Example sentences of "for a particular [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the IBM case , IBM was considered by the Commission to hold a dominant position ( inter alia ) in the supply of two key products for a particular computer system , and was found to have abused its dominant position by refusing to supply other manufacturers in sufficient time with technical information to permit the interfacing of those other products with IBM equipment , particularly by tying in the supply of IBM software and hardware and by discriminating between users of IBM software .
2 If you would like some advice on the amount you could borrow for a particular home improvement project that you have in mind , ask your local NatWest branch , as our staff will be pleased to help you .
3 This is an ‘ empty ’ palette , one that you can use to create your own range of shades to match yarns for a particular knitting project .
4 This problem is often associated with a lack of clear guidance as to who is responsible for a particular software area , rather than any mischievous intent on behalf of the recipients .
5 This problem is often associated with a lack of clear guidance as to who is responsible for a particular software area , rather than any mischievous intent on behalf of the recipients .
6 Strictly , a switch-mode p.s.u. can be precisely designed for a particular output voltage at some stated current ; if that design voltage is altered by some means , the performance deteriorates .
7 When a child looks for a particular size box or a piece of material of a certain colour or texture , he is taking early steps towards sorting .
8 While there are close affinities between education provided in a state and a private school , much of the argument does in the end turn on the belief that there is something different in kind in the educational experience gained by a child in a local community school and one in a private school catering for a particular income group .
9 Habits , body forms , growth potential , and colours are highly diverse and care should be taken when selecting species for a particular aquarium setting .
10 The examples are : " revising and improving the whole curriculum for a particular year group , taking account of the programmes of study and attainment targets of the National Curriculum ; developing a whole-school assessment policy , including marking and recording ; piloting a scheme for staff development and appraisal " ( DES 1989e:11 ) .
11 Structuralism may be employed to excavate the principles of classification and order which unite what on the surface appear as highly disparate domains , so that for a particular society food preparation , kinship and myth may be revealed as transformations of each other .
12 The correct choice of velocity for a particular leg length , he found , permits the swinging leg to lock straight just before impact , so it can use most of the energy gained from gravity in raising the body off the ground again .
13 It is also possible to extend the range of versions to which the SPR applies for a particular module name .
14 It is also possible to extend the range of versions to which the SSR applies for a particular module name .
15 Since this may take a considerable time , speakers typically begin to speak before they have completed all the necessary planning for a particular speech cycle .
16 Many of the diplomas and certificates offered by the University are intended to prepare students for a particular career path , or to enhance their prospects in the career they have already chosen by extending their knowledge and developing their skills .
17 The wound strings vary in tension from make to make , according to the diameter of the inner core used for a particular string gauge .
18 An index value could be fixed by a local authority for a particular planning area ; in other words no development within an area zoned for office use should exceed a certain value as measured by the index .
19 Thus wage levels will tend to converge to a common level for a particular labour skill .
20 Perhaps , then , the right hemisphere undertakes phonological analysis only when a search through the lexicon , reveals no entry for a particular letter string and a phonological " check " is made .
21 He was heading for a particular corner seat in the staff common room .
22 Aristotle derives it from " phallic songs " , which were a common constituent of Greek fertility ritual and would have been sung to or for a particular fertility god : this would usually , though not perhaps invariably , have been Dionysus . )
23 I should also value , and quickly , advice and a possible letter of support for a particular job application .
24 The first consideration is whether the LOB corpus is able to provide enough data for a particular transition length .
25 This option enables you to view the list of assessors for a particular Design Change ( DC ) and whether thay have assessed it .
26 Option 2.8.2 , View DC Assessors , and option 2.8.3 , View DC Assessments , enable the user to view the list of assessors for a particular Design Change , whether thay have assessed it and , if so , what assessment comment has been specified .
27 If you wanted to erm , er , satisfy the demand for a particular food commodity you 'd need erm , an area equivalent to the six biggest states in America .
28 This would lead to the conclusion that the relevant ‘ discourse subjects ’ for a particular discourse fragment must be those to which reference is made in the text of the discourse .
29 Boundary setting is used frequently in a variety of situations : the age at which " primary " becomes " secondary " education ; the minimum height for entry into the police force ; the marks to be obtained for a particular grade level in an examination and so on .
30 All the advantages would be lost if teachers decided , whether on grounds of convenience or of egalitarianism , that whole classes of students should be entered for a particular grade examination .
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