Example sentences of "and [noun pl] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Arab League was founded in March 1945 with the aim of strengthening the close ties between sovereign Arab states in order to co-ordinate their policies and activities for the common good of the Arab world . |
| 2 | Seek out the company of cheery chums and forget your worries and woes for a wee while . |
| 3 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 4 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 5 | In addition it was permitted to enslave prisoners of war in order to provide ancillary troops and labourers for the Turkish smallholder/soldiers . |
| 6 | Geldof gives up struggling to be a singer of quality and pitches for the spoken individuality of a Dylan . |
| 7 | In 1736 he received two commissions from Graham : the construction of a nine-feet zenith sector ( the arc of which Graham divided himself ) for the French Académie des Sciences expedition to Lapland under Pierre de Maupertuis to measure the length of a degree of the meridian ; and preparing brass rods and scales for the Royal Society and the Académie for new standards to show the relation between the English yard and the French half-toise . |
| 8 | Recent topics have included updates on how European countries are handling the environmental labelling issue and proposals for a comprehensive EC labelling system . |
| 9 | Payments to upland livestock farmers through hill livestock compensatory amounts and proposals for an improved farm woodland scheme are two examples of the Government 's common-sense approach . |
| 10 | Despite inclusion in the Christie 's preview and plans for a pre-sale tour before the sale , the picture was suddenly withdrawn for undisclosed reasons before being catalogued . |
| 11 | In the turmoil of the two years after the Japanese surrender , catastrophic inflation at triple digit rates coupled with an explosion of labour and political activity culminated in mass protest and plans for a general strike on 1 February 1947 . |
| 12 | In addition to the Gulf crisis , they addressed questions concerning the modalities of Soviet troop withdrawals from East Germany , and plans for a German-Soviet treaty . |
| 13 | SIR JOHN HALL emerged from the latest bout of boardroom battling at Newcastle United yesterday with a controlling stake in the club and plans for a complete takeover . |
| 14 | The Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU ) summit , held in Casablanca , Morocco , on Sept. 15-16 , managed to avoid discord on the subjects of Western Sahara and plans for a Middle East peace conference . |
| 15 | I made my way home each night with at least some notion of hope and plans for a new assault on Wilde . |
| 16 | Mitterrand approves his Bibliothèque and plans for a national art library |
| 17 | BRITAIN 'S biggest sock maker and second largest bra maker , Sherwood , will this week announce pre-tax profit of £14 million plus , a 4-for-1 scrip issue and plans for a full market listing . |
| 18 | Both the bid for Channel Five and plans for the new Teleport to be operated at South Gyle , carrying signals for both Television and Telecommunications via satellite , cable and fibre optic lines , are well advanced and require the continued integration of technologies to carry on the task of promoting Edinburgh as a centre of excellence in the new media . |
| 19 | There will also be medals and trophies for the winning teams and finalists . |
| 20 | The subcontract is part of a prime contract awarded to Norton Diamond Film Inc , and calls for a two-year development programme , with an optional third year . |
| 21 | The subcontract is part of a prime contract awarded to Norton Diamond Film Inc , and calls for a two-year development programme , with an optional third year . |
| 22 | This is despite their repeated claims that the act , which tightens up rules on the safety inspection of large dams and calls for a national register of dams , was necessary . |
| 23 | [ That this House condemns British Coal for its closure of the Coventry Colliery at Keresely with the loss of 1,300 jobs , completed in a mere 13 days from the announcement of the decision to the working of the last shift ; believes that the pit is not abandoned but mothballed with 40 million tonnes of good quality reserves of medium sulphur content which will be kept on a care and maintenance basis until a link-up is organised by a privatised Daw Mill Colliery should the Government be re-elected ; condemns British Coal 's refusal to attend two meetings of local authority and parish councillors , local honourable Members of this House and church representatives and notes the absence at the meetings of 24th October and 11th November of the local Tory honourable Members ; and calls for a public inquiry into the methods of the closure and the false economics which talk of losses ' yet fail to take into account the future cost to public funds of lost production and taxes paid , and of dole and unemployment payments to be made . ] |
| 24 | Pleck ( 1975 ) argues that the symbol-dependent aspects of socialization have been neglected , and calls for a language-oriented theory of sex-role learning . |
| 25 | Clearly the task is considerable and calls for an efficient Community legislative system ( which needs to be accompanied by a vigorous process of national compliance ) . |
| 26 | Greenpeace says the problems bring the margin of safety below an acceptable level and calls for the immediate closure of the affected reactors . |
| 27 | They were used to store such items as candles , dustbins and ashtrays for the Civil Service . |
| 28 | Training is seen as the acquisition of knowledge and skills for a specific purpose . |
| 29 | This course provides graduates with the relevant knowledge and skills for a wide range of employment opportunities . |
| 30 | Much depends on whether the employer sees the degree as a screening for general ability , a broad foundation of knowledge and skills for a particular occupation , or as turning out a finished product which he can employ without incurring further substantial training costs . |