Example sentences of "for the [n mass] in [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Unlucky not to gain selection for the 800m in last year 's Barcelona Olympics , Strang , who ran a ‘ blinder ’ for Scotland in the 1990 Commonwealth Games 4x400 silver medal-winning team in Auckland , has made a remarkable transition up to 1,500m . |
2 | It also requires that working conditions for the staff in such areas are improved , work loads are lessened , research facilities improved and other similar measures adopted that would make working in such areas satisfying and challenging . |
3 | The absence of any coherent and agreed philosophy for the media in many African countries is a matter which is of obvious concern to many of that continent 's politicians as well as its media professionals , and a number of African leaders have addressed themselves to the problem . |
4 | For the present , however , there is no alternative for the media in many cases other than to exhaust their limited remedies in local courts , and then file a complaint with the European Commission of Human Rights in Strasbourg . |
5 | I recognise that it is , equally , a disappointment for the other yards which had tendered for the work , and for the people in those areas . |