Example sentences of "[verb] for [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the same there is a strong argument that low investment in the British economy is not just a matter of funds being unavailable ; there is a reluctance to borrow for investment purposes on the part of many enterprises . |
| 2 | Erm , when an application is received for building approval by a District Council , they consult the Fire Authority but there 's no specific obligation on us to give detailed advice . |
| 3 | Lewis plans to take a long break — in Britain — after first heading to Las Vegas to commentate for Sky TV on the November 13 title battle between reigning champion Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe that will decide his opponent next April . |
| 4 | The Personal Video System is the first major product developed for business customers through a collaboration of AT&T Global Business Communications Systems , NCR and AT&T Microelectronics and the first to use the AT&T AVP 4000 video compression chip set , which is based on the Px64 standards for video and audio compression . |
| 5 | Forty seven patients with rectal and rectosigmoid tumours referred for laser treatment during an 18 month period between February 1990 and August 1991 were considered for inclusion in this study . |
| 6 | After dutifully inspecting the destruction at the El Azziziya barracks , where the Libyan leader lived , at the port of Sidi Balal and at Tripoli airport , as well as the damage done to the French Embassy and to civilian homes adjoining the target areas , Coleman left the media pack clamouring for phone lines at the El Khebir hotel or doing ‘ stand-ups ’ on the roof and went off on his own . |
| 7 | Local authorities account for capital expenditure in a unique way . |
| 8 | More trusts now account for dividend income on an xd basis rather than when the cash is received . |
| 9 | Under the present system , gains and losses arising from currency fluctuations are not always taken into account for tax purposes in the same way , or even at all . |
| 10 | If the pupil needs to be withdrawn for specialist teaching for a substantial amount of schoolwork , unit provision has a lot to offer . |
| 11 | ( h ) convertible loan stock which is not quoted on a recognised stock exchange , or is not issued on terms which are reasonably comparable with the terms of quoted convertible stock , can cause a problem as the interest payable on it will fall to be treated for tax purposes as a distribution ( ICTA 1988 , s209(2) ( e ) ( ii ) ) . |
| 12 | When he was discharged from the hospital , he continued to attend for rehabilitation treatment as an out-patient . |
| 13 | In West Germany , on the other hand , there has been greater emphasis by unions upon legislative enactment to further their general objectives since , historically , the unions accepted the republic created after World War I as being ‘ their ’ state and consequently pressed for government legislation in the social and labour field ( Günter and Leminsky , 1978 ) . |
| 14 | The problems of converting industries designed for peacetime production to the manufacturing of military equipment were immense , but by 1944 US war production was double that of all the Axis powers combined . |
| 15 | GBC Scientific Equipment has announced the GBC 904 and 905 atomic absorption spectrophotometers with VGA colour video display , designed for routine analysis in the budget-conscious laboratory . |
| 16 | Recent Draft Treaties provide for majority voting in the Council of Ministers to determine economic policy , to decide whether a member state is running an ‘ excessive ’ budget deficit and to impose the ‘ appropriate penalties ’ if necessary . |
| 17 | Therefore , the babies ' body mass curve was calculated in the same manner as for adults , from birth length and birth weight , and this measure was substituted for birth weight in the regression equation . |
| 18 | Perhaps self-reports of sickness should be substituted for death rates in the RAWP formula . |
| 19 | A lengthy diversion is expected for northbound traffic on the A5 wishing to go east on the North Circular — via Cricklewood Lane and Hendon Way . |
| 20 | We therefore test for model consistency with a model consistency check and a statistical test for omitted heterogeneity bias . |
| 21 | ROCKETING power prices have been blamed for job losses at a Cheshire chemical firm . |
| 22 | Except for Guyana and Bolivia , the latter were all sub-Saharan African countries qualifying for debt relief under the terms agreed at the 1988 Toronto G-7 economic summit [ see pp. 36123-26 ] . |
| 23 | Wrexham , Shotton , Flint and Rhyl are travel-to-work areas all qualifying for grant aid under a European Regional Objective designed to revive run-down industrial areas . |
| 24 | I shall be administrating the Concentration of Resources Programme and if you have any project which might qualify for grant aid in the year 1985–86 please contact me either directly or through your Regional Representative . |
| 25 | Elizabeth Peacock , the Tory MP for Batley and Spen and one of the leading rebels who forced a Government rethink on the issue last year , is pressing for Government intervention in the market to ensure a long-term future for coal . |
| 26 | The clamour begun earlier by the Japanese union had echoed around the world and seafarers ' unions in many countries were pressing for material recognition for the dangerous , difficult conditions in the Gulf . |
| 27 | As yet , industry hereabouts may not fully have ‘ taken off ’ , but at the same time the many £2 assessments downgraded for tax purposes in the Vale region indicate a degree of recession , the state of some towns hinting at an uneasy period of relocation . |
| 28 | It was agreed by a single vote to defer a decision until consultations with clubs booked for weekend activities until the middle of December . |
| 29 | In deploring this latest IRA atrocity , and hoping that those responsible will be brought to justice — like all those , from both sides in Northern Ireland , who carry out squalid murders — may I ask whether the Secretary of State agrees that it is important that we do not play into the hands of the Provisional IRA by following policies which , although the IRA deny it , they want for propaganda purposes in the Republic of Ireland and the United States ? |
| 30 | They make up twenty three per cent of those currently applying for council homes in the Forest . |