Example sentences of "in [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The acknowledged leader in modern first editions , which have been greatly in vogue for the last two years . |
| 2 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
| 3 | The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 . |
| 4 | The result is a bucking of current trends with the growth in spending outstripping rises in income for the first time in three years . |
| 5 | increase in funding for the coming year ? |
| 6 | The Commission has been in existence for the same length of time as the Fair Employment Agency , since 1976 . |
| 7 | Off-the-road activities in mind are water colour painting and foreign language study — mainly in reserve for the dark nights of winter . |
| 8 | In 1678 he took out a patent for a simple ‘ engine ’ turning wheels for spinners of flax , and recommended county workhouses to Parliament in Provision for the Poor . |
| 9 | Does the change of lineup come with a resurgence in enthusiasm for the new Motorhead ? |
| 10 | I am soaked , cold and not a little lacking in enthusiasm for the next try . |
| 11 | Luck had been on Cassie 's side up until now , for Stephanie had been working in Germany for the past few weeks and this circumstance had removed the necessity of proffering an invitation ; with , of course , the desirable Martin in attendance . |
| 12 | From the poor they extract money in payment for the good luck and fecundity that their blessings are supposed to impart . |
| 13 | There was virtually no support in Sussex for the French Revolution when it broke out in 1789 , and the wars which followed produced a widespread patriotic fervour which was matched by an equal growth in exploitation and popular desperation as the twenty years of conflict had deeper affects on local economic life . |
| 14 | The eight-month-old tot , flown to Teesside from his home in Romania for the delicate brain operation as a last chance hope for survival , suffers from hydrocephalus water on the brain . |
| 15 | The current account had been in deficit for the last 17 years and by late 1990 constituted around 7 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) . |
| 16 | They are joined in Brighton for the first time by LONDON NEW MUSIC . |
| 17 | It is whether children with special needs should attend a special school , and of course the argument from this point of view is that a special school can have staff specially trained to deal with that kind of child , the sort of resources that they need , the protective environment that 's necessary for certain disabilities , and of course there are many special schools around — we 've got one here in Brighton for the deaf , for instance — there are a number of examples that one can point to . |
| 18 | It is interesting that appeals are still in progress for the old rating system from years ago . |
| 19 | IBOA and its members have grave concerns about this development and negotiations have been in progress for the past number of months . |
| 20 | In preparation for the first National Assembly elections , scheduled for Dec. 21 [ see p. 38291 ] , the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) at its fifth national congress on Oct. 13 announced a draft manifesto containing a new clause pledging to " build a Taiwanese republic with independent sovereignty " and to redefine the territory of Taiwan , subject to a national plebiscite . |
| 21 | WITH the two main floodlit tournaments in Junior Rugby just around the corner , many clubs are looking forward to the opportunity to sharpen their skills in preparation for the first batch of league matches . |
| 22 | A day of building nestboxes and planting trees in preparation for the new breeding season . |
| 23 | This is in preparation for the new Sprinters when they come into service . |
| 24 | The West German Institute for Economic Research predicted on June 27 that East German unemployment would rise from the present 130,000 to 1,400,000 or 16 per cent of the workforce ; the government had said , however , that 1,000,000 workers would be retrained in 1990 , in preparation for the new business environment , and that the numbers of apprenticeships for young workers would quintuple between June and September . |
| 25 | A leaked report has shown that house valuations made in the region in preparation for the new council tax are among the most inaccurate in the country . |
| 26 | Of the soft woods pine is good , and larch as well if you in a hurry for a blaze and prepared to roll back the hearth-rug in preparation for the spectacular fusillade . |
| 27 | Three miles to the west , near the village of Austerlitz , ninety thousand Russian and Hapsburg troops faced a slightly smaller number of French in preparation for the decisive battle of the campaign . |
| 28 | Many Surrey Teachers were very busy for months ahead in preparation for the 1983 Crystal Palace Rally , organised by this area , and this time the programme included an item performed by a Surrey team devised and produced by Vanessa Forbes and Delia Beaver . |
| 29 | In preparation for the second round , Nebot , presenting an image of an energetic young leader , made public overtures to Bucarám on May 16 which hinted at the possibility of a populist alliance . |
| 30 | It was an opportunity to place Save The Children Fund 's current and future aim into historical context and for volunteers a valuable lesson in preparation for the seventy fifth . |