Example sentences of "for and [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This could give staff and governors something specific to aim for and a way of measuring success .
2 Detectives have now found a knife they were looking for and a motorbike which was seen nearby .
3 An apt combination of noun and adjective , a bon mot , an evocative phrase , is as much as an artist can hope for and a reader can expect .
4 So you ca n't buy me a box of chocolates for and a card ?
5 Assessment may also be used to motivate pupils by providing a target to aim for and a reward for passing in the form of accreditation .
6 Problems would be carefully defined , and the solution dispassionately searched for and no doubt soon found .
7 For us lesser mortals a redfin of two-pounds remains the fish to aim for and the capture of just one can be the catch of a lifetime .
8 In due course , Mr Cross took the photograph he had come for and the girl crossed the narrow road and watched the train drop down into the valley .
9 The necessity for and the presence of the foreign company are constant reminders of the deficiencies of the domestic economy ; new methods are defined as more efficient ( if not necessarily more desirable ) than the traditional methods of production current in the host economy ; andwhere entirely new products enter , this only underlines the inadequacies of the host .
10 There may well have been something lacking in the lives of the millions but that need had to be catered for and the catering was done by the ingenious and indefatigable army of commercial opportunists whose energy and boldness tell us an enormous amount about that age .
11 This , together with the disintegration of support for and the organisation of the Congress Party in North-central India indicate that it will be very difficult for any party to obtain parliamentary majorities in the near future .
12 The length of time spent stretching depends on the sport you are training for and the degree of flexibility you wish to attain .
13 ‘ There is all to play for and the pride we have in our long , unbeaten run , will make us fight every inch of the way to keep it . ’
14 He , too , needs to be briefed on the need for and the purpose of the photographs — for it is important to ensure his willing cooperation .
15 We recognise the need for and the purpose of the order , and we shall not oppose it today .
16 Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers ; SunSoft president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life — McNealy shot back that the ‘ SM ’ stood for ‘ Stop Microsoft . ’
17 SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life .
18 The arrangments for and the escorting of the visits involves a considerable amount of time .
19 What the debt is for and the date it was incurred .
20 Basic information includes who employs you , what for and the type of problems on which you can advise .
21 The building of the great dish was to split the staff of the Radiophysics Laboratory into two groups , one for and the other against its construction .
22 just how much you can have depends on what you have space for and the kind of garden you have .
23 Of course in addition to the feelings of the person being cared for and the carer , there is also the expense of private nursing and residential care .
24 Job costs should obviously provide a stimulus for and the basis of billing .
25 ( b ) He must take reasonable steps to explain what he is looking for and the basis of his suspicion ( s.2(3) ( b ) ) .
26 In sections 2.2 and 2.3 , we outline the determinants of the demand for and the supply of labour and the factors which contribute to the determination of wages in the UK , including a discussion of the role of trade unions .
27 The demand for and the supply of labour
28 One of the major critics of the original Phillips curve was Milton Friedman , who pointed out that the main determinant of the demand for and the supply of labour is the expected real wage , and not the money wage ( see Ch. 2 ) .
29 This being so , we can say that when the demand for and the supply of labour are equal ( so that unemployment is at its ‘ natural ’ level ) , there will be no pressure on real wages to change .
30 Rather the price will be determined by the demand for and the supply of that commodity .
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