Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bulk of corporate activity should be within well-set schemas and focus upon the creation of action rationality , but within the corporation there should be a mechanism to warn of impending crises or to recognize opportunities for significant improvement which lead to the questioning and modification of existing schemas . |
| 2 | I know of no plans by the British nuclear industry to abandon reprocessing or to store fuel for 100 years . |
| 3 | 1992 will see the launch of a new campaign by Pest Control 's South West area to stem the tide of terminations and to promote prospects for new business . |
| 4 | Under the general law of contract ( on which see Chitty on Contracts , Chapter 24 ) repudiation gives the other party the right to treat the contract as being at an end and to claim damages for wrongful termination : the alternative right to insist on performance would be meaningless in this context . |
| 5 | In December West Germany offered to contribute DM1,000 million towards the cost of 17 environmental projects ( six of which had already been agreed in July 1989 ) and to find jobs for 65,000 workers in seriously polluting factories which had to be shut down . |
| 6 | Glenand was set up almost eleven years ago on the initiative of a group of local people to service the community , to provide jobs for local people and to provide training for young people in the Andersonstown and Glen Road areas ( hence the name — Glen And ) . |
| 7 | The two objectives of land registers are to encourage the disposal of unused or under-used land in public ownership and to provide information for potential purchasers . |
| 8 | Together with the Reichsjugendgerichtsgesetz ( RJGG , Juvenile Court Act ) of 1923 it tended to replace punitive measures with pedagogical , child-oriented principles and to set standards for national youth departments in every part of the country ( Sachsse and Tennstedt , 1988 , p. 99 ) . |
| 9 | It aims to present the available evidence on selected topics of concern , and to highlight areas for future improvement . |
| 10 | The report said that the purchase was an attempt to improve relations with Iran to counter a growing military threat from Iraq and to win freedom for Israeli prisoners of war and possibly Western hostages held in Lebanon . |
| 11 | For many young men , National Service gave what their universities did n't — access to foreign travel , the opportunity to meet people very different from themselves , and to exercise responsibility for real jobs at a young age . |
| 12 | Helped by an external observer ( the head of the school or a senior member of staff ) the teacher is invited to determine his/ her strengths and weaknesses and to list priorities for personal development . |
| 13 | Its objectives were to be quite ambitious : to vet proposed national legislation and to submit proposals for new legislation in such a way that conformity of objective and practice would be achieved , and also to ensure a coordinated joint Nordic view at international conferences . |
| 14 | Delegates to the National People 's Congress ( NPC ) made more than 150 changes to Li 's work report to include a warning against hard-line Marxism and to stress support for economic reforms . |
| 15 | The main reason is obviously as I said earlier in my in my erm summary of my statement , to reduce congestion , reduce delays , to reduce accidents and to give scope for environmental improvements within the urban area . |
| 16 | Then the leader needs to make time for members of the group to say what they are aiming at in their walk with God and to give time for mutual ministry and prayer . |
| 17 | By inspection ( or from the implied quadratic ) unc We now evaluate the eigenvectors : unc so that we may take unc I now remains to find the corresponding row vectors and to deflate A for further study ; we leave this to the reader . |
| 18 | The most successful zones have not been where the public sector has withdrawn , but where ( as in Corby or the Isle of Dogs ) one public-sector agency has been able to acquire and to service land for private developers and occupiers . |
| 19 | In 1917 the Association was largely responsible for convincing the Board of the need for a Departmental Committee to investigate the state of the teaching of English in England , and to propose plans for future developments . |
| 20 | He used it to attack paternalistic officialdom and to articulate demands for social progress : ‘ I 'd tell people to forget their old ordinary life because ultimately , anyhow , we 'll either have a better life than that , or bust . ’ |
| 21 | The objective of the new arrangements is to place downward pressure on expenditure on drugs in order to limit this waste and to release resources for other parts of the Health Service ’ . |
| 22 | The Training Trust are running a five-year staff training programme in Romanian orphanages , and see this competition as giving everyone an opportunity to develop their artistic talents , and to raise funds for needy youngsters . |
| 23 | These include projects to investigate organic complexation of radionuclides by experimental and modelling methods , and to develop instrumentation for remote monitoring of pollutant plumes through groundwater . |
| 24 | The aim of the proposed research is to investigate how the subsidiary skills relate to the development of braille reading , to identify the sources of difficulty at different levels of proficiency , and to test application for improving reading speed and accuracy . |
| 25 | We ask both groups to be aware that the paths have a dual purpose and to show consideration for each other . |
| 26 | relocation , in order to rectify an inappropriate placement , to eliminate dual provision ( more than one place for one subject ) and to make room for new subjects ; |
| 27 | The purpose of warranty insurance is not to provide general cover for all possible liabilities under the warranties but to provide cover for specific risks under the warranties . |
| 28 | One example of how she uses her position for the good of the game , and for others , occurred in October when , suffering from a painful wrist injury and against her doctor 's advice , she played an exhibition , not for personal gain , but to raise money for multiple sclerosis . |
| 29 | The administration 's minority party has put off a decision whether to withdraw support for Prime Minister Albert Reynolds . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , there are plans to change the management structure so as to divide responsibility for editorial content , day-to-day management and the business side of the Le Monde publishing empire more logically . |