Example sentences of "and for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our customers buy a simple service ; the transportation of their goods between two points in an agreed time and for an agreed price . |
| 2 | The distinction between controlling for a prior variable and for an intervening variable is drawn more sharply in the next section . |
| 3 | The implications of the imbalance for the future growth of FDI in developing countries and for an expanded trading role are considerable and discussed later on . |
| 4 | This is true both for independent atoms and for an N-atom molecule . |
| 5 | As he spoke he began to take a backward step , and for an instant Gentle 's dizzied brain almost thought it possible the man would retreat into nothingness ; be proved spirit rather than substance . |
| 6 | The young graduates lift the hair out of their eyes , and for an instant glance round the room at the rather good , slightly worn furnishings . |
| 7 | The draft reply contained one threat to report I M R O to the Securities and Investment Board for excessive enquiries er and for an unreasonable attitude and the other er bit of the reply was effectively a form of covering up presenting full financial information and disclosure to I M R O. Those replies were drafted by people inside the Maxwell organisation and you may want to comment on er the position , although I should stress at this stage that I like you have not seen the final version of any reply and I do not know whether I M R O persisted . |
| 8 | The affair was also seized on by opposition politicians as an opportunity to highlight the government 's incompetence and to call for its resignation and for an early general election , in the run-up to the regional elections due in March . |
| 9 | If proof of postage is required for sending important documents through the post , the package or letter is taken to the post office , and for an extra charge the delivery will be recorded and a receipt obtained as proof . |
| 10 | Then they hit the main road and he opened the bike up and for an awful second she thought she was going to slide off the back . |
| 11 | The lesson of the porcupine quills ( and for an actual example of how not to do it read my Zen There was Murder , if after all these years you can find a copy ) is that any part of your book that you do not directly present to the reader ought to be thought out in imaginative terms , just as thoroughly as you have used your imagination to make whatever you have written fully credible . |
| 12 | It is being widely acknowledged , in services for all client groups that to judge outcome in terms of reduced reliance on institutional care is an overly simple view of the issues , and that a whole service needs to be judged on the extent to which it uses its residential facilities appropriately , that is for those who really need it , and for an appropriate length of stay to meet their needs . |
| 13 | The winning presentation included recommendations on manufacturing , stock holdings of platinum , and for an integrated computer system in CSD . |
| 14 | The joint HDUR and UVR talks ended on March 24 and called for respect of rights of nationalists and minorities , for the right to education in a mother tongue and for an unbiased bilingual media to assess accurately recent disturbances . |
| 15 | And for an English/French speaker , adoption of bird for a short time precluded oiseau Once such children realize they are dealing with two languages , however , they begin to use labels from both languages for the same category , both leche and milk They start to do this once they themselves can produce about 150–200 words ( Taeschner , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | We should perhaps remember that , before the advent of television , the five-day week and DIY superstores , crowds , even for the smallest clubs , often exceeded 3,000 and for an important derby match during the 1930s Whaddon could easily pull in 120,000 fans according to some of the club 's more senior supporters . |
| 17 | Given the size of the European constituencies , it will be difficult , if not impossible , for some candidates to become widely known and for an informed choice to be made . |
| 18 | Under preparation for three years , the bill set up the framework for the legal operation of private radio and television stations and for an independent public broadcasting system . |
| 19 | Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarvayev has asked for compensation from Moscow for health damage in the region , and for an independent inquiry , with foreign experts , to study the ecological consequences . |
| 20 | He thought that he lost his hold on sanity for a time then ; he knew , later , that the black despair and the agony of loneliness had closed about him fully , and for an unmeasurable time while his reason spun wildly out of control . |
| 21 | Although the course is free , accommodation and living are not , and for an unemployed teacher that is a major stumbling block . |
| 22 | The other eccentric giant is Venice , and for an opposite reason , for it is the only great city of Italy which had no classical past . |
| 23 | Russia blundered into a conflict that was to have such serious consequences for the future of the Tsarist state and for an Asian challenge to occidental dominance . |
| 24 | 4 In consideration of the above payments the Publisher will be entitled to distribute the Video worldwide and for an unlimited period of time for non-broadcast use only and to use any still photographs in any books published to accompany the Video or in any publicity or promotion material for the Video and accompanying books . |
| 25 | 4 In consideration of the above payments the Publisher will be entitled to distribute the Video worldwide and for an unlimited period of time for non-broadcast use only and to use any still photographs in any books published to accompany the Video or in any publicity or promotion material for the Video and accompanying books . |
| 26 | How many times a day are the toilets in your school inspected for cleanliness and for an adequate supply of toilet paper in each cubicle ? |
| 27 | It is easy to realise that in gusty conditions , if the glider is being flown slowly , the stall may occur high enough for a wing to drop and for an incipient spin to develop with even more serious results . |
| 28 | But enthusiasm for war itself and for an apocalyptic struggle for ‘ living space ’ was difficult to raise outside circles of nazified youth , the SS , and Party fanatics . |