Example sentences of "and [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many Eastern religions have been using techniques such as yoga and meditation for many centuries and both of these techniques hold much common ground with modern clinical relaxation methods . |
| 2 | I imagine that , in the case that I cited , the offender was given the maximum sentence that could be conferred for causing death by reckless driving ; but , given normal remission and remission for good behaviour , there is every possibility that that young man will be freed after nine months in custody . |
| 3 | I have been paying National Insurance and taxes for many years . |
| 4 | In the midst of all these , School had had the benefit of his being a Governor for 46 years ( he was first nominated by the Borough Council in 1923 ) and Chairman for eleven . |
| 5 | ( c ) Day care and after-school activities Local authorities may provide day care for under-fives and activities for school-age children even though they are not in need . |
| 6 | During the 1980s there has been a proliferation of schemes , courses and activities for unemployed people in many parts of the country organised by a wide range of adult education agencies and voluntary organisations . |
| 7 | But when one sees the whole lot in full flower all at once in one individual or in the whole family , one comes to accept the concept of denial as a prime component of " the family illness " in which the family member is addicted to self-denial and caretaking for primary sufferer and even ( amazingly and hotly denied ) addicted to the continuation of the status-quo despite all its desperate features , just as the primary sufferer is addicted to the continuation of his or her own drinking or drug use despite its desperately damaging consequences . |
| 8 | Maintenance grants remain frozen at a maximum of £2,845 for students in London and £2,265 for those studying elsewhere . |
| 9 | The variables and definitions for 1981 will differ from those in 1991 , as described above ; it would obviously be desirable if the 1981 Census sample were organised by the same geographical zones , and the same codings of variables as that for 1991 . |
| 10 | The attempt had been strengthened by the respect and admiration for Russian arms that had been aroused by Russian resistance on the eastern front . |
| 11 | And when I came to it was with an audible pop in the ears , and a rich consciousness of solitude , and a feeling of love and admiration for this big stolid body I was in , which even now was preoccupied and unconcerned , straining out over the rose bed to adjust a loose swathe of clematis on the wooden wall . |
| 12 | I never before worked with such complete belief in and admiration for any man or any government and one 's faith in democracy is apt to be shattered when one sees a man like S.B. defeated by falsehood and misrepresentation . |
| 13 | Sadly much of the animosity generated about Cochrane and Bennett originated from within No 5 Group and a great deal I was able to counter before it reached tap-room levels , I never felt I was running with the fox because I had great feeling and admiration for both these Olympian " gores , in fact , Cochrane invited me to move to No 5 Group with him when he left No 3 Group , but I declined as I was in mid-tour . |
| 14 | It was hardly hypocritical at all in the countries ( e.g. most Roman Catholic ones ) in which a frankly dual standard was accepted : chastity for unmarried bourgeois women and fidelity for married ones , the free pursuit of all women ( except perhaps marriageable daughters of the middle and upper classes ) by all young bourgeois men , and a tolerated infidelity for the married ones . |
| 15 | Keep the paperwork and notes for each application in a separate folder or large envelope . |
| 16 | Pwllheli men worked the job throughout , although they had pilotmen from Denbigh , Rhyl and Bangor for most of the journey , unlike the Rhyl men who learned the road throughout . |
| 17 | The most controversial elements of the new law were its provisions defining recognizable and legitimate political parties and groups for electoral purposes . |
| 18 | There are only two adjustments to be made inside : the correct alignment of the handle and pull-rod for smooth operation ; and of the ballvalve , to ensure that the supply is fully closed when the level reaches the water line . |
| 19 | These were located mostly in two areas — launcher rockets ( primarily the Ariane programme ) , accounting for 50 per cent of the workforce and satellites for 45 per cent . |
| 20 | While many collectors are turning over every hedge and collective barn they can find within the Russian Republic and its former constituents and satellites for hidden treasures , a small and dedicated band have been scouring the Asia-Pacific region for many decades looking for Japanese material . |
| 21 | For RISC single-user machines bundled and unbundled , the respective royalties are : $18 and $16 for 100,000 to 250,000 units ; $12 and $24 for 250,000 to 500,000 units ; $9 and $20 for 500,000 to 1m units and $5 and $20 for over 1m units . |
| 22 | BCE Inc says it is ready to invest about $1,600m in telecommunications activities over the next five years in Asia , Latin America and Eastern Europe , and is interested in wireline privatisations , investment in wireless cellular licenses and joint ventures in both in different countries in those regions ; it has active negotiations with Mexico , India and Moscow for cellular licence investments , and is Cable & Wireless Plc 's partner in Mercury Communications Ltd ; BCE president L R Wilson also criticised Canada 's ‘ uncertain and confused ’ telecommunications regulatory framework , describing it as BCE 's biggest challenge , and calling for change ; at the annual meeting , he hit out at the policies of the Canadian Radio television & Telecommunications Commission , saying it is too slow in considering new products , services and rates — ‘ To be truly competitive , we need government policy and a regulatory framework which is clear , responsive and internationally relevant , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ( iii ) self-contained flats and houses for 1 to 6 students , including a limited number for married couples and families , situated in the main within a 1-mile radius of the University . |
| 24 | Last year more than 800 female employees took part in the examinations and forms for 1993 will be issued in January . |
| 25 | He visited North-East towns including Darlington , Barnard Castle , Durham and Middlesbrough for eight days for a study of regional manners commissioned by Northumbria Tourist Board . |
| 26 | Black feminist psychologists ' descriptions of the family as a site of refuge and resistance for black women have no place in this framework . |
| 27 | 28 Risks and rewards for high-flying borrowers |
| 28 | greater satisfaction and rewards for those working in the NHS who successfully respond to local needs and preferences . |
| 29 | Working for Patients aims to further introduce market forces into the NHS in an attempt to achieve its stated objectives of better healthcare and choice for patients and greater satisfaction and rewards for those who successfully respond to local needs and preferences . |
| 30 | The outcome was a £250 fine and disqualification for two seasons . |