Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The campaign Full Employment UK argues for a four-pronged attack on the supply side that will guarantee the abolition of long-term unemployment . |
| 2 | Hereford were further rocked in the 52nd minute when player-coach Greg Downs was sent off for a professional foul on striker Mickey Spencer . |
| 3 | Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn . |
| 4 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 5 | Thistle played it rough — sweeper Ray Farningham joined two other booked players , and in the 83rd minute was sent off for a professional foul on Nicholas . |
| 6 | The report of an official inquiry , published in January , had said that Gueï was responsible for a violent raid on a student hostel in May 1991 [ see pp. 38278-79 ] and had specifically called for his immediate punishment . |
| 7 | Three men have been jailed for a total of eighteen and a half years for a violent robbery on a jewellers shop . |
| 8 | Three men have been jailed for a total of eighteen and a half years for a violent robbery on a jewellers shop . |
| 9 | After graduation he was awarded a scholarship to do research for a doctoral thesis on Thomas Gray [ q.v. ] , apparently never completed , under the supervision of I. A. Richards [ q.v . ] . |
| 10 | The research was carried out for a doctoral dissertation on the princely sum of £410 per annum ( this was the ‘ married woman 's ’ rate of postgraduate grant at the time , £120 lower than the full grant ) . |
| 11 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 12 | Most recording agreements allow for a mutual choice on all these areas between the artist and company . |
| 13 | Spokesmen for the insurance companies seeking to justify this practice have wheeled out a few explanations which include ‘ the client understood that by settling for a poor return on death his ultimate retirement fund would be higher . ’ |
| 14 | President Alan Gacia of Peru called for a planned summit on February 15 with President Bush to discuss drugs to be ‘ deferred ’ because of the invasion . |
| 15 | The Frenchman was a lawyer , and Sir Anthony was on the board of the building firm which Gillian 's father mostly owned ; air traffic was increasing , bonanza time , and the company had appointed Anthony to be their emissary on a proposal for a joint venture on a new terminal . |
| 16 | ‘ Our friends have an idea for a joint lecture on educational television about the mechanics of humor , ’ Willoughby said . |
| 17 | Driving pleasure allied to the highest levels of passenger comfort provide Safrane — Renault 's new executive challenger with the credentials for a major assault on the UK market . |
| 18 | The May 17 announcement that Egypt had signed a letter of intent with the IMF , securing it a US$372 million standby credit over the next 18 months , paved the way for a major concession on Egypt 's official debt ; 17 creditor countries meeting as members of the " Paris Club " in Paris on May 20-24 announced that Egypt was to benefit from a two-stage debt-reduction plan modelled on that offered to Poland in March [ see p. 38107 ] . |
| 19 | It facilitated Britain 's surprisingly rapid re-emergence as a major capital exporter , and it provided a framework for a major squeeze on the colonies . |
| 20 | This , the DoI press office ruefully admits , is a better turn out than it normally-gets for a major announcement on government policy by a senior minister . |
| 21 | Stills , Street Level and Summerlee Heritage Trust are offering four commissions worth £2,500 towards the production of a new work for a major exhibition on the theme of The River , or Inland Waterway . |
| 22 | Stills , Street Level and Summerlee Heritage Trust are offering four commissions worth £2,500 toward the production of new work for a major exhibition on the them of The River , or Inland Waterway . |
| 23 | Preparations were set in hand for a major effort on the Left Bank on March 6th , for which a new Army Corps , the VI Reserve , was earmarked ( representing , in terms of manpower , an outlay of rather more than the reserves Falkenhayn had withheld in February ) . |
| 24 | Membership : The Governing Council comprises 58 countries ( 16 from Africa , 13 from Asia and the Pacific , 10 from Latin America and the Caribbean , 13 from Western Europe and North America and six from Eastern Europe ) each elected by the UN General Assembly for a three-year term on a rotating basis [ for October 1988 elections by the 43rd session of the General Assembly see p. 36781 ] . |
| 25 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |
| 26 | While the coach waits for a satisfactory fitness test , Steadman , already out of tomorrow 's game with Wakefield , said : ‘ I hope to be ready for a reserve game on Saturday or possibly Monday 's game at Hull but I am confident I will be fit before Wembley . |
| 27 | He might have to settle for a reserve place on Thursday . ’ |
| 28 | The Socialists pressed for a phased ban on exports to other countries , notably those in the OECD . |
| 29 | Mohamed Ali had both established the last of the numerous alien dynasties to rule Egypt and begun to lay the groundwork for a modern state on European lines . |
| 30 | For a three-minute play on a British national radio station , the PRS pays approximately £50 . |