Example sentences of "single out for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lancaster 's objections to the regime , however , were concerned just as much with domestic affairs : he criticized the queen for her greed and acquisitiveness , singling out for special mention her appropriation of the lordship of Pontefract which had been held by Earl Thomas in right of his wife , He complained that the treasure left by Edward II had been ‘ wastede and born away withouten the wille of Kyng Edwarde his sone , in destruccioun of him and of his folk ’ , and proposed that Mortimer ‘ shouldd dwelle oppon his owen landes ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Vernon added that , as though to celebrate the anniversary , the fund raisers had turned in record figures yet again , singling out for special thanks the branches and guilds new record of over £10m . |
| 3 | To be worth singling out for special attention , a semantic relation needs to be at least systematic , in the sense that it recurs in a number of pairs or sets of related lexical units ( it will be recalled that the expression lexical unit is used to refer to a lexical form together with a single distinguished sense ) . |
| 4 | If it was known that a Girl simply had a relation with the disease , she would find herself singled out for extra help to the point of favouritism . |
| 5 | But he also disclosed that the 11 BR employees singled out for specific criticism by the Hidden inquiry would face disciplinary action , ranging from reprimand to suspension or dismissal . |
| 6 | However , it was not on the priority list of 20 rivers singled out for urgent action by the National Rivers Authority . |
| 7 | But despite the doubts , it seems at least probable that substantial research spending increases have occurred , at least in the seven areas singled out for special treatment . |
| 8 | Although individual job analysis may not prove conclusive , it allows trends to be established and where appropriate , unprofitable job types singled out for special scrutiny . |
| 9 | The fact that , for various reasons , Crosland opposed suggested ‘ transbinary ’ mergers — including Lancaster and the University of Warwick , Brighton and the University of Sussex — strengthened the feeling that the new public sector was being protected or singled out for special development . |
| 10 | He singled out for special criticism two specific objectives which had figured so prominently in the application of Keynesian ideas : ( a ) the notion that the proper focus of attention for monetary policy was the attainment of targets for the rate of interest as opposed to targets for the supply of money ; ( b ) that demand management policies could be adjusted in such a way as to achieve a target combination of inflation and unemployment which was sustainable indefinitely . |
| 11 | He singled out for particular attention the concepts of cause and effect , which we use and take for granted in everyday life , which are central to scientific study , and which were also essential to the theological argument from causality . |
| 12 | Alistair Darling , Labour MP for Edinburgh Central , singled out for particular criticism the general manager of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children , who was provided with a BMW saloon . |
| 13 | More impressive still was the menu in the college dining-room , something which the salivating Mutahhar singles out for special praise : ‘ Pheasants , partridges , herons , fish , roasted fowl , grilled kids , fried loaves , brightly-coloured sweets of different kinds and other good things were heaped everywhere in large quantities . ’ |
| 14 | Married women were always treated as a class apart for insurance purposes and in 1932 they found their health insurance benefits cut because of the high risk they represented , even though no other group with excessive claims ( for example miners ) was singled out for similar treatment . |
| 15 | Specific minority issues , such as racial harassment or the relationship between the blacks and the police , can be usefully singled out for successful in-bureau training . |
| 16 | At present about 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes in selected countries : unlucky countries that have not been singled out for earmarked money are vulnerable to savage cuts . |
| 17 | It is Coward who is singled out for specific blame by Durgnat , his screenplay compared explicitly/dismissively to women 's romance fiction as if that , by itself , was a confirmation of worthlessness . |
| 18 | The misuse of inside information within the new conglomerate structure is singled out for specific analysis . |
| 19 | I think at that age one is very concerned to be seen to be similar to one 's peers and hence not to be singled out for differential treatment . |
| 20 | They need not be subjected to obtrusive or distressing questions that may have no relevance to their illness , and no one will be singled out for discriminatory treatment . |
| 21 | Pensioners and the disabled would be singled out for special treatment , whether they paid rates or not . |
| 22 | When people hover for a tip , it 's excruciating , says Jon , 34 ‘ I do n't see why people working in certain industries should be singled out for special treatment . |
| 23 | The boys queued in sets of five outside the headmaster 's room , each clutching his signed slip and praying he would not be singled out for special treatment . |
| 24 | But Mary was not actually being singled out for special treatment or favour , except in so far as her own attractiveness and charm marked her out . |
| 25 | How often is a child singled out for special praise at governors ' meetings ? |
| 26 | Individual difficulties would be singled out for special treatment : ‘ When a passage went wrong during practice , she did n't mentally beat herself with a stick and get angry , merely went over it again , maybe more slowly or homed in on the particular difficulty that had tripped her up and worked on that . ’ |
| 27 | However , certain subject areas may be singled out for special treatment in any authority , either for local reasons ( e.g. subject fields relating to local industries ) or simply from a sense of commitment to the public library 's responsibilities in certain areas ( e.g. current affairs , the arts ) . |
| 28 | It is , however , a very special kind of autobiography , and may be compared to the accounts of their own lives which the early Methodists were expected to write at the time of their reception into the church : in such spiritual autobiographies divine visitations were singled out for special mention as evidences of God 's grace and power ; they were contrasted with laments over sinful behaviour and backsliding , and led to the culminating moment of conversion . |
| 29 | Students were a group already singled out for special attention in the effort to keep out the ‘ bourgeois liberalism ’ which had influenced their predecessors at the turn of the century . |
| 30 | While individual players have rightly been singled out for special mention , the very considerable success of Canada 's World Cup campaign was based on a concerted team effort . |