Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 2 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 3 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |
| 4 | A report by the Commission of the European Communities ( EC ) , details of which were published by the Economy Ministry on Nov. 4 , called for at least another year of economic stringency , noting that by the end of 1991 ( the first year of the three-year stabilization plan which the EC had required when making its February 1991 loan — see pp. 37968 ; 38478 ) the government would have failed to meet its targets for the reduction of inflation and of the public-sector deficit . |
| 5 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 6 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 7 | While we have had our differences with the Government about the interim advisory committee and the way in which it has worked , it might be worthwhile at this stage , in what might be our final debate on the work of the interim advisory committee , to thank its members for the work that they have done in the past few years . |
| 8 | Walks across the moors she thought , beginning to plan her activities for the week . |
| 9 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 10 | Germany agreed to suspend its claims for the payment of debts incurred by the former Soviet Union to former East Germany until the year 2000 , while in exchange Russia abandoned all claims for compensation for Soviet military property and installations in former East Germany . |
| 11 | The numerous victims of their rapacity and greed had no reason to risk their necks for the king and his favourites ; nobles such as the king 's half-brother the Earl of Norfolk , who might have expected to enjoy some influence at court , hated the Despensers for their monopoly of the king 's presence ; and the heirs of the victims of 1322 had everything to gain from the overthrow of Edward 's regime . |
| 12 | But there were others who , despite their disaffection to Hanover , had little desire to risk their necks for the positive alternative the Pretender represented . |
| 13 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 14 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 15 | Complaint may be made to the local authority environmental health department whose responsibility it is under s.91 of the Public Health Act 1936 to inspect their areas for the detection of nuisance and institute formal proceedings either summarily or in the High Court , where , in their opinion , the odour complained of amounts to a statutory nuisance within s.92 of that Act . |
| 16 | ‘ Those people — and thousands of them went through the proper procedure — will be contacted later this month and given the opportunity to purchase their tickets for the next home game . ’ |
| 17 | Asked whether executive chairman De Benedetti would be ready to sell his shares for the sake of the company , Passera pointed out that in the current capital-raising exercise , he is injecting $180m , and has burdened his own company with additional debt to help Olivetti . |
| 18 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 19 | ‘ I also tried to say that our unity was in the future when we believe that all things will be gathered together and completed in Christ and that therefore our policies of today have to reflect our longings for the future . |
| 20 | Schools , in many cases with little preparation or warning , now had to redesign their curricula for the 11–16 age group . |
| 21 | SCOTLAND have enlisted the help of leading sports psychologist , John Syer , to help their preparations for the men 's Western European Championships in Turkey in April . |
| 22 | USL is believed to be interested in aligning itself more closely with Novell to strengthen its forces for the war against Microsoft Corp 's NT , a herculean effort AT&T may not be as willing to put its back into . |
| 23 | The Bank of England Task Force for Securities Settlement is due to announce its proposals for the replacement system by the end of June . |
| 24 | Directors are required to exercise their powers for the proper purpose , ie for the benefit of the company , and it has been held that the power of allotment is given to the directors to get capital for the company . |
| 25 | It has also encouraged LEAs to exercise their responsibilities for the curriculum and encouraged those outside schools , such as governors and people in industry , to play a more important part in discussions about the curriculum . |
| 26 | Coniston Partners , the New York-based investment firm seeking to oust United Airlines ' board , is due to meet the engineers union today to discuss its plans for the big US carrier . |
| 27 | Inconvenience — the trials are liable to require the teacher to distort his plans for the course in order to accommodate the new material when asked . |
| 28 | The author wishes to express his thanks for the cooperation of all those who have provided the information and views on which this current publication is based . |
| 29 | ‘ The only way you will get any results at all , is for me to take your boys in my school , on my horses , two or three times a week , from now through until the summer , and for the boys to use my horses for the competition . |
| 30 | Other companies still in dispute with Disney have agreed not to press their claims for the time being and will call off plans for a demonstration at Sunday 's opening ceremony . |