Example sentences of "their [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some thought that far too many opulent and now half-empty movie palaces had been built for the elusive fashionable trade whilst others detected a more general dulling of the palate as the masses lost their enthusiasm for the old stories and seemed all too ready for something new . |
| 2 | Their unpicking of our trade union law reforms , which would deliberately make strikes easier , longer and more frequent , their support for every last dot and comma of the European Commission 's social action programme , just one directive of which could add £5 billion to the costs of British employers — |
| 3 | They affirmed their support for a continued US military presence in Europe . |
| 4 | Councils run by all groupings and more importantly on the whole er by none at all er through independent councillors at parish level and they have responded with that united voice , declaring their support for a separate Cornish constituency and it might er bear remarking as I think members on all sides of this house are aware , getting that kind of agreement between councils at different tiers and in different areas of the county is pretty remarkable in itself . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN along with HAPPY MONDAYS , THE SHAMEN and SILVERFISH are amongst the bands lending their support for a new Charter 88 campaign against violations of human rights in Britain . |
| 6 | Now their support for a reactionary government brands them as class traitors . ’ |
| 7 | EUROPEAN Community leaders will move quickly this week to reassure the Soviet Union that their support for the future ‘ unity ’ of the German people at the weekend EC summit is conditional on the maintenance of peace and stability in Europe . |
| 8 | Jeanette and Simon Edwards , who lost two babies in three years , want to show their support for the new group by giving it a cash boost . |
| 9 | They demonstrate this partially by their support for the two nationalist parties , Sinn Fein and the Social Democratic and Labour Party , though support for the latter does not necessarily imply nationalism . |
| 10 | But miners in Russia 's biggest coalfield , Kuzbass in western Siberia , declared their support for the embattled president and threatened to strike . |
| 11 | Knowles ( 1952 ) and Newton ( 1969 ) also illustrate differences between mining areas in both their strike-proneness and their support for the Communist Party . |
| 12 | IAN RUTHERFORD Taking steps : marchers take part in the demonstration in Dundee at the weekend showing their support for the 340 strikers sacked by Timex |
| 13 | While condemning " the Iraqi regime 's aggression " , however , the signatories underlined " their support for the Iraqi people " . |
| 14 | As the contribution of Britain to the UNHCR is very much greater than that of France or Germany , will my right hon. Friend encourage our European partners to increase their support for the vital work of refugee relief ? |
| 15 | Stirling students have shown their support for an efficient and independent Association , accessible and relevant to all members . |
| 16 | The disclosure came as the US secretary of state arrived in Egypt at the start of a tour of the Middle East and met President Mubarak and the foreign minister , Amr Moussa , in an attempt to win their support for an early resumption of the suspended peace talks |
| 17 | On Oct. 3 a statement issued in Abu Dhabi , one of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , by the majority shareholders of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ( BCCI ) , which had been closed down on July 5 , 1991 , amid allegations of massive corruption and fraud [ see p. 38355 ] , announced that they had withdrawn their support for an attempted rescue of the bank . |
| 18 | Shocked neighbours voiced their hope for a peaceful end to the siege . |
| 19 | Before the Somme campaign , the spirit of patriotic young Britons was epitomised by the poetry of Rupert Brooke — a belief in the justice of their cause and their hope for a better world . |
| 20 | Traders at Goldmans Sachs new London headquarters need no longer leave their desks for a minute thanks to a new system devised by CCG . |
| 21 | He accused Scottish Office ministers of ‘ doing their bit for the ideological shift on road building in the Department of Transport ’ . |
| 22 | The final period of the Kettering scheme came when in 1938 the Cassell Trustees agreed to renew their grant for a further two years on a reducing scale with a concluding sum of £50 in 1940 to extinguish their support . |
| 23 | HARTLEPOOL United are not prepared to give up their fight for a Third Division promotion play-off place . |
| 24 | In Fontanellato , as in many other villages in Italy , there were professional embroiderers who made a living by embroidering sheets , tablecloths , and nightdresses for brides ' trousseaux , and also taught a few girls their skills for a small fee . |
| 25 | Here the governors ' role is crucial because of their responsibility for the overall conduct and ethos of the school . |
| 26 | In any case , many royal clerks would see no sharp distinction between royal and church business or between clerical taxation and clerical reform , both of which were relevant to the well-being of the church : for many clergy , as indeed for Winchelsey , the solvency of the crown was part of their responsibility for the Christian commonwealth . |
| 27 | By 0930 they were all in their coaches for the long journey back to Brighton , for that evening they all became civilians again and had to be ready for their ordinary jobs on Monday . |
| 28 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 29 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 30 | But the satellite companies will not only have a rising income from subscriptions and a need to invest it in their struggle for a credible share of the viewing audience . |