Example sentences of "[coord] [art] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Sidacai was never comfortable with the planning or the preparation for a campaign , ’ he said smoothly .
2 It has an operation code or function field , specifying what operation the computer is to perform , and an operand field , which specifies an operand ( usually as a store address ) or the location for a result .
3 Not everybody , however , is happy with the use of AIDS as the shaper of a plot , or the vehicle for a political message .
4 Thus what is interesting about the women 's magazines in England during the first years of the twentieth century is not the content of the advice given on child rearing , but the fact that so little advice is given at all ; sometimes , from one year to the next , children are barely mentioned save for the occasional appealing illustrations , the pattern for a christening bonnet or the recipe for a nursery pudding .
5 Often she would go to Nairobi or the coast for a break and to get supplies .
6 He argues that in the absence of diminishing returns to production of the intermediate or final good , or some element of product differentiation at intermediate or final levels , or the need for a firm 's intermediate product division to be held to being competitive , then vertically integrated firms will not participate in the intermediate good market .
7 Ask at school or the library for a book of Greek myths and read the story of Persephone .
8 ‘ This is not the time or the place for a pit-popsy , sweetheart .
9 I think that the hon. Gentleman will know what I mean when I say that in the context of coming towards the end of a particular available time , whether it is the time for talks or the time for a general election , there is reluctance among certain parties — and I make this remark generally — to turn their cards face upwards if there is any danger that other people will not have turned their cards face upwards by the time the whistle blows .
10 Guests can use the free sauna and steambath , or the solarium for a small charge .
11 It seems quite likely that lack of management diligence , in the form of lethargy or a preference for a ‘ quiet life ’ , and leading , for example , to failure to adapt to new trading environments or to technological change , is the most serious source of avoidable damage to company profitability .
12 Those cases are where the matter or transaction in relation to which the offence was committed , was a contract or a proposal for a contract with , amongst others , a public body ; or a sub-contract to execute any work comprised in such a contract .
13 Mrs Thatcher has a clear view of her role as Prime Minister and sees herself as an activist rather than an arbitrator in Cabinet disputes or a spokesman for a collective Cabinet view .
14 In short , a transaction at an undervalue means a gift or a transaction for a consideration which is significantly less in value than the consideration provided by the company : subsection ( 4 ) .
15 One who inherits a title whilst a Member of the House of Commons or a candidate for a seat in it can remain or become a Member for only one month before disclaiming .
16 In later years a boy may continue to look unconsciously for a mother with whom to relate , or a girl for a father to take the place of a loved parent or compensate for a lack of satisfaction in that direction .
17 It is a corollary of collective responsibility that any minister who disagrees publicly with a cabinet decision should resign and that a government defeat in the House of Commons on a vote of confidence necessitates either the resignation of the government or a request for a dissolution ( there is no convention as to which of these alternatives the government should select ) .
18 However , this is not done where Ord 17 r 11 ( automatic directions ) applies , unless the case had been set down for hearing in the High Court before transfer or a request for a day for hearing to be fixed is made under Ord 17 , r 11(3) ( d ) .
19 Learning that x is not sufficient — simply being able to recall a Shakespearean play , or a formula for a chemical compound , or the artists who were members of a particular school of painting , is not what higher education is about .
20 Give kids fruit or a sandwich for a snack , not sweets and biscuits .
21 When new information arrives that can not be satisfactorily accepted by the existing algorithm or model , then it must be adjusted or a search for a more comprehensive algorithm commences .
22 Section 1(2) of the Act states that the following are not inventions for the purposes of the Act : ( a ) a discovery , scientific theory or mathematical method ; ( b ) a literary , dramatic , musical or artistic work or any other aesthetic creation whatsoever ; ( c ) a scheme , rule or method for performing any mental act , playing a game or doing business , or a program for a computer ; ( d ) the presentation of information ; but the foregoing provision shall prevent anything from being treated as an invention for the purposes of this Act only to the extent that a patent or application for a patent relates to that thing as such ( emphasis added )
23 Finally , if the cost of any of these options seems prohibitive , perhaps you could share with friends , or maybe ask your employer to contribute ; perhaps as recompense for excessive overtime worked , or a reward for a successfully completed audit .
24 Maybe get a job on a newspaper or a magazine for a while .
25 [ Two ] persons entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted , each being a member or a proxy for a member or a duly appointed corporate representative , shall be a quorum .
26 [ Two ] persons entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted , each being a member or a proxy for a member or a duly appointed corporate representative , shall be a quorum .
27 A clerk may : ( i ) transfer proceedings to another court ; ( ii ) appoint a guardian ad litem or a solicitor for a child ; ( iii ) give , vary or revoke directions for the conduct of proceedings under FPCR , r14 ; ( iv ) make repeat interim care , supervision or s8 orders which are unopposed and on the same terms as previous orders ; ( v ) issue a witness summons under s97 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 ; ( vi ) request a welfare report .
28 It is of limited or no benefit for a current mood swing .
29 Hence , there may be little or no incentive for a low paid worker to strive for a higher income , whether by gaining promotion or by working overtime , if the welfare benefits previously received disappear rapidly as income rises .
30 Most groups form after a shared devotion to the works of some particular group or an affinity for a particular style-sound-wash , but Guy ( keyboards ) , Fraggle ( guitar ) , Carl ( bass ) , Henry ( drums ) and Fil ( vocals ) hatched their idea whilst squatting a disused dole office in Peckham , South London , just because they had an attitude in common .
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