Example sentences of "work [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 This first encounter between Marco and the boy known as the Rat is not friendly — at least not until the two lads , each with his own particular air of authority , have confirmed their direct loyalty to the disturbed country and have begun to work out for the ‘ Club ’ a youthful but intelligent strategy for revolution .
2 I 'm sure everything will work out for the best . ’
3 " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today .
4 ‘ On the new album I went to extremes , and for each song I had two or three complete lead breaks worked out for every solo , prior to actually going in to make the album .
5 In fact on the basis worked out for the seedings , we came fifth out of six . ’
6 In fact on the basis worked out for the seedings , we came fifth out of six . ’
7 ‘ Oh , it all worked out for the best . ’
8 ‘ So things worked out for the best , I suppose , ’ Maggie said carefully .
9 He set out a four-point plan , commencing with Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions and withdrawal from Kuwait ; the international community could then guarantee the removal of forces , and the restoration of Kuwaiti sovereignty , with arrangements to take account of " the will of the Kuwaiti people " ; an international conference should then be arranged , and comprehensive arms reductions worked out for the whole Middle East region , which would imply dialogue among all concerned , to replace confrontation with " the dynamics of good neighbourliness " .
10 ‘ Have you got it all worked out for the Moslems too ? ’ asked Georgiades .
11 The European Commission has accepted the first set of standards worked out for the EC 's ecolabelling scheme , which aims to inform consumers about the environmental impact of particular products .
12 Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas .
13 Indeed it is perhaps a pity that he did not take his own advice , after writing in the New Guide ‘ for the author of the present work might with greater ease , and probably with more advantage to himself , have worked up for the amusement of the eye a number of drawings and paintings during the time he has been engaged in this matter of mere utility ’ .
14 During this time conditions were to be worked out for a monitoring scheme and new quota system , which was expected to allow renewed exploitation of certain stocks , notably of minke whales .
15 And they had the time worked out for every policeman the length of time he was allowed to travel from court to home and back again and you added that time to the time you were engaged in court and it was worked out to the minute — worked out officially how long it took the tram .
16 Bernard was on a round the world trip and he had a system worked out for the South American leg that seemed to be based on the storming of Himalayan peaks .
17 But in three short years the following essential features of creative sound were worked out for the first time : cut-and-splice sound editing ; dubbing mute shots ( i.e. providing library sounds for completely silent bits of film ) ; quiet cameras ; ‘ talkback ’ and other intercom systems ; ‘ boom ’ microphones ( so the mike could be placed over the actor 's head and moved as necessary ) ; equalization ; track-bouncing ; replacement of dialogue ( including alternative languages ) ; filtering ( for removing traffic noise , wind noise , or for simulating telephone conversations ) ; busbars for routing controlled amounts of foldback or reverberation ; three-track recording ( music , effects , and dialogue , any of which could be changed as necessary ) ; automatic volume limiters ; and synchronous playback ( for dance or mimed shots ) .
18 No definitive explanations have been worked out for the differences between the two concentrations that lie 3000 kilometres apart in Antarctica .
19 Jean-Claude had all the music worked out for the ‘ Chansons ’ , there was nothing to worry about there , and something good to come home to .
20 All I can tell you is that much will change , rapidly and dramatically , and that once you get over the shock you 'll discover everything has worked out for the better .
21 In April 1983 , however , the main features of a draft agreement on a comprehensive settlement of the Afghan question were worked out for the first time during the United Nations-sponsored talks in Geneva .
22 ‘ It has all worked out for the best , yes ?
23 ‘ Yeah , it 's a collection of tunes that I 've been working on for a while .
24 In the U K the improvement plans we 've been working on for the last two years have been very successfully implemented but they 've been overtaken by the U K recession .
25 Actually , before he moved away , he , he gave up his designing job and he was working in for a bit .
26 Some people work up for a lifetime to cross the Channel and then get published in a magazine .
27 ‘ Strangely , things work out for the best , ’ she whispered .
28 That 's his job , sits and works out for a living .
29 Not the actual shots , those the Director decides and works out for the style they 're going to shoot in .
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