Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [adj] case for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A strange looking band named Bronski Beat began to state a national case for gay equality . |
| 2 | This was necessary to create a convincing case for EC excise duty ‘ harmonisation ’ which did not penalise spirits . |
| 3 | The selectors have long refused to hear a strident case for Carlisle Best , and locals were also miffed that Desmond Haynes was overlooked for the West Indies captaincy . |
| 4 | If one is to present a credible case for investment planning as a progressive development one has to consider the problems raised by the choice of criteria of operation for a national investment bank . |
| 5 | Enough of him had , however , remained in the present to enable him to present a powerful case for the area 's preservation and to prophesy that the objectors would win . |
| 6 | Taken together , all these properties of LTP would seem to make a powerful case for its study as , at the very least , an intriguing model for memory . |
| 7 | There is no need to make a new case for the improvement of management connections with higher education . |
| 8 | The first need in such cases is to make a convincing case for the importance of the house , not only in architectural terms , but as the centrepiece of the park landscape . |
| 9 | This is an important point where chronic mentally ill people are concerned , since many lack the confidence and social skills to make a telling case for their needs to be met . |
| 10 | It is not hard , however , to make a strong case for the view that unrest in a particular part of the empire in 1858 loomed large in the regime 's decision to opt for the version of emancipation which gave peasants land . |
| 11 | Equally vitally , the Government are failing to make a positive case for European integration . |
| 12 | It is a clear indication of Hammond 's formidable nature that , faced with the reforming zeal of Sir Charles Trevelyan ( 1807–86 ) , the Assistant Secretary to the Treasury , the de facto head of the Civil Service , and a joint author of the influential Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1854 , he was able to make a special case for the Foreign Office . |
| 13 | Whilst the self-appraisal might be viewed as the school 's attempt to defend its policies and practices , rather than to appraise itself , and to make a special case for extra resources and improved staffing , the inspection could be seen as a process of ensuring that the school was performing to an acceptable standard and that no serious problems existed in terms of teacher performance and in terms of resources needed to carry out the curriculum . |