Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect it provided for the dismemberment of Abyssinia and the giving to Mussolini of about half of what he had set himself to achieve by conquest . |
| 2 | Recognizing the impracticality of such an action it opted for a series of initiatives which were consistent with its fight against apartheid in South Africa and its fight for the presentation of a positive image for black people in the UK . |
| 3 | Stable prices Rapid inflation is regarded as undesirable for many reasons , not least because of the danger it poses for the stability of the economic and political system ( see Chapter 12 for further discussion ) . |
| 4 | During this period it provided for the suspension of government subsidies to industry and industrial promotion benefits ( a form of tax relief to companies in the interior ) , and for a halt to subsidies to provincial administrations . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is easy to blame the pressure of daily life and the stress it causes for the fact that we do not feel as well as we should like — and , indeed , in many cases an excess of stress and tension may be the cause . |
| 7 | This , of course , is a popular subject : it seems particularly attractive to the poet-turned-novelist because of the scope it offers for the tremulously sensitive probing of feelings . |
| 8 | But even before the last two matches the England management would have been reasonably content with the tour and the evidence it offered for the future development of England rugby . |
| 9 | The scheme was expensive , with in effect £8000 of public money being spent on each dwelling , since the local authority contribution to UDG almost exactly cancelled out the price it received for the land . |
| 10 | The Department of Energy sprang a surprise in the autumn of 1989 when the paper it produced for the ‘ responses ’ group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggested that , with more efficient use of energy , Britain could cut its consumption ( and hence carbon dioxide ) by 60 per cent by 2005 or 2020 . |
| 11 | After the Reformation it looks for a moment as if the Ecclesiastical Courts would allow even a divorce in the modern sense ; but the attempt fails , and the only way of getting a complete dissolution of marriage is by special Act of Parliament ( and so the law remained , for persons domiciled in Northern Ireland , up to 1939 ) . |
| 12 | The travelling showman William Haggar 's The Life of Charles Peace ( 1905 ) may be less achieved but the sympathy it elicits for the ingenious villain who had been hanged in 1879 marks it out as a piece of genuine popular entertainment . |
| 13 | The increasingly bitter dispute over the role of the media [ for June Constitutional Court ruling see pp. 38971-72 ] took a new turn on Dec. 31 when the opposition parties in the National Assembly joined forces to deprive the government of the two-thirds majority it needed for the passage of a new media bill . |
| 14 | Can never wear a shirt it meant for a shirt underneath it . |
| 15 | Had he been a dunce at it or did his present situation , despite the opportunity it affords for the histrionics he so loves , make him feel like pawn ? |
| 16 | The Region 's policy of positive discrimination is impressive and commendable for the opportunity it provides for the provision of education in deprived areas . |
| 17 | As an anti-bolt statement it fails for a number of important reasons : |
| 18 | On the one hand it provides for the possibility of improved techniques for bringing about learning ; on the other it provides a rationale whereby such techniques can be explicitly identified as exemplars of more general principles of teaching . |
| 19 | Even as he asked the question , Seb realised that it no longer hurt in the way it had for a long time . |
| 20 | That 's the way it went for the whole tour . |
| 21 | It makes standard pear-shaped hot-air balloons for enthusiasts , and specially shaped ones for advertising or big egos — like the hot-air balloon it made for the late Malcolm Forbes in the shape of the American publisher 's French chateau . |
| 22 | For its part , Scottish Nuclear has also embarked on a programme to reduce the cost of electricity it produces for the Scottish power companies from 3.2p per unit last year to a target level of 2.5p to ensure the operation remains financially strong and profitable for whatever the future might hold . |
| 23 | Frequently they are relevant and will be followed on appeal — but during the six months to a year it takes for an appeal to come to a hearing the minister could have changed , while the current appeals will have been lodged long before the words have been spoken . |
| 24 | By not considering the results of case management practice and research in greater depth and learning more about the value it has for the most needy clients of the health and welfare system , we are in danger of failing to learn the lessons which others have learned , and of having to re-live their mistakes . |
| 25 | The signatures of these ‘ partner equivalents ’ would serve to document the individuals ' responsibility for the examination ; to that extent it eliminates for the outside world the element of anonymity currently inherent in the practice of signing audit opinions only in the names of the firms . |
| 26 | And what a long time it took for a tradesman to recover what he was owed ! |
| 27 | The City took a dim view of what it regarded as the inordinate amount of time it took for the group to return a profit there . |
| 28 | But in the fraction of time it took for the dogs to renew their attack , Angel One 's combat-trained eye registered something vital . |
| 29 | He added that he was concerned about the time it took for the incident to be reported to the Inspectorate of Pollution and the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate . |
| 30 | The amount of time it takes for a lizard to turn into a bird ; love |