Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 2 | In nature , many animals are competing for limited resources . |
| 3 | It 's their genes that are struggling for reproductive success . |
| 4 | The business plan 's third big hole is its failure to deal with the lawsuits that names are bringing for alleged negligence by agents . |
| 5 | Bill Mumford says you need climbing skills and it 's a challenge that takes them into a new realm … he says they are praying for dry weather … but it gets very cold … drops to minus twenty at night |
| 6 | Please note that a higher standard is required if you are applying for Large Goods and/or Passenger Carrying Vehicle entitlement . |
| 7 | The waste-to-energy companies are pressing for financial support to allow them to take advantage of new waste management regulations due to come into force next year . |
| 8 | The union has managed to keep the strike going even though Siberian miners are pressing for political changes only , while miners in the Ukraine , where living conditions are particularly wretched , also want large wage rises . |
| 9 | The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court . |
| 10 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on ensuring that Britain is at the forefront of those countries in Europe that are pressing for improved animal welfare . |
| 11 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |
| 12 | We have one possibility but the case is still under investigation and I am looking for possible motives . |
| 13 | I am looking for short biographies of female scientists — of any discipline — for use in school . |
| 14 | They are overcharging for fitting childrens ' safety seats . |
| 15 | The few tenants who are searching for short-term leases are now able to negotiate break clauses in leases for new buildings . |
| 16 | THE Quakers are searching for new recruits to join their childrens ' football schools . |
| 17 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE are searching for financial backers for an extension to the new £500,000 William Clarke stand , at Trent Bridge . |
| 18 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will head the new group , was more blunt , saying : ‘ We are looking for substantial cost reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 19 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will be chief executive of the group , said : ‘ We are looking for substantial reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 20 | You are looking for familiar words or phrases . |
| 21 | We are looking for state-backed policies to provide funds for those areas of production where potential exists for a swift expansion of exports . |
| 22 | The geologists are looking for viable extensions of the Wych Farm field which has been successfully exploited in Poole Harbour without too much impact on the environment . |
| 23 | They are considering now short-term leases rather than sell on the market as it is at the present , and they are including the clinic in the buildings for which they are looking for alternative uses . |
| 24 | There are currently 79,000 children and young people being cared for by the local authorities in the U.K. and half of them are looking for foster homes . |
| 25 | Computer Sciences Corp , El Segundo , California entered a joint sales and marketing agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc to market client-server systems in the global aerospace manufacturing industry and the two are looking for combined revenues from the partnership to total about $80m over 18 months . |
| 26 | The Wildcats are looking for early success in the play-off campaign when they play host to Bracknell tomorrow and travel to Basingstoke on Sunday . |
| 27 | They are looking for other companies to help . |
| 28 | Now they are looking for other ways to make their lives more fulfilling and satisfying . |
| 29 | With R&D they are looking for new products ; with community programmes they are looking to develop an environment that is good for business . ’ |
| 30 | If you are looking for new sites and new friends please come down and attend one of our meetings . |