Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the beleaguered taxpayer has just over 12 months to prepare for the changes — by which time the Chancellor hopes an improved economy will soften the blow . |
| 2 | Commanded by Gen. Satish Nambiar of the Indian army , the force included contingents from 30 countries including for the first time Security Council permanent members France , Russia and the United Kingdom . |
| 3 | Nomvete said that nine of the 12 countries identified for the organization 's programme of gradual reduction of tariffs on trade among PTA members had already published their tariffs . |
| 4 | The pickets were not passed by the 30 workers arriving for the morning shift . |
| 5 | MPs spent two hours discussing the make-up of a committee to draw up a new system of presidential power and cabinet veto , and it was significant that the 12 names mentioned for the committee included several Christian deputies , but only one Maronite . |
| 6 | The outbound time of 1 minute was increased by 30 seconds to allow for the 30 kt wind component . |
| 7 | There are some 30 seminars scheduled for the three days , including Unix communications , TCP/IP administration and the Hungarian experience of implementing client/server architectures . |
| 8 | In 1872 Britain , caught up in the complacency of overseas empire , had only 12 students reading for the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge , while Germany already had 11 technical universities . |
| 9 | It 's a competition to find the most floral town in Europe , with representatives from eight countries battling for the title . |
| 10 | Six months remained for the building to be finished . |
| 11 | SF300–400,000 ; £135–155,000 ; $200–265,000 ) and a set of six candlesticks made for the King of Poland around 1750 ( est . |
| 12 | There were six candidates shortlisted for the post of Gloucestershire 's Chief Constable … and late this afternoon the winner was announced … |
| 13 | A loan will be repayable when the student 's earnings reach a level of 85% of the national average wage , and a period of 5 to 10 years allowed for the repayment ( CIPFA , 1989 , p. 17 ) . |
| 14 | At 45 Mainwaring Road the upper maisonette was still advertising itself for sale — no less than six boards competing for the passerby 's attention . |
| 15 | The six credits required for the BA have been largely technology based with a strong emphasis on environmental issues and their control . |
| 16 | This year saw the biggest ever event with fifty six teams competing for the open , ladies ' , youth , junior and new veterans ' titles . |
| 17 | Serial sections in 10 patients stained for the presence of blood group factor H ( Fig 2A ) showed that the staining pattern detected all endothelium whereas ( Fig 2B ) not all blood vessels stained positively with EGF , only those in the lamina propria . |
| 18 | On April 4 , the state governor , Lt.-Col. John Madaki , a Christian , was reported to have threatened to execute Mallam Yahaya in public if the demonstrations continued , and on April 17 some 2,000 protesters called for the death of Madaki . |
| 19 | New Contemporary Show ‘ 92 , six newcomers exhibit for the first time ( until 23 Feb ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Out of every five or six guys going for the wave , three are bluffing . ’ |
| 21 | And nearly a third of 2,000 women questioned for the Me magazine survey admitted having unprotected sex . |
| 22 | Sheikh Mohammed 's Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James 's Palace winner Shaadi is one of 10 horses declared for the Group One Prix de la Foret at Longchamp on Sunday . |
| 23 | In each of the 10 practices selected for the study the practice manager or lead fundholding clinician , or both , agreed to be interviewed . |
| 24 | The three groups competing for the right to develop the technology for high definition television are expected to sign an accord to pool resources to develop the standard , the Los Angeles Times reported : it said signing of the pact , which could accelerate introduction of HDTV , was imminent ; the groups involve General Instrument Corp and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Zenith Electronics Corp and AT&T Co , and Philips Electronics NV , Thomson SA , Compression Labs Inc and the National Broadcasting Co arm of General Electric Co . |
| 25 | The plan is today to i is still three loads , and we 've got three loads planned for the rest of this week . |
| 26 | Whereas a comprehensive secondary school might offer some 30 subjects for all its pupils , and about a dozen subjects account for the great majority of A levels , the curriculum explodes in higher education , part of a post-school explosion even greater when one takes into account the vast number of technical and vocational courses that exist in non-advanced further education . |
| 27 | Three wills contended for the world . |
| 28 | On the evening of 26 August , a short while after the women marathon runners had left the Neckar Stadium , twenty-seven sprinters prepared for the opening round of the 100 metres . |
| 29 | In a debate called by Labour on the Government 's economic record , Mr Jones ( Alyn and Deeside ) said his 600 constituents working for the firm were ‘ perplexed ’ at the move . |
| 30 | Danie Visser took the opportunity of his selection to South Africa 's first Davis Cup team to be announced since 1978 , to protest that they have been placed in the bottom Group , so that it will take them at least three years to qualify for the World Group . |