Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] and for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 2 | However , we recognise that the countryside is also a place for conservation , for bird lovers , for agriculture and for a whole range of people . |
| 3 | On 11 June 1992 the committal order was sealed and copies were sent by the court to solicitors for M. and for the local authority . |
| 4 | In the afternoon we visited the Priory ruins where we prayed for unity and for the Decade of Evangelisation and finished off with a lusty rendition of Faith of our Fathers ! |
| 5 | In 1988 about one case in 19 was set down for trial and for every 94 writs issued one case was determined by trial . |
| 6 | That is the best thing for industry and for a strong recovery from the recession . |
| 7 | As we have seen , the securely married mother playing the role and staying at home has no social security entitlement ; let her ‘ break the rules ’ and leave her husband and she can draw £14 a week for herself , besides allowances for rent and for the children . |
| 8 | Carol went back to the others and Linda cast one quick final look at her preparations for tea and for the dinner tomorrow . |
| 9 | They come for companionship and for the chance to enjoy a wide range of activities . |
| 10 | For 347 ( 87% ) this matching was done 3 years after surgery and for the remaining 53 it was 2 years after surgery . |
| 11 | I have expressed a general thanks to all counsel but special thanks should be recorded to the Official Solicitor and to Mr. Michael Nicholls of his department for the rapid response to my cry for help and for the superb way in which the Official Solicitor and Mr. Butler , who holds his brief , have responded . |
| 12 | We , for our part , would have put it the other way , by expressing appreciation to the people from other churches both for their ready and effective response to our request for help and for the way they enlivened our company . |
| 13 | Thus , when the Board of Education issues its official Suggestions for Teachers handbook in 1910 it transmitted a clear message : ‘ … the high function of the teacher is to prepare the child for the life of the good citizen , to create and foster the aptitude for work and for the intelligent use of leisure , and to develop those features of character which are most readily influenced by school life , such as loyalty to comrades , loyalty to institutions , unselfishness and an orderly and disciplined habit of mind . ’ |
| 14 | It is a necessary , but not always sufficient , condition for well-being and for the reduction of one aspect of dependency in old age . |
| 15 | Constitutionally , and in theory , Parliament as a whole was sovereign since the House of Commons was but a part of Parliament and for a bill to become law the assent of Lords , Crown , and Commons were all needed . |
| 16 | He felt her sudden shock of fear and for a moment , almost involuntarily , his hands strengthened on her shoulders . |
| 17 | The system , which is also used for the borrowing and lending of stock and for the pledging of stock as collateral for short-term loans , has proved popular and , by late-1991 , some 70% of all outstanding gilt-edged stock was held in accounts with the CGO . |
| 18 | All are searching for peace of mind and for a while it seem that Ilmorog can offer this . |
| 19 | Most of them seemed to be going in search of tea and for a moment , she hesitated . |
| 20 | But this ca n't be seen — it is n't obvious — a child can become the subject of ridicule and for a sensitive and intelligent child this can be sheer hell . |
| 21 | The long years he spent absorbed in working for the abolition of untouchability and for the reconciliation of Muslim and Hindu , and in innumerable projects of village uplift , testified not only to his genuine goodness but also to the strength of his desire to make India , in the eyes of its alien rulers as well as his own , worthy to be free . |
| 22 | ‘ The Media Commission provides for the broad-basing of ownership and for the breaking up of cartels and monopolies . |
| 23 | I have pointed out to him that his picture echoes the medieval and Renaissance formula for St John on Patmos writing the Book of Revelation and for the evangelists writing the Gospels , itself derived from Greco-Roman author portraits . |
| 24 | Roger Bacon has enjoyed renown , both for an emphasis on firsthand experience of nature and for an advocacy of mathematics that , for the thirteenth century , was remarkably energetic . |
| 25 | Yet people acted as though there was such a thing and this illusion was essential both for the working of capitalism and for the acceptability of the exploitation on which capitalism was based . |
| 26 | The heralds and the disciplinary officers could achieve much ; but it is clear that no factor could ensure a greater respect for the rules of war and for the interests and property of the non-combatant than could firm leadership . |
| 27 | Several senior officers and other experts argued publicly for the abolition of conscription and for the creation of a smaller professional Army . |
| 28 | She accepted a glass of water and for the first time looked round in order to take in the room and the people before her . |
| 29 | I am 59 years of age and for the last fourteen years I have had curly perms . |
| 30 | Detailed clauses ensured that ( i ) the President once elected could not be a member of a political party ; ( ii ) the military were denied seats in the Senate ; ( iii ) members of the Securitate and militia bodies guilty of repression and public officials guilty of abuses were not eligible for election ; ( iv ) candidates for election to the Assembly of Deputies had to be over 21 years of age and for the presidency and Senate over 30 , with no upper age limit ; ( v ) prisoners and the mentally handicapped were not eligible for election or to vote ; ( vi ) independent candidates were eligible to stand for the Senate and Assembly if supported by at least 250 electors and for the presidency if supported by 100,000 electors ; ( vii ) the votes of Romanian citizens abroad via diplomatic missions , consulates or trade agencies would be treated as votes cast in the city of Bucharest ; ( viii ) the financing of political parties from abroad was forbidden ; ( ix ) strict procedures would be applied to check and validate nominations ; ( x ) hours of polling would be from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m . |