Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of a payment for public exhibition was first developed in Sweden during the late 1960s and is based on the idea that the exhibition of paintings and other works of art is a service to society and , accordingly , the artist should receive some form of exhibition payment . |
| 2 | Some of the part-time farmers with their own businesses used the farm as a base for that business . |
| 3 | It was the longest operational tour flown by RAAF aircrews but it served as a classroom as it provided a huge fount of experience amongst crews that , in effect , provided a base for future RAAF units operating in South East Asia in the 1960 and 1970s . |
| 4 | Many new and fascinating approaches can be worked out in the voluntary setting and provide a base for constructive criticism of statutory provision and a fund of enthusiasm for change . |
| 5 | The place of work also provides us with a base for social interaction . |
| 6 | It has been claimed that high unemployment , recent legislation and changes in the strategies of management have served to weaken the power of trade unions , thereby permitting changes in working practices and work organization which provide a base for improved productivity and performance . |
| 7 | Where the Esquerra 's left-of-centre credentials made Catalan autonomy seem ‘ safe ’ to the Madrid government , the PNV 's fervent Catholicism and general conservatism provoked Republican fears that an autonomous Basque region might become a base for right-wing subversion : what the Bilbao Socialist , Prieto , called a ‘ Vaticanist Gibraltar ’ . |
| 8 | He declared that ‘ our only wish is that Afghanistan should be a neutral and independent state developing in its own right and friendly to the USSR , and not a base for hostile activity threatening the security of neighbours ’ . |
| 9 | Three concrete blocks were cemented to the patio stones at the rear of the new pond as a base for this filter — it was important that these were all at the same level . |
| 10 | If fewer than ten suitable students are identified , there is a provision for substitute funding ; I think you suggested half the fees for places that are taken up , and that would certainly fit within the limits set by the Executive . |
| 11 | We could not avoid , we felt , erm a small part of the fixed cost to the primary schools being cut , but that was offset by a provision for additional staffing in the primary sector , which we identify as an important item . |
| 12 | A provision for Possible funding by the EEC of pilot schemes to demonstrate to farmers the enlarged objectives of investment aid via a development plan . |
| 13 | There should be a provision for annual leadership elections in the Parliamentary Party . |
| 14 | The direct tax effects of Budget changes have primarily resulted in the release of deferred PRT provisions totalling £108 million , offset by a provision for deferred corporation tax of £30 million [ see note 8 ] , a net tax release of £78 million . |
| 15 | There should probably be a provision for independent determination ( by an accountant rather than a surveyor ) in case of dispute . |
| 16 | Then , with a watchful eye , it can keep a lookout for potential prey without revealing its presence . |
| 17 | There was a trial for black lead in Tilberthwaite Gill , but one would have thought that his Lordship would have mentioned that place . |
| 18 | The filter sits on a cradle for easy removal . |
| 19 | Thus Lucas can be seen to be estimating a regression for each country in which that country 's deviation of real output from its natural level is regressed on its own lagged value and Lucas 's measure of the unpredictable and therefore unanticipated component of aggregate demand . |
| 20 | She had brought a case for legal compensation for her dead children 's lives and for her own suffering and one of her few recorded public utterances was to call the first offer of compensation " pitiful " . |
| 21 | Even where there is a case for legal action on these criteria the local authority should consider what the use of compulsory powers will add in safeguarding the child and whether the gain is sufficient to justify the use of compulsion and the trauma that may result . |
| 22 | GTE Corp 's GTE Telecommunication Services and Digital Equipment Corp have joined forces to develop the CloneDetector , a knowledge-based system to reduce clone fraud in the cellular industry : the system will automatically detect simultaneous calls using the same cellular telephone number but originating from multiple locations , or calls originating outside the normal geographic area used for a particular cellular telephone ; it will build a case for each instance of fraudulent use , prioritise the cases , and recommend the actions to be taken . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , there would appear to be a case for each authority to provide an annual report in the same way as local authorities . |
| 24 | There may be a case for downward movement inside the ERM as the French achieved in the mid-1980s , or even a case for a one-off devaluation as the Swedes undertook in 1982 . |
| 25 | Erm there is then a case for that policy to be covered in the structure plan and of course in local plans and at the local plan stage there is an opportunity for councils to er interpret the structure plan policy to add er exceptions if they so wish and for those to be tested at a local plan enquiry . |
| 26 | I am arguing for something far more significant than that , and we might call it a case for ecological morality . |
| 27 | The head and senior staff had made a case for extra staffing and were successful in gaining an improved pupil-teacher ratio . |
| 28 | There may be a case for greater flexibility in the housing market , but a reduced public sector and probable higher housing costs will do little to reduce the national homelessness figures of over 100,000 . |
| 29 | If bilateral cases of glue ear are treated with adenoidectomy and tube insertion there may be a case for bilateral myringotomy and aspiration of fluid but with insertion of only a unilateral tube . |
| 30 | The Sports Council have to follow Government Policy and make everyone self financing and self sufficient you will no doubt read int he press and hear through the media about many similar cases , it is a case for grave concern and efforts will be made to seek the support of many people who applaud our type of work and so give the world of Movement and Dance the benefit of their experience and support . |