Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That programme included the development of more accurate telescopes , together with auxiliary theories required for their use in astronomy such as those providing adequate means for allowing for refraction of light in the earth 's atmosphere . |
| 2 | I mean in says in twenty-eight that , that the quality co-ordinator 's responsible for maintaining for example , master lists of procedures , so . |
| 3 | Notes for the guidance of centres on the procedure for applying for approval of programmes leading to the HCIMA Professional Certificate or Professional Diploma . |
| 4 | If such people with planned social care can be kept in their own homes it is worth pressing for flexibility of resources to put in the extra help needed . |
| 5 | It is easy to assume that the law about planning new developments , or changing the environment around us , only affects us when we need to take a positive step — such as applying for permission to extend our own property . |
| 6 | He intervened on ‘ big ’ issues or government initiatives ( such as applying for membership of the EEC , and incomes policy , defence , and foreign and Commonwealth matters ) . |
| 7 | Careers Officers work closely with young people to ensure that they are aware of their skills , aptitudes and interests , so that they can make positive and productive decisions about applying for work . |
| 8 | It was only after phoning for help that Lizzie thought about what happened to her sister . |
| 9 | ( The average amount which people would actually have to pay after allowing for relief and benefits would fall to under £175 in Great Britain as a whole . ) |
| 10 | In Preston , mothers ' external conjugate diameters were similarly unrelated to blood pressure after allowing for birth weight and placental weight . |
| 11 | Investment over the 1992–1994 period at £5.4 billion is forecast to be 22 p.c. down on the 1989–91 levels after allowing for inflation and the lowest since 1984–86 but still 30 p.c. higher than the depth of recession in 1981–1983 . |
| 12 | Indeed , although interest rates have been falling , inflation has fallen even faster , so real rates ( after allowing for inflation ) have been rising . |
| 13 | We have increased overall funding for the NHS by 55 per cent after allowing for inflation . |
| 14 | We are providing more support than ever before — £14 for every £10 spent in 1979 , after allowing for inflation . |
| 15 | Even after allowing for inflation , that is 2½ times as much as Labour spent in the 1970s . |
| 16 | The income of the poorest fifth of the population rose by 11 per cent ‘ in real terms ’ ( after allowing for inflation ) . |
| 17 | Of the situation regarding museums , Mr Sekera explained , ‘ Since 1989 state support has been nominally more or less the same after allowing for inflation . |
| 18 | After allowing for inflation the net income of the City within this category ( which excludes interest and dividends received ) tripled between 1966 and 1977 , but then it was almost stationary until rising by a further 20 per cent in the three years preceding 1983 . |
| 19 | This meant that the USA was actually borrowing overseas , although admittedly paying rather a low rate of interest in real terms ( after allowing for inflation , the real rate of interest on US Treasury bills was 1½ per cent per annum over the years 1960–6 ) . |
| 20 | Kipnis and Tsang ( 1984b ) analysed the S&P500 index for the period from April 1982 to January 1983 and , after allowing for transaction costs , found a considerable number of departures from the no-arbitrage condition , with both over- and underpricing being present . |
| 21 | Overpricing ( after allowing for transaction costs ) was found only 3% of the time . |
| 22 | She 's too expensive for you , even after allowing for devaluation . |
| 23 | And after allowing for income tax you were actually losing money . |
| 24 | ‘ The difference between the fixed rate and their standard variable rate is often quite small after allowing for exit penalties from their existing loan and the start up costs of the new . ’ |
| 25 | ( Remember that after allowing for drift , the wind angle will be changed and a slight adjustment may be necessary in assessing the new wind angle ) . |
| 26 | If it is assumed that the alternative to investing in equity is to invest in bonds , then , in the long run , it would be expected that the returns to these two investments would be equal after allowing for risk differentials . |
| 27 | By the time he sold it at auction ( Sotheby 's , New York , May 1989 ) it had given him a real net annual rate of return of just under 20 per cent , after allowing for commission , insurance and inflation . |
| 28 | At the close the broadly-based FT-SE share index was down 10.2 points , an effective 7.4 points fall after allowing for dividend payments . |
| 29 | The distinctive feature of income bonds is that interest is payable only in the event that the issuer has sufficient reported profits ( after allowing for interest on other kinds of debt ) to make the payment . |
| 30 | This must equal the government deficit after allowing for interest payments ; i.e. , per worker ( where tax is paid on debt interest ) . |