Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emission standards are designated for a large number of pollutants or combinations of pollutants and may be applied to individual or specific groups of emitters . |
| 2 | O2 Technology SA , the object-oriented database start-up in Versailles , says it has signed a partnership agreement with Paris-based Ingenia SA , a consultancy specialising in object-oriented technology , artificial intelligence and man-machine interfaces : under the non-exclusive agreement , Ingenia will sell O2 to its clients in the defence , agro-chemical and automotive industries ; O2 is an object-oriented database that has yet to make its mark as a commercial success ; an O2 spokeswoman said Ingenia has great expectations of the potential of O2 to be used for a large number of its applications . |
| 3 | Indeed , it might be said that a set of standard terms requires greater care because it will be used for a large number of separate transactions , possibly involving a wide range of goods and/or parties . |
| 4 | Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials . |
| 5 | As in the previous budget , defence and debt servicing accounted for a large percentage of planned current expenditure . |
| 6 | Exports of motor vehicles and ships accounted for a large proportion of the improvement . |
| 7 | A similar figure is quoted for a large landscape with a castle by Hubert Robert , while the portrait of Countess Maria-Theresa Kinsy , painted by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun in circa 1793 , is estimated to bring FFr1.2-1.5m ( £120–150,000 ; $210–265,000 ) . |