Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of the research was to prepare for the development of a full proposal on ‘ The Management of Technical Uncertainty ’ . |
| 2 | The household 's final act was to arrange for the immediate disposal of the viscera which , like the body , were almost certainly placed in a lead box within a velvet-upholstered outer case . |
| 3 | We were told that even if inward migration was to stop for the next ten years , 45,000 new houses would still be needed to cater for the predicted natural growth of 49,000 people , plus the trend towards smaller households . |
| 4 | First reaction was to reach for the hotline to Swissair but no , the airport was definitely shut and we were indefinitely on hold . |
| 5 | That job was to last for the following eleven years . |
| 6 | Edward 's job was to prepare for the arrival of the family . |
| 7 | The reference to excuses for crime is likely to be interpreted in some circles as a challenge to the Archbishop of Canterbury , Dr George Carey , who was heavily criticised by Conservatives last year when he implied that urban deprivation was to blame for the Tyneside riots . |
| 8 | But , all along , our main aim was to plan for the future . |
| 9 | Its immediate economic aim was to work for the reduction and eventual elimination of tariffs on most industrial goods among its members . |
| 10 | The only way to change the Court was to wait for the justices ( of whom there were nine ) either to die or retire , and appoint replacements who would support the New Deal . |
| 11 | The DPP responded by calling off plans to surround the building where the National Assembly was to meet for the election . |
| 12 | A coroner has called for road improvements after an inquest heard that flood water was to blame for the death of a motorist . |
| 13 | If natural selection was to account for the evolution of man 's higher faculties , as Darwin was convinced it could , then those faculties must have a material basis . |
| 14 | So Ann Richards 's first act as governor was to call for the adoption of an emergency ethics law ‘ with some teeth in it . ’ |
| 15 | Whether intentionally or not , the effect of the exclusion was to dodge for the time being a major constitutional problem . |
| 16 | The final act of this Keele was to ballot for the sessions for Keele 1994 . |
| 17 | The patriotic and religious duty of every Jew was to fight for the reinstatement of this birthright , this covenant — the reinstatement of a rightful ruler presiding over the Kingdom of Israel . |
| 18 | The task of the bureau was to prepare for the impact on the community of potentially large-scale long-term unemployment . |
| 19 | Men , men , mentioned here by our friend , that Leicestershire has got no business to discuss about fox hunting , we are not elusive , there are other county councils who have banned fox hunting on their land , so do not make this as a sacrosanct and or something that Leicestershire are doing , they are not doing first , there are so many other county councils in this country and for your information , I was listening to radio four few days ago , even in Pakistan , a third world country , is banning hunting in their country , we should be ashamed of ourselves here to discuss , I agree with Councillor when the discussion start and he said move for the ward , because the logical thing was to move for the wards rather than discuss , if we all believe that this is horrible , acrimonious and abhorrent in today 's day and age , as the slavery was abhorred two hundred years ago . |
| 20 | In presenting English culture as a transcendental essence inhering within an " organic " national language and a humanistic literary tradition , the goal was to establish for the study of English at the universities a status equivalent to Oxford 's Literae Humaniores . |
| 21 | Poulantzas ' own position was to argue for the development of a Marxist , structuralist account which provides for the state to have only a relative autonomy and never a true autonomy . |
| 22 | When the IWC was established in 1946 , its purpose was to work for the resuscitation of an industry that was declining because stocks had been over-exploited during the previous decades , rather than to conserve existing whale stocks . |
| 23 | Its purpose was to prepare for the coming struggle between good order under a monarchy , and the revolutionary socialism of the sort to which republics often sink-until , that is , conditions deteriorate to the point where people are ready to revolt against the system and return to the rule of an even more powerful dictator . |
| 24 | Denying claims that Diana : Her True Story was to blame for the separation , he said : ‘ While researching the book the volatility and turbulence in the marriage was very apparent to me . |
| 25 | According to the Act , three conditions had to be met if the Board was to pay for the repair and stabilization of the building . |
| 26 | His one hope was to head for the small area of streets and alleys he had explored around the bar-restaurant before going inside ( ‘ … reconnoitre the Subject 's area … ’ ) . |
| 27 | A fire in the roof space above the directors ' boardroom was to blame for the match being delayed 40 minutes , but the fans did not panic as police and fire service personnel ensured there was no danger . |
| 28 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 29 | The Rally of the Guinean People , the Guinean Party of Progress and the Union for the New Republic announced on Oct. 8 the formation of an opposition alliance , the Front for Struggle and for Government ; the main aim of the front was to press for the postponement of legislative elections scheduled for November , in order that a national conference could be held beforehand . |
| 30 | When it reappeared in December , Index had taken over the printing — and Gutenberg 's technology was to rule for the next 12 years . |