Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 The colour black in all such cases was considered especially lucky because this was the colour associated with the occult practices , but herein lies a transatlantic contradiction for , in America , it is the white cat that is lucky and the black cat that is unlucky .
2 Herein lies a big problem for managers who must take steps to ensure that everyone understands the need for involvement — To this end a series of seminars and talks should be arranged in order to explain the issue , seek ideas and the commitment of everyone to meeting the challenge .
3 ‘ This obviously offers a great potential for sourcing products locally and for pursuing joint ventures either at home or abroad . ’
4 Breaking down activities into a number of small wins not only creates a rewarding climate for action but concentrates attention on the possible .
5 It only takes a small slippage for government revenue and spending forecasts to be thrown out of kilter .
6 But the sCD2 association shows several key structural differences from the standard V-domain dimerization and so provides a possible paradigm for adhesion interactions .
7 Of course , this analysis only provides a potential role for monetary policy .
8 However , when each subject only provides a single value for the estimate of signal detection variables ( as in this case where data is aggregated across subjects ) , Locksley , Stangor , Hepburn , Grosovsky & Hockstrasser ( 1984 ) recommend that nonparametric measures are used .
9 The interaction between c-Myc and Bcl-2 thus represents a novel model for oncogene cooperation which has implications for the genesis and the progression of neoplastic disease .
10 The program thus fulfils a growing need for dynamic simulation as an essential and cost-effective step towards safe and optimal pipeline design and operation .
11 The poorest countries — especially in Africa — also have a devastating debt problem which , though small by international standards and offering no threat to the West 's financial systems , nevertheless represents a crushing burden for the peoples of these countries .
12 The Community already has a substantial agenda for enlargement before it — an agenda in which Britain has been in the lead .
13 The caravan already has a busy diary for the summer but anyone interested in having it along to a community event , or simply to visit a neighbourhood , should contact their local divisional police headquarters and ask for the crime prevention officer .
14 The immunoprecipitation assay described above has a limited potential for detection of CREB binding proteins in general .
15 The kind of weekly income which probably no longer buys a decent lunch for two in one of the restaurants regularly patronised by members of the Government .
16 This is via Northrop Frye 's now-famous book , the Anatomy of Criticism ( 1957 ) , a work which never mentions The Lord of the Rings , but nevertheless creates a literary place for it with Sibylline accuracy .
17 Sir , John Rennie , as editor of the FARMERS WEEKLY Business Section , normally enjoys a fine reputation for his accuracy .
18 But it is known that he still holds a soft spot for Portadown where his combative midfield drive played a huge part in the County Armagh club 's championship successes in 1990 and 1991 .
19 And the Fifth still has a great fascination for me — in particular , how to bring off the very end of the work .
20 Gorilla Diana still has a soft spot for zoo-keeper Mike
21 ‘ She still has a soft spot for you . ’
22 Lewis Offshore has a fabricated yard for the oil industry at Arnish Point , a little south of the town .
23 On one or two Pacific islands , the scrubfowl have discovered places where volcanic heat underground performs a similar service for them .
24 This hardly seems a credible basis for weakening directives which in themselves only establish minimum health and safety standards for workers across Europe .
25 ICL 's Corporate Systems Division in Manchester is expected to reveal further details of the parallel system when it formally announces a commercial agreement for the Chorus technology — already used in the EDS project — next week or soon after .
26 The bit where the singing host reaches for the mike and does an ‘ impromptu ’ duet with his or her guest always merits a quick lurch for the off button .
27 But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May .
28 With all their bathtime favourites to play with it 's not surprising it quickly becomes a real highlight for even the youngest toddler in the family .
29 The national question as such still remains a central preoccupation for catholic nationalists .
30 But it still remains a heavy burden for people on ordinary wages and salaries to provide an adequate pension for themselves .
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