Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although professing support for the retention of the pay formula , senior officers hoped industrial action could be avoided . |
| 2 | Selling Old Trafford to a first-time buyer on a 100 per cent mortgage would be easier than selling Manchester for the 1996 Olympics . |
| 3 | The tenants preferred to use the contentious area as air space for the benefit of the lower ground floor rather than selling space for the benefit of the ground floor . |
| 4 | Although providing support for the findings of Mattila et al , our results show a weaker association between dental disease and coronary heart disease . |
| 5 | wrong anyway in that er I 'll say it 's the er early on it in the report Good defines what he determines a prus trustees duty and as I said to a sort of effectively orb enter into a tr transaction which immediately cost effecting kind of money rather than making money for the pension fund er is against that duty in the first place , but it to it should however be ma made explicit that it is against that duty which I will say stock lending may be okay for a pension fund , but not stock lending where the er pension fund is acting as the borrower rather than the lender . |
| 6 | Oh , I 'd say it is w wrong anyway in that er I say it 's the it 's early er on it in the report Good defines what he determines a trustees duty and as I said to a sort of effectively ought enter into a tr transaction which immediately cost effecting kind of money rather than making money for the pension fund then it is against that duty in the first place , but it 's to it should however be ma made explicit that it is against that duty saying stock lending may be okay for a pension fund , but not stock lending where the er pension fund is acting as the borrower rather than the lender . |
| 7 | Even though Jones eventually fell , mis-hooking Pringle just before tea , after 3½ hours of defiance , the last session looked set to be little more than batting practice for the home side . |
| 8 | However , any final decision on holding an inquiry for the compulsory purchase order can be made only if planning consent for the scheme is given . |
| 9 | GRAHAM CHAPMAN and I wrote together almost full time between 1966 and 1973 , writes John Cleese , while producing sketches for The Frost Report , The 1948 Show and Monty Python , as well as several film scripts none of which made their way intact to the silver screen . |
| 10 | While expressing sympathy for the Iraqi people , the King stressed that the people of Jordan shared the happiness of their " Kuwaiti brothers " . |
| 11 | BULGARIA 'S new leader , Mr Petar Mladenov , yesterday purged many hardliners from the Communist Party 's ruling politburo and central committee , while heaping blame for the country 's political and economic crisis on the former leader , Mr Todor Zhivkov . |
| 12 | The quasi-market was therefore an attempt to expose providers to competitive tests of cost-effectiveness and quality while retaining safeguards for the consumer . |
| 13 | A JOINER who claimed he contracted the lung disease asbestosis while making doors for the Clyde-built liner QE II has been awarded £43,000 by a judge . |
| 14 | Darlington and South West Durham health authorities made their pledge while unveiling plans for the new Patient 's Charter at a press conference in Darlington . |
| 15 | By August 1991 the European Commission was reported as forecasting growth for the year at a discouraging 1.5 per cent . |
| 16 | Even when Shaun and Bez went as far as editing Penthouse for the day , papers tutted and sighed but still printed pictures of the pair grinning like village idiots , surrounded by tits and bums . |
| 17 | The second main emphasis of Callinicos ' critique is aimed at the philosophy most frequently regarded as underpinning claims for the distinction of a postmodern culture , viz. poststructuralism . |
| 18 | Researchers do not normally look to accountants when seeking support for the imaginative leaps which have characterised the most major advances in science . |
| 19 | In fact , the rational expectations hypothesis is sometimes seen as providing support for the ‘ strong ’ version of the Friedman approach to monetary policy in which the x per cent rule is made constitutionally binding . |
| 20 | This enables housing associations to use their expertise in design as well as providing maintenance for the building . |
| 21 | Now , however , the mounting body of research has reinstated horse behaviour as interesting per se , as well as providing guidelines for the welfare and handling of domestic horses . |
| 22 | Foreign trade officials from all 15 union republics met on July 26 and signed an agreement to divide among the republics Soviet diamond , gold and hard currency reserves , and foreign credits to the Soviet Union , as well as sharing responsibility for the Soviet Union 's $65,000 million foreign debt . |
| 23 | When evaluating expressions for the Weyl tensor , it is convenient to use the coordinates and defined by ( 10.10 ) ( it may be noticed that these differ from those used by Ferrari and Ibañez ) . |
| 24 | When allocating time for the garter carriage , first decide whether it is possible to leave it knitting all night . |
| 25 | When buying look for the manufacturers ' ‘ cut-through ’ : a small section of the bed showing its construction . |
| 26 | One thing to watch for when buying herbs for the border ; there are now garden forms of many herbs , or garden species grown in preference to the true herb . |
| 27 | Captain Bernard Davidson had been one of Otto Schiff 's adjutants on the Refugee Committee before his appointment by the War Office as recruiting officer for the aliens and refugees . |
| 28 | The CNAA 's ideas were taking a different shape in 1975 , showing an unwillingness to go as far as delegating authority for the approval of courses , but pursuing the idea of ‘ internal validation ’ . |
| 29 | As controlling designer for the exhibition , Tait , together with Coia and Spence , mounted the hoist and began to ascend the half-completed tower . |
| 30 | Thus when choosing fish for the aquarium try to ensure you are providing correct water quality for the species you are acquiring . |