Example sentences of "for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claiming that the allied forces had a " game plan " which was being followed , he said that he sympathized with the motives of those who called for an indefinite air campaign , but that any decision on the launching of a ground offensive would be based on military advice ; there would be no " delay for the sake of delay , hoping that it would save lives " . |
| 2 | On Sept. 10 , millions of Kashmir Moslems responded to the call issued by pro-Pakistani groups for an indefinite strike in protest at the alleged forcible entry of security forces on Sept. 9 into the shrine of Hazrat Bal and the molesting of worshippers . |
| 3 | His parents welcomed him , assuming he was back for an indefinite stay and perhaps interpreting this as a change of heart . |
| 4 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 5 | She stayed a week and then joined Janet Aldis for an indefinite visit at her parents ' home in Walsall , where Mr Aldis was a housemaster at Queen Mary 's School . |
| 6 | Agreements there have generally been concluded for an indefinite term and ( linked with this ) no ‘ peace obligation ’ has arisen by the application of the agreement , in contrast to Germany . |
| 7 | Their spokesman said that the men were prepared to close down the generating plant immediately , but it would mean that the grid would go and that factories and hospitals would be without power for an indefinite time . |
| 8 | The license and the right to use this Program is for an indefinite time until terminated . |
| 9 | Such features ‘ become stable elements for an indefinite number of generations ’ . |
| 10 | Profitt , Michael Cook , 18 , Adrian Sinclair , 19 , and Lee Scrivens , 19 , all from Birmingham , admitted theft charges ; another six City supporters were also remanded in custody or on bail , and 23 were fined a total of £8,600 for admitting charges arising from a weekend in the Lancashire resort which a Football Association inquiry may punish by banning City supporters from remaining away games ; all their away matches were made all-ticket for an indefinite period after trouble last season at Crystal Palace . |
| 11 | The best hope of an autonomy deal surviving — forget about democracy — is the bleakness of the alternative facing Mr Hussein : an ambivalent slab of northern territory run for an indefinite period by foreign armies , and therefore largely outside Iraqi control . |
| 12 | A young man , drafted into the army for an indefinite period , was in despair , and he voiced to a group of eight or nine men his resentment of the army , the government , Colonel Qaddafi , the low military pay , his forthcoming separation from his family and friends . |
| 13 | If the pupil has not been excluded permanently , but his been excluded for an indefinite period , the governors can only order the head teacher to reinstate him/her if the aggregate period of exclusion would be more than five days in any term or if the pupil would miss an opportunity to take a public examination . |
| 14 | The term ‘ permanent ’ is something of a misnomer , for the content of any pasture is constantly changing as conditions become more favourable for one species and less for another ; it applies only to the fact that a pasture remains in grass for an indefinite period . |
| 15 | The power granted by the Immigration Act to detain people for an indefinite period gives rise to a high level of anxiety and stress among detainees . |
| 16 | Poland had by now withdrawn most of its trade through the city to its own port at Gdynia , and the Reich could hardly be expected to maintain or guarantee for an indefinite period the subsidy the city required.20 Lipski and Göring agreed that Germany and Poland should draw together in an understanding that they would jointly stabilise the city if the League should either collapse or decide to withdraw from Danzig . |
| 17 | As a last resort , if the union believes that its members are being unfairly treated , it may decide that an all-out strike for an indefinite period is necessary . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sure he was in hospital for an indefinite period anyway . ’ |
| 19 | Fifty students from each school will be granted this opportunity each year for an indefinite period . |
| 20 | The corollary is that if they eventually return to the UK , their foreign domicile will be retained until it can be ascertained that they intend to remain for an indefinite period . |
| 21 | We know , too , the frequent result of such crude precautions , the often painful unpleasantness-to use a mild term — which results from putrefaction , and which the undertaker assures the family is ‘ quite inevitable ’ … whereas when the body has been prepared by the Operator it keeps the appearance of life for an indefinite period , and the last look remains as a pleasant remembrance to their friends . |
| 22 | It assumed that models of rehabilitation valuing people through work , which had been established at such hospitals at Netherne , could be applied for an indefinite period with all patients being potential benefactors . |
| 23 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 24 | As for Philip , the prospect of seeing the man who was supposed to marry his sister go off on crusade for an indefinite period seems to have been too much for him . |
| 25 | Gold and silver owe their nobility to the fact that unlike the base metals they retain their brightness and lustre for an indefinite period in a pure atmosphere . |
| 26 | Treaty involves the actual pursuit of an economic activity through a fixed establishment in another member state for an indefinite period . |
| 27 | The Stuart kings also claimed to have other prerogative powers of considerable importance , namely a suspending power , which could be used to postpone the operation of a statute for an indefinite period , and a dispensing power , which could be used to relieve offenders from the statutory penalties they had incurred . |
| 28 | Unlike many similar discounts which sprang up after Abbey National had made its move , this one is for an indefinite period . |
| 29 | If you are blind or physically disabled or your work regularly takes you away from home , you may qualify to vote by post or proxy for an indefinite period . |
| 30 | All Hanne knows is that the two of them are staying somewhere in Copenhagen for an indefinite period . ’ |