Example sentences of "which [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Majority opinion in the ILP was best expressed in the resolution moved on behalf of the Rugby Branch , which argued for continued affiliation on the basis of a satisfactory revision of Parliamentary Standing Orders . |
| 2 | He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner . |
| 3 | But here and throughout there is an illuminating clarity of texture , purity of sound and impeccable intonation which make for satisfying listening . |
| 4 | We could eventually remove from human life all the characteristics which make for human distress — criminality , war-making , and the like . ’ |
| 5 | And yet surprisingly little is known about the factors which make for public acceptance . |
| 6 | Prosamo ( which stands for planned release of selected and modified organisms ) is sponsoring a wide range of studies on the behaviour of genetically engineered organisms in the environment . |
| 7 | SQL , which stands for structured query language , is a calculus-based language used on a number of database systems , for example , DB2 and Oracle . |
| 8 | In 1978 the Mariana Islands ( excluding Guam ) had opted for status as a self-governing commonwealth of the USA , and in 1982 the FSM and the Marshall Islands had signed compacts of free association which provided for internal sovereignty and US economic support in return for continuing US control of their defence and foreign policies . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , there was constitutional advance , in the form of the Government of India Act of 1935 , which provided for responsible government in the provinces . |
| 10 | It has been suggested that guidance should be given to the profession relating to receipts which are being issued for redemption money on the redemption of feuduties in terms of Section 4 of the Land Tenure Reform ( Scotland ) Act , 1974 , the section which provided for voluntary redemption of feuduties at the terms of Whitsunday and Martinmas . |
| 11 | Fifteen years of one-party rule ended formally on Nov. 30 when a new Constitution came into effect which provided for multiparty democracy and a free-market economy . |
| 12 | The software also includes ViruSTOP which looks for virus-like behaviour . |
| 13 | However , the Dewey system , which allows for infinite subdivision on a decimal basis , can cope with this . |
| 14 | Human rights organizations opposed the emergency powers , which allowed for indefinite detention without trial . |
| 15 | Cakici and Chatterjee ( 1991 ) examined daily closing prices for the S&P500 from 1982 to 1987 , and compared the mispricings calculated using a no-arbitrage condition which allowed for stochastic interest rates and one which did not . |
| 16 | His analysis ( Garland 1985b , p. 32 ) concludes that ‘ the constraints of legal principle and political ideology ’ produced a system aimed at ‘ uniformity , equality of treatment and proportionality ’ in which concerns for individual reformation played only a very minor part . |
| 17 | Cited by WWF International President HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for his outstanding leadership in pioneering environmental conservation and education in Indochina and for his promotion of international co-operation and scientific exchange among all nations , Vo Quy is the architect of a groundbreaking agreement between Laos , Kampuchea and Vietnam , which calls for international co-operation in protecting rare and endangered migratory species and the establishment of transformer reserves , or peace parks , on their shared borders . |
| 18 | We propose that this daunting list of stages , each of which calls for different information skills , can only be satisfactorily incorporated in the school 's programme by a curriculum policy built around these skills . |
| 19 | Just prior to the flight a 300-hour inspection had been performed on the aircraft which calls for full travel of the horizontal stabilizer in both directions . |
| 20 | This is a scene which calls for imaginative lighting The tree and its decorations should sparkle against darker backgrounds . |
| 21 | Fifthly , it is evident that criminal law is in some sense of the term a subject which calls for interdisciplinary study . |
| 22 | It follows then that the ‘ Action Men ’ are often seen as incompetent and as avoiding work which calls for common sense . |
| 23 | The Act actually says that we 're concerned with children who have learning difficulties , which calls for special education provision , and to be more specific they refer to children who have greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of that age , or disabilities which prevent or hinder them making use of the educational facilities generally provided . |
| 24 | He was believed to be a supporter of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy ( MMD ) which campaigned for political reform . |
| 25 | single compartment main body with drawstring top ; lid pocket with rear zip and pleated top which expands for extra capacity ; 12in deep side pockets with semi-circular zips — one also has a small zipped external pouch for keys and bits and bobs ; large pocket at front of sack with wrap-around zip . |
| 26 | The popular fronts themselves became still more intransigent in their demands : both the Latvian and the Lithuanian fronts , in late 1989 , were openly contemplating the possibility of formal secession from the USSR , not simply a greater measure of autonomy , and the three fronts jointly organised a Baltic Assembly which called for political independence for the republics within a ‘ neutral and demilitarised Balto-Scandia ’ . |
| 27 | It was run be Peter Hindle , who now makes the planes , and was remarkable for its practical ‘ hands on ’ approach , which called for concentrated effort , some students working up to 8pm at night ! |
| 28 | OECD reports , technical journals , but no reports of future European Planning Committee meetings in Geneva , or Paris , Lisbon , Rome or Madrid , and no minutes of previous Planning meetings with resolutions which called for immediate action . |
| 29 | Some of the complaints , of course , reflected political strains which called for general solution by legislation . |
| 30 | The United Kingdom had consistently expressed reservations over intervention , in contrast to the stance of the USA which called for preventive bombardment of Serb positions ; however , on Dec. 20 outgoing US President George Bush and UK Prime Minister John Major agreed in Washington to support a UN resolution enforcing the flight ban . |