Example sentences of "[adv] for [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission stated in limine that in 1983 , before Spain had become a member of the Community , the United Kingdom had not taken appropriate measures to exclude ‘ Anglo-Spanish ’ vessels from its fishing fleet , apparently because those vessels fished mainly in areas to the west of Ireland and mostly for species ( such as hake ) for which there was a much better market in Spain than in the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | There is also very little likelihood that you will achieve true friendships through this type of club as they seem to cater mostly for people who want to make one-night stands . |
| 3 | Well , I thought it was mostly for people there . |
| 4 | MAI Systems Corp , the Irvine , California maker of small business computers that just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ( CI No 2,147 ) , listed $26.1m in assets and $145.0m in liabilities ; Brooke Group Ltd , which is controlled by MAI chairman Bennett LeBow , owns 82.3% of MAI 's voting securities ; the largest unsecured creditor listed in the filing was Chemical Trust Co. of California , trustee for $40m of 11.75% senior subordinated debentures ; the obligations listed for most of the other creditors were mostly for $4m or less . |
| 5 | But in the overall scheme of things , we did n't do badly for media support . |
| 6 | After all , we 're talking literally hundreds of jobs here , most for people living on the island . |
| 7 | The impact of the new legislation will be felt most for people who have complex needs identified as a result of a comprehensive assessment . |
| 8 | Besides for 10m barrels of oil two , two below the market . |
| 9 | Add sufficient water to cover the beans and simmer slowly for 45min , until the beans are just tender . |
| 10 | We got it there or thereabouts for sales executives right ? the area development exec job but we did n't get it right we were two grand adrift quite clearly demonstrable evidence that we were two grand adrift on that pay and I 've asked now to agree to upping the pay level and if he does we might get some decent people and then we worry about the ramifications of that afterwards , yeah ? |
| 11 | You mentioned boxing and that 's a sort of legitimate violence which takes place in a limited area and which people watch because presumably they enjoy it , but do n't wish to particularly partake in themselves , and whereas it 's all right for people to punch each other 's heads in the boxing ring , they would object to people coming outside the boxing ring and punching the spectators ' heads . |
| 12 | Getting on for 50% of the money spent on advertising goes into television , and more like 70% in big agencies . |
| 13 | After the deluge , life goes on for trout |
| 14 | Disregarding this turn , the road for Altdorf continues straight on for 2km ( just over a mile ) . |
| 15 | I thought we were on for charades . |
| 16 | This improvement was substantial : from slightly worse than myopic on the first attempt , the average improved to getting on for 40% of the difference between the optimal and the myopic on the second . |
| 17 | Caterham , however , will try to sell it on for £17,500 . |
| 18 | The heat is on for £5.5m star |
| 19 | His stillness made them hesitate ; he might have been watching for fish but the stream was hardly large enough for trout , only minnows or sticklebacks Libby pressed close to George , they stayed on the path watching . |
| 20 | As a result of these limits , the maximum divisive ratio is 80dB or 10,000:1 , enough for 99% of jobs . |
| 21 | It would be bad enough for staff to deal with the problem of finding suitable alternative work within the NHS on the closure of Banstead . |
| 22 | But you had to play them well enough for people to dance to , because that 's what you were there for . ’ |
| 23 | Her first challenge will be trying to account for the project 's funding , providing health statistics and setting up a new bookkeeping system for the hospital that is simple enough for people to use when she has gone . |
| 24 | But , right from the start , Sir Peter 's wish has always been to attract truly wild birds close enough for people — lots of people — to enjoy . |
| 25 | The issue of dwindling medical manpower in the face of increasing demand needs a three pronged attack through selection procedures , training , and making the job rewarding and enjoyable enough for people to want to do it . |
| 26 | Things have not worked out as expected , there has been a snag , the line of development has come to a dead end , the promising drug is not safe enough for people and so on . |
| 27 | It is simply not good enough for people to argue , as I have heard , that viewers will be able to see Current Affairs outside the peak time . |
| 28 | she said it 's hard enough for people with jobs to exist today without all this and she 's gone back to college on the flexi idea , erm , brush up her typing because she said , now whether she 's thinking of future years , she said when she left here that time , although she got that job she said it was n't easy , she said because I had no bits of paper as such , although when I did the test I passed it , she said it was n't simple , so she 's doing |
| 29 | Follow the tarmac road opposite for 70yds and at the right hand bend turn left into the fields . |
| 30 | Surely we can do better for people with mental problems and their families ? |