Example sentences of "the [noun pl] for the whole " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the end of it , some members may have forgotten the reasons for the whole idea , so let us recap briefly : there are economies of scale , certainly , though the addition of 6,500 members to 100,000 does not in itself produce any great saving in CIB operating costs ( we used to recruit nearly three times that number of new members from the banks alone in a good year in the 1980s ) ; there is potential recruitment , from more than 60,000 building society employees ; but , above all , the merger demonstrates to the public that two major parts of the much maligned financial services sector are keen to improve their standards , and gives commercial rivals an exceptional opportunity to enjoy the benefits of co-operation in educational endeavour . |
| 2 | The workmanship on show here is some of the best I 've seen and the designs for the whole range are fresh and exciting . |
| 3 | Will he now give us the figures for the whole period since 1979 , when the Government came to office ? |
| 4 | They watched it waste the meadows for the whole day . |
| 5 | Er well y yes , they 'll be running at a loss right through until we eventually fix the prices for the whole programme and er hopefully the if they do it very efficiently we might make some profit . |