Example sentences of "for a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After some manoeuvring in order to reduce the amount of electoral competition and therefore the risk of " splitting the vote " , UUUC won 10 seats for 58% of the votes , that is fewer seats for a greater percentage of the poll than in February . |
| 2 | Since the union organisations are part of PRI , they have a dual function : firstly , as a pressure group lobbying for a greater share of social benefits for labour ; secondly , as an apparatus of political control of the working class . |
| 3 | ‘ There are plenty of opportunities for a greater exchange of expertise which could be of tremendous benefit to both sides . |
| 4 | However , the archaizing and more abstract beauty of Canova 's response to the figure had been subsumed beneath the increasing demand in all areas of art for a greater naturalism in representing the human form . |
| 5 | Ed , I think argued a very strong case for a greater level of influence of trade unionists in the Party than is suggested in this reform and I can see the force of those remarks but the C E C adopted the position that we did not want to take a position of dominance to the Party Conference . |
| 6 | These situations point to two needs : firstly for a greater awareness and concern for a variety in learning groups together with a greater knowledge of what an individual learner can and can not understand , and secondly , for a degree of controlled flexibility in design and application of plans and materials for learning . |
| 7 | There is , too , a need for a greater awareness of the changing demands on the scheme . |
| 8 | One of their main demands is for a greater say in policy-making and legislation governing Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | Hailed by Sir David Wilson , the Governor of Hong Kong , as " a good agreement for Hong Kong " , the memorandum was widely seen as the UK acceding to China 's demands for a greater say in Hong Kong 's affairs , although Sir David claimed that it would not give China a veto over the Hong Kong government . |
| 10 | In this process of informalisation ‘ dominant modes of social conduct ’ have been violated by the upwardly mobile groups , and have given way to new codes which allow for a greater variety of behavioural alternatives . |
| 11 | Static input allows for a greater variety of input formats and makes no requirements about the availability of hardware at the time of writing . |
| 12 | On the one hand this can be attributed to an unwillingness by politicians to provide for a greater disclosure of information . |
| 13 | Greater descriptive flexibility makes for a greater flexibility in the formulation of laws . |
| 14 | The study for the Gulbenkian Foundation found a need for a greater availability of electronic and amplification equipment , of rehearsal space , of cheap recording facilities with expert advice and instruction on how to use them and finally for more places to perform in . |
| 15 | At the same time the downturn in the number of young people entering the employment market has emphasised the need for a greater proportion of young people with the skills which successful businesses will require . |
| 16 | Owner-occupation , or home-ownership , accounts for a greater proportion of the housing stock in the UK than in any other EC country . |
| 17 | The risk factors therefore probably accounted for a greater proportion of the grade differences in sickness absence than was observed in the multivariate analysis . |
| 18 | The apportionment , usually expressed in percentage terms , operates with the same penalty as in the normal Tender , viz. that in the event that after Proof the party to whom the Tender has been made is found liable for a greater proportion of the claim than was offered to him , then that party becomes responsible for the Tenderer 's expenses from the date when the Tender was lodged . |
| 19 | This is because wines and beers account for a greater proportion ( 76% ) of all consumer expenditure on alcoholic drinks . |
| 20 | In 1986 , the Committee on Finance for Industry , an arm of the National Economic Development Office emphasised that although lending facilities were becoming more available from the banking system , a major problem still existed with a need for a greater proportion of equity funding for small businesses . |
| 21 | However , it has also been argued , more optimistically , that recent developments in the philosophy of science and in science itself ( for example , quantum physics ) , and in English Literature allow for a greater freedom and flexibility , and indeed , humanity , in the education of students . |
| 22 | Paraphrase , summary and other forms of indirect representation of other texts allow for a greater transformation of the object text , from minor rewordings to allegorical exegesis . |
| 23 | In more practical terms Gorbachev pointed to the need for a greater measure of agreement on the reduction of all forms of armaments and on the elimination of regional conflicts . |
| 24 | However , these new proposals did not satisfy Slovak demands for a greater measure of autonomy . |
| 25 | In a search for a greater relationship between landscape and numbers the early to mid-1 970s produced a set of more complex statistical approaches . |
| 26 | Dr Remondino attacked the ‘ debateable appendage ’ in his History of Circumcision ( 1891 ) , and compared circumcision to ‘ a well secured life annuity ’ , ‘ a better saving investment ’ , making for a greater capacity for labour , a longer life , less nervousness , fewer doctors ' bills . |
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| 28 | The local Parties , growing in strength , began to ask for a greater voice in decisions than was allowed under the 1918 constitution . |
| 29 | Ryan 's proposal for a program for automatic story generation which fulfils her three criteria of creativity , aesthetic awareness and understanding will probably remain beyond the boundaries of feasibility for a long time , but it does demonstrate both the need for a greater contribution of ideas from poetics and narratology to developments in artificial intelligence , and the insights that can be gained from the attempt to shape one 's ideas about narrative into a form that can be learnt and applied by computers . |
| 30 | The need for a greater degree of self-sufficiency in timber has been proposed as a national priority . |