Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 10% cut in benefits in the first three months of the unemployment spell reduces the expected duration to 11.98 weeks for this particular individual.15 The elasticities are also slightly higher at the lower benefit levels . |
| 2 | The average length of employment of all labour in 1982 was correspondingly double in Japan at eight to eleven years for men and six for women . |
| 3 | The man who so impressed Jack Nicklaus in last year 's Open struck a four iron to eight feet for a two at the next and added three more birdies . |
| 4 | The group is run for six to eight females for a period of eight weeks and aims to improve their social skills and self-esteem . |
| 5 | Once it is frozen , OEMs estimate it will take another six to eight weeks for independent software vendors to get their applications into distribution channels . |
| 6 | Once it is frozen , OEM customers estimate it will take another six to eight weeks for independent software vendors to get their applications into distribution channels . |
| 7 | This will begin by allowing four to eight weeks for a new manager to become fully conversant with all aspects of staff functions . |
| 8 | The severity of the punishments , together with the recent sentencing of an artist , Hong Song Dam , to eight years for alleged contact with North Korean agents in West Germany and for sending a slide of a painting to North Korea , fuelled international concern that the Roh government 's record on human rights was deteriorating . |
| 9 | Of youth crime , it said : ’ Considering the significant contribution that young people make to the crime problem , both as victims and offenders , the working group was surprised by the lack of references to specific strategies for preventing crime by and against young people . ’ |
| 10 | The OECD stated in late 1983 that acid rain damage represents 3 to 5% of the European Community Gross National Product — or between £33 billion and £44 billion per year while the first joint step to combat air pollution in the European Community came in March 1984 when Environment Ministers agreed that new industrial plants could not be built without authorization relating to specific limits for industrial emissions . |
| 11 | The latter contribute a very small amount ( less than 12% ) of the running budget of Highlander , and even this amount is generally confined to short-term awards for specific projects . |
| 12 | The current business environment gives rise to unparalleled demands for flexible and dynamic management of the business in response to economic or legislative change . |
| 13 | describes a study carried out to observe classroom practice within the framework of equal opportunities , and points to possible dilemmas for the teacher |
| 14 | The Software is a microcomputer-based library system designed for schools and colleges and can operate the issue , return and cataloguing of up to 65,000 books for 2,500 users . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) The Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Bill would enable 300,000 black householders to convert their existing 99-year leases to full ownership of their homes , and would set up a single property register , while government land loaned to rural tribes for communal farming would be transferred to ownership by those tribes . |
| 16 | Through the continuing sponsorship of Salomon Brothers International , generous fellowships ( including payment of fees and living expenses ) are available to outstanding candidates for PhD research in Financial Economics . |
| 17 | ‘ I could have gone to European clubs for a lot more money than I earn now , ’ he says . |
| 18 | RENEWED pressure has been placed on the Government to lengthen the summer season by bringing Britain up to European standards for public holidays . |
| 19 | COLWYN Bay 's chamber of trade was yesterday accused of being ‘ out on a limb ’ over its opposition to controversial proposals for an open air market in the town . |
| 20 | This created a tendency for the administrator to facilitate the flow of benefits which the state frequently confers upon private enterprise to private businessmen for a return , and , indeed , involve himself in a variety of legal and illegal activities for which the post of senior government servant is advantageous . |
| 21 | Powers for house improvement had long been available , local authorities being enabled to improve council housing and give discretionary grants to private owners for improvement of individual properties . |
| 22 | The Corporation has exclusive rights to the working of coal , but may issue licences to private operators for the working of coal from small underground mines and from opencast operations . |
| 23 | The US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) has announced plans to cut payments to private contractors for the management of toxic waste . |
| 24 | Harder to stop , except through the kind of investigations now underway , is the corruption which allowed politicians to award public contracts to private companies for substantial payments . |
| 25 | He concluded : ‘ But in my judgment the powers to seize and retain are conferred for the better performances of public functions by public bodies and can not be used to make information available to private individuals for their private purposes . ’ |
| 26 | He persuaded [ Charles ] to distribute privileges and public revenues to private individuals for their own use ; and , since he caused to be done what everyone wanted , he reduced the [ resources of ] the state to absolutely nothing " . |
| 27 | For example , they might be asked to restrict the amount of credit granted to private individuals for consumption , or to property speculators . |
| 28 | Rome has also closed its city centre to private vehicles for two months as part of a plan to ease congestion and air pollution . |
| 29 | Last summer , he surrendered to Pakistani authorities for an investigation , but he was freed on bail three months later because of lack of evidence . |
| 30 | They have been pressing the president to appeal to regional leaders for support , offering them more local powers under the new constitution . |