Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agreement endorsed the principle of " self-sufficiency " , which stipulated that waste should be treated or disposed of as close as possible to the point of production , although it provided for some flexibility in the case of smaller countries . |
| 2 | Another difficulty facing this definition or scope for pragmatics , is that it calls for some explicit characterization of the notion of context . |
| 3 | By far the most popular location in recent years has been the Netherlands , for the very good reason that it has for some time offered by far the best deal . |
| 4 | For most of these the use of English presents no problem and the Church does not assume the cultural importance that it has for some of those from ethnic minority cultures who live permanently in Britain . |
| 5 | The outcome of these changes is that the drug bill is rising faster than it has for some years and above the rate of inflation . |
| 6 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 7 | EC Industry Ministers failed on Dec. 22 , 1989 , to reach agreement on measures to liberalize the systems for public procurement in the EC , regarded as one of the most important aspects of the single market process , since it accounted for some 15 per cent of total gross national product ( GNP ) of the 12 member countries . |
| 8 | This is for the really keen seamstresses , as it calls for some tricky work assembling five risers or ribs within the top and bottom panels , and two combined riser/keels at either side . |
| 9 | The rising threshold of competence needed in the job market and the relative decline in traditional semi-skilled or unskilled jobs means that the compulsory school can no longer hope to provide a marketable , vocational education as it did for some ( usually lower-achieving ) children in the past . |
| 10 | He submitted that the undercover exercise , lasting as it did for some three months , was contrary to public policy . |
| 11 | The issue of conscription was a particularly tender one for the union , for it had for some time been under pressure from the Admiralty over breaches of the obligation of seamen , nominally enforced by the Board of Trade , that sailors should be on board their ships on time and hence not delay sailings . |