Example sentences of "[vb base] for [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its principal strengths lie in the ability to ( a ) make selective use of available visual cues ( for fluent readers much of the visual stimulus remains unattended [ Just & Carpenter , 1987 ] ) and ( b ) utilise an understanding of the text that can guide the reading process and compensate for any degradation or ambiguity within the visual stimulus . |
| 2 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 3 | ‘ If it is a close-run thing in any one of these seats , it could make the difference between a win or a lose for one side or the other . ’ |
| 4 | But now fewer than five varieties predominate for each crop and even these are ‘ kissing cousins ’ of one another , genetically almost identical . |
| 5 | Two administer the refuge , work with the women and their children , order supplies , negotiate with the local authority , housing agencies , lawyers and social workers , plan the annual budget , apply for grants , raise funds , scavenge for second-hand furniture and clothes , bargain with local firms and charities for equipment . |
| 6 | One of the Chevron 's strong points is that it is a good-looker , with a handsome profile and modern-looking cockpit. the futuristic wing doors make for easy access and lend to the aircraft 's attractive appearance . |
| 7 | Does dismissal of God 's existence make for greater openness and enquiry , or does it have the effect of closing the door on trying to understand what is strange or threatening to itself which might be , for example , the claims of other religions ? |
| 8 | Without doubt dry days make for better ferreting but , on the other hand , there will be more rabbits underground during wet weather . |
| 9 | One such was an Ajdabiyan municipal policeman , one of the body of men employed to enforce local traffic and marketing regulations , rules about the disposal of garbage — all those minor matters which make for such amenity as the growing towns manage to achieve . |
| 10 | Prisoner of War escape stories often make for interesting reading and Ten Minutes To Buffalo by Ulrich Stienhilper and Peter Osborne is no exception . |
| 11 | Its two miles of almost deserted white sand and coral reefs make for excellent sunbathing and snorkelling . |
| 12 | Young people up to 14 qualify for free treatment but not dentures . |
| 13 | Hunt for missing mother and sick five-year-old son |
| 14 | they provide for inter-disciplinary cooperation and a mixing of skills and expertise ; |
| 15 | To appreciate the difference please send for further information or visit one of our showrooms to discuss your requirements . |
| 16 | If B is threatened with a breach of contract he may be able to treat the contract as repudiated and sue for anticipatory breach or , of course , he may await the breach and then sue for damages . |
| 17 | A landlord who is entitled to enter on the determination of a lease may , on re-entry , sue for any trespass since the lease determined . |
| 18 | Add the shallots , cook for 1 minute and add the scallops , parsley and fennel . |
| 19 | WACC will continue to support women 's alternative media , monitor the way women are portrayed by the media , press for inclusive language and develop women 's networks . |
| 20 | The group expressed concern at the distorted presentation of issues by the mass media , and urged churches to develop closer dialogue with the media and press for fair reporting and a greater sense of social responsibility . |
| 21 | Mr Devaty , a former spokesman for the Charter 77 rights group and an associate of the dissident playwright , Vaclav Havel , is , like Mr Havel , one of four organisers of the ‘ Several Sentences ’ petition for political reform and liberalisation , which more than 30,000 people have signed since its launch in June . |
| 22 | The two organisations are not in fact connected and we apologise for any confusion that may have been caused . |
| 23 | At Great Bedwyn we stop for welcome break and cheer the first of the singles through . |
| 24 | It incorporates new instructions , more pipelining than expected , support for single-precision arithmetic and a new cache structure . |
| 25 | The base package , with two concurrent interface clients , unlimited servers , support for one modem and unlimited command-line clients , starts at $2,400 . |
| 26 | Our immediate response must be the development of a global monitoring system , including coastal gauges and satellites ; support for global ocean and atmosphere studies ; and initial analyses of local vulnerability . |
| 27 | Support for symmetric multiprocessing and C2 security will be addressed in a ‘ major new release of OSF/1 ’ next year . |
| 28 | These papers — entitled ‘ Performance Measurement : A Challenge for Total Quality and the Accounting Professions ’ and ‘ Competitive Benchmarking : Using Customer Feed Back for Superior Performance Standards ’ — were very well received and the tour as a whole was extremely successful . |
| 29 | This section provides all risks cover for certain property and the Policyholder selects which property is to be covered . |
| 30 | The three policies separate cover for climbers into new user friendly packages , with options of year long cover for domestic use and two policies for climbing abroad . |