Example sentences of "for [adj] [noun pl] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , for geographic reasons the strategic benefits of Cam Ranh Bay in peacetime are likely to turn into a liability during war . |
| 2 | The above results confirm for right handers the asymmetrical involvement of left and right hemispheres in matters of speech production and perception . |
| 3 | Celts and Negroes love funerals , Orientals of every kind love weddings , while for inward-looking Saxons the big days are family holidays . |
| 4 | For computational linguists the over-riding concern is their practical use . |
| 5 | What is clear is that for different reasons the Nordic states were disinclined to pursue closer economic integration wholeheartedly , or were at least following their customary practice of slow and cautious deliberation to try to pinpoint and resolve in advance any possible difficulties . |
| 6 | Maybe they had been for old times the old times that had never really existed . |
| 7 | Not for British architects the spoiled role of their Finnish counterparts who command the same prestige in society as pop stars do in Western society . |
| 8 | For commercial reasons the exact location of the areas targeted by the company must remain confidential for the time being . |
| 9 | For risky junctions the risky exemplars show best recognition , while for the least risky junctions the result reverses . |
| 10 | Thus for longitudinal vibrations the resonant frequency is related to Young 's modulus by the equation for a beam free at both ends . |
| 11 | What is certain is that for countless ages the greatest mountain range on earth will continue to form an impenetrable barrier to the terrestrial animals that live north and south of it . |
| 12 | Thus for official purposes the old reckoning of 25 March was used , but its employment for unofficial and private purposes was waning to the extent that many documents carried a double indicator for the period 1 January to 24 March , as was illustrated by the inventory quoted in the Historical Year section , above . |
| 13 | Despite the fact that small companies promise substantially faster growth , the survey revealed that for large companies the median price to earnings ratio was a heady 20.6 , compared with 15.4 for smaller firms . |
| 14 | In a section of the treaty concerning respect for human rights the Moroccan government secured the inclusion of a limiting clause stipulating that it would act in conformity with existing domestic legislation . |
| 15 | While profit is the dominant goal for profit-orientated organizations the dominant goal of nonprofit organizations is to render services to society ( either in general or to qualifying applicants ) . |
| 16 | In the case of skilled jobs , the initial approach was made by telephone , and for white-collar jobs the first approach was by letter . |
| 17 | For ancient Egyptians the careful preservation of the deceased and his tomb ensured success in the after-life . |
| 18 | Section 6(2) is for present purposes the critical provision . |
| 19 | For present purposes the oldest classification into fringing reefs , barrier reefs and atolls ( Fig. 8.33 ) may be retained as long as it is realised that , although these are commonly occurring forms , there are many others ( Guilcher , 1958 ) which it is very difficult to fit into these simple classes . |
| 20 | After adjustment for sociodemographic variables the mean knowledge score in the FSE groups ( FSE and FSE/SAM ) was found to be significantly higher than that in the control and SAM groups ( χ 2 =5.7 , df=1 ; p=0.02 ) . |
| 21 | Most of all , for regular travellers the sheer familiarity of the operation with its outstanding safety record and short check-in times are major plus points . |
| 22 | For inexperienced drivers and for infrequent drinkers the sharp increase occurs at a much lower level . |
| 23 | And for good children the real father Christmas does n't go . |
| 24 | For short periods the dominant direction of the drift may be reversed by abnormal wind conditions . |
| 25 | The assumption will normally be met for long positions in shares , but for short positions the potential losses are infinite and , if there has been a substantial rise in the index , a short seller may be required to put up additional funds before delivery . |
| 26 | For juvenile offenders the White Paper contained proposals for the courts to add a residential care order . |
| 27 | For elastic materials the above ratios of harmonics are found with an accuracy of about 1 per cent up to ninth order or more . |
| 28 | For various reasons the specific item search , into which the designers had put a good deal of effort , was less successful . |
| 29 | For various reasons the main one of which was a lack of understanding of our problems , our local administration were often unsympathetic and went so far as to accuse us of non co-operation at times , especially in the matter of rest days . |
| 30 | The following year when Eisenhower first proposed a ban on the use of outer space for military purposes the Soviet leadership insisted that such a measure be accompanied by the removal of foreign military bases from Europe , the Middle East and North Africa . |