Example sentences of "an [noun sg] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be an advantage for that reason , particularly if the bidder already owns a significant number of shares in the target which will reduce the pool of shares in respect of which the 75 per cent or 90 per cent threshold must be achieved . |
| 2 | This is an advantage for all documents written or approved by more than one author , not just the rather artificial example of education . |
| 3 | This might be an advantage for some , but these factors ‘ may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 4 | This might be an advantage for some , but as has been pointed out , the factor of isolation may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 5 | The emphasis on property-holding , and hence liability for rates , as the basic qualification for the franchise in local elections was thus an advantage for some women in the struggle for the vote . |
| 6 | In the case of a ‘ general election ’ , i.e. an election for all seats contemporaneously , the process is triggered by the issuing of the proclamation of summons . |
| 7 | Cloughie marched in , wagged his finger and bellowed : ‘ Do n't you DARE use last night as an excuse for that performance ! ’ |
| 8 | This was where he came from — not in any self-pity — ( although there could have been an excuse for that , in the bitter harvest of the coalfields ) — nor with any attempt to show off ( although the battles he had fought and won to achieve what he did deserved a boast ) — those stories were told and retold to keep the faith . |
| 9 | Do it when times are bad and that is an excuse for those whose jobs are threatened to pin the blame upon — and to hold out against — the proposed innovation . |
| 10 | But it 'll be an excuse for another farewell binge . ’ |
| 11 | OR ANY other concentration camp mini-series which is just an excuse for some right-on actress to shave her head and suffer stoically ( see : The Joan Of Arc Syndrome ) . |
| 12 | There were complaints by black youths of police harassment , the sus laws merely being used as an excuse for this . |
| 13 | Mr McDonald no longer drinks but has been an alcoholic for more than a decade . |
| 14 | However , you do not receive an increment for any week when you or a dependant are receiving another national insurance benefit . |
| 15 | So he 'd taken an upstairs room and divided it into six spaces , figuring he could charge £1.50 an hour for each of them and really coin it in . |
| 16 | Its the same as making a formula one car go at 200 miles an hour for each and every driver … handling is down to individual skill |
| 17 | ‘ You would n't get kids working an hour for that . ’ |
| 18 | This is by way of an update for any of your readers who have plans to visit Cyprus and do some local flying . |
| 19 | What we are trying to do is to provide good people who have an enthusiasm for this kind of catering with a fast route towards management responsibility , and that is a route which , for those who want it , can lead right up into store management and beyond . |
| 20 | It will measure C&P 's energy performance using an index for each plant and C&P as a whole . |
| 21 | The first part is an index for all Package and Product modules and the second is an index for all types of module . |
| 22 | The first part is an index for all Package and Product modules and the second is an index for all types of module . |
| 23 | I was always her property , but I could make an evening , or an afternoon for that matter , swing for all the ladies . |
| 24 | to provide an opportunity for each member to share the joys and sorrows of the past months , with the opportunity to receive prayer and/or ministry . |
| 25 | They provide an opportunity for each participant to voice their opinions on a wide range of issues . |
| 26 | The L.C. is responsible for creating a caring , listening environment that yields an opportunity for each person to share their own unique story . |
| 27 | ‘ These changes mean that there is without doubt an opportunity for many funeral directors to recover VAT they once had to write-off . |
| 28 | It was important to provide an opportunity for that to happen in all welfare organisations , for it sustained an unselfish motivation which was in the end necessary to sustain social institutions . |
| 29 | Because the Company was intended to provide an opportunity for all English merchants interested in the Indian trade to take part , it did not treat shareholdings as permanent commitments . |
| 30 | The ceremonies were designed to renew the king 's vitality , to reaffirm his rule and to give an opportunity for all the nomes of districts in the land to reswear allegiance to him . |