Example sentences of "for a [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you look at the report , White Paper , you 'll notice that it 's sticking to a , a freezing of the nineteen-ninety levels by the year two thousand and five , and you may feel that you would like to see this country come more into line with the other E E C countries and ask for a freezing by the year two thousand . |
| 2 | By the public garden here carriages lined up ready for a far up the hill to George 's Burt 's delectable Durlston Park Estate . |
| 3 | A farewell drink for a fifth of the workforce at Research Machines in Oxfordshire who 've just received their redundancy notices . |
| 4 | Smith drew for a 4 at the first . |
| 5 | Yet he passes for a moderate within the fierce revolutionary council , the Dergue . |
| 6 | The man who so impressed Jack Nicklaus in last year 's Open struck a four iron to eight feet for a two at the next and added three more birdies . |
| 7 | A six-iron second shot reduced the 15th to an easy birdie , he narrowly missed for a two at the next and then finished three , three with first a seven-iron and then a nine-iron which landed close to the flags . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If one stroke settled Wadkins , it was his second putt for a four at the first hole . |
| 10 | Colin Magee , of Douglas , receives our accolade for a hole-in-one at the demanding 188-yard second ( stroke index 6 ) at Rowany Golf Club , Port Errin , Isle of Man . |
| 11 | That year Nestlé — which accounts for a tenth of the Swiss stockmarket — opened its register to overseas investors , and a number of other companies have followed suit . |
| 12 | If you are buying clothes , remember that if a designer label is selling for a tenth of the usual price , there is probably a good reason — it may be an outdated style . |
| 13 | One could almost go over there to do one 's weekly marketing — or on into Rouen , where the big market day is also on Tuesday , and from where you could bring home butter made from unpasteurized cream , great bowls of tripes à la mode , and duck pâtés , and baskets full of big round Breton artichokes for a tenth of the price we have to pay here . |
| 14 | Each of the ten " tribe or constituencies chose , by lot , 50 people to serve as members of the council for a year , and those 50 would , within the council , act as a steering and administrative committee for a tenth of the year . |
| 15 | Flo which was bought for a tenth of the price of which dino was sold has scored 5 goals in 6–7 matches and dino ( saurus ? ) has notched one — hey — even i could have scored on that one : - ) ; - ) |
| 16 | In that erm , in that mermaid outfit , and earning some ridiculous amount of money for an hour , while other models went up and down a catwalk for a tenth of the money , or something . |
| 17 | Four acquisitions totalling £50m , led by the £29.5m purchase of Yorkshire-based CSL in January , accounted for a third of the growth in the fleet . |
| 18 | Growth is a desperate necessity for China and India , which between them account for a third of the global population , and other developing nations . |
| 19 | Making electricity is , in fact , the main use of the primary fuels — accounting for a third of the world 's total energy input — the main fuels used being coal ( 29% ) , oil ( 26% ) , hydro ( 22% ) , gas ( 13% ) and nuclear ( 10% ) . |
| 20 | Enzo Ferrari has watched him in Monaco , where in the superannuated BRM he had held on to third place for a third of the race , and then at Zandvoort . |
| 21 | Other 3000 boxes can be upgraded to a 987 with a board swap for a third of the cost of a new system . |
| 22 | Elections take place for a third of the councillors in each year that there is not a county council election . |
| 23 | For a third of the women these hardships were temporarily alleviated when they obtained new paid employment . |
| 24 | And if you want to come home with traditional Portuguese pottery then your best bet would be the Minho region , north of Oporto , where street markets sell the distinctive , bright designs for a third of the price of Lisbon shops . |
| 25 | In my hon. Friend the Minister 's view , what would be the effect on the economy and inward investment if she abolished the ceiling on national insurance , increased the ordinary rate and basic rate of tax for a third of the population in the south-east and introduced a higher rate of value added tax on luxury products — all measures proposed by the Labour party ? |
| 26 | After two decades cotton came to account for a third of the increase in manufactured exports from 1784 – 6 to 1794 – 6 . |
| 27 | It provides for legalisation of the banned Solidarity trade union , for a third of the seats in the lower house of parliament to be reserved for the opposition , and for free elections to a new upper house . |
| 28 | Its exports rose by 24% in 1988 , accounting for a third of the increase in world trade . |
| 29 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 30 | Agricultural pollution accounted for more than 10 per cent of total incidents , and for a third of the major ones . |