Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Odyssey also comes with host mode which means you can set your computer to wait for incoming calls . |
| 32 | As well as using the equivalent of ‘ which ’ to establish linkage , as in ‘ receiving the request which one of the parties presented to it ’ , the following verb is further suffixed for pronominal reference ( literally : ‘ which one of the parties presented-it-masculine to it-feminine ’ ) . |
| 33 | In February 1940 at the Labour Exchange at Devizes , I duly registered for military service . |
| 34 | Relationships with that partner may be judged successful or otherwise according to the ways in which they duplicate , replace or compensate for parental relationships . |
| 35 | Do the other senses automatically compensate for limited or non-existent vision ? |
| 36 | This may seem to be a gloomy picture but it must be noted that , in relation to work , age is not a large aspect of individual differences compared with natural endowment , and that increases in ability can more than compensate for small decreases in capacity . |
| 37 | Although the evidence presented does not refute the claim that in the long run exchange rates compensate for domestic inflation differentials , it does show that over periods of several years real exchange rate anomalies can and do occur . |
| 38 | The 17th annual conference of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions , held in London in October , endorsed the use of international standards on auditing for cross-border offerings and continuous reporting by foreign issuers . |
| 39 | The larger estates were heavily criticized for absent or late provision of social and community facilities . |
| 40 | He complained that his design had been criticized for deficient lighting but he had shown the Committee that his windows were larger than those in sixteen or seventeen well-known classical buildings in London . |
| 41 | It enabled Bush , who had been criticized for excessive prioritization of foreign policy , to demonstrate concern for and involvement in domestic affairs , and to demonstrate a commitment to civil rights at a time when Duke 's gubernatorial candidacy in Louisiana [ see above ] had embarrassed the Republican party . |
| 42 | With the exception of the ten generals , who were elected annually by the assembly , most other public offices were filled for limited periods ( usually a year ) by citizens chosen by lot . |
| 43 | So often in conditions races we see just a handful of runners competing for good prizemoney , a situation which has prompted a reduction in Pattern races from 139 to 101 in the 1990-91 season . |
| 44 | Although I came third out of fifty folk competing for established status by examination , it was no good , only one candidate was accepted . |
| 45 | The drawing of lines between right and wrong [ or duty and obligation ] is being overshadowed by the need for cooperative adjustment and common improvement among States competing for limited resources . |
| 46 | In nature , many animals are competing for limited resources . |
| 47 | An additional problem is that Soviet organisations are automatically barred from competing for infra-structural projects sponsored by the World Bank or the Inter-American Development Bank , which require bidders to be members of these institutions . |
| 48 | Agency workers are also paid by the hour , but the larger agencies , competing for scarce labour , have increasingly started to offer fringe benefits such as sickness and holiday pay [ see Chapter 5 ] . |
| 49 | The recent wave of lawlessness , in which more than 150 people were reportedly murdered , had been fuelled by fierce fighting between rival student groups competing for scarce dormitory spaces at Dhaka University . |
| 50 | Now that the national museums no longer have their purchase grants awarded separately from grant in aid for running costs , they fear that those will be further whittled away and they will be even less capable of competing for major masterpieces . |
| 51 | We may think of them as competing for various tenures . |
| 52 | There were cars in the streets and brash , noisy journalists crowded round hotel bars competing for sensational stories to wire to their papers . |
| 53 | The views of his Ministerial colleagues , not least the Prime Minister , will be of particular relevance whenever a subject overruns departmental boundaries and the Home Office is competing for Parliamentary time . |
| 54 | After the laying of a few ‘ experimental ’ courses with due consideration for commercial shipping , wind direction and a fleet of local Finn sailors competing for Olympic squad selection , racing , finally , got under way . |
| 55 | Higher education is also expected to rely more heavily on private sources of finance with polytechnics and universities competing for commercial , foundation and research council contracts and building up relationships with industry through consultancy and science parks . |
| 56 | ‘ If we abandon nuclear power , we abandon them to competing for declining energy sources at a price they will clearly not be able to afford . ’ |
| 57 | There is no shortage of males in the flocks during pair formation , so hens are probably competing for high quality males . |
| 58 | ‘ Do you think that she 'll let me stay for good ? |
| 59 | The electric/hydraulically powered adjustable wheelbase will stay for certain , and the recycled aluminium structure with its plastic panels is here and now technology . |
| 60 | Consequently offers for unlisted public companies and even for private companies may be of interest to the Panel if the shareholder base is sufficiently wide for minority protection to be relevant . |