Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 21–7 " Letters were read from the secretary and convener of the Praise Committee of the Church with regard to a grant for assisting the congregation to secure an instrument to be used in congregational praise , from which it appears that the Committee were prepared to give £10 on condition that the instrument would be introduced in connection with public worship , and that the congregation contributed a suitable proportion of the cost . " |
| 2 | While Rain used it Oliver did a few more chores in preparation for leaving the flat , finishing by packing their bags . |
| 3 | By the time your young dog is about six months old you should be developing other commands which will form part of its outdoor training requirements , in preparation for allowing the dog off its leash . |
| 4 | This was the perfect preparation for importing the influence of French garden design to England , with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 , for both Rose and his master were ready to follow some of the examples given in the work of André Le Nôtre , particularly at Versailles . |
| 5 | But the Spanish paid a price in the peace settlement for entering the war on the French side . |
| 6 | When the Department of Industry announced its " Microcomputers in schools " , scheme in 1980 , it seemed to Provide an opportunity for Promoting the use of the microcomputer in school libraries and through that further to promote the school library . |
| 7 | Utilising electronic organisation and desktop publishing will allow students to gain familiarity with current systems that can directly affect overall cost effectiveness of a solution ; as well as providing the opportunity for evaluating the effectiveness of new technology , its commercial viability and its impact on the visual communication of information . |
| 8 | The establishment by the government of the Nitrate Sensitive Areas ( NSA ) scheme provides another opportunity for studying the effect of land use change . |
| 9 | Most brands , especially in fields other than the packaged goods for which the theory was developed , are potentially far more complex than the USP theory suggests , and a USP approach limits the opportunity for giving the brand a genuine personality . |
| 10 | Similarly there is said to be ‘ the opportunity for increasing the manageability of the whole system ’ by enabling local network management to extend into the wide area network . |
| 11 | Some lawyers are typified as ‘ clever ’ , others as ‘ stupid ’ ; the former require one to be cautious , while the latter give greater opportunity for having the wool pulled over their eyes . |
| 12 | A representative sampling of Osiris Management Services ' clientele was there , beefy ballocky blokes who prized the rugby scrum of life as much as an opportunity for putting the boot in as for winning the ball . |
| 13 | Portsmouth presented a unique opportunity for putting the theory of the training college into practice . |
| 14 | This means that the only opportunity for perfecting the art of sentencing is by practising on actual offenders . |
| 15 | ‘ Contrary to rumours circulating in the area , the Cambrian News is not in financial difficulties , and we are simply placing the contract for printing the paper elsewhere because we can not justify an investment of around 2m ( pounds ) for new machinery to go tabloid and bring in colour , ’ said Mr Read , whose great grandfather established the company in Aberystwyth in 1890 . |
| 16 | The contract for erecting the trolleybus wires between Sutton and the Crystal Palace was awarded to Messrs. Clough , Smith & Co. , who claimed that it would be necessary to renew 80% of the traction poles . |
| 17 | There was Mr and then a bit further up on the right hand side was a fella who used to have the contract for making the bread for the |
| 18 | Mr Tony Newton , the Social Security Secretary , was accused of misleading Parliament when he announced in a written reply that Electronic Data Systems had been given the five-year contract for running the centre at Norcross , Lancashire , ‘ following consideration of a tender ’ . |
| 19 | This is not an uncommon pattern with central institutions , but it does strengthen the case for sending the Library 's exhibitions ( in photographic form ) to other parts of Scotland , and possibly to other areas of the City . |
| 20 | Deriding the value of the committee of the regions , he tried to demolish Mr Salmond 's case for entering the Government lobby in exchange for SNP representation on the European committee , by repeating the comments he made on it when he was the party 's foreign affairs spokesman : ‘ I remember saying , with the approval of my leader , that it is merely an advisory body , advising another advisory body and has no powers of any kind . ’ |
| 21 | Prof Robert Mansel , of the department of surgery at the University of Wales , who is working on that subject , said : ‘ There is a strong case for pursuing the role of essential fatty acids as anti-tumour agents in a wide variety of cancers . |
| 22 | THE case for believing the letter may be genuine is backed by several facts . |
| 23 | When a primary attack occurs in such circumstances , there is a strong case for delivering the baby by caesarian section . |
| 24 | If the answer is no , there may be a case for dismissing the attempt to apply to education management some of the models which are drawn from business and industry . |
| 25 | Despite this there may be points that can not be accommodated in which case there is a valid case for splitting the business between two , but rarely more , suppliers , each providing an agreed package . |
| 26 | I have therefore been considering the case for taking the initiative and disclosing details of the Committee structure . |
| 27 | Once the church lost its dominant feature , the case for saving the church would evaporate altogether . |
| 28 | In retrospect , the Americans had a good case for opposing the invasion of Egypt , even if it was difficult to defend the bungling over the Aswan Dam loan that had sparked off the crisis . |
| 29 | Section II , in particular , makes a strong case for seeing the home as offering opportunities for personal development if management practices encourage the learning of skills , rather than a mini-institution where people are efficiently cared for . |
| 30 | The putative identity of labourism and the Labour Party is questionable , and , given a powerfully argued case for seeing the party as an integral part of the national culture , rather surprising . |