Example sentences of "[noun] to pay for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Texas still has about the weakest campaign-finance laws of any big state , and some of its politicians still rely on lobbyists to pay for everything from trips and meals to golf tournaments . |
| 2 | This Act authorised LEAs to pay for pupils to attend independent schools , and enabled LEAs to recover the costs of providing further education for students not belonging to their area ( repealed in the 1980 Education Act ) . |
| 3 | One limited the powers of LEAs to pay for places in independent schools , another ( Section 10 ) encouraged the education of handicapped children in ordinary schools ( but see the 1981 Education Act ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've made an offer to the club to pay for a player on loan myself , ’ said Shilton . |
| 5 | Shilton had said earlier : ‘ I have made an offer to the club to pay for a player on loan myself to cover our injuries in the short term . |
| 6 | A small entry fee is charged for home games at Saughton which enables the club to pay for equipment , medical supplies , kits and the general running of the club . |
| 7 | Produced by Armanino Foods of Distinction , they suffered from the reluctance of cash-strapped shoppers to pay for premium brands last year . |
| 8 | To remedy this , the Spanish want the EC 's regional funds to pay for its hospitals and schools . |
| 9 | It is not just an effort to raise funds to pay for the continuance of the maypole-raising , but a way of instilling the custom into the children . |
| 10 | With insufficient funds to pay for the whole tournament RWC readily accepted the Italian Federation 's offer to host the Qualifying Tournament . |
| 11 | From March 24 the Enterprise Initiative Consultancy Scheme ( EICS ) will only be available at a cut-price rate , because the Department of Trade and Industry are re-directing funds to pay for alternative business packages . |
| 12 | Last month we reported that Venice 's churches might have to be closed except during services because of a shortage of funds to pay for custodians . |
| 13 | The highest earning dealers only take back OTC stock if their client needs the funds to pay for another stock ; or if it is a stock that the directors want back , so allowing the dealers to retrieve in their names , and thus to evade a cut in their own commissions . |
| 14 | The Roald Dahl Foundation has provided funds to pay for a paediatric epilepsy nurse at the unit . |
| 15 | It has also underlined the urgent need for sufficient Government funds to pay for a massive recovery programme . |
| 16 | You also get free travel accident insurance if you use your card to pay for tickets . |
| 17 | In August the UN Security Council had authorized the sale of Iraqi oil worth US$1,600 million over six months to pay for urgently needed food and medicines [ see p. 38452 ] . |
| 18 | A total of £62m will be available from July 1 for nine months to pay for the schemes , which include asthma and diabetes management programmes . |
| 19 | A CROWD of people fought with police officers as they tried to stop a council bailiff taking a car to pay for an outstanding poll tax bill , a court was told yesterday . |
| 20 | Failure to push through the higher taxes would have a serious impact on Labour 's plans to raise extra revenue to pay for improved social benefits , such as higher pensions and child benefit . |
| 21 | It has often been suggested that the active self-government practised by the Athenians was only made possible by the existence of slavery , and perhaps also by the existence of empire as a source of revenue to pay for democracy . |
| 22 | The government needs some tax revenue to pay for national defence or its budget contribution to the European Community . |
| 23 | Government need tax revenue to pay for public goods and to make transfer payments to the poor . |
| 24 | would not produce enough revenue to pay for them . |
| 25 | ‘ I was not prepared to use my own savings to pay for that , ’ John said . |
| 26 | A new tax could be levied on UK industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land , according to proposals currently being considered by the Department of the Environment . |
| 27 | A float or imprest ( say £20 ) is kept in the tin to pay for everyday items . |
| 28 | To avoid having a large number of small accounts in the ledger it is often the case in some hotels to ask members of groups or parties to pay for ‘ extras ’ at time of service . |
| 29 | They want the department to pay for the management and care costs involved in running the homes . |
| 30 | When I said I 've got a wedding to pay for , they said to me , well can you think about cancelling it because it 's nonessential spending , and I said |