Example sentences of "[noun] to compensate for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | therefore the invoice is for a larger sum than expected , which may be due to an increase in contract price on the anniversary of its letting to compensate for price inflation . |
| 2 | Dutch plan to compensate for power emissions |
| 3 | Add a few drops of methanol to compensate for evaporation . |
| 4 | Add a few drops of methanol to compensate for evaporation . |
| 5 | And it was desirable , or would have been , if his style had been less intimidating , if the proposed freedom had offered a colour , light or warmth to compensate for astral and angelic voices . |
| 6 | Roxburgh summed up the occasion by saying his team had ‘ everything to gain and nothing to lose ’ , an ironic choice of phrase given the fact that the national coach had been up since 6.30am figuring out ways to compensate for loss . |
| 7 | They may also be seen as payments to compensate for culture shock . |
| 8 | Even if this classification scheme could be improved upon , it clearly serves far better than the traditional indicators in identifying those areas most in need of extra resources , in order to compensate for poverty and deprivation , through educational and personal social service provision . |
| 9 | The appropriate rate of interest to compensate for delay during the determination process is 1 per cent over base . |