Example sentences of "[that] [vb -s] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RSPB also recommend that grants for on-farm forestry ( as proposed by the draft Structures Regulation ) should be included , but with emphasis on indigenous species . |
| 2 | ‘ But in adults it 's like a flu that lingers for several weeks . |
| 3 | There is a puzzle that has for many years intrigued mathematicians and philosophers . |
| 4 | While it is true that the warmth of hospitality , generosity and friendliness to be found in the West of Scotland has no equal , it is also true that the depths of rudeness and disgustingly mannered carelessness that passes for ethnic character are rarely surpassed . |
| 5 | Well , I think a lot of what happens in the academic world is , and my guess is the fundamental reason they get away with it , is that young people wo n't buy much , spending their own money on it , and I think if they were , you could n't serve up a lot of the crap that passes for higher education today . |
| 6 | ‘ [ ‘ Terminus ’ ] in the understanding of the law does not only signify the limits and limitation of time , but also the estate and interest that passes for that time . |
| 7 | To confront the anger of God in the way the ancient Israelites dared to do , to face it as directed against ourselves and the society of which we are so much a part , is to escape the romantic pretence , the unrelieved jollity , or the easy , unthinking speech of so much that passes for Christian belief and worship . |
| 8 | As for er as for departures , a strategic context in terms of a structure plan policy erm that allows for major exceptions will must surely assist in in considering any application that comes forward as a as a departure under under . |
| 9 | This is not an income that allows for any luxuries . |
| 10 | Mr Major said that plans for devolved Scottish , Welsh and regional assemblies , combined with moves to a federal Europe and an end to the first-past-the-post voting system , were ‘ of far greater importance than the general election itself ’ . |
| 11 | DBV members were concerned that plans for industrial units on the old Darlington Forge Site were being held up . |
| 12 | The figures came after a tough warning from Mr Major that plans for constitutional change backed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats threatened to sap Britain 's strength and would lead to weak , indecisive government . |
| 13 | However , following a meeting of the NSF Council on Jan. 17 it was announced that plans for both referendums , scheduled for Jan. 28 , had been cancelled . |
| 14 | The head porter or housekeeper usually distributes any mail that arrives for residential staff . |
| 15 | CONSIDERING the vast worldwide market that exists for sexual material of all kinds , it is remarkable just how bad mainstream cinema has been when it comes to portraying sexual passion . |
| 16 | It was also argued that costs for small investors would rise . |
| 17 | It 's an exciting game that calls for great skill . |
| 18 | Now comes the part that calls for real concentration and a steady hand — applying the glue or adhesive . |
| 19 | Sizzling occasion that calls for cool drinks and suntan lotion |
| 20 | Making OPP film — coextruded oriented polypropylene — is a precise art that calls for careful handling . |
| 21 | This is changing fast , and clients are more and more wanting advice and action that calls for considerable finesse , knowledge , and intelligence . |
| 22 | A state of life that calls for another way of living . |
| 23 | Barthes 's S/Z brings the reader into particular prominence first in its concept of the scriptible that calls for active involvement on the part of the reader in the production of the text ( which is not to forget that in Critique et vérité Barthes had already described the critic as someone who has actively to produce a meaning for the polysemic text ) ; and second , in its thoroughly intertextual view of literature . |
| 24 | It said that fears for public order would make a hearing undesirable . |
| 25 | Perhaps this can be seen as a statement of a general condition that obtains for all workers . |
| 26 | Many campaigners feel that chimps for scientific purposes should be bred in captivity , to avoid draining the wild resources . |
| 27 | This is not a luxury Aussie skyscraper that caters for soft city folk — it 's for those who relish a taste of adventure in the New Zealand outback . |
| 28 | Bond Knitting Systems , the innovative craft company that caters for creative people of all ages , has introduced a completely new device into their range of needlecraft products called the BOND Cord Maker . |
| 29 | However , some tutors seem to feel that they are unable to accept these modifications despite the syllabus remaining virtually unchanged , though more comprehensive , as befits the education and examination standards of a ‘ professional ’ body that hopes for national recognition . |
| 30 | The first was Daniel Patrick Moynihan 's year-long effort to cut the payroll tax that pays for social security ( old-age pensions ) . |