Example sentences of "in [num] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same way , attempts by a small but highly articulate pressure group around the journal Nature , founded in 1869 to argue for the social utility of scientific research , gained only limited success . |
| 2 | The implementation of the Single Europe Act in 1993 provides for the EC wide abolition of exchange controls and gives authorized financial institutions the right to do business anywhere in Europe . |
| 3 | Having previously written some plays and two novels — The Jesuit ( 1832 ) and The Prelate ( 1840 ) — his break came when he returned from a continental tour in 1849 to write for the London Journal . |
| 4 | The aim of the conference will be to do for this junction of Europe and Asia what the Helsinki conference in 1975 did for the rest of Europe . |
| 5 | A meeting of the SCS early in 1917 called for the dismissal of Lord Devonport , the first Food Controller , who had made his fortune in wholesale grocery and was vehemently opposed to cooperation : |
| 6 | Group testing received its first big boost when the US entered World War 1 in 1917 to provide for the rapid classification of a million and a half recruits who needed to be assigned to suitable roles in the military machine . |
| 7 | Today , participation in the event is encouraged by the Open Spaces Society , which was formed in 1865 to fight for the preservation of Hampstead Heath and which now campaigns nationally for the protection of commons , village greens and footpaths . |
| 8 | It is the oldest order of Chivalry in the world , founded in 1099 to care for the sick and wounded soldiers in the Crusades . |
| 9 | He entered Lancashire Independent College , Manchester , in 1844 to study for the ministry , and hard work made up for ‘ the lack of university training and degree , not then so accessible ’ . |
| 10 | Mohammed Hussein Nagdi , who resigned as Iran 's ambassador to Italy in 1982 to campaign for the government 's overthrow , was killed on his way to work when the hit squad pulled up beside his car and opened fire with a submachine gun , police said . |
| 11 | The Queen Mother 's strong beliefs are thought to be rooted in her intense disapproval of her brother-in-law Edward VIII 's decision in 1936 to abdicate for the love of American divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson . |
| 12 | The king 's favour made him the special target of the reforming Ordainers , who in 1311 called for the exclusion from court of both Henry and Isabella , the resumption of his grants from the king , and the transference of the custody of Man to ‘ a good Englishman ’ ( a phrase which reveals one reason for his unpopularity ) . |
| 13 | Before independence , a daily half-hour in Asian languages had been introduced in 1959 to cater for the territory 's substantial Asian minority . |
| 14 | Formula Two was introduced in 1947 to cater for the new breed of younger driver who wanted to break into the sport but could not afford to get into Grand Prix racing . |