Example sentences of "and [noun pl] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seek out the company of cheery chums and forget your worries and woes for a wee while . |
| 2 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 3 | We 're gon na , we 're gon na stay on this issue of ownership and surpluses for a little time , cos it 's actually so important , but it 's not unreasonable for your pensioners to think that here was this pot of money to which one could dip into , but the only thing is the pot of money disappeared did n't it ? |
| 4 | Recent topics have included updates on how European countries are handling the environmental labelling issue and proposals for a comprehensive EC labelling system . |
| 5 | Payments to upland livestock farmers through hill livestock compensatory amounts and proposals for an improved farm woodland scheme are two examples of the Government 's common-sense approach . |
| 6 | Despite inclusion in the Christie 's preview and plans for a pre-sale tour before the sale , the picture was suddenly withdrawn for undisclosed reasons before being catalogued . |
| 7 | In the turmoil of the two years after the Japanese surrender , catastrophic inflation at triple digit rates coupled with an explosion of labour and political activity culminated in mass protest and plans for a general strike on 1 February 1947 . |
| 8 | In addition to the Gulf crisis , they addressed questions concerning the modalities of Soviet troop withdrawals from East Germany , and plans for a German-Soviet treaty . |
| 9 | SIR JOHN HALL emerged from the latest bout of boardroom battling at Newcastle United yesterday with a controlling stake in the club and plans for a complete takeover . |
| 10 | The Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU ) summit , held in Casablanca , Morocco , on Sept. 15-16 , managed to avoid discord on the subjects of Western Sahara and plans for a Middle East peace conference . |
| 11 | I made my way home each night with at least some notion of hope and plans for a new assault on Wilde . |
| 12 | Mitterrand approves his Bibliothèque and plans for a national art library |
| 13 | BRITAIN 'S biggest sock maker and second largest bra maker , Sherwood , will this week announce pre-tax profit of £14 million plus , a 4-for-1 scrip issue and plans for a full market listing . |
| 14 | The subcontract is part of a prime contract awarded to Norton Diamond Film Inc , and calls for a two-year development programme , with an optional third year . |
| 15 | The subcontract is part of a prime contract awarded to Norton Diamond Film Inc , and calls for a two-year development programme , with an optional third year . |
| 16 | This is despite their repeated claims that the act , which tightens up rules on the safety inspection of large dams and calls for a national register of dams , was necessary . |
| 17 | [ That this House condemns British Coal for its closure of the Coventry Colliery at Keresely with the loss of 1,300 jobs , completed in a mere 13 days from the announcement of the decision to the working of the last shift ; believes that the pit is not abandoned but mothballed with 40 million tonnes of good quality reserves of medium sulphur content which will be kept on a care and maintenance basis until a link-up is organised by a privatised Daw Mill Colliery should the Government be re-elected ; condemns British Coal 's refusal to attend two meetings of local authority and parish councillors , local honourable Members of this House and church representatives and notes the absence at the meetings of 24th October and 11th November of the local Tory honourable Members ; and calls for a public inquiry into the methods of the closure and the false economics which talk of losses ' yet fail to take into account the future cost to public funds of lost production and taxes paid , and of dole and unemployment payments to be made . ] |
| 18 | Pleck ( 1975 ) argues that the symbol-dependent aspects of socialization have been neglected , and calls for a language-oriented theory of sex-role learning . |
| 19 | Clearly the task is considerable and calls for an efficient Community legislative system ( which needs to be accompanied by a vigorous process of national compliance ) . |
| 20 | Training is seen as the acquisition of knowledge and skills for a specific purpose . |
| 21 | This course provides graduates with the relevant knowledge and skills for a wide range of employment opportunities . |
| 22 | Much depends on whether the employer sees the degree as a screening for general ability , a broad foundation of knowledge and skills for a particular occupation , or as turning out a finished product which he can employ without incurring further substantial training costs . |
| 23 | That rate of : wage inflation which can be attributed solely to union militancy can be regarded as resulting from the power struggle between unions and employers for a bigger share of the national ‘ cake ’ and between the unions themselves for higher places in the wages ‘ league table ’ . |
| 24 | Belfast Harbour Commissioners are confident that during the 1990's the Port will respond to the challenges presented by changing trading patterns within an economically unified Europe with the ability to satisfy its customers ' needs and demands for an efficient , cost effective service . |
| 25 | The Belfast Harbour Commissioners are confident that during the 1990's the Port of Belfast will remain Ireland 's premier port , largely due to its ability to respond to the challenges presented by changing trading patterns within an economically unified Europe and by its ability to satisfy its customers ' need and demands for an efficient , cost effective service . |
| 26 | In order to respond to our customers ' increasing expectations for water quality standards and demands for an improved living environment , we are increasing our large programme of investment in water and sewerage services . |
| 27 | Two years ago the basement of the northern cell block and the former jail infirmary were converted into stores and offices for a Civil Defence Training Centre . |
| 28 | Good luck to Betty and thanks for a great magazine . |
| 29 | Income , consumption and savings for a hypothetical economy . |
| 30 | The Potential Energy Functions Consortium is committed to the derivation and validation of accurate ‘ second generation ’ potential energy functions and parameters for a broad range of chemical compounds . |