Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my judgment it was open to the committee to decide the appeal on the grounds that , there being over-subscription which would prejudice efficient education if all were admitted , to uphold the reasonable criteria for selection between all the applicants for a limited number of places is prima facie a fair and just way to determine the appeal . |
| 2 | They are not so insignificant that they can be ignored ; but nor are they so important that they can be allowed to kill the only prospect for peace that does not involve a fight to a standstill . |
| 3 | Failure to do so was punished by being forced to wear the hated beret for a whole day in school — for lessons , lunch , everything , a badge of shame Sally had so far managed to avoid . |
| 4 | Her son went straight to the town hall to ask maintenance men to restore the vital services for his mother . |
| 5 | Part of the usability studies that WordPerfect has done on Presentations has surfaced in the setup options. , Wherever it 's possible , the program can be set to auto-select the correct driver for whatever option you 're configuring . |
| 6 | The answer is to curb the long-run demand for money . |
| 7 | It is an attempt to preserve the special protections for public bodies contained in Order 53 while at the same time limiting the application of those protections to cases where they are necessary and suitable . |
| 8 | Before the study , which was always performed in the morning , all subjects were starved for eight hours , avoided all medicines known to affect the gastrointestinal tract for at least 12 hours , and refrained from smoking for at least 24 hours . |
| 9 | ‘ Megavitamins ’ , that is doses of vitamins many times larger than that recommended to prevent diseases arising from deficiency , have been found to affect the biochemical reactions for which the vitamins are needed . |
| 10 | Though the campaign scarcely gripped the imagination as the victories in the west had done — some reports hinted that the significance of the campaign had not been properly grasped , and that the victories had been unable to affect the popular mood for more than a very short time — it seemed to provide yet another example of Hitler 's strategic genius . |
| 11 | However , in family credit , the threshold at which earnings start to affect the maximum credit for lone parents will be increased at next April 's uprating from £62.25 to £66.60 . |
| 12 | The domestic environment is full of hazards , as every mother of young children knows , and it needs a similarly practised eye to spot the potential dangers for old people . |
| 13 | The petition calls on the secretary of state to ask BS not to go ahead with the planned transport switch and to urge BR to promote the Red-mire branch for freight and passenger traffic . |
| 14 | The chairman will be particularly careful to gather the requisite information for his report to the court . |
| 15 | But the investigators stressed it would be ‘ unfair and unrealistic , ’ for Mr Evans to carry the sole blame for fiasco . |
| 16 | But the investigators stressed it would be ‘ unfair and unrealistic ’ for Mr Evans to carry the sole blame for fiasco . |
| 17 | The Face magazine , which faces a libel payout to the actor and singer Jason Donovan , is criticised by the authority today for ignoring a warning not to carry the controversial advertisement for the clothing firm Benetton , showing an Aids sufferer . |
| 18 | The other committees are convened only when necessary to conduct the special business for which they are appointed . |
| 19 | I would like to thank the following women for their support and encouragement as I was writing this piece : Anne Collins , Linda Stepulvage , Tricia Darragh and Lisa Hunt . |
| 20 | And we would like to thank the following organisations for financial support : Andersonstown News , and Milltown Action Team . |
| 21 | The Regional Council would like to thank the following organisations for their co-operation during the design and construction of the Sighthill Section of the City By-pass : and all others whose valued contributions have been received . |
| 22 | The Regional Council would like to thank the following organisations for their co-operation during the design and construction of the Gilmerton Bypass : and all others who have in any way contributed to this project . |
| 23 | Stephen 's solicitor , Dennis Dudley , told Wolverhampton magistrates : ‘ I would like to thank the Daily Mirror for passing on this information . ’ |
| 24 | I wish at the outset to thank the hon. Member for Leicestershire , North-West ( Mr. Ashby ) for initiating the debate . |
| 25 | I wish to take this early opportunity to thank the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) . |
| 26 | I also wish to thank the hon. Member for Glasgow , Shettleston ( Mr. Marshall ) who suggested in the first place that the Bill should apply to Scotland as well as to England and Wales . |
| 27 | I really wanted to thank the little guy for saving my life , but I have a hard-bitten image to keep up . |
| 28 | The world has much to thank the Chinese ancients for , do n't you agree ? " |
| 29 | But centres still need to see the complete picture for all modules and all students , not least because results data is needed for inclusion in prospectuses . |
| 30 | The Department of Trade and Industry are organising a conference this weekend , where businessmen will be invited to see the new technology for themselves . |