Example sentences of "[to-vb] pay for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contributions promised by the Saudis , Kuwait , Japan and others to help pay for the Gulf war count as invisibles receipts . |
| 2 | America is likely to have a current-account surplus in the first or second quarter of this year , thanks to the $40 billion-50 billion promised by foreign governments to help pay for the cost of the Gulf war . |
| 3 | The company is raising £335m ( one-for-three at 605p ) to help pay for the acquisition of two packaging companies , DRG and Cope Allman . |
| 4 | Electricity consumers are paying a levy which goes to Nuclear Electric to help pay for the cost of removal and disposal of radioactive plant when existing nuclear power stations reach the end of their operating lives . |
| 5 | However , the growth of economic nationalism on a world-wide scale during the war , the re-drawing of the political map of Europe , the effect of the Versailles Treaty , and the large debt due to the Americans to help pay for the war , all ensured that the freedom of action to expand welfare was strictly limited . |
| 6 | But Germany , which led the campaign to reduce spending on space to help pay for the soaring cost of reunification , sees the situation as an opportunity of reduce the cost of Columbus as well . |
| 7 | There nevertheless remain some aspects of the scheme which demonstrate how difficult it seems to be for government to jettison the original ideas of the Beveridge Report ; for example , the Invalid Care Allowance ( ICA ) , which was introduced as recently as 1976 , is not payable to married women on the grounds that they are likely to be at home anyway and hence not in need of compensation for giving up paid work in order to care for a chronically sick person in their household ( Groves and Finch , 1983 ) ; the tax system ( which is not under detailed discussion here ) still assumes that all men need an additional allowance to help pay for the cost of ‘ keeping ’ a wife . |
| 8 | The infrastructure of a modern state — for example , transport , post , banks — was created , and a variety of methods used to promote the building of a modern industrial sector and the exports to help pay for the undertaking . |
| 9 | We picked Yvonne up at the top of the slip by the RNLI shed where they sold stuff to help pay for the lifeboat . |
| 10 | It has been estimated the Sweden has 65,000 wells , that is 15–20 per cent of all private wells , which are acidified to the extent that they are eligible to receive government grants to help pay for the cost of restoring water quality . |
| 11 | Suppose I suggest to you that we stop part of your wages to help pay for the damage to the china and to Mrs Darrell 's dignity , and you promise to be good in future ? ’ |
| 12 | The dollar is dramatically devalued to help pay for the Vietnam War . |
| 13 | Because er well if there was a death er in the family at th that time they used to erm I do n't suppose you remember it but er there used to always be a plate on a table whoever called would leave a little bit money on the plate to help pay for the funeral or whatever . |
| 14 | The players will form part of a six man committee set up to oversee the Subscription Scheme which chairman Wallace Mercer hopes will entice fans to help pay for the renovations . |
| 15 | ( 5 ) The offeror may wish to use the assets of the target to help pay for the bid or to provide security for the offeror 's borrowings . |
| 16 | Donna has three baby sitting jobs and two other part time jobs to help pay for the flying lessons . |
| 17 | Two proposed sites in Blackbird Leys have been included in the Green Belt , which could hinder the commercial development United says will be needed to help pay for the new all seater stadium . |