Example sentences of "and [pron] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By electing Dr Gysi by an overwhelming majority , the SED rank-and-file made a radical break with the past , rallying behind the party and its call for a ‘ democratic renewal of socialism ’ . |
| 2 | By electing Dr Gysi by an overwhelming majority , the SED rank-and-file made a radical break with the past , rallying behind the party and its call for a ‘ democratic renewal of socialism ’ . |
| 3 | Once Today moved into Rupert Murdoch 's News group it changed its politics ; its neutral stance and its support for a middle-of-the-road SDP government in the 1987 general election gradually gave way to a more Conservative outlook . |
| 4 | The FMLN stated that the handover demonstrated its " willingness to negotiate and its support for a political solution and peace " but did not affect its anti-aircraft capability . |
| 5 | Far better to respect the work 's impermanence and its desire for a dignified end . |
| 6 | The question of road traffic was another area which brought town planning a wider frame of reference , by virtue of the profession 's overall concern for cities in their totality , and its claim for a comprehensive approach to all major development . |
| 7 | He hat eventually decided to ask Security 's registry and its computers for a trace muddling the trail by getting a colleague to send the request for him and burying it in a list of acronyms as if they had been collected over a period of time . |
| 8 | He became a member of the council of state from 1649 to 1651 , and its president for a while , and entered the Rump Parliament as MP for King 's Lynn . |
| 9 | The zeitgeist expressed itself in a lively concern for the Christian faith and its implications for a modus vivendi . |
| 10 | She surveyed Nona and her preparation for a picnic . |
| 11 | But a factory job was out because she could not stand the noise , and her preference for a more intellectual activity ‘ is rather pitiful in view of the girl 's lack of general education and the nature of her former illness ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ What d' you two young buggers want ? ’ he grinned , as he fastened the buckle of his wide leather belt ‘ We 're taking Molly and her mate for a picnic Selwyn , ’ Yanto replied Selwyn 's nut brown , weathered face split into another grin . |
| 13 | After her divorce her mother suffered a virtual nervous breakdown and had to look after her and her sisters for a while . |
| 14 | The first Leopold heard of it was when his son coolly informed him that he was accompanying Aloysia and her father for a few days to visit the Princess of Orange at Kircheim-Bolanden , where Aloysia was to sing several arias that Wolfgang had written for her . |
| 15 | And not just in the context of G.W. Fashions and their suitability for a mass market , but in a simple design sense . |
| 16 | The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme . |
| 17 | the subordinates — ie. their individual and collective personalities , and their preference for a style of leadership ; |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Before 1914 , when European socialist parties had little prospect of power , the contradiction between their ambition to establish democratic control over economic life , and their sympathy for a liberal internationalism rooted in the principles of the free market , remained largely unacknowledged . |
| 20 | The French consumers ' demands for quality of manufacture and their desire for a fun approach to dressing remain the hallmarks of a label which has enjoyed a cult following in the UK during the past few years . |
| 21 | De Gaulle 's letters in the months before his return stressed that he would take no further initiatives until the French people had demonstrated their disgust with the existing regime and their desire for a radical change . |
| 22 | Thankfully , this lot 's obvious love of latter-day long-hairs like Mudhoney and Monster Magnet and their ear for a tune make the best bits of ‘ Theatres Of Gnomes ’ sound almost wonderful . |
| 23 | Just accept it , remembering that an ability to show some sympathy and the courage to ‘ stay the course ’ with the bereaved , as they go through their sorrow and their search for a new identity , are the most important qualifications . |
| 24 | List Modules and their Packages for a Specified User . |
| 25 | Here I review these data and their implications for a temperate climate . |
| 26 | In the second of her reports on Europe , Kim Barnes looks at the prospects for our farmers , and their hopes for a more secure future once the wrangling over Maastricht is over . |
| 27 | What I did not realise then — but what I would discover the moment I embarked on my journey to those front doors — was that I had touched upon the essence of the Arab–Israeli war ; that while the existence of the Palestinians and their demand for a nation lay at the heart of the Middle East crisis , it was the contradiction inherent in the claims to ownership of the land of Palestine — the ‘ homeland ’ of the Jews in Balfour 's declaration — which generated the anger and fear of both Palestinians and Israelis . |
| 28 | Liz had continued to live at home with her parents , but she was now thinking about going to stay with her brother and his wife for a few weeks . |
| 29 | De Lattre , it seems , had himself in mind as a Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia and his proposals for a joint intelligence operation together with a strategic reserve of six or eight divisions would , if it had come to anything , have meant not only an American but a British commitment to French fortunes in Indo-China . |
| 30 | Remorse , dissatisfaction and hope filled his mind as the heat of a glorious midsummer approached , and his yearning for a means to channel his abundant intellectual and emotional energy was greater now than it had ever been . |