Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prime Minister , Aníbal Cavaço Silva , had been under pressure to reorganize the government for some time , and the Cabinet sworn in on Jan. 5 contained five new ministers . |
| 2 | Obviously situations like the airport arrival can be worked out ahead of time and you can plan how best to accommodate the media for such moments , but it 's equally important to spot new potential and make the most of it . |
| 3 | In reaching this conclusion I have not , of course , overlooked the findings in the special case [ that the owners never intended to affirm the agreement for extra payments ] but I do not think that an intention on the part of the owners not to affirm the agreement for the extra payments , not indicated to the yard , can avail them in view of their overt acts . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've never closed a store , but if we ever did close that one , we would be happy to restore the land for industrial use . ’ |
| 5 | Another thirty Health and Safety proposals are on the way such as that on working time in the news last week and another to restore the protection for young people at work which we 've lost over the last decade , and just as important the union has just n not just reacting to what 's coming out of Brussels , it 's actually helping set the agenda . |
| 6 | Former land owners could still gain full compensation for land up to a value of 1,000,000 forint if they undertook to cultivate the land for five years and registered themselves as entrepreneurs under a system of " entrepreneurial assistance " . |
| 7 | Now the formula one grand prix circus is getting ready to hit the road for another season … first race is in South Africa in five weeks time … what 's new … is it going to be a head to head between Mansell and Senna … |
| 8 | Such foods do not deserve the bad reputation they have gained over the years ; eating them more often might well serve to curb the appetite for fatty foods or confectionery . |
| 9 | Some organisations seek to channel the grapevine for productive purposes by producing house magazines which allow issues to be raised publicly which would otherwise only become known through rumour . |
| 10 | On the question of reconvening the talks , I said consistently in the summer that our talks had concluded and that we would need to re-examine the basis for fresh talks . |
| 11 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 12 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 13 | Gradually , American exports of manufactured goods grew ; the exploitation of their own domestic market by Americans , too , was bound to affect the outlets for European goods . |
| 14 | Councillors agreed to try to promote the outstations for 12 months to see if the public make more use of them . |
| 15 | Age and Opportunity is working in partnership with Cospoir , the National Sports Council , on the promotion of physical activity for older people , and the Irish Museum of Modern Art to promote the Arts for older people . |
| 16 | The other aim was to promote the argument for religious toleration among Poles . |
| 17 | The second feature allows the user to search the records for any item by any of the bibliographic fields and the user can also obtain print-outs of listings of records under the various fields . |
| 18 | For example , an analysis of geographic distribution , demographic and life-style characteristics might be used to segment the market for value-added furnishing or food products , and determine appropriate distribution channels to be sought . |
| 19 | The investor may not be happy for the vendor to see the report for different reasons . |
| 20 | Using new technologies to their full potential requires trained people , able to work in small teams with a high level of autonomy and to see the potential for new goods and services . |
| 21 | One political group in particular , the Whigs , who had been the " outs " in politics for the 25 years prior to 1830 , began to see the need for some response to this pressure . |
| 22 | It would be interesting to have research into the period of initial onset of the illness and the ability of families to obtain specialist advice for the sick family member , particularly as in this illness the patient has rarely the insight to see the need for medical assistance . |
| 23 | Mr Bush 's failure to acknowledge the need for financial compensation for the three main producer countries , Peru , Bolivia and Colombia , has been condemned by all three , but this criticism was conspicuously absent from their declaration . |
| 24 | Eventually , Lenin was even forced to acknowledge the need for bureaucratic privilege . |
| 25 | The requirement of dishonesty seems to confirm the need for subjective recklessness . |
| 26 | Authors ' reply , — W R Gransden and Susannah Eykyn say that we failed to emphasise the need for safe prescribing of aminoglycosides , and they mention two truisms applicable to all drugs . |
| 27 | The programme which will be jointly run with NASA in the US , involves 80 agricultural experts in 15 countries around the world in an effort to estimate the implications for global food supply of warming due to the greenhouse effect . |
| 28 | ( This is perhaps why those who appointed me enquired rather anxiously whether I , too , meant to enjoy the kingdom for thirty years . ) |
| 29 | This includes , also , an amount of thirteen thousand five hundred , er to support the scheme for public questions , which was approved by the Policy Committee last November . |
| 30 | Since the military coup in September 1991 , international efforts to support the struggle for human rights and democracy in Haiti have been hampered by lack of reliable information and well-balanced analysis . |