Example sentences of "work for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the majority of exercises employed are basically the same , the results will vary according to whether you work hard for short periods or do easier work for a longer stretch . |
| 2 | It 's easy to drive , quick enough to be fun , with the reassurance of solid , almost farmyard engineering under the skin to remove any worries about making it work for a living . |
| 3 | Either way , they would see no increase in their direct taxes under Labour , provided they do not work for a living . |
| 4 | She recalled a promise made by Mr Major when he became Prime Minister : that he would work for a nation at ease with itself . |
| 5 | Products are always tested to conform to standard specifications ( as printed in the catalogue ) , but if there are specific analytical needs , they will gladly perform custom analyses , ensuring that the product will work for a particular application . |
| 6 | Or they must work for a particular employer ( eg a local council ) , or in a similar trade or occupation ( eg taxidrivers , the police ) . |
| 7 | We will work for a successful outcome to the GATT negotiations . |
| 8 | We will work for a clear definition of the rights of the European citizen , and insist that these are common to all Community nationals . |
| 9 | We will in addition work for a global ban on chemical and biological weapons and stronger controls to prevent proliferation of ballistic missiles . |
| 10 | The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry . |
| 11 | But although this strategy may work for a few years , there are few parishes which have the physical space for more than two or three new congregations . |
| 12 | You can work for a record company now because of your college degree , instead of what you know about music . |
| 13 | The question arises whether a subcontract owner-driver is really an independent contractor or , in fact , because he does so much work for a particular haulier , an employee of that haulier . |
| 14 | ‘ And ambushing might work for a long-legged frog like Ferd , but I do n't think I could leap out of a bush if I tried . |
| 15 | This wo n't work for a single motif , but how about a single motif in black , knitted against a striped background of bright jewel colours , or white on pastel stripes ? ( for this , the card does n't need to be reversed of course . ) |
| 16 | I myself work for a newspaper ( Gulp ! — IM ) and believe in individuals having their own opinions ( Why work for a newspaper then ? — IM ) . |
| 17 | The Commission filing indicates that Michels , whose Santa Cruz shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on Santa Cruz 's board , and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 18 | The SEC filing indicates Michels , whose SCO shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on SCO 's board and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 19 | Debate focused on the question of whether the Meiji Restoration was a bourgeois revolution , albeit with remnants of feudalism persisting , in which case activists should work for a proletarian revolution ; or whether it was an incomplete bourgeois revolution , necessitating a two-stage revolution in the future . |
| 20 | After the model had been repaired , Watt discovered that it would only work for a few stroked and then stop . |
| 21 | Slipping between the pages of a magazine may work for a sachet of shampoo or for a soup mix , but the product can very easily slip out again and the end purchaser may not receive the sample . |
| 22 | Would it work for a square ? |
| 23 | It 'll work for a lot of them . |
| 24 | Occasionally I even recommend a bank if you should work for a bank you can get the job done for practically nothing I understand and it might be worthwhile . |
| 25 | It will work for a recogniser , with just one node in the top layer , but it is phrased as if the top layer contains many nodes . |
| 26 | Crucially , they found it almost impossible to make them work for a wage . |
| 27 | But what upset her particularly was the last sentence : ‘ I should go and work for a week in one of my shops but — though I could even sleep on the factory floor — I ca n't understand people working in shops . ’ |
| 28 | That may work for a lottery system where the buyer buys the fun of expectation but it does not — or should not — apply to opportunities . |
| 29 | I mean unless you actually do go and work for a specifically religious charity , |
| 30 | The United Kingdom will work for a successful United Nations Conference on Environment and Development next June . |