Example sentences of "in [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delay caused by a failure of the legal aid authorities to act , or act reasonably may constitute good reason , but delay caused by the failure of the plaintiff or his solicitors to act promptly in applying for legal aid , or for the removal of a legal aid restriction , will not constitute a good reason ( Waddon v Whitecroft-Scovill Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 309 ) . |
| 2 | I am sure that he will wish to join me in congratulating the governors , the headmaster and the parents involved in the school on their wisdom in applying for grant-maintained status so as to free themselves from the bureaucracy and interference of the local education authority . |
| 3 | There were reports on Feb. 20 that US and UK businesses had clashed over post-war contracts , and on Feb. 21 The Times reported that the UK government had begun negotiations with the Kuwaiti government-in-exile for an extension to a deadline for bids , after UK companies claimed that US businesses had secured an unfair advantage in bidding for postwar reconstruction work . |
| 4 | At this point regions with good transport links and a high quality workforce will be at a competitive advantage in bidding for inward investment while those who are content to ‘ regarder passer les trains ’ will suffer . |
| 5 | The most remote regions of the United Kingdom have also been active in pressing for Tunnel-related investment . |
| 6 | Labour will set the pace in pressing for international action to safeguard the ozone layer , to combat acid rain , to tackle the problem of global warming , to face up to the environmental needs of the poorest people of the world . |
| 7 | Both redundancy payments and social security benefits are totally inappropriate for dealing with today 's long-term structural unemployment and play no role in compensating for recurrent unemployment or the casualisation of work . |
| 8 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 9 | If we are interested only in smoothing for pictorial representation , this does not matter . |
| 10 | A review of the hospital notes of 570 diabetics registered with the relevant general practitioners identified 415 eligible patients , who were asked in writing for informed consent to enter the trial ( fig 3 ) . |
| 11 | Megarry VC found for the plaintiff and he said that four elements were necessary in testing for confidential quality : 1 . |
| 12 | In testing for Super Class 1 , Class 1 and Class 2 transactions it is necessary to make three comparisons between the listed company and the business it is disposing of or acquiring . |
| 13 | Said had earlier in the year been mentioned in a House of Commons select committee as an important contact in securing for British Aerospace the £20,000 million al-Yamamah arms purchase of 1985 , a deal which became a focus of controversy after allegations that large sums were paid to mediators . |
| 14 | But whereas Gilford secured his par 4 , Spence could not birdie to force a tie , and Ames , in going for outright victory , was too aggressive and overshot the green . |
| 15 | They disagreed with the view that in caring for sick charity begins at home . |
| 16 | Glen , 17 , has received backing from the members and officials of Sacriston Workmens Club to assist in paying for costly travel expense . |
| 17 | The Nottingham Forest manager has wasted no time in moving for Olympic keeper Brad Freidle after Mark Crossley cost his side two crucial survival points against Wimbledon on Sunday . |
| 18 | The whole system was tainted with a self-destructive weakness , for in striving for absolute standardization , it rejected the individual and automatically branded him a second-class citizen . |
| 19 | The fact that the efficiency of rivets was in no way improved by capping them with precious metal provides another indication of the limitations of material factors in accounting for technical innovation . |
| 20 | These delays cost small businesses well over £1bn a year but Mrs Thatcher 's Government has not followed our EC partners in providing for automatic charging of interest on overdue bills , a step recommended 10 years ago by the Law Commission . |
| 21 | In calling for radical change , the NCC recognised that pressure must be applied from both ends — downwards from central government and upwards from pedestrians themselves . |
| 22 | Despite the crudity of this message , it was extremely popular as a rallying cry because , in calling for shared community values , it so neatly combined Liberal and Conservative fears about the threat from urban democracy . |
| 23 | Mr Morris was joined by Cleveland County Council education chairman Keith Legg in calling for public help to catch the vandals . |
| 24 | There is no point in calling for tight tolerance components here . |
| 25 | Is n't he rather lax in calling for social change ? |
| 26 | But Nietzsche 's motive in opting for classical philology , when he finally did so , was not simple . |
| 27 | The Resolutions passed by this Congress reflected the new mood and strength of feeling of the delegates , as the following illustrations show : This Congress orders that the British Deaf Association takes a lead in pressurising for new government legislation which would absolutely guarantee the right of deaf people to sign language interpreting services as part of the statutory provision . |
| 28 | The aids which can be used in preparing for joint management are those of information derived from comparisons , clarity of purpose and a readiness to undertake corporate self-assessment . |
| 29 | Samuel , who lived with his mother until 1652 or later , collaborated with her in the 1640s in campaigning for religious freedom and upholding the autonomy of individual congregations . |
| 30 | ON VERGE OF A NEW ERA IN PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT , CONFERENCE TOLD |