Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The threatened revolt fizzled out as Conservative critics decided to draw back from voting down the whole Budget , keeping their powder dry for future votes when the issue comes before the Commons in detail . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't you care that the roads here are country roads unsuitable for heavy traffic and will be ruined by all the cars which descend ? |
| 3 | The story so far : dioxin-laden detritus from the factory at Seveso , Italy , which polluted its surroundings in a 1976 chemical explosion , was packed in 41 barrels of the type T used for nuclear wastes . |
| 4 | The imminence of the Olympic Games means that the top British fighters , having competed at the British Open last weekend , are back in training , leaving the field clear for emerging figures in both the men 's and women 's events . |
| 5 | Large spacious offices dominated by a Chesterfield reputedly used by the Rolling Stones singer and Marianne Faithful for amorous interludes attracted the traditional crowd of hangers-on , plus the few who came into work . |
| 6 | But some applications require data tracking in environments ill-suited for on-line solutions . |
| 7 | UN force due for Central America |
| 8 | There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature . |
| 9 | The Purilan range of 12 maintenance-free plastic skylights includes units ideal for pitched roofs over workrooms , hobby areas , corridors and stairwells , and also for replacing old cast-iron skylights . |
| 10 | The only things on offer were a flask of shower-gel , a roll-on deodorant and a cake of soap , all from a chain of shops famous for herbal products . |
| 11 | The adviser responsible for multicultural education took this view . |
| 12 | On some of the whole-school matters , such as equal opportunities provision , the adviser provided feedback to the head only , although the adviser responsible for multicultural education spoke to all the senior staff . |
| 13 | A notable exception to this was the adviser responsible for multicultural education who argued that since the school did not seem to have developed an overall policy for multicultural education he could not conduct an appraisal of it . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , despite this growing support for a sensitive curriculum stance in educational management strategies , there was little evidence in the writer 's research that some of the lessons available from this source were being exploited by arts staffs of LEAs responsible for professional development . |
| 15 | In a continent notorious for appalling prison conditions , where brutality and corruption are the norm , Nicaragua 's penal system stands out as a genuine effort to find a more humane yet affordable alternative . |
| 16 | Rational planning was to be achieved by unifying health services , which were at that time split between local authorities , the boards of governors of teaching hospitals , a regional and local administration responsible for other hospitals and the executive councils who administered the contracts for general practitioners ( see Figure 1.1 ) . |
| 17 | One implementation problem here is that the main central department responsible for local government is the Department of the Environment . |
| 18 | The oblique waves responsible for longshore drift will also set up a longshore current , which will assist in the process of moving material along the beach . |
| 19 | Recent studies have suggested that in vivo , at the time of partial hepatectomy , the ligand responsible for down regulation of the EGF is in fact TGFα , which is synthesised in the liver immediately after partial hepatectomy , and is a powerful hepatic mitogen via the EGF receptor . |
| 20 | Research by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratory in Oxford has traced the protein responsible for blocking treatment . |
| 21 | Three research groups recently announced — in the same issue of Nature — the discovery of the site of the genetic anomaly responsible for Myotonic Dystrophy , which is a major genetically transmitted disorder . |
| 22 | The variety of life in a particular habitat is due to the number of opportunities available for different plant and animal life to develop . |
| 23 | Of all the treatments for obesity , none could be more physiological or less psychological than the operation known as jejeunoileostomy or ileal bypass , in which most of the small intestine is short circuited thus greatly reducing the amount of intestine available for absorbing food . |
| 24 | The trend is now towards small regional events , due largely to a reduction in the funds available for overnight accommodation and travel . |
| 25 | It seems that many buildings will soon become unsafe unless there is a big increase in funds available for much-needed work . |
| 26 | They also reasoned that the costs of maintaining access to very large collections would erode funds available for new acquisitions . |
| 27 | If the training and enterprise councils think it appropriate to make some of those funds available for unemployed people , they are perfectly free to do so . |
| 28 | In November 1987 the Victorian parliament passed a Tobacco Act that tipped the balance in favour of the antismoking forces and multiplied the funds available for public health generally . |
| 29 | However , the absence of any immediate military threat enabled him to reduce naval expenditure in this and the succeeding Budget , thus leaving a small amount of revenue available for social expenditure . |
| 30 | Both Gas regions and electricity companies can advise on adaptations available for disabled people , e.g. for slot meters or appliances , which can often be fitted free of charge . |