Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The compartments were referred to by the ordinal numbers from 1 ( apex ) to 5 ( base ) and the labelling index calculated for each compartment . |
| 2 | It may be argued by analogy that , given the importance under the CPA 1987 placed upon accurate instructions , this should permeate to cases where the buyer sues for economic loss under , for example , s14 of SGA 1979 . |
| 3 | EVERY YEAR EXPORTS ACCOUNT FOR 85 PER CENT OF SCOTCH WHISKY SALES , A PROUD RECORD OF CONSISTENCY UNMATCHED BY OTHER INDUSTRIES . |
| 4 | Fish exports account for 90 per cent of the Faroe Islands ' export income . |
| 5 | Acute care operations account for 93 per cent of sales and 94 per cent of profits . |
| 6 | Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia and Bolivia account for 70 per cent of world output . |
| 7 | Does dismissal of God 's existence make for greater openness and enquiry , or does it have the effect of closing the door on trying to understand what is strange or threatening to itself which might be , for example , the claims of other religions ? |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , the pattern of reasons given for such a selection tends to be highly personal and particular , with emphasis being placed mainly on the objectification of personal relations , for example , with deceased friends and relatives . |
| 9 | The answer given by the courts in this instance is ‘ yes ’ to both questions , but the reasons given for these conclusions are less than satisfactory . |
| 10 | The reasons given for these sales are that the Museum has limited storage space in its present building , and that the works in question have not been on exhibition for some considerable time , or duplicate existing holdings . |
| 11 | Among the reasons given for this conclusion were that the system imposes long delays in obtaining foreign exchange for essential imports , thus putting a brake on exports ; that the rate of exchange was not adjusted sufficiently ; and that in the absence of retention rights the exporters had lost their motivation for exporting . |
| 12 | The two main reasons given for this were that it was too ambitious and it was too far removed from bureaux experience until too late in its development . |
| 13 | Reasons given for this included a 10 per cent fall in production as compared with the same period in 1990 , lower than expected revenue from taxes , the cost of social compensation for price rises , high wage settlements , and the conflict between the republics and the centre which was preventing the implementation of unified financial policies . |
| 14 | Reasons given for transnational participation are : continuity of research to overcome shortfalls of younger scientists entering the field in view of the imminent retirement of many senior scientists and to provide advanced training . |
| 15 | Briefly , antigen strips preincubated for one hour in blocking buffer ( 5% non-fat milk powder in phosphate buffered saline pH 7.2 , containing 0.05% Tween 20 ) were incubated overnight at room temperature in serum samples ( diluted 1:100 v/v in blocking buffer ) or mouse monoclonal antibody GL2 that recognises Giardia heat shock antigen ( diluted 1:1000 v/v in blocking buffer ) . |
| 16 | But they 're all the same so that if you are er with which is the medical side and an opportunity arose for some other reason for you to transfer to another group we have n't got to retrain you . |
| 17 | During the budget debate many deputies argued for heavier spending on public works projects to cut unemployment , rather than the introduction of measures to reduce the budget deficit . |
| 18 | A thank you letter received from St. Clare 's Hospice for a cheque given for two hundred and eighty pounds . |
| 19 | Flatworms , tapeworms or threadworms make for lurid and colourful pictures in the horror section of Koi manuals , but their life cycle is invariably so complex that not all the vectors will be present in the pond . |
| 20 | The widening of the EEC argued for greater awareness of the European market and the need for both young people and businesses to face the real demands for new skills , greater knowledge of other languages and more mobility in moving throughout other countries . |
| 21 | Some idea of how badly the police were treated is given by the reports of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner which show that roughly one-in-four of London 's policemen were assaulted each year — 3,444 cases were reported in 1899 , for example , when the constabulary strength was 13,213 men and 1,949 sergeants — as police authorities pressed for firmer measures in assault cases . |
| 22 | Glottochronology is a technique developed for spoken languages which has a basic assumption that languages change at a relatively steady rate . |
| 23 | The idea of eating these things seemed absurd , and yet Pinkie asked for some . |
| 24 | The Lake District 's Herdwick sheep are threatened by the reduction of an EC subsidy concession allowing for late lambing in the cold climatePHOTOGRAPHS : DON McPHEE Tyson Hartley … |
| 25 | At the other end of the scale there are ambitious research projects undertaken for methodical demonstration purposes . |
| 26 | At least two reasons account for this , besides general confidence . |
| 27 | If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors , they can force concessions from their senior partners . |
| 28 | This doctrine enables a lessee to sue for any trespass committed between the granting of the lease and his entering in pursuance of it . |
| 29 | About three quarters of dairy herds in EC member states qualify for full compensation . |
| 30 | For example , 50 individual stations in 15 states account for half of all power station emissions . |