Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence is provided by a number of low scarps which wind for considerable distances across the Mercurian surface . |
| 2 | Majority opinion in the ILP was best expressed in the resolution moved on behalf of the Rugby Branch , which argued for continued affiliation on the basis of a satisfactory revision of Parliamentary Standing Orders . |
| 3 | The idea of the humane , creatively enlightened State , which cared for ordinary men and their development , was in his thinking always overshadowed by that of the power-State , Spartan , demanding and careless of the feelings or immediate interests of the individual . |
| 4 | And yet , he painted delicate water colours which sold for high prices . |
| 5 | He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner . |
| 6 | But here and throughout there is an illuminating clarity of texture , purity of sound and impeccable intonation which make for satisfying listening . |
| 7 | We could eventually remove from human life all the characteristics which make for human distress — criminality , war-making , and the like . ’ |
| 8 | And yet surprisingly little is known about the factors which make for public acceptance . |
| 9 | Prosamo ( which stands for planned release of selected and modified organisms ) is sponsoring a wide range of studies on the behaviour of genetically engineered organisms in the environment . |
| 10 | SQL , which stands for structured query language , is a calculus-based language used on a number of database systems , for example , DB2 and Oracle . |
| 11 | According to the Limited Partnerships ( Unrestricted Size ) No 1 Regulations 1971 , which provide for limited partnerships in surveying and allied professions beyond the usual maximum of twenty members , not more than one quarter of the total number of partners can be limited partners . |
| 12 | stage 1 modules which provide for basic competences |
| 13 | pay policies which provide for just rewards ( individual or team bonuses ) for outstanding effort , achievements and innovation ; |
| 14 | Part II — Orders in family proceedings This introduces four new orders known collectively as s8 orders which provide for different aspects of a child 's care and upbringing . |
| 15 | Twenty-nine countries — members of the North Atlantic Treaty organization ( NATO ) and the former Warsaw Pact , including the successor states to the Soviet Union — on June 5 signed a revised Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe ( CFE ) , which provided for sharp reductions in conventional weaponry and troop levels in Europe . |
| 16 | Malaysia , and to a lesser extent Indonesia , expressed concern at a November agreement which provided for increased US use of Singapore 's military facilities . |
| 17 | In 1978 the Mariana Islands ( excluding Guam ) had opted for status as a self-governing commonwealth of the USA , and in 1982 the FSM and the Marshall Islands had signed compacts of free association which provided for internal sovereignty and US economic support in return for continuing US control of their defence and foreign policies . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , there was constitutional advance , in the form of the Government of India Act of 1935 , which provided for responsible government in the provinces . |
| 19 | The agreement , which provided for soft loans or mixed credits over the next three years , was made on more generous terms than the £300,000,000 soft loan package extended in 1986 [ see p. 34675 ] . |
| 20 | It has been suggested that guidance should be given to the profession relating to receipts which are being issued for redemption money on the redemption of feuduties in terms of Section 4 of the Land Tenure Reform ( Scotland ) Act , 1974 , the section which provided for voluntary redemption of feuduties at the terms of Whitsunday and Martinmas . |
| 21 | Experience with the Town Development Act ( which provided for negotiated schemes of ‘ overspill ’ from congested urban areas to towns wishing to expand ) did not suggest that it would be easy to find sufficient sites . |
| 22 | Fifteen years of one-party rule ended formally on Nov. 30 when a new Constitution came into effect which provided for multiparty democracy and a free-market economy . |
| 23 | So in a way , what my teachers here and what we are arguing about is that we want a school which cares for individual children , which rejects both extremes that I 've mentioned . |
| 24 | This is accomplished through the ordering of edges on the Agenda , and through the direction-independent nature of the Fundamental Rule which looks for possible extensions to hypotheses . |
| 25 | The software also includes ViruSTOP which looks for virus-like behaviour . |
| 26 | The countries covered by the agreement , which allows for joint sales and marketing activities , include Bulgaria , the countries of the former Soviet Union , the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland , Romania and Slovakia . |
| 27 | On the other hand it may represent a genuine attempt by specialists in related subjects to sit down together and plan a programme which allows for separate activities but suggests common themes and provides examples of integrated lessons as in the Nigerian Cultural and Creative Art syllabus . |
| 28 | In the first , a bill is passed which allows for certain actions to be taken , such as the establishment of a space agency , the construction of a national highway system , the provision of agricultural price supports , and so on . |
| 29 | However , the Dewey system , which allows for infinite subdivision on a decimal basis , can cope with this . |
| 30 | The twelfth century was characterized , therefore , by fewer but more protracted wars , which smouldered for long periods between short , sharp bouts of conflict , like the war that covered must of the reigns of Henry I of England and Louis VI of France , the one inaugurated by the great rebellion of 1173 , which outlived both Louis VII and Henry II , or that against Catalan claims in the south . |