Example sentences of "[adj] for a single [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the House were to decide at a later stage to enter a single currency , it would be , first , because it had decided that the economic convergence conditions in Europe were right for a single currency to be beneficial to this country . |
| 2 | This talk , too , was very much influenced by French fashions and preoccupations ; and from it Zeinab acquired the notion that it was possible for a single woman to set up house on her own . |
| 3 | Prices are based on sharing hotel accommodation and a supplement is payable for a single room . |
| 4 | As you say , it would be impossible for a single man to do any real damage to the craft . |
| 5 | It is always almost impossible for a single practitioner to obtain more than the other firms in the area are obtaining and you do not want to be in a position of being undersold because your colleagues in other firms have an unrealistic view about what should be charged . |
| 6 | The size of the house may also influence the decision — in a very large house , the length of hot water pipe runs could be unacceptably large for a single system and a combination of storage and instantaneous systems may be necessary . |
| 7 | It was not unusual for a single employer to have to negotiate with five or more of the more than 300 trade unions . |
| 8 | And as it is quite feasible for a single transaction to have a different currency for each stage of the business cycle — order , invoice , payment , and bank transactions posted to a single account , whether a general ledger account , customer account , or supplier account , should ideally be possible in any currency . |
| 9 | Multiple nets may be extended to become hundreds of yards long for a single operation . |
| 10 | For example , it would not be advisable for a single woman to go on holiday alone to some of the Middle Eastern countries . |
| 11 | A basic A4 page is too wide for a single column of text , the ‘ ideal ’ width for a column of text is approximately 55 to 60 characters or around eight to 10 words . |