Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [coord] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is the place of mathematics in any scheme of ‘ science ’ , a problem not only for positivism but for any theory of knowledge ; as Schwab ( 1964 ) notes , mathematics is one of the perenially puzzling disciplines . |
| 2 | The dialogue-based text is ideal for reading aloud in class or for encouraging pupils to act out the stories . |
| 3 | No longer is the conservatory a room which is used only in summer and for that reason double glazing is generally standard nowadays . |
| 4 | The Ulstermen had accepted this contract not just for money but for more cannabis , said Mr Langdale . |
| 5 | He grew up rich in beauty ; I grew up under a miserly , penny-pinching sky , in the niggardly light of England where , for three months of the year , it gets dark soon after lunch and for three more it does n't bother getting light at all . |
| 6 | In general , vendor managements are to be discouraged from including projections since their inclusion raises potential problems both for management and for MAS . |
| 7 | In some areas it was necessary to assume that adaptation of the organism to its environment is crucial both for survival and for long-term evolution . |
| 8 | It would bring little , if any , long term work for the locals , it would destroy the river , both for nature and for wild water paddling , and it would damage the tourist industry , the major industry of the area . |
| 9 | Moat put considerable store in this scheme at Three Hills as the the next stage of our partnership er with the Council and erm we are committed to doing the scheme in accordance with your overall master plan that you 've adopted for the Three Hills area er our proposals will com complete the re-development of the vacant sites at Three Hills providing a further a hundred and nine properties for for social housing both for rent and for low cost home ownership . |
| 10 | The utility aspect is an obvious one , both for interest and for practical help in itself — cook 's herbs , cosmetic herbs , medicinal herbs , dye herbs , household herbs — any of these groups could include at least ten different species . |
| 11 | In March 1916 , it was announced that the S.M.E.T. had contracted with the County of London Electricity Supply Co. for bulk supply of current , both for lighting and for that part of the tramways which they supplied . |
| 12 | Trips that are solely for information or for social contact can be replaced by verbal contact via the telephone and the outcome can be satisfactory for the rural resident , although not as rewarding in terms of personal contact . |
| 13 | None can work well in isolation and for that reason it is reassuring that the CBI , in pressing its case for the TECs to be the local regulators of vocational training , stresses the importance of the young person 's ( and the adult worker 's ) " personal file " , building on the existing good practice of records of achievement in schools . |
| 14 | Education plans are made well in advance and for each intake of learners it should be possible to predict their whereabouts for the whole of the training period . |
| 15 | Peloponnesian and Cretan sculptors work at first not in marble but in local limestones ; later sometimes in marble imported from the Cyclades , but the softer and more readily available stone is long used everywhere for building and for architectural sculpture . |
| 16 | If you can get hold of examples , some TV advertisements are excellent aids for language teaching : they are short and very carefully planned ; every word and every visual is there by design and for specific effect . |
| 17 | This is the phenomenon of fanaticism , fundamentalism , brutality and barbarism — a phenomenon which is a consequence of poverty , frustration and impotence in the fact of dwindling resources and the destruction of traditional cultures , together with the readiness of the West to sell weapons and technology either for profit or for short-term geo-political interest . |
| 18 | The adventurers could use the information to denounce the suppliers to the authorities and hope for a reward ( or perhaps a Chaos cult declaring war on them ) , or less scrupulous characters might turn to blackmail , either for money or for magical training . |
| 19 | Thus anything the slightest bit controversial is left out as are , with a few exceptions , references to what private individuals and companies are doing in sending objects out of the Earth 's atmosphere in the interests either of research or for financial reward . |