Example sentences of "[verb] for [det] [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the Secretary of State believe that the action of the board of Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. in disqualifying us from competing for this work is fair to Cammell Laird ? |
| 2 | The main proof Van Laue offers for this argument is the polarisation of society between global conflict and a backward society that made a liberal constitution impossible . |
| 3 | The reason given for this change is that there was recent wide coverage in the press of the case of an American paramedic who succeeded by fraudulent means in obtaining limited registration from the council . |
| 4 | The best description I have heard for this position is ‘ well plugged on ’ — a plug will not go into a socket if it is crooked , that is the baby should not be twisting his or her neck . |
| 5 | What matters for this purpose is that if it escapes it is likely to do mischief and this is the meaning to be given to ‘ dangerous thing ’ in this context . |
| 6 | A further advantage which is claimed for this legislation is that it spells out precisely what forms of conduct are included within each degree of offence , and thus reduces the discretion of police officers and prosecutors . |
| 7 | The production cost for each box is in the region of £100 and illustrates the commitment behind the complete portfolio of presentational material . |
| 8 | Surprisingly the sensitivity reported for this technique is frequently less than that for duodenal aspiration cytology , although this may be related to differences in the stage of disease being investigated . |
| 9 | The time and place for this palace is not fixed , though — the women 's hats and swirling frocks remind us both of Dior and Watteau , the men are in chic , futuristic black chiffon . |
| 10 | The recovery action now being recommended for any stall is to move forwards on the stick to unstall the wings by reducing the angle of attack . |
| 11 | The reason for the relatively high proportion of exports destined for this area is that much of the export activity is oil related . |
| 12 | The first question which must , therefore , be considered by doctors instructed for either party is whether there is a risk , and secondly , whether that is of SERIOUS deterioration . |
| 13 | ‘ And presumably , ’ said Julia , who had been reading the backlog of newspapers that had accumulated during her illness , ‘ the appalling winter will have done for this year 's as well . ’ |
| 14 | With the loss of Tom and the prospect of more Co-ordinators retiring , training for another group is scheduled for September . |
| 15 | The income the garbage pickers receive for each item is extremely low and reduced even further by the competition between them , which is encouraged by the system that is very much a buyer 's market . |
| 16 | Support for that view is to be found in the final paragraph of article 13 : |
| 17 | Support for this proposition is found in Mason v Provident Clothing and Supply Co Ltd [ 1913 ] AC 724 in Morris ( Herbert ) v Saxelby , and in Attwood v Lamont [ 1920 ] 3 KB 571 . |
| 18 | Support for this view is found in the general rarity of tools in graves . |
| 19 | Support for this view is provided by evidence from the 1960s to the 1980s . |
| 20 | The subsidiary section connected for such purpose is called a stub and the procedure renders the main line correctly terminated at the stubbing point . |
| 21 | The competition between LIFFE and SOFFEX for this business is not yet resolved . |
| 22 | The style of evaluation adopted for this research is most appropriately described in Parlett and Hamilton 's terms as illuminative evaluation : |
| 23 | The pastry topping for this dish is similar to a scone mixture and provides a nice contrast to the base . |
| 24 | The term used for such restraint is Verkehrsberuhigung , literally meaning traffic-calming ( Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 25 | The owner of premises to be used for this purpose is required to obtain a ‘ disposal licence ’ under section 5(1) of that Act to either commence , or if disposal was already being carried out before the Act came into force , to continue operations . |
| 26 | The relationship used for this purpose is CONTAINS-BINARY-OF which is tight coupling and takes one of three forms : |
| 27 | Money when used for this purpose is a means of temporarily storing wealth . |
| 28 | The index most often used for this purpose is the General Index of Retail Prices published by the Department of Employment . |
| 29 | The justification used for this approach is that ‘ repetitive ungrammaticality is grammatical for the text set ’ . |
| 30 | The heterogeneity of proliferative patterns found within the high risk population used for this study is not surprising . |