Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | National institutions and agencies , each responsible for one agenda , are charged with administering specific policies for each sector and each group of multi-nationals . |
| 2 | If kind friends talk to me in jargon , using Latin names for all the plants , and immediately discussing the Ph-value of my soil , I am likely to give up . |
| 3 | Tony Farrow has been building one-off yachts for 20 years and is well known for the trimaran Colt Cars GB , Geoff Panell 's Admiral 's Cup triallist Itzanotherpurla re-named Red Stripe and more recently used by the RAF as a test bench under the name of Oracle Arrow in preparation for this year 's Admiral 's Cup . |
| 4 | What does happen historically is that integrated songs become gradually less common through the course of Elvis 's career , while the song-types tend to diverge , as the relatively small , well-defined audience of the Sun days gives way to a large , heterogeneous market demanding different types for different sub-sections . |
| 5 | b prepare letter/s printed on unheaded paper ( if using different letters for different consultees , ensure separate references put on each letter type ) ; |
| 6 | Alternatively , you can sometimes save money by using different firms for each process . |
| 7 | Although it is often claimed that the camera does not lie , when using old photographs for historical purposes pupils need to give attention to the processes involved in choosing a subject and taking a photograph . |
| 8 | Policy is implemented by earmarking specific sums for specific purposes and by monitoring orders to ensure that these financial guidelines are adhered to . |
| 9 | Living in such a cloistered world such operations are never looked at objectively but simply as a means of gaining personal kudos for one small group within an agency . |
| 10 | I say this because these bods are completely enraptured by N-JOI to the point of becoming mere vessels for affirmative emotions . |
| 11 | David Tagg of Grand Metropolitan saw the rise of headhunting as part of a growing trend of employing outside consultants for specific problems . |
| 12 | He was immediately branded ‘ unfit to be Chancellor ’ in the wake of a welter of statistics painting gloomy prospects for 1993 . |
| 13 | Such jobs tend to be low paid , mainly employing non-unionised women for long hours with a high rate of exploitation . |
| 14 | Various researchers point to the potential phytotoxic effect on trees of high concentrations of sulphur dioxide around industrial areas ; to the higher acidities ( e.g. pH of 3.5 ) of occult precipitation ( mist , fog ) from clouds enveloping high-altitude forests for considerable portions of the year ; to the increasing concentrations of photochemical oxidants ( PAN , ozone ) in Europe ; to the increase in oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons from motor vehicles ; and to synergistic effects between many of these forms of pollution . |
| 15 | At a prompt date , a member 's matching open contracts for that date ( where he has not indicated an intention to make or take delivery of metal ) are automatically settled against one another by LCH and the resulting price differences are posted to his account . |
| 16 | The plays have been a focus not only of critical activity employing new models for interpretive inquiry but also of scholarly activity which has contested many previous assumptions about how plays were performed , codified into texts , and circulated within society . |
| 17 | Nevertheless the philosophy of animal welfare by its very nature permits utilising other animals for human purposes , even if this means ( as it always does ) that most of these animals will experience pain , frustration and other harms , and even if it means , as it almost always does , that these animals will have their life terminated prematurely . |
| 18 | He gave two solos to girls who repaid him by becoming loyal workers for many years . |
| 19 | The popular appeal of the Alliance , attempted as part of a hegemonic strategy to mobilise support by neutralising antagonistic class relations , exploiting discontent with , inter alia , the intrusion of ‘ extreme ’ political forms , and incorporating working-class demands for social reform . |
| 20 | In contrast , using standard protocols for transient expression it often requires 50–100 µg extract protein for 30–120 min. of incubation to reach a comparable level of CAT activity even for growing cells ( 5 , 6 ) . |
| 21 | Instead of drawing individual cheques for each creditor , a trader may give his bank a list of creditors to be paid with the name of the bank where each creditor has his account . |
| 22 | He told exporters to be aggressive — ‘ and not too gentlemanly ’ — in promoting home-grown products for overseas markets . |
| 23 | One of its constituents , the Confederation of South African Sport , dominated by whites , sometimes threatens to break the boycott by hiring foreign celebrities for local tours . |
| 24 | Overlaying the results with residential location data provides ‘ maps delineating location-specific exposures for each residence in each time-period ’ ( von Braun 1988 ; 1160 ) . |
| 25 | A common alteration is changing the roof covering , perhaps replacing old slates for new concrete or clay tiles . |
| 26 | Publicising clear standards for all community care services . |
| 27 | Urgent attention should be given to developing British Standards for all types of closure so that legislation can be brought into force . |
| 28 | Compacts must be developed with the aim of promoting enhanced opportunities for all students . |
| 29 | During World War II his expertise was used in developing edible papers for secret agents , secret inks and forgery-proof paper for ration books . |
| 30 | One editor , for instance , got away with reprinting old horoscopes for four weeks before a reader eventually rang to complain . |