Example sentences of "for the tories [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the real world , these results are neither as good for the Tories nor as bad for Labour as the polls and media predictions have made them seem . |
| 2 | The conference which begins today is one of the most difficult for the Tories since Mrs Thatcher came to power . |
| 3 | Mori for the Times put Labour one point ahead on 39 per cent , with 38 for the Tories and 20 for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 4 | Told that the ITN exit poll was predicting 305 seats for the Tories and 294 for Labour , he sniffed : ‘ In the BBC exit poll , the Labour Party is ahead . ’ |
| 5 | This was odd , since the BBC had just come up with the figures of 301 for the Tories and 298 for Labour . |
| 6 | The question people will ask is whether it is a budget for Britain or a budget for the Tories and the answer is that it is clearly the latter . |
| 7 | It represents a major setback for the Tories and raises the prospect of a hung Parliament with Labour the biggest party . |