Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [modal v] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The party ultimately having to make a payment will look for ways to postpone that event for as long as possible , and will be able to do so without risk if there is no interest provision . |
| 2 | Such a course would operate for one week full-time ( half module ) , it would assume that the students are fully conversant with the principles of word processing and have the computer skills ( i.e. , disc and file handling , security , etc. ) needed to operate a personal computer effectively . |
| 3 | Unless the centre or SCOTVEC identifies a need for an earlier date , a contract will operate for a fixed period , after which a further Quality Audit will take place . |
| 4 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 5 | For example , the hospital treatments that GPs can purchase were limited to standard relatively inexpensive procedures which the GP could easily diagnose and cost ; the costs a practice would bear for any one patient were limited to a maximum of £5,000 ( after this the DHA picks up the bill ) , and finally entry to the scheme was limited to large , well-managed practices . |
| 6 | The government announced on Sept. 18 that a delegation would leave for Libya in October to prepare a joint charter for the linking of the Sudanese Darfur region and the Libyan province of Tahadi . |
| 7 | such a programme would pay for itself within five years , and save fuel worth something like £2800 million a year . |
| 8 | If an estimator intakes a mistake or error of judgement a contractor may look for ways to recoup any shortfall . |
| 9 | I addition a contractor should plan for the cost of overheads , which may represent a sizable item of expenditure each month . |
| 10 | Mrs Geary paused , as a musician might pause for a climax , while the water in her saucepan regained its just heat . |
| 11 | It is logical to ask whether attenuation of soft X-rays in such a wind might account for the dividing line . |
| 12 | The Terrence Higgins Trust , in co-operation with the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics , King 's College , London have produced a LIVING WILL form for use by people with HIV or AIDS . |
| 13 | However , there are a number of organisations to whom a practitioner can turn for guidance as to the best expert to instruct in a particular case . |
| 14 | so a child could work for an and do any work they want to in that hour so we 're doing a dual role , we 're holding a detention there |
| 15 | Locke , although not opposed to corporal punishment as a final sanction , nor indeed for very young children of an age too tender to be reasoned with , in order to instil the necessary fear and awe that a child should have for an adult , strongly disapproved of beating once formal education had begun , just as he was equally opposed to bribing the child to work through material rewards . |
| 16 | In the psychic economy of the universe a compensation must exist for the reverses Jaq had suffered at the hands of the Harlequin man . |
| 17 | instead of laying down detailed action at each step a plan may allow for flexibility or contingencies . |
| 18 | It is therefore possible to calculate how much brain a mammal should have for its size and , by taking the ratio between the actual and the expected brain size , obtain a measure of how much ‘ extra ’ brain a species possesses . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm saying that not even a ten-year-old would fall for the line of crap you just had me feed Kevin . ’ |
| 20 | There seemed to be no dark corners left , no little cupboards and half-hidden shelves through which a boy could hunt for evidence of his lost mother . |
| 21 | After all , a dog or a cat will come for the rub and tickle it so obviously enjoys . |
| 22 | Chop up your milk-fed lamb — a kilo should do for four people — into whatever size you fancy . |
| 23 | Faced with a new branch of nationwide chain opening up in the next street leading to falling sales at one 's own bookshop , a bookseller might go for interviews with customers leaving the new store . |
| 24 | ‘ It would be nice to start with a win , but a draw will do for me ’ — ANDY ROXBURGH |
| 25 | A draw could suffice for Barcelona , but only assuming that Sparta Prague do not beat Dynamo by four goals or more in Kiev . |
| 26 | But it is still true that most members of the professions , accountancy , the law and banking , to whom people intending to start a business might turn for advice on how to constitute or finance it , will propose a company incorporated under the Companies Acts , or perhaps a partnership . |
| 27 | A business must plan for the future . |
| 28 | A business must plan for the future . |
| 29 | I thus set about preparing for the days ahead as , I imagine , a general might prepare for a battle : I devised with utmost care a special staff plan anticipating all sorts of eventualities ; I analysed where our weakest points lay and set about making contingency plans to fall back upon in the event of these points giving way ; I even gave the staff a military-style ‘ pep-talk ’ , impressing upon them that , for all their having to work at an exhausting rate , they could feel great pride in discharging their duties over the days that lay ahead . |
| 30 | ( a ) A plaintiff may claim for personal injuries and damage to property . |