the return of the death penalty and reject the idea that the killers on the street , the people with the knives , are inherently evil . |
| 13 | The Justices found the offences proved on the ground that the company had no consent in writing for the establishment of such a trade . |
| 14 | Male vigour in display could also indicate vigour in caring for the young . |
| 15 | Even the Kiwis were staggered by his bravery in going for the ball on the floor . |
| 16 | After all , the postclassical position recognises that variability in human criminal motivations plays a part in accounting for the prevalence of crimes : it would not be too damaging to the overall position to allow that in some cases it plays the major part ( provided that the exceptions only constitute a tiny proportion of total crime — which would certainly be the case with sexual abuse of children ) . |
| 17 | Since the Royal Commission on Population found that out of a sample of 7,625 pregnancies only 147 resulted in criminal abortions ( equal to 2 per cent of all pregnancies and 17 per cent of all abortions ) , it is unlikely that changes in the abortion rate played a major part in accounting for the decrease in working class fertility . |
| 18 | I would hope that by the time we come to the next assembly where there is going to be that there will be an opportunity for the churches , er , at home here to take part in preparing for the next assembly . |
| 19 | The right-wing Conservative Party ( CP ) accused the National Party of political surrender , and CP leader Andries Treurnicht said that his party was now alone in parliament in fighting for the self-determination and liberty of whites . |
| 20 | He imagines their having a child together ; he imagines Louise 's death and his own subsequent tenderness in caring for the motherless infant ( we do not , alas , have Louise 's response to this particular flight ) . |
| 21 | Then he went down in this loose scrum , should n't have been there , but he was always a bit of a hero , and I put my foot in looking for the ball and there he was . |
| 22 | The Grand Union people , already very short of money , decided that there was little point at present in going for the wide gauge , especially as it was ( conveniently ) reported that traders preferred loading into narrow boats . |
| 23 | Corbett left them at The Bull , its narrow windows draped with black crepe in mourning for the landlord whose coffin now stood outside the main door , perched rather crazily on its wooden trestles . |
| 24 | We 've also included in there , on item twelve , a net bill item , but does need to be recognized as an addition to your total spending , and that is , you 've been involved for many years with the health authority in arranging for the discharge of people from long-stay hospitals , and their absorption into the community , and each of these are a provider of many services , and daycare services to those particular individuals . |
| 25 | This promises to make nursing as a career much more dynamic and pro-active , although the nursing role in caring for the sick and those people limited by disability will continue and develop in response to the needs expressed by society . |
| 26 | This has been the experience of the Thirties Society in fighting for the retention of the main plan features of the Nag 's Head , one of the few listed pubs of the period . |
| 27 | We want to protect our most beautiful landscapes , conserve the abundance and variety of our wildlife and habitats , promote access and public enjoyment of the countryside , and encourage public participation in caring for the countryside . |
| 28 | Her heart cramped now as she thought of her husband 's folly in plumping for the easy money , as it had seemed , after three bad harvests — his airy promise to come home soon — his failure to return after his regiment had been disbanded in Madras and left to make its own way back round half the world . |
| 29 | Vivien is not alone in thinking that the European professionals are making a mistake in looking for the same privileges and superstar treatment that is nowadays meted out to their American sisters . |
| 30 | The main constructive effort in providing for the future leisure activities of this national has been by Spanish and other Mediterranean resort countries , and predictably they have been the gainers . |