Example sentences of "[verb] that for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sales of prime London properties are picking up and the latest quarterly bulletin from the London Research Centre shows that for the first time in over a year , average prices have not fallen . |
| 32 | The guardian ad litem prepared a report in which she recommended that the children live with their father and , in the body of the report , stated that for the local authority to carry out an assessment of the father at the same time as the children were being prepared for a long-term placement did not ‘ enable an open and honest working relationship . ’ |
| 33 | One day perhaps , he thought , the bugger might be caught for sodomy and Athelstan vowed that for the first time in his life he might attend an execution . |
| 34 | The men claimed that for the last six weeks women and children had been ‘ assaulted and humiliated ’ during raids on houses in loyalist areas . |
| 35 | Half a century later the 1851 census provided clear evidence that an historic turning point had been reached ; the returns showed that for the first time more people lived in towns than in the countryside . |
| 36 | An analysis by marital status and number of children showed that for the married the main difference was between those with no children , 17 per cent of whom had been in a residential home , and those with one or more , for whom the proportion was 5 per cent . |
| 37 | It was agreed that for the 1908–09 financial year , which began in July , the wage bill for eight or nine staff should not exceed £500 in total , ( an average of less than £1 each per week ) . |
| 38 | Many companies give an indication of how easy ( or difficult ! ) each plant is to raise so I 'd suggest that for the first year you stick with fairly easy ones , perhaps trying a couple of ‘ harder ’ ones . |
| 39 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
| 40 | The first defendant appealed on the grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the deputy judge had been wrong in law in holding that for the substituted section 9 ( b ) of the Wills Act 1837 to be satisfied the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions ; and ( 2 ) there was no sufficient evidence upon which the deputy judge could have found that the testator had not been of testamentary capacity at the time he had made and signed the alleged codicil on 18 April 1986 . |
| 41 | It should be noted that for the maximum production per female , pair mating is best . |
| 42 | Research conducted in the United States discovered that for the top five executives from a sample of 50 of the largest companies three times as much income came from shares as from employment . |
| 43 | Masha nodded , saying that for the first time since Geneva she could feel the attraction of Communism . |
| 44 | Suppose that for the last several periods of time , real national income has been constant at £l , 000 . |
| 45 | This view affects more than just clever scholars ; I believe that for the same reason many Christians who hold to some belief in the Devil do not believe in evil spirits either . |
| 46 | It seems that for the vast majority of dog owners , the very presence of canine company simply makes us feel good . |
| 47 | The petition was accompanied by one from the magnates , who also sought the withdrawal of the tax on wool : it appears that for the first time since the Ordinances of 1310–11 the commons and the magnates were joining together to seek concessions and measures of reform from the king . |
| 48 | But I feel that for the smaller and medium-sized companies which are looking to get either some form of institutional funding or some liquidity in their share , it 's very important that there is a second market in some form . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ For me , being single-minded meant that for the eight months of the racing season every other aspect of my life was put on hold , ’ Vitor began , ‘ apart from the construction company . |
| 50 | Food shortages and the lack of heating or lighting in towns , and the time-consuming difficulties of finding ways round them for city-dwellers , meant that for the first time in a century , if not longer , life in the country was not to be despised . |
| 51 | ASH , Action on Smoking and Health , said the new move meant that for the first time the true toll of smoking would be seen ‘ in black and white ’ . |
| 52 | ‘ In some parts of the UK cuts in local authority spending and the move to the purchaser-provider split meant that for the first time students coming off social work courses were having real difficulties finding jobs ’ Weinstein said . |
| 53 | The intactness of the tomb meant that for the first time it was possible to analyse fully how the many objects found within it were used , and their ritual and social implications within the Sicàn culture better understood . |
| 54 | All this meant that for the first time all pupils were aiming for " A " levels , and could be helped and encouraged by discussing careers and progress with their masters and parents . |
| 55 | Wilder 's withdrawal meant that for the first time since the 1980 nomination contest the Democratic campaign would be fought without a major black contender . |
| 56 | Mosley 's opposition to this national change of mood meant that for the small minority who still wished to maintain the peace of Europe at any price , he was momentarily seen as an alternative leader who would keep Britain out of a war . |
| 57 | In the Balkans it meant that for the next few years Bulgaria under Stambouloff would look to Austria-Hungary ( and even , a little , to Turkey ) , for fear of Russia . |
| 58 | If the Lord Chancellor were to adopt open and public criteria for judges along the lines proposed , it would mean that for the first time candidates would know clearly what standards were required , and performance of the judiciary could be measured against them . |
| 59 | argue that for the social sciences a key research priority should also be an improved understanding of the deep-rooted social and instinctive relationships and processes to which the conscious aspects of the mind are subjected . |
| 60 | The report examines published statistics showing that for the first time since 1911 , suicide rates are increasing for men , particularly those under 45 , while those for women have been dropping . |