Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb pp] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dell expects fiscal 1994 sales of between $3,400m and $3,700m and net profit of between $3.30 and $3.75 a share , compared with the $2.59 on sales of just over $2,000m reported for the year just ended . |
| 2 | The data gathered for the exercise clearly reflect the now very considerable research strength and performance that we possess . |
| 3 | Throughout the day Axis reconnaissance aircraft searched for the convoy in variable visibility , Beaufighters from Malta continuing to provide cover and frequently heard making reports but experiencing difficulty in maintaining contact . |
| 4 | Examination of the quality of management decisions is included to ensure that lessons are learnt for the future and to provide data needed for the revision of systems if this proves to be necessary . |
| 5 | Therefore , to avoid any confusion , the interpretations have been based solely on a comparison of the rates charged for Cessna 150/152s , as these make up about 45 per cent of the aircraft offered for the purpose of basic training or hire . |
| 6 | Red-faced check-in staff were forced to explain to the frustrated passengers that engineers at Glasgow Airport had forgotten to replace the seats in the Twin Otter aircraft used for the inter-islands service . |
| 7 | He and Elham have worked round-the-clock to raise the $100,000 needed for the children 's fares , accommodation , clothing and food . |
| 8 | The l.e.d.s used for the tie display are the low current 2mA type , with maximum current of 20mA . |
| 9 | The part that the National Food Survey plays in policy formulation is illustrated and the proceedings also indicate how researchers and commercial interests can benefit from the continuity and the broad coverage of the data obtained for the Survey . |
| 10 | The £9,500 paid for the stallion was far beyond the previous record for a Clydesdale . |
| 11 | Sandys ’ Reformation did exactly the opposite : his policies reinforced British military capabilities for nuclear war , while cutting the ships , aircraft and above all infantry needed for the type of fighting in which military forces have been constantly engaged in the latter half of the twentieth century . |
| 12 | ‘ But when we got down to signing the papers I saw there was £198 charged for the fittings and £223 VAT on the original sum I had been quoted . |
| 13 | On Feb. 13 up to 50,000 demonstrators outside the CP headquarters called for the deportation of Armenian refugees from Dushanbe ( the authorities insisted that fewer than 40 Armenians had arrived in the city , not thousands as rumoured , and that all had been housed with relatives ) , for the dismissal of the republic 's leadership , and for better job prospects and housing and environmental protection . |
| 14 | For a breakdown of the characteristics of the prison population at any one time , one of the few available sources is the statistics collected for the All-India Committee on Jail Reforms 1980–3 . |
| 15 | ‘ In this section , section 84 , Schedule 12 and Schedule 13 … ‘ action ’ includes any failure to act , and so as regards ‘ exercise ’ in relation to any power ; and ‘ action , ’ in relation to a society , includes action on its behalf by any body associated with it ; ‘ prescribed , ’ in relation to matters of complaint , means prescribed for the time being in Part II of Schedule 12 and , in relation to the respects in which a complainant is affected by any action , means prescribed for the time being in Part III of that Schedule as grounds for making action subject to investigation under the scheme ; … |
| 16 | ‘ In this section , section 84 , Schedule 12 and Schedule 13 … ‘ action ’ includes any failure to act , and so as regards ‘ exercise ’ in relation to any power ; and ‘ action , ’ in relation to a society , includes action on its behalf by any body associated with it ; ‘ prescribed , ’ in relation to matters of complaint , means prescribed for the time being in Part II of Schedule 12 and , in relation to the respects in which a complainant is affected by any action , means prescribed for the time being in Part III of that Schedule as grounds for making action subject to investigation under the scheme ; … |
| 17 | A poll carried out into the reasons why people voted for the SDP candidate in the Warrington by-election of 1981 revealed that only 9 per cent did so because they supported SDP policy ; 8 per cent did so because they admired the well-known candidate ; and nearly 70 per cent voted for negative " reasons — the most frequently cited being their opposition to the extremism of the two established parties . |
| 18 | The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives . |
| 19 | Mr Badran , a former intelligence chief , has bowed to public pressure to bring in democratic reforms and investigate people blamed for the country 's economic crisis . |
| 20 | Some 900 people applied for the BFI 's New Directors scheme in 1990 of which 9 were successful . |
| 21 | It was a fortnight now since it had started with such a hullabaloo , but there had been no raids , and no bombs had been dropped ; the sirens went and people made for the shelters , but more and more half-heartedly , as days passed and nothing exciting happened . |
| 22 | From April 1991 larger practices will be able to choose to take control of some NHS funds to finance a range of local services for their own patients — including certain hospital treatments , and the cost to the NHS prescriptions and some staff needed for the practice . |
| 23 | When the first people left for the fields in the morning they found a dead dog on the path . |
| 24 | The unions provide advice in a variety of ways , some using legal staff engaged for the purpose and others relying on the general full-time officials supported by recourse to the private practitioner . |
| 25 | He also states that the agreements made with Sonnabend clients regarding the purchase of works destined for the May 1991 show were written out after he had notified Sonnabend that he was leaving them . |
| 26 | There are few predatory starfish offered for the aquarium but thankfully there are some really excellent non-predatory species such as the Fromia starfishes , Fromia elegans and Fromia monalis , and the dramatic blue Linkia laevigator . |
| 27 | And of course there was the small matter of £2,000 raised for the Guide Dogs for the Blind to comfort the eight shattered darts players . |
| 28 | They were offered the three alternative thresholds taken from the Institute 's recent consultative document and only 18% opted for the VAT registration limit ( turnover £36,600 ) ; 47% were in favour of the VAT cash accounting limit , and 35% opted for the EC small companies definition . |
| 29 | Offers in region of £900,000 invited for the business and net assets . |
| 30 | Arriving in tltis self-proclaimed cultural centre of Australia , we had 30 minutes ' stopover while the big Australian National Railway diesels were uncoupled and a new pair attached for the journey to New South Wales . |