Example sentences of "[coord] a [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is not absolute in the sense that it is principle apart from morality on which morality itself is founded or a blueprint for conduct which allows for no exceptions . |
| 2 | ‘ Would you like some music or a story for company while I wrestle with my old adversary ? |
| 3 | Moreover , ‘ if a person has been assessed by a general practitioner or a nurse for health reasons and they have identified social needs at the same time then we are committed to accepting that assessment , ’ said Stephenson . |
| 4 | It has resulted in Christian mission being caricatured as denominational aggrandisement , or a plan for survival for western-based churches and their related mission agencies . |
| 5 | The next chapter examines the governmental context of Charles 's fiscal and monetary methods : his imitation of late-Roman emperors was something more than a charade or a figleaf for impotence . |
| 6 | The coroner will also issue an order for burial , or a certificate for cremation free of charge . |
| 7 | For that ask your chemist for charcoal biscuits or a preparation for flatulence — but avoid laxatives and purgatives , which do n't solve the basic problem . |
| 8 | There was nothing incongruous about the fact that the headmistress , Zoe Neill , was incapable of uttering a sentence which did not contain a word for excrement or a word for copulation . |
| 9 | Is Price 's ripe for rationalisation or a candidate for closure ? |
| 10 | Order 9 , r 6 applies if the defendant in a default action : ( 1 ) does not within 14 days after service of the summons on him , pay to the plaintiff the total amount of the claim and costs on the summons ; or ( 2 ) delivers an admission of the whole of the plaintiff 's claim unaccompanied by a counterclaim or a request for time for payment , or ( 3 ) does not deliver an admission of part of the plaintiff 's claim , a defence or counterclaim , the plaintiff may on filing a request for judgment , and certifying that defendant has not sent any reply to the summons , and stating what payments , if any , have been made , have judgment entered , either for payment forthwith or at such times as plaintiff may specify . |
| 11 | The Monopolies and Mergers Commission may , under the Fair Trading Act 1973 , have referred to it by the Director of Fair Trading or a Minister for investigation and report whether a monopoly , as defined , is or is not against the public interest . |
| 12 | It can be a real effort to avoid slumping , but the relief of a straight-backed chair that supports the lower back , a pillow in the lap to support sewing or knitting or a lectern for reading is immeasurable . |
| 13 | Users often approach information sources not with names ( as have been considered in Part II ) , but with a question that requires an answer or a topic for study . |
| 14 | Carrying out a local community profile should ensure that there is no wasteful duplication and it will often uncover gaps or a place for cooperation . |
| 15 | Or a search for approval and self-esteem ? |
| 16 | Ego-based relationships , whether with friends or partners , tend to be characterised by a need for security or a search for self-esteem . |
| 17 | Your wording was not quite good enough John , because there is n't going to be a manual for finance monitor or a manual for health monitor . |
| 18 | In short , those who propose a deprivation weighting must decide whether this is to be additional to or a substitute for mortality . |
| 19 | Political honours are either an almost contemptuous gesture towards those who have kept silent when their consciences might have told them to vote against a government bill , or a reward for money or advice . |
| 20 | Was it a time for tears or a time for laughter , a time for war or a time for peace ? |
| 21 | Was it a time for tears or a time for laughter , a time for war or a time for peace ? |
| 22 | The ‘ lunatics ’ , in contrast to those who proclaimed their rationality , offered no justifications beyond a dislike for non-whites or a liking for violence . |
| 23 | This hypothesis prompted a series of experiments by Best ( 1975 ) in which a given flavour was established as a conditioned inhibitor ( or a signal for safety ) by an explicit discrimination training procedure in which this flavour was presented along with a previously established CS+ but in the absence of the US . |
| 24 | Escaping liability or a recipe for injustice ? |
| 25 | Yet Fernand had spoken openly of the war and of his brother 's death without showing a trace of rancour or a desire for revenge . |
| 26 | It would be nice to know who these nobles were ; or even to know whether the chronicler 's choice of phrase was due to ignorance or a desire for brevity or for the sake of discretion . |
| 27 | Today , being an active member of a political party seems to be neither a qualification nor a disqualification for appointment . |
| 28 | The Guidelines are neither a technical code of practice nor a manual for risk management . |
| 29 | In the twilight of its London weekday franchise , Thames has become — to the confusion of industry observers — not a TV production company , nor a contender for Channel 5 , nor a satellite TV broadcaster ; but apparently all three . |
| 30 | The early wealth of the merchants made Bristol a banking centre and a centre for insurance business . |