Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three years later Dr H. J. Hewitt published his influential book , The organization of war under Edward III , 1338–62 , in which , rather than describe activity of a narrow , military kind , he wrote about the relatively unglamorous background and preparation needed for war at that time and , indeed , ever since . |
| 2 | An annualized inflation rate of between 12 and 15 per cent was predicted and provision made for salary increases in line with this rate . |
| 3 | Skeins of wool and silk used for tapestry work or embroidery , lace-making pillows and bobbins , can look highly decorative . |
| 4 | Ask Computer Systems Inc has formed a new software development unit to open up its ManMan/X manufacturing development environment and Ingres database and tool set for use in conjunction with alien systems . |
| 5 | It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients . |
| 6 | A special committee of MPs meets to decide the fate of a controversial bill under which the main line and underground stations would be transformed and a new terminal and platform built for Channel Tunnel trains . |
| 7 | Presentation will be in objective format with performance criteria and evidence required for assessment clearly stated . |
| 8 | It is no coincidence that Rousseau also believed that women were incapable of the development and education required for citizenship and ‘ must be trained to bear the yoke from the first … and to submit themselves to the will of others . ’ |
| 9 | The pilot studies on management budgeting which tried to make clinicians accountable for a budget related to agreed workload targets demonstrated the difficulties of getting clinical cooperation on a voluntary basis and the massive efforts of persuasion and education needed for success ( Harrison et al. |
| 10 | It should differentiate between indisputable fact , firm opinion , and speculation included for guidance or prognosis ; and finally , it should include a statement of rebuilding costs for insurance purposes . |
| 11 | ‘ With the unexpected accession of their parents to the throne , ’ said the voice from the television , with that odd blend of reverence and condescension reserved for royalty and its doings , ‘ the little princesses had to reconcile themselves to seeing less and less of their mother and father . |
| 12 | The workings were reached by a precipitous path up which the timber and water needed for fire-setting as a way of detaching the rock had to be carried . |
| 13 | The cost of the riot and siege , with a criminal investigation and rebuilding scheduled for completion next year , is about £100 million . |
| 14 | Heat the oil in a large pan , add the onion and cook covered for 4–5min over a moderate heat . |
| 15 | New single fields in business administration & management , physics , and chemistry approved for September 1988 ( the latter two replacing the double field in physical sciences ) ; five double fields comprising the integrated degree in nursing and midwifery approved for start in September 1989 . |