Example sentences of "come in for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that policy has come in for sharp criticism from monetarists who insist that it has fed the rapid expansion of broad money supply , M4 , and inflamed inflationary pressures . |
| 2 | It is on the detail of the recommendations that Cadbury has come in for strong criticism — in particular , over some of the recommendations in the code ( see also this issue , p 24 ) . |
| 3 | Christianity especially has come in for great criticism as being the major religion in the history of Western civilization . |
| 4 | Inspection has come in for much discussion today as a major part of the Bill . |
| 5 | The Forestry Commission has declared its intention to expand forestry , particularly of the broadleaved variety , at " down the hill " locations — a move away from recent tendencies to afforest uplands with conifer plantations , which have come in for extensive criticism [ see section on Pollution : Air in this issue ] . |
| 6 | He 's , he 's already come in for one form put it , he 's obviously filled one form in , he came up and he said can I have an application form for that job in the window , so I gave him one and he went , oh well I 've just filled one in . |
| 7 | ‘ Unless your estimable uncle had expensive amusements , Master Hussey , you must surely have come in for this very money along with the rest . ’ |
| 8 | Superficially attractive and officially , if implicitly , condoned by UNESCO , this theory has come in for severe criticism from Western media interests and journalists . |
| 9 | It will also outline the role and operation of the Social Work Services Inspectorate , which has come in for severe criticism since it was set up by the Scottish Office a year ago . |
| 10 | The term New Historicism has come in for considerable hostile criticism both from those who claim that there is nothing particularly new about it and among those who admire new historical methods but feel the term incorrectly suggests a unified theoretical field and subsequent critical practice within a body of critical writing in which much contending diversity exists . |
| 11 | Yeah that 's what I 've come in for twenty for . |
| 12 | A spate of airline buyouts , which has touched every major US carrier during the last six months , has come in for growing criticism because of the heavy debt it loads on the companies . |
| 13 | They 've just come in for ninety three . |
| 14 | The police have come in for heavy criticism but Rosenthal 's following observation about distortion in behavioural science may be cited as an apologia for some police shortcomings : |
| 15 | Bernstein 's work has come in for some strong criticism recently . |
| 16 | The various caveats expressed in 6.8.4 on the use of statistical techniques by sociolinguists are not as negative as they might seem , since recently the overuse of significance testing in social science research generally has come in for some criticism . |
| 17 | However , the NRA has come in for some criticism for not taking action . |
| 18 | Bloke supposed to come in for new business pitch will have got there by now . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , that 's the first thing we have to make him see , then we need to get him to come in for regular counselling sessions . ’ |
| 20 | The diet , of bread and butter and tea for breakfast , bread and butter and tea for tea , milk for supper , and a very limited variety of items for dinner , came in for adverse comment . |
| 21 | When agricultural improvers visited Sussex in the war years they had little favourable to say about the situation in general and the Weald came in for wholesale condemnation , although there was some disagreement about the details . |
| 22 | Maggie 's brooch , her dress , her cloche , came in for similar praise . |
| 23 | All kinds of difficult questions began to be asked and in the early heady days of the women 's movement the body came in for close scrutiny . |
| 24 | The contrasts between the synoptic gospels ( Matthew , Mark and Luke ) and the fourth gospel , between the various letters ascribed to Paul , and between Paul 's theology and that of other leaders in the primitive church , all now came in for serious consideration . |
| 25 | All the leaders came in for new rubber between laps 24 and 31 , when Patrese pitted . |
| 26 | On March 7th , against Wales at Twickenham , we all witnessed at least two acts of complete thuggery when not only were English players stamped on but it was their heads which came in for rough treatment . |
| 27 | Baghdad , as in the bunker incident at Ameriyah , came in for rough treatment when Allied airpower set out to paralyse the Iraqi nerve centre in January 1991 . |
| 28 | While councillors came in for much criticism for being representative , health professionals had similar difficulties . |
| 29 | Hateley baffled and upset by the affair says : ‘ I came in for that one game , and I thought I did reasonably well . |
| 30 | The intensified aerial bombardment and resulting civilian casualties came in for strong criticism , with all the opposition groups in parliament ( hitherto supportive of military action against the LTTE ) subscribing to a statement which described it as an inhuman action against the people . |