Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early 1987 Richmond CAB , with the help of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ( JCWI ) applied to the Commission for Racial Equality ( CRE ) for funding for a new project based at Latchmere House Remand Centre . |
| 2 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 3 | When compulsory environmental impact statements are produced for Parliament for a private or hybrid Bill , the promoter obviously has to pay for the environmental impact assessment . |
| 4 | It served as excuse for a quick survey of the choppy water below . |
| 5 | The final French losses were seven ships of the line , with about 2500 men killed in action or drowned , and another four vessels , trapped in the Vilaine , unfit for action for a long time . |
| 6 | The US Democrat politician and former presidential candidate , the Rev. Jesse Jackson , whose association with this latest hostage drama was undertaken in his role as journalist for a syndicated television programme , accompanied the first group of US women and children who arrived home on Sept. 2 . |
| 7 | Walesa was sworn in as President for a five-year term on Dec. 22 . |
| 8 | Substantial differences in sickness absence by grade remained even after adjustment for a wide range of risk factors . |
| 9 | Since the order can be made only by a crown court after prosecution for a serious offence , a considerable number of patients , who are equally dangerous or vulnerable , are denied this provision . |
| 10 | With respect to psychiatric treatment , under Section 29 of the MHA 1983 , the county court can appoint the local social services authority as acting nearest relative for a psychiatric patient on application by an approved social worker on the grounds ‘ that the nearest relative of the patient unreasonably objects to the making of an application for admission for treatment … in respect of the patient ’ . |
| 11 | She 's now in a stable condition in hospital after surgery for a shattered pelvis and a broken leg . |
| 12 | Yes he will , he 'll have to go on the plug yeah he c You 're not fit for work for a little while . |
| 13 | Irene Macaulay has been searching for peace for a long time . |
| 14 | If you 're off work for a long time , Abbey 's going to pay the premiums for you , until you get well again . |
| 15 | Salaries had never been comparable with others in the record industry ; the smaller , more agreeable , ‘ cottage industry ’ atmosphere of the company had always been held up as compensation for a parsimonious attitude to wages . |
| 16 | As part of its £11 million programme of support for a wide range of community activities , Barclays Bank has pledged £150,000 between 1989 and 1991 to fund Young National Trust Theatre , a professional Theatre-in-Education company . |
| 17 | No visible means of support for a perfect frame of clematis montana Rubens |
| 18 | I should also value , and quickly , advice and a possible letter of support for a particular job application . |
| 19 | The variety of the sources of support for a national scheme of family allowances are an important feature of the story of how the scheme was accepted and implemented . |
| 20 | During the ‘ phoney war ’ — the eerie nine months between Chamberlain 's declaration of war and Hitler 's attack in the West — there was a substantial current of support for a negotiated peace . |
| 21 | He was very glad to hear Charles was getting so much better — he did n't want his brother 's death on his conscience , he said , and that gave Rachel a lot of hope for a future reconciliation . |
| 22 | Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort . |
| 23 | If the Muslims get arms , they believe , any shred of hope for a negotiated settlement would vanish and the world could expect at least one more round of slaughter . |
| 24 | he 's making a lot of noise for a little boy is n't he ? |
| 25 | The prospects of the party improved somewhat with the adoption at the 1937 conference of an ‘ Immediate Programme ’ of nationalisation for a single term of office : this included all the major measures of the post-war Labour government except for iron and steel , which in any case was not to be fundamentally reorganised before the Labour government left office in 1951 . |
| 26 | Fig. 2.6 Examples of decision for a retail company |
| 27 | It 's a year of preparation for a new life away from the troubles and temptations that drew them to drugs and crime . |
| 28 | " Susannah is much too young of course for a big journey like this . |
| 29 | Use a large notebook or a pad of lined paper and teach him to leave two or three lines blank between the lines of text for a word-for-word gloss . |
| 30 | Obviously the first criteria is to make a profit and in the wave of enthusiasm for a new scheme a balance of potential profit against input of effort needs to be made . |