Example sentences of "of [noun sg] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But even from that the soaring fantasy needs to be pruned : Dryden believed Pericles to be Shakespeare 's earliest play , presumably his ugliest apprentice work , dug up from the pre-Titus Andronicus strata of foul papers ( in one of those great trunks that he probably left in the Mountjoys ' attic , in Silver Street , to be destroyed in the Great Fire ) , and now rewritten under pressure for a new kind of play for the Blackfriars stage .
2 The study also suggests that priority ought to be given to research which synthesises available evidence and arguments about key aspects of welfare policy , including the unit of assessment for the purposes of tax and social security , personal freedom and preventive health measures and the social responsibility for dependants .
3 However , the wine must have been amphetamine-free , because the resulting doldrums never arrived , and I remained in a state of euphoria for the whole of the afternoon .
4 There was a lot of tooth-sucking for a while as he tried to get me to say more and that was almost funny , given that it was the tooth-sucking that made me think of it in the first place , suddenly thinking .
5 Alluding to this lack of support for a walkout , Gorbachev in his closing speech to the congress on July 13 insisted : " Those who hoped this congress would be the funeral of the Communist Party have been proved wrong .
6 My noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , at pp. 121–122 , also referred to the minister 's speech , although possibly only by way of support for a conclusion he had reached on other grounds .
7 Even in less formalised exchanges , there is a high degree of mutuality in the development of a discourse which provides a considerable degree of support for the child .
8 In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy .
9 In fact , what was particularly surprising was the extent of support for the principle of examining in some arts departments .
10 ‘ He , Mr. Reynolds and Paul Newman see eye to eye , especially on the question of support for the camp project , and it would be an ideal occasion for such a visit . ’
11 Privatization would not mean the end of support for the railways .
12 As concern over state expenditure mounted , governments have looked for ways of cutting back the volume of support for the railways .
13 The occasion was hosted by Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organisation , who made a public statement of support for the aims and objectives of the Association and its new Greek Chapter .
14 He tried to broaden the base of support for the government , relying as far as possible on legal processes in restraining the press and arresting suspects , sacking the hated Minister of Education , Tolstoy , and planning steps to alleviate the burden of redemption payments on the hardest-pressed peasants .
15 If a similar statement of support for the Government 's deregulation of the private sector had been made in 1979 , there would have been no decline — but there was , because that sector continued to feel under threat from the Opposition .
16 NP organizers declared themselves delighted with the breadth of support for the government .
17 UDF leaders entered into negotiations with leaders of the ethnic Turks ' Movement for Rights and Freedoms ( MRF ) , whose withdrawal of support for the government had forced its resignation in October .
18 They linked up in a silent demonstration of support for the school which is threatened with closure .
19 Dr Anne Dew , who is organising the vigil at Dryburn hospital , Durham , said : ‘ There has been quite a bit of support for the vigil from staff in all areas of work at the hospital .
20 Edward began by attempting to exclude Stratford from the assembly , but failed in the face of support for the archbishop from the Earl of Arundel , Earl Warenne , and other lay magnates who shared their suspicion of those round the king .
21 DEC has decided to withdraw from exhibiting at the London Open Systems Show the first week in November , saying that it is worried about lack of support for the event .
22 The loss of support for the Greens was attributed to their critical stance on unification , their internal divisions , and the espousal of environmental causes by the other parties .
23 The depth and fervour of public response seriously threatens the stability of a new and uncertain government committed to at least a show of support for the US .
24 One of the problems with the MacSharry proposals is that , instead of bringing agriculture closer to the market , they will perpetuate existing excessive levels of support for the majority of farmers .
25 Protestors presented over 1,200 letters of objection to the licensing justices at Teesside , while 500 letters of support for the scheme were handed in .
26 ‘ The public has also played its part in developing the proposals , particularly by way of a comprehensive consultation exercise during which they gave a high level of support for the principles . ’
27 As the Venezuelan Communists said , in the midst of polemics with Castro over their withdrawal of support for the guerrilla movement , ‘ We reject the role of revolutionary ‘ pope ’ which Fidel Castro arrogates to himself . ’
28 The organizational situation should be studied carefully to determine the potential that a critical mass of support for the change will develop .
29 A second source of support for the idea of a generation gap in the DUP is found in the statements of embittered defectors or expellees .
30 Much of the evidence , indeed , suggests that a substantial section of support for the WCTU came from the working class , and that it was not homogeneously white , Anglo-Saxon , Protestant , old middle class as Gusfield claims .
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