Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was regarded by some observers as a major setback in Franco-Iranian relations [ see pp. 37424 ; 37929 ; 38212 ] with implications for a planned visit by French President Mitterrand later in the year . |
| 2 | Silhouetted against the grey sky , on the top , was a figure Roland at first took for a seated monarch by Henry Moore , enthroned and crowned . |
| 3 | One of these — a mission to Titan , Saturn 's largest moon — is the focus of plans for a joint effort by NASA and the European Space Agency ( ESA ) . |
| 4 | The 151-member Tsogdu includes 106 directly elected representatives , each elected for a three-year term by individual constituencies at various dates depending on the expiry of their term . |
| 5 | Progesterone is produced in the ovaries after the ovulation phase of the menstrual cycle and among its functions , prepares the womb for a fertilised egg by thickening the lining of the womb . |
| 6 | Neil Thompson 's excellent winning goal atoned for a missed penalty by John Wark . |
| 7 | CND had planned a number of marches in London for that summer but they were affected by a ban on all public processions ( other than those traditionally held ) in the Metropolitan Police District which was imposed for a twenty-eight-day period by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner , with the consent of the Home Secretary , under section 3 of the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 8 | Held , allowing the appeal , that section 69(1) of the Housing Act 1985 imposed a duty on housing authorities to exercise their discretion in deciding what constituted suitable accommodation for persons whom they had a duty to house under section 65(2) of the Act ; that any decision on suitability necessarily depended on the circumstances prevailing at the time and called for a subjective judgment by a housing authority to be made before the performance of the executive act of securing suitable accommodation for an applicant ; and that the duty imposed by section 69(1) was to be exercised by housing authorities subject only to challenge by way of proceedings for judicial review in the High Court , and not on their merits by an action in the county court ( post , pp. 213E–H , 214B–C , 218A–C ) . |
| 9 | Ten or more coaches may be needed for a provincial tour by the Queen when the train becomes her Palace on Wheels . |
| 10 | Preparations for a Nigerian visit by Mr de Klerk last year were put on ice because of ANC pressure on Mr Babangida , diplomatic sources said . |
| 11 | In a sale otherwise notably short of good material , Zurich dealer Ernst Beyeler paid £1.4 million ( $2.1 million ) for Vuillard 's fine and richly decorated interior scene ( lot 20 , est. £1.5–2 million ) and £560,000 ( $840,000 ) for a superb gouache by Paul Klee ( lot 26 , est. £300,000–400,000 ) . |
| 12 | Under a new Constitution approved by the 96-member National Constituent Assembly on Nov. 19 , 1986 , and signed into effect on Jan. 9 , 1987 [ see p. 35444 ] , legislative power is exercised by a unicameral National Assembly composed of 90 representatives ( each with an alternate representative ) directly elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation and , in addition , those unelected presidential and vice-presidential candidates ( as representatives and alternates respectively ) who receive nationally votes at least equivalent to the average of the winning percentages in each regional electoral district . |
| 13 | Executive power is vested in the President who , with the Vice-President , is elected for a six-year term by an electoral college of 600 directly-elected members . |
| 14 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college in case no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints a Cabinet under a Prime Minister , which must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 15 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly . |
| 16 | The Federal President ( Bundespräsident , currently Kurt Waldheim ) is elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage and can not serve more than two terms of office . |
| 17 | The unicameral National Assembly , each of whose 90 directly elected members has an alternate representative , is elected for a six-year term by a system of proportional representation ; it also contains those unelected candidates who have received nationally in the presidential and vice-presidential elections votes equivalent at least to the average of the winning percentages in the National Assembly elections in each regional electoral district , currently bringing the total number of representatives to 92 . |
| 18 | Elected for a six-year term by universal suffrage ( or by a 301-member electoral college if no candidate obtains an absolute majority ) , the President appoints under a Prime Minister a Council of State whose members must enjoy the confidence of the 200-member parliament ( Eduskunta ) , elected for a four-year term . |
| 19 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly ( Kuo-Min Ta-Hui ) . |
| 20 | These posts are often held for a limited term by senior academic members of the university . |
| 21 | A deanship may be a permanent appointment , or a temporary one held for a limited term by senior academic members of the faculty . |
| 22 | Its short history provided one album , denounced for a dubious cover by the popular press , and a huge concert in Hyde Park in early June . |
| 23 | ‘ Since Mrs Thatcher came to power , the current weekly loss for a married couple by that callous act is £17.50 a week . ’ |
| 24 | Health and Medical Organisations : All the leading British and international medical and health organisations that have studied the problem of smoking have called for a total ban by legislation on the promotion of tobacco . |
| 25 | If the information increases the demand for long positions in the asset by some traders , and decreases the demand for a long position by others , the adjustment path will depend on the sequence in which optimists and pessimists receive the information . |
| 26 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 27 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 28 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 29 | The view that aggression is an integral part of human nature has been strongly argued for a long time by exceptionally articulate and persuasive individuals . |
| 30 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |