Example sentences of "[coord] for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HUNDREDS of Tibetans have been imprisoned since late 1987 for taking part in demonstrations in favour of Tibetan independence from China or for their peaceful expression of dissent from Government policies in Tibet . |
| 2 | Simplicity There is no need for countries to decide what constitutes the appropriate exchange rate or for their general agreement on whether deficit or surplus countries are responsible for the adjustment burden . |
| 3 | Christians today are not normally known for their candour about doubt or for their confident ability to resolve it . |
| 4 | " Creed " was , indeed to some extent how the convert himself saw it at the time : witness the acknowledgement in letters of 1866 and 1867 , that such philosophical tenets are not philosophically demonstrable , but are acceptable as art or for their edifying power or simply as faith . |
| 5 | The launch of the Front was placed in some jeopardy when on Oct. 17 the Azanian People 's Organization ( AZAPO ) denounced 14 of the organizations taking part in the conference for either having participated in apartheid structures or for their racial make-up . |
| 6 | It is , however , extremely rare for a Bill to be rejected , or for its main proposals to be overturned by amendment , except by lapsing upon the dissolution of a Parliament . |
| 7 | The underlying theory views the shareholders as having an entitlement that the company be operated for their benefit ( or for whatever other purposes they may choose ) by virtue of their position as members or owners . |
| 8 | Surely the best way to look after the industry is to stop the nonsense of blacklisting people simply because they belong to a union or for whatever other reason ? |
| 9 | For not immediately obeying him , or for her very presence ? she wondered briefly , then gave a mental shrug . |
| 10 | The brochure goes on to plead that prostitution is just a natural part of Thailand 's culture : ‘ You have to pay from women in Bangkok — for one night , for one week or for your whole life . |
| 11 | Longer term financial and quality improvements were to follow major station redevelopment schemes , including profitproducing office and retail elements , of which the redevelopment of Liverpool Street and for which new plans were announced in 1986 is a good example . |
| 12 | He failed as a writer and as an actor but then discovered that the easily acquired skills of movie-making would enable him to become the artist and prophet for which his background had prepared him and for which Progressive America was so eagerly waiting . |
| 13 | The latter is particularly vulnerable to delays in deliveries for items which are used continuously , and for which minimum buffer stocks are held . |
| 14 | On Nov. 7 , 1989 , the public inquiry chaired by Sir Anthony Hidden , a Crown Court recorder , published its report into the railway accident near Clapham Junction in south London on Dec. 12 , 1988 , in which 35 people died , and for which British Rail ( BR ) had accepted responsibility [ see p. 36502 ] . |
| 15 | This village is noted for the amount of sun it receives and for its long pebble beach . |
| 16 | However , the question of housing does require more extended treatment , both for its centrality as a material resource in the pattern of life chances of black people and for its possible role in understanding black pupils ' achievements in British schools . |
| 17 | The party 's most important electoral commitment was the creation of 800,000 jobs over four years , and although it was to fall lamentably short of the aim , the reduction of unemployment remained an important point of reference for the party in power and for its political allies ( see , e.g. , PSOE 1983 : 43–4 ) . |
| 18 | In this decade of evangelisation it is important for the Church to ‘ teach publicly on moral issues and for its lay members to become more involved in the social and political life of the country … that all members of the Church should take part in the Church 's mission of bringing Christ to the world . ’ |
| 19 | 2 A copy of the Program in Source Form , together with a complete set of all such listings , diagrams , logical flowcharts , diagnostic messages , descriptive texts and other documents as are necessary for a clear understanding of the Program , and for its future operation and application without recourse to human memory . |
| 20 | 2 A copy of the Program in Source Form , together with a complete set of all such listings , diagrams , logical flowcharts , diagnostic messages , descriptive texts and other documents as are necessary for a clear understanding of the Program , and for its future operation and application without recourse to human memory . |
| 21 | The result was a resounding victory for the regime and for its new Constitution . |
| 22 | The Musée Basque has rooms also devoted to the game of pelota , which is a more various one in terms of the equipment its players either do use or have sometimes used than you would otherwise guess ; to the centuries of Basque whaling ; to witchcraft , for which and for its vicious suppression there was a vogue in the Basque country in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . |
| 23 | According to press reports Karami believed that his government had been penalized by the West for its close links with Syria and for its strong commitment at the Middle East peace talks to an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon . |
| 24 | It is valued for its ability to milk off poor grazing and for its polled factor , which is passed to all first-generation crossbred offspring . |
| 25 | Easily Accessible : Banbury lies on the edge of the Cotswolds and is therefore ideally situated for walking , but it is probably best known for both the nursery rhyme ‘ Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross , To see a fine lady , upon a white horse ’ and for its special cakes made from a 300-year old recipe . |
| 26 | Laon , built 1160–1225 , is noted especially for its west façade , a masterpiece , which is less static than Notre Dame , and for its magnificent towers and rose window . |
| 27 | The mill became known as Millend Maltings and for its malted biscuits ; it was gutted by fire . |
| 28 | The image is stunning , both for its bold conception — starting at the end of the play and therefore reinforcing the fatalistic inevitability of the star-crossed lovers ' fates — and for its self-conscious echoes of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein 's graphic silent movie style . |
| 29 | The church is lovely , both in itself and for its bucolic setting . |
| 30 | The familiarity of their London setting accounted , perhaps , both for their easy assimilation into the literary world and for their contemporary readers ' lack of genuine interest in the more esoteric themes they raise . |