Example sentences of "of [noun sg] in [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 The most feverish area of research in snowboarding for the past few years has been the quest for an improved binding system — in particular a releasable binding that works .
2 Two women , both family breadwinners , found the union of help in fighting for the right to be considered for promotion .
3 In conclusion , this study shows that non-invasive radionuclide angiography is of benefit in screening for obstruction within the portal vein as part of the preliminary investigation of portal hypertension and chronic liver disease or during the assessment for liver transplantation .
4 Filip said that figures for all of 1992 were not clear enough to state if the workstation business was profitable in the year but in the fourth quarter , even assuming a margin of error in accounting for the workstation operations as a distinct business , the operation clearly was profitable .
5 Here , experience of a particular sector is less important as a previous record of achievement in searching for such individuals than having the necessary weight and calibre to be able to attract those people .
6 The significance of the degree of urbanization in accounting for these changes can be seen at district level .
7 There is an underlying difficulty of principle in asking for a law of gravitation consistent with SR : SR applies to flat space–time while gravitational forces are a manifestation of its curvature .
8 They also enlisted the help of John Cator MP ‘ a mean , avaricious money-lender very much employed by men of fortune in trafficking for annuities , reversions and post obits . ’
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