Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] a [adj] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we can put some limits on the project : the chairs must be upholstered ; modern in the simplicity of their lines but not ‘ Cubist ’ for want of a better term ; easy on the eye and bottom ; they should fit in with other existing furniture ; and naturally should be of strong construction so that they will be heirloom quality . |
| 2 | Among the supporters of what can be called , for want of a better term , the democrats are three important groups . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the ‘ behaviourists ’ ( for want of a better term ) argue that the responsibility lies fairly and squarely with individuals who are now fully informed of the dangers they face in perpetuating life-threatening behaviours . |
| 4 | This error is what might , for want of a better term , be called the individualistic fallacy — a methodological heresy which nicely complements the equally absurd holistic fallacy in the social sciences . |
| 5 | remind you that all money at the moment goes either to first which is n't quite so bad cos they 're family but a vast amount goes into and , both of whom have therefore access to our commercial sensitive , for want of a better term , information and we want to control that . |
| 6 | As part of a long term study of child development these workers assessed 954 seven-year-olds of an original sample of 1037 children born between 1 April , 1972 and 31 March , 1973 in the city of Dunedin , New Zealand . |
| 7 | Those parts of the drying system recently installed will be retained with the new sections being added as part of a long term policy of improvements . |
| 8 | as part of a longer term review of legal aid policy , to pay modest sums to firms who allow their trainees and young solicitors to undertake the more straightforward cases now undertaken on legal aid . |
| 9 | He had requested these resignations as part of a longer term plan to reduce the number of ministries to nine and , in the short term , to provide evidence that the government was intent on achieving greater efficiency . |
| 10 | Whilst the process of jury selection was still under way , Barry made a television address on June 13 in which he announced that he would not stand for re-election for a fourth term in November 1990 , but would serve the remainder of his current four-year term , due to expire on Jan. 2 , 1991 . |
| 11 | At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term . |
| 12 | Those are just three of the reasons I am pleased Alan Peaford has agreed to chair Editing for Industry for a fourth term . |
| 13 | However , where an option clause enabled the tenant to renew for a term of seven years , and provided that the new lease was to " contain a like covenant for renewal for a further term of seven years on the expiration of the term thereby granted " , it was held that the tenant was entitled to renew twice only ( Burnett ( Majorie ) Ltd v Barclay ( 1981 ) 258 EG 642 ) . |
| 14 | Walesa was sworn in as President for a five-year term on Dec. 22 . |
| 15 | In elections to the regional parliament of Catalonia on March 15 , Jordi Pujol Soley was returned as president for a fourth term . |
| 16 | The prospects of the party improved somewhat with the adoption at the 1937 conference of an ‘ Immediate Programme ’ of nationalisation for a single term of office : this included all the major measures of the post-war Labour government except for iron and steel , which in any case was not to be fundamentally reorganised before the Labour government left office in 1951 . |
| 17 | President Hussein Mohammad Ershad has held effective political power since the military coup of March 1982 , and was elected by universal adult suffrage to the post of President for a five-year term in October 1986 ( see p. 34813 ) , having assumed that office in December 1983 . |
| 18 | On Dec. 30 the Council elected Burhanuddin Rabbani as first President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for a two-year term . |
| 19 | Rafael Leonardo Callejas was inaugurated as President of Honduras for a four-year term on Jan. 27 , 1990 . |
| 20 | The linguistic explanation of legare as a general term helps , then , to explain some serious awkwardnesses , but it is not clear that it disposes of all entirely . |
| 21 | Despite the use of dementia as a global term , it is not a single condition . |
| 22 | However , this identification is only ‘ to some extent ’ , and it is easier to think of locality as a useful term in this study if it is extended , as Dickens et al. |
| 23 | It is therefore preferable for the drafter to avoid disputes about the consequences of breach of a particular term by defining the consequences of breach explicitly . |
| 24 | Last September he was appointed General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches for a five-year term . |
| 25 | Premises at East Tullos in Aberdeen are being extended and upgraded at a cost of £0 5 million in support of a long term logistics partnering contract awarded by Enterprise Oil during the year . |
| 26 | I was not prepared to travel 140 miles to and from work each day , nor to live away from home on a long term basis , so I inquired about part time training . |
| 27 | She 's been in agony with a long term back disorder . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) The only interests or charges in or over land which are capable of subsisting or of being conveyed or created at law are — ( a ) An easement , right or privilege in or over land for an interest equivalent to an estate in fee simple absolute in possession or a term of years absolute ; ( b ) A rentcharge in possession issuing out of or charged on land being either perpetual or for a term of years absolute ; ( c ) A charge by way of legal mortgage ; ( d ) … any other similar charge on land which is not created by an instrument ; ( e ) Rights of entry exercisable over or in respect of a legal term of years absolute , or annexed , for any purpose , to a legal rentcharge . |
| 29 | The Scottish Nationalists are also considering a programme of civil disobedience in protest at a fourth term of rule by a party with few seats north of the border . |
| 30 | Salt — again buy a large bag and use as a pond additive at 1½oz per-gallon as a stress removing antiseptic , or 5oz per gallon as a short term bath . |