Example sentences of "case for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if her scheme permits her to make additional pension contributions to make up for missing years of service , such payments will cost her more than would be the case for a man of the same age and salary status , since the arrangements assume that a woman will live longer and therefore claim benefits for longer than a man . |
| 2 | They would not be tied to the goods of donor countries , and all funds from national sources should be in the form of grants ( already the case for a majority of donors ) . |
| 3 | Mr Robinson took up the case for a majority of the Castlereagh firemen who left the Fire Service because they were not prepared to uproot their families and move to Carryduff . |
| 4 | We have to grasp the opportunity , and we hope that all ASH Supporters will join us in persuading people of the case for a ban on advertising . |
| 5 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 6 | In Committee he conceded that there was a case for a funding council ’ as a buffer ’ . |
| 7 | Nothing that the Minister has said today convinces me that his heart and his mind have been won over to the case for a funding council . |
| 8 | But there is evidence in one case for a link between personality and withdrawal symptoms — and to link withdrawal symptoms to specific molecules is not too far-fetched . |
| 9 | Examples of these are : an attractive outer case for a computer monitor , a useful case for computer disks with built-in carrying handle , a desk for a computer or a new shape for a portable computer . |
| 10 | Erm I 'm amazed now when I see him on television as to how big he is , because he was n't as a youngster , and he was fragile and er we ribbed him because , in those days , you had an attache case for a school bag , and your initials were put on it . |
| 11 | They may well claim that such commitments would result in bankruptcy , but if that were the case ( and it seems unlikely ) , the case for a lesbian and gay politics that addresses problems in our social structures remains a strong one . |
| 12 | He did not ask himself , as in my view he ought , whether on the undisputed evidence this might be a case for a verdict of death aggravated by lack of care . |
| 13 | The case for a poll tax ( Foster et al . , |
| 14 | So , it looks like a promising case for a bit of reciprocal altruism . |
| 15 | Focusing on the ‘ ideological cracks ’ e.g. internal contradictions of the film text , they made a case for a women 's discourse where it was previously thought none could possibly exist . |
| 16 | The economic case for a devaluation of the CFA franc is growing in strength . |
| 17 | The case for a devaluation will be stronger still if doubts continue about the Clinton administration 's ability to see the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) ratified by Congress before the end the year . |
| 18 | This was essentially the Layfield Committee 's ( 1976 ) case for a localist solution . |
| 19 | It was suggested by Wickes that this was an appropriate case for a reference to the European Court of Justice on the issue raised by the decision of the Court of Appeal that Community law required an undertaking in damages . |
| 20 | I failed to get my case for a share of his property and savings heard because I was told the courts do n't recognise a common-law wife . |
| 21 | He believes that ScotRail 's 9 per cent increase in revenue over the past year has helped strengthen his case for a buy-out . |
| 22 | He believes that ScotRail 's 9 per cent increase in revenue over the past year has strengthened his case for a buy-out . |
| 23 | Peter was admitted as a day case for a gastroscopy after being seen in the Outpatients Department . |
| 24 | Why is the case for a Parliament such as we propose now so strong ? |
| 25 | Mary Alston , arguing the case for a pay rise , pointed out in a speech as early as 1922 that It may be that prior to 1914 , women were employed in book composing only , but we must not forget the introduction of monotypes diverted hand labour to other channels correcting , making up and so forth , and in every large office today , not to speak of the small ones , we find women compositors setting , making up , doing author 's corrections and in some offices making ready for machine . |
| 26 | The Royal College of Nursing in Oxford is asking its members to write to their local MPs and state their case for a pay award . |
| 27 | I referred sir at the beginning to er the limited experience I 've had in Nottinghamshire where erm a criteria based policy was put into a structure plan erm for er in that case for a prestige business development I think is what they call it , prestige business park , that was a criteria based policy as a way of containing , stopping this strategic issue becoming a Trojan horse for lots of other things . |
| 28 | There is a far stronger case for a rape charge once the girl has reached the age of 13 , provided that the experience of testifying in court would not be unduly stressful for her . |
| 29 | The Delta kites are selected for their consistency rather than extreme rates of turn or agility as would be the case for a sport kite flown solo . |
| 30 | Emotions towards the skipper must be mixed : his runs are obviously needed , but not so many that he presents an unanswerable case for a Test recall . |