Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Furthermore , those species that accidentally forged some connecting suspension for the front legs independent of the skull would be among the first to walk , otherwise the head would have to turn constantly from side to side as it did so . |
2 | They have not been charged or tried and may be imprisoned because of their nationality , in retaliation for the Ugandan authorities alleged support of the armed opposition group , the Rwandese Patriotic Front . |
3 | In fact , most archaeological sites are destroyed without any record because the pace of destruction is too great for the limited resources available to archaeologists . |
4 | ‘ Indeed , there is an increasing number of countries competing for the limited funds available for re-investment and will be glad to welcome new entrants . |
5 | Attempts to approve electoral reform measures for the regional elections due in 1992 had , however , to be dropped under opposition pressure . |
6 | Fully saturated colours , interestingly , tended to be at the red end of the spectrum for the six subjects involved in this study , and only rarely were saturated blues , purples or blue-greens reported . |
7 | In addition , the Council called for the financial incentives available to franchised firms to be improved before it would confirm its support for franchising . |
8 | Our newly expanded page area came in handy for the Financial Results Special — there are some big results to report . |
9 | If he wants to import vehicles or components from Taiwan or Singapore or Hong Kong into Europe , he 'll go ahead and do it , regardless of the economic consequences for the European countries concerned . |
10 | Sentence : two years ' imprisonment for robbery , with sentences for the other offences concurrent ( total , two years ) . |
11 | For the other branches characteristic spacings of rotation lines are predicted , for ( R and P branches ) and for ( S and O branches ) . |
12 | The friendly owners both speak English and this comfortable little pension is a good centre for the many walks available in the surrounding countryside . |
13 | The company 's Paris division is reputedly achieving similar levels of success , which bodes well for the new outlets due to open in Frankfurt and Madrid by the end of the year . |
14 | A 15% rise in attendance — 150,000 visitors in all — proved meagre consolation for the 162 dealers present at this year 's 19th annual FIAC ( Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain ) in the Grand Palais from 24 October to 1 November . |
15 | the should ask for the two elements present in common salt and they say Name a compound . |
16 | ‘ And do you deny that for the two years prior to his death you 'd been living with him in his flat in London ? ’ |
17 | In considering these figures it must be noted is that while the completion rates recorded for SEs in the 25 degree courses in the 5 institutions studied may well reflect overall completion rates for all SEs in these institutions , there is no evidence on this point , and Johnes and Taylor ( 1989 ) report considerably higher completion rates for the two universities involved in their study of the 1980 entry cohort ( Bradford 84% and Leeds 89.1 % ) . |
18 | It had been most enjoyable with a tremendous amount of flying : I had been in every part of the Command — Persia as it was in those days , down the Gulf and all the way round the Gulf to Bahrain , Salalah , I took part in the search for the Imperial Airways Argosy airliner City of Glasgow that landed on the beach and was literally lost for a couple of days before one of the Shaihah crews found it away down beyond Sulwah Wells . |
19 | Dawn Adams and Ann Welsh received the Charles Whiteside memorial trophies for their 1500 displays , with the Norman Graves award for the best boys middle distance win going to Liverpool 's Paul Lamb . |
20 | It was held that the words , ‘ like proceedings shall be had ’ , should be construed to give any person aggrieved the right to apply by way of information and summons for the penal orders available under s.94 of the 1936 Act . |
21 | Those of us who work with refugees recognise how stretched are the resources of the United Nations , particularly those for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , and those who have responsibility for coping with the enormous problems about which the hon. Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) has just spoken . |
22 | Can he give any indication of whether at that meeting he expressed the British Government 's support for the United Nations human rights sub-commission report in relation to the expressions of concern about the violations of human rights in Tibet , and what proposals did he make to help the many thousands who have been refugees from Tibet in the past 30 years ? |
23 | In the context of geomorphology Clayton ( 1971 ) , himself a geographer progressed to environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia , has argued that it is difficult to achieve a balanced development across the two subjects of geography and geology that it depends upon , and Worsley ( 1979 ) particularly concerned for the diminishing resources available and the imminent policy of selective resource concentration argued : |
24 | So began a glorious episode in Hindu legend , leading not only to Ravana 's defeat at Rama 's hands , but , centuries later , to problems for the secular forces ruling modern India . |
25 | When the leasing firm last year promised $100m of fresh equity , its loans and MTNs were trading at about half of face value , with higher prices for the shorter maturities due for repayment soon . |
26 | One political group in particular , the Whigs , who had been the " outs " in politics for the 25 years prior to 1830 , began to see the need for some response to this pressure . |
27 | The URNG , although refusing to offer a total ceasefire , promised to halt attacks on communication links and economic targets for the period of the campaign for the presidential elections due to be held in November . |
28 | Chirac ( re-elected as RPR leader in February 1990-see p. 37262 ) favoured the setting up of " primary elections " to designate a single right-wing candidate for the presidential elections due in 1995 . |
29 | In terms of total votes , the NRC won 54.2 per cent of the vote in the gubernatorial elections , putting it in a strong position for the presidential elections due in 1992 . |
30 | By July 30 , 12 candidates had registered for the presidential elections due to be held simultaneously with legislative elections on September 29-30 . |