Example sentences of "in [art] [noun pl] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A month or two ago this young , sensitive man with his quick intelligence and humour , was in the courts for drug offences .
2 Success in the courts for Shchukin would dissuade Russian museums from lending to the West again .
3 To add to the confusion North had started dealing directly with the Iranians cutting out Ghorbanifar , who was threatening to sue the American government in the courts for breach of contract .
4 YOU can also sue in the courts for breach of contract if your new employer breaks your terms and conditions , even if you have only just joined the firm .
5 Sighing helplessly , she 'd merely said , ‘ If you do n't give these girls a terrific reference they 're likely to turn around and sue you in the courts for defamation of character ! ’
6 Rural Shires get slightly larger allocations for roads and there is generally small variation in the allocations for property and development , with Westminster again being unusual because of the large number of shops and restaurants requiring attention .
7 For example , in the provisions for extension of time , an extension may be given if the works are delayed for any reason beyond the control of the contractor ( a clause of much wider scope , incidentally , than in other JCT contracts ) , and the contractor is not required to provide information to assist the supervising officer in making an extension .
8 I read the appeal in the newspapers for Madame V to come forward , but they said nothing about abduction or ransom .
9 While the Protestant church , like the Polish Catholic church , has played an important role in the efforts for reform , the nature and situations of the two churches could hardly be more different .
10 Thus , everyone may have the same wage rate , w , per hour and the same unearned income , M , but there may be differences in the tastes for leisure leading to differences in hours worked , L. As a result , measured income may vary — even though all individuals have the same endowments and market opportunities .
11 Areas where the workforce extended their influence were in the procedures for promotion , where the power of managerial prerogative was weakened and increasing weight was given to seniority and skill tests ; in joint determination of rosters tor footplate and train staff ; in the ending of split shifts ; and in the reform of the authoritarian disciplinary system .
12 It was a habit which remained a stand-by of abolitionists in the campaigns for emancipation and against apprenticeship ; Wilberforce was convinced however that , contrary to the practice of 1790 , pressure near the end of a parliament was likely to be more effective as MPs ' minds were concentrated by the approach of an election .
13 Has my right hon. Friend seen the opinion poll in The Guardian this morning which shows very strong support for his stand on Europe , with the vast majority of people having confidence in the benefits for business purposes of a single market , but showing understandable scepticism about the implications of a single currency ?
14 He said : ‘ This broken promise is a kick in the teeth for football and all those who are striving to achieve safety at our football grounds . ’
15 Where O or S passes are listed in the requirements for entry to a particular faculty or to a specific course , these must normally be at grades 1 , 2 or 3 for S grade , or grade C or better ( 7 or better from 1994 ) for O/GCSE .
16 There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system .
17 This was not the speculative boom in the markets for equity and property , but a massive binge of capital spending driven by the availability of cheap finance .
18 Philips blamed the unprecedented slump in the consumer electronics market that hit business hard in 1992 and dragged down its related components business for the latest round of woe , adding that ‘ The extent of improvement is dependent upon two major factors , price developments in the markets for consumer electronics and components and the speed of implementation of the restructuring programmes . ’
19 This has major marketing implications , for the Jones will now become active members in the markets for housing , mortgage finance , furniture and home appliances , do-it-yourself and gardening products insurance ( etc ) .
20 In the elections for President of the new Territorial Assembly on March 28 Vernaudon was supported by both the Flosse and the Léontieff coalitions and received 37 votes compared with the four cast for Temaru , the only other candidate .
21 Barter in the souks for brass and copperwork , jewellery or leather goods .
22 An allowance is made as compensation in the rates for family credit , but the amount allowed varies from 45 pence to 60 pence a day , whereas the average price of a meal in primary schools is 65 pence .
23 Dairyman Crick 's sleeves were rolled up from Monday to Saturday , and the milkers milked in the fields for coolness .
24 One of those interested in the opportunities for détente was Winston Churchill who was British premier once more and became the first major European statesman to advocate a relaxation of tensions with Russia .
25 These attitudes were reflected in the arrangements for famine relief in Tsaritsyn guberniia , to which we will now turn , since our attention has been directed so far on Saratov and Samara gubernii to the north of it .
26 The potential of the care programme approach to shape the future of mental health services is reflected in the guidelines for GP fund-holders , which specify that any mental health services purchased must be operating the care programme approach .
27 We worked with two pens in the one hand , one for black ink and one for red , and at each weather station we had to draw in the symbols for wind speed and direction , barometric pressure , temperature , cloud type , amount and height , and precipitation , all in black , and the wet bulb temperature and dew point in red .
28 Hordes of children scramble every day in the gutters for food discarded from the street stalls " .
29 To begin with an attempt was made to involve another member of the senior management team in the interviews for community posts .
30 These priorities are also reflected in the prescriptions for teacher education laid down with an increasing degree of firmness from the centre .
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