Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon after work began however , it was found that there were serious problems in making a secure , stable base for the embankment and thus progress was brought to a halt . |
| 2 | It was agreed that retail/service jobs provided neither a stable base for the economy nor decent jobs for the people of the area . |
| 3 | I am optimistic now that we 've got a stable base for the next year , and I 'm always optimistic for the year after ! |
| 4 | In the role of clients , these local leaders bring in their own supporters behind their patron , in return receiving political advancement for themselves and small benefits for the union ( Rothstein 1979 ) . |
| 5 | Reports continued of tacit Iranian support for the Soviet Moslem republics [ see p. 38409 ] . |
| 6 | The project therefore attempts to devise a more general descriptive framework for the intonation of the languages investigated and to establish a general theory of intonation structure which takes account of the different role of intonation in languages of different types . |
| 7 | Engineering geological support for onshore survey projects will be maintained . |
| 8 | In a classic experiment reported in 1964 , John Wing and his colleagues showed that long-stay schizophrenic patients given advance preparation for placements in an industrial rehabilitation unit were less likely to suffer a relapse than those who were unprepared . |
| 9 | In the previous June when Marplan asked the same question , 35 per cent expressed support for opting out . |
| 10 | Landsbergis on May 2 expressed support for the idea of Franco-German mediation , and said that some of the laws passed since the March 11 independence declaration could be frozen , but that the declaration itself was sacrosanct . |
| 11 | Baker and Shevardnadze also examined progress on , and expressed support for , the talks mediated by Portugal aimed at settling the conflict in Angola [ see pp. 37643 ; 37702 ; 37842 ; 37910 ] . |
| 12 | Finance Ministers from the Group of 24 ( G-24 ) developing countries who met in Washington on April 28 expressed support for the World Bank 's reaffirmation of its commitment to make poverty reduction " a priority objective " in its lending operations . |
| 13 | Chinese Premier Li Peng on Sept. 8 expressed support for the East Asia Economic Grouping ( EAEG ) plan , proposed by Malaysia , saying that the planned grouping was vital in view of increasing economic protectionist practices . |
| 14 | A final statement on Sept. 10 expressed support for joint Arab action under the aegis of the Arab League , and for the Middle East peace process , for nuclear and chemical weapons non-proliferation treaties , for Iraq 's territorial integrity ( while criticizing Iraq for noncompliance with UN resolutions ) , and for the UAE in its territorial dispute with Iran . |
| 15 | Yet the means he employs seem to contradict these aims : reconciling his removal of benefits from 16 and 17 year olds , for instance , with his expressed support for the family , is an exercise to test even the wisest . |
| 16 | I was advised by the Greenbelt Local Plan Programme Officer , on fifth March , that counsel for North Yorkshire County Council , with the apparent concurrence of counsel for Ryedale District Council , had delivered an oral submission to the inspector , that at the hearing of the case which was to have taken place on the eleventh of March , certain evidence contained in my proof of evidence issued on twelfth February should be treated as inadmissible . |
| 17 | ‘ The death of Marcos offers a momentous opportunity for the Aquino government to rally the people behind the ideals which swept it to power : freedom and democracy , bread and justice . |
| 18 | The coming parliamentary session will provide a momentous opportunity for public debate on a matter of deep moral significance . |
| 19 | By far the greatest protection for consumers in Britain is provided by parliament , which in several important pieces of legislation has set up a framework in which the respective rights and duties of consumers and suppliers can be identified and clarified . |
| 20 | Document Composition Facility ( DCF ) which includes SCRIPT/VS and is used to format the marked-up text for proofing |
| 21 | Well , I mean to say , I 've got total admiration for the way you chaps work . |
| 22 | It is clear that in both Australia and New Zealand there is a continuing ferment arising from conflicting support for the old or the new . |
| 23 | This featured support for Gorbachev 's idea of a " common European home " and Mitterrand 's vision of a European confederation [ see p. 37724 ] , and committed France to assisting Soviet economic reform . |
| 24 | Accordingly instead of serving the economic function for which they were originally advocated they have been modified to serve the political function of reducing the number of unemployed whilst minimizing intervention in the economy as a whole . |
| 25 | And the ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand will be an admirable opportunity for the fringe men to gain valuable international experience . |
| 26 | But what we would say to you , if you 're actually thinking about going into this media , raising your profile a bit , becoming more pro-active , that local radio provides an admirable opportunity for developing your skills . |
| 27 | A main reason for this is that preparation for housewifery is intermingled with socialization for the feminine gender role in the wider sense . |
| 28 | Request : that eternal campaigner for true justice was asked if he would consider writing a foreword for a book titled ‘ An Eye For An Eye , A Tooth For A Tooth ’ . |
| 29 | Effective involvement in the future may depend not only on more extensive support for user representatives but on overhauling the planning process . |
| 30 | The fact that several provincial towns reported pope-burnings in November 1714 and 1715 should make us question how extensive support for the Jacobite position was at this time . |