Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second way in which the discussion of Russia is significant for the relation of Marxism and anthropology is that Marx 's interest in traditional peasant communities became less theoretical and more practical , as he considered the possibility of the Russian peasant commune becoming a base for a future revolution . |
| 2 | Further U-Boat attacks and the discovery of a German plot to use Mexico as a base for a possible attack on the USA , brought armed intervention in the war on the Allied side in April 1917 . |
| 3 | Here you launch straight into a 120ft free abseil to a sea-washed rock platform , which serves as a base for a splendid two-pitch wall climb , finishing with a joyous ( and solid ) jug-pull , poised above the sea . |
| 4 | Use Campbell 's Condensed Cream of Tomato soup to give richness to chilli or curry sauce , or as a base for a quick pizza topping , for instance with some herbs , mushrooms , peppers and salami . |
| 5 | If you own a microwave oven , jacket potatoes take very little time to cook yet form a base for a tasty meal ( add tuna , beans , sweetcorn , cottage cheese or whatever low-fat filling takes your fancy ) . |
| 6 | Only then did she fully realise that if she had been five minutes later the watchers keeping a lookout for a stray boy might , tomorrow , have been hauling ashore the sodden body of Gus Hambro . |
| 7 | Norman birdied the 11th , coaxed home a six-yarder for a two at the 13th , and surged ahead with a two-shot swing coming on the next green . |
| 8 | There was undoubtedly a case for a small increase in numbers for the benefit of both divisions of the court . |
| 9 | The general line of argument developed by Musgrave and Musgrave ( 1989 ) is that , while there may be a case for a separate tax policy in relation to corporations , it is not evident that the type of corporation tax system enacted fits the bill . |
| 10 | If British Rail is under pressure to increase the frequency of its service , there is a case for a coordinated transport system operating bus and rail services , If there is a need for transport when it is not convenient to run rail services , or if only a certain number of trains can run on a line because goods trains and passenger services can not operate at the same time — although perhaps British Rail should be more innovative in its mix of passenger and freight services perhaps it is a good idea for British Rail and the bus services — as they are today , not as they will be affected by the Bill — to get together . |
| 11 | Stephen Stich ( 1983 ) presents a case for a syntactic theory of mind which is more radical than Fodor 's . |
| 12 | As far as er the honourable gentleman for Edinburgh Central is concerned , he said there was a case for a wider inquiry into the auditing o of companies , well that is not something specifically called for er by Bingham although I acknowledge that a case can be made for that but I think we want to be extremely careful before extending that in the way that he and the honourable member for Great Grimsby proposed beyond the direct er responsibility to the members or the owners of the company . |
| 13 | Despite these facts there may be a case for a short-term course of tablets , or the occasional use of a tablet to help us through a particularly difficult situation and to help build confidence . |
| 14 | However , it may be possible to make a case for a higher proportion of grant aid if the resources available are very limited . |
| 15 | Anthony Bradley , emeritus professor of constitutional law at Edinburgh University , said there was a case for a double-stage inquiry which first examined the principle or case for change and the second to study how changes could be made with the minimum dislocation or waste of expenditure . |
| 16 | If one was not worried about the sovereignty arguments there might be a case for a single currency in Europe . |
| 17 | There might even be a case for a standardised calculator to be used in all A , AS and GCSE examinations nationally . |
| 18 | There may be a case for downward movement inside the ERM as the French achieved in the mid-1980s , or even a case for a one-off devaluation as the Swedes undertook in 1982 . |
| 19 | There is probably a case for a fundamental review of the IAEA , with a change of venue from its Vienna headquarters . |
| 20 | Was there not a case for a corporate quality programme to bring together the different initiatives around the company ? |
| 21 | He added that this was not a case for a free pardon because — wait for it — there was no proof that Cooper and McMahon were innocent . |
| 22 | For example , there is a case for a further restriction on the sale of knives and for licensing shops . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been told you 've recently specialled a similar medical case , but as Mr Francis is an accident case in addition to being allergic to antibiotics , personally I would have considered him a case for a trained special . |
| 24 | There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ She 's getting on a bit for a first baby , is n't she ? ’ she demanded . |
| 26 | Porter , in particular , argues that a horizontal strategy affecting a number of different SBUs must be a necessity for a diversified firm , since there is no economic reason for SBUs with distinct lives of their own to be combined into a corporate group . |
| 27 | He would be unlikely to find employment as a copywriter for a modern advertising agency ; a lousy salesman , that Silius . |
| 28 | Three years later , during the carnival of 1645 , John Evelyn saw Ercole in Lidia by Monteverdi 's pupil and successor at St. Mark 's , Giovanni Rovetta ( C. 1596–1668 ) , at the Teatro Novissimo , with ‘ variety of sceanes painted and contrived with no lesse art of perspective , and machines for flying in the aire , and other wonderfull motions … one of the most magnificent and expensive diversions the wit of man can invent ’ ; and the San Cassiano had a chorus for a few years . |
| 29 | The whole valley round St Nectan 's Glen is teeming with bird life , a paradise for a young ornithologist . |
| 30 | Ellen Orford in the poem is a middle-aged woman and it was fortuitous for me that I was about the right age — it 's not a part for a young soprano . |