Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] for [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | SCOTVEC has written to colleges reminding them of the availability of a devolved system of assessment for awards for which only one college provides the course . |
| 2 | They featured ( i ) the reinstatement of the Ministry of Justice ( abolished in 1966 ) , the minister having the right to overturn court rulings ; ( ii ) the guaranteeing to defendants of the assistance on demand of a defence lawyer , including at the investigation stage ; ( iii ) a reduction in the number of capital offences from 34 to 11 ( retaining as capital offences treason , espionage , terrorism , murder and " economic crime " such as sabotage and theft of state property ) , and the exclusion of women from capital punishment ; ( iv ) clearer definition of the crime of agitation and propaganda against the state ( which was no longer to be a capital offence ) , in order to prevent its abuse by the authorities ; ( v ) the redefinition of internment and deportation as penal rather than administrative sanctions ( i.e. requiring a court ruling rather than merely a local authority order ) ; and ( vi ) the introduction of remission for prisoners for good behaviour . |
| 3 | Equally , patrons such as Walter Rathenau and banker Carl Fürstenburg advanced sums of money for quarters for a Secession gallery . |
| 4 | The British government has announced measures to control the digging up of hedgerows by farmers , which has been a major focus of concern for conservationists for many years . |
| 5 | Presumably in order to counter even such indirect expressions of opinion , the free c ice of wording for death-announcements for fallen soldiers was abruptly ended in September 1944 . |
| 6 | Day 3 Purchased 150 sets of material for sails for £20 per set and paid the £3,000 immediately . |
| 7 | Creoles have been a focus of interest for linguists for over a century , because of their distinctive history . |
| 8 | ‘ We used it for shirting in 1992 and we 're using it in blends with linen for suitings for spring 1993 . ’ |
| 9 | This ‘ agency ’ operates through a number of Self-Regulatory Organizations ( SRO 's ) recognised by it , is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts , and is exempt from liability for damages for acts and omissions in the discharge of its functions . |
| 10 | Example 4:4 Turnover rent YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on the usual quarter days : ( 1 ) the annual sum of £ ( " the basic rent " ) ; and ( 2 ) such sum as is calculated in accordance with the Schedule hereto ( " the turnover rent " ) SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " gross turnover " means the aggregate of all sums : ( i ) received by the tenant in return for goods supplied or services rendered in the course of any trade or business carried on by him in the demised property or partly in the demised property and partly elsewhere ; and ( ii ) payable to the tenant by any person in consideration of the use or occupation of the whole or any part of the demised property ( b ) " a rental year " means a period of twelve calendar months beginning on ( c ) " net turnover " means the gross turnover less : ( i ) any sum actually paid by the tenant to HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise by way of VAT or other tax chargeable on the supply of goods or services ; ( ii ) any sum refunded by the tenant to his customers in respect of defective or unsatisfactory goods or services ; ( iii ) per cent of any sums received by the tenant in return for services for which orders are received at the demised property but are performed wholly elsewhere ( d ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( 2 ) The turnover rent for a rental year shall be : ( a ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ and ( b ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ ( 3 ) Within one month after the beginning of each rental year ( time being of the essence ) the tenant shall deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant of the tenant 's gross turnover and net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year . |
| 11 | In addition he and his mother were able to obtain free lodgings at the house of the Privy Court Councillor , Serrarius , in return for lessons for his 15-year old daughter . |
| 12 | Because half of the Library 's budget represents payment in advance for subscriptions for the following year , it is extremely difficult to make savings in the current year when financial pressures are exerted . |
| 13 | I stress that money relates to new equity and is not directly linked to any specific plans by Stagecoach for bids for SBG companies . |