Example sentences of "[prep] an [noun] for [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making an international match more of an occasion for spectators in the above ways seems to me to be a legitimate means to this end , and should not be confused with more negative developments in the game . |
| 2 | In its appeal AI also expressed dismay at reports that Iraqi Kurds who returned to Arbil in northern Iraq following a government announcement of an amnesty for Kurds on 5 April were arbitrarily arrested , summarily executed or subjected to forms of cruel , inhuman or degrading treatment . |
| 3 | The procedure is designed to give a " right of reply " instead of an action for damages in cases where the media have behaved responsibly : the plaintiff can not succeed if the defendant proves that an " offer of amends " was made in good time , and is still open at the time of the trial . |
| 4 | She looked out of place amongst the rest who were dressed mostly in jeans and running-shoes , like an advertisement for clothes for the older woman . |
| 5 | Where the Crown Court is dealing with an offender for offences for which he has been committed for sentence under Criminal Justice Act 1967. s.56 , whether they are summary or either way , the Court must observe the limitations which would apply in the magistrates ' court to the sentence for those offences . |
| 6 | Pictures of starving children illustrated the piece ; it concluded with an appeal for donations to a UN famine relief fund . |
| 7 | MICHELLE Lineker , 27 , wife of ex-England soccer ace Gary , is greeted by happy mascot Doctor Hope as she presents Maidstone Hospital , Kent , with an ambulance for children with cancer . |
| 8 | However , where there has been a contested hearing and : ( 1 ) a money judgment payable in one lump sum is ordered , the debt is registered only when the judgment creditor takes steps to enforce it , or issues an oral examination ; ( 2 ) a money judgment ( payable in one lump sum or by instalments ) including an order for costs to be taxed is entered , registration is effected on completion of taxation ; ( 3 ) an application for new trial has been made or an appeal lodged with the Court of Appeal , registration is effected when the new trial ( if ordered ) or appeal have been disposed of . |
| 9 | Another point raised was about an area for books for sale . |
| 10 | However , someone in Wilson 's office proceeded to leak my name to the press , which used it as an opportunity for jibes at him , particularly as he had contrived an impression that the negotiations had succeeded because of him . |
| 11 | It is also important to note , furthermore , that while the external labour market may act as an incentive for directors to be more diligent , it is not obvious that it will improve the position where they lack flair or are simply inept . |
| 12 | It is , of course , unusual for an order for costs to be made in proceedings such as this . |
| 13 | The solicitors informed the local authority that they would be applying for an order for costs against the authority . |
| 14 | 4.8 Section 2(4) of the Law Reform ( Personal Injuries ) Act 1948 ( see Appendix C ) provides that in an action for damages for personal injuries there shall be disregarded , in determining the reasonableness of any expenses , the possibility of avoiding those expenses or part of them by taking advantage of facilities available in the National Health Service . |
| 15 | Air Vice-Marshal A D Dick , chairman of 30 Squadron Association , in an appeal for relatives to be made aware of the memorial 's existence , recalls that Squadron Leader Edward Howell , the 33 Squadron commander , was critically wounded in the battle and nearly died . |
| 16 | Both these steps will overcome the practitioner 's duty of confidentiality , thereby giving him effective immunity from an action for damages on the part of the client . |
| 17 | Colchester Borough Council was asked by the county council , which makes planning decisions on landfill sites , to comment on an application for changes at Bellhouse Pit , Colchester . |
| 18 | if defendant had paid into court and plaintiff had accepted , plaintiff would have been entitled to an order for costs to be taxed if not agreed . |
| 19 | Such agreement would not be fully enforceable : the court will not compel a partner to remain in the firm against his will , but an unwilling partner would have to choose between honouring his contract or laying himself open to an action for damages for breach of contract . |
| 20 | For a threat as thus defined to be capable of giving rise to an action for damages on the part of anyone it must be a threat of an unlawful act . |
| 21 | Where a statute imposes a duty on a person , breach of that duty may give rise to an action for damages by a person injured as a result . |
| 22 | Not all breaches of statutory duty will give rise to an action for damages by a person injured as a result . |