Example sentences of "a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Cream cheese may be moderate or full fat content and is used extensively as a base for dips , for cocktail fillings and for cooking . |
| 32 | Polyfilla , alabastine or plasticine spread onto cardboard or wood provides a base for buttons , buckles , conkers , etc. to be pressed in . |
| 33 | Sir George Calvert , a politician at the Stuart court , had already shown his interest in colonization by trying to found a settlement in the Avalon district of Newfoundland , though this had failed partly because of the climate and partly because of the opposition of the fishermen who came from England every summer to use it as a base for fishing on the Grand Banks . |
| 34 | He says financial institutions have recognised that little companies provide a base for industry and the seed corn for new ideas . |
| 35 | The Children Act provides a structure for working within them ; but it does not provide a base for practice . |
| 36 | It was used as a cheap substitute for pewter and as a base for electroplate finishes . |
| 37 | You can create classic pilaus ; authentic curries ; use it as a base for salads using leftover turkey and ham ; or try it Waldorf-style with satsumas and nuts ; in a gammon stir fry or nasi goreng . |
| 38 | There seemed little if any concern for research into the description of linguistic interaction in the classroom — a particularly sad observation , as this is an area where teachers are well-equipped to find a base for research , and need to be able to monitor their own and others ' performance effectively . |
| 39 | A provision for division of profits after the firm 's annual accounts have been approved ( see below ) but with provision for appropriate amounts on account of anticipated liability to income tax to be withheld out of the undrawn balance of each partner 's share at the year 's end ( Clause 10.02 ) and for repayment of excessive drawings ( Clause 10.03 ) . |
| 40 | ‘ Term of years absolute ’ means a term of years … either certain or liable to determination by notice , re-entry , operation of law , or by a provision for cesser on redemption , or in any other event ( other than the dropping of a life , or the determination of a determinable life interest ) ; … and in this definition the expression ‘ term of years ’ includes a term for less than a year , or for a year or years and a fraction of a year or from year to year ; … |
| 41 | 205(1) ( xxvii ) " Term of years absolute " means a term of years ( taking effect either in possession or in reversion whether or not at a rent ) with or without impeachment for waste , subject or not to another legal estate , and either certain or liable to determination by notice , re-entry , operation of law , or by a provision for cesser on redemption , or in any other event ( other than the dropping of a life , or the determination of a determinable life interest ) ; but does not include any term of years determinable with life or lives or with the cesser of a determinable life interest , nor , if created after the commencement of this Act , a term of years which is not expressed to take |
| 42 | ( d ) Explain briefly why accountants normally consider a provision for bad and doubtful debts necessary but are less likely to insist on a provision for discounts allowable to debtors . |
| 43 | ( d ) Independent determinationThree questions arise in drafting a provision for determination of the new rent by an independent person . |
| 44 | Where an enterprise is contemplating the recognition of a deferred tax asset that is permitted by paragraph 32A in respect of a provision for pensions or other post-retirement obligations it should be noted that the normal rules regarding the recoverability of assets are applicable . ’ |
| 45 | The most commonly used measure for assessing overall performance in the private sector is to divide profit before the deduction of interest and a provision for taxation by capital employed , defined as share capital plus long-term debt . |
| 46 | The position , Chair , if I can just quickly through you , say in terms of this budget , we do make a provision for absences , because obviously we do get sickness absence . |
| 47 | Erm certainly , as a group we we welcome the fact that there is a provision for travellers in Harlow on the two permanent sites and we also welcome the upgrading er , of the to happen , although I very much hope it does n't . |
| 48 | An eagerly awaited new tax law that includes a provision for tax relief on personal and corporate donations to cultural , educational , scientific , sporting , religious and humanitarian institutions and events was introduced in the Czech and Slovak Republics on 1 January , the first time that such provisions have been made in Czechoslovakia since 1938 . |
| 49 | They have n't got a provision for plastic bags |
| 50 | Hoffmann J. declared that in each case the beneficial interest in the property was owned by the bankrupt and his wife in equal shares and he made orders for possession and sale but , after considering the circumstances of the two wives and their children and , in particular , that the half shares to which they would be entitled would be insufficient for them to acquire other accommodation in the area and the educational problems of the children , imposed a provision for postponement until the youngest child in each case attained the age of sixteen . |
| 51 | Erm we 've made a provision for interest payable on the loan on the assumption that we may have to borrow money on an overdraft basis . |
| 52 | A provision for interest in the budgetary estimates indicated the government 's likely intention to block a 1991 court order outlawing interest , which was forbidden under Islamic law [ see also pp. 38683-84 ] . |
| 53 | A provision for partners to be repaid their expenses incurred on behalf of the firm out of profits before any division thereof ( Clause 10.04 ) . |
| 54 | The parser works in bottom-up , breadth-first manner and uses a chart for efficiency . |
| 55 | Now spend some time , if possible with a dictionary or a thesaurus , making out a chart for yourself-exploring some of the feelings you experience . |
| 56 | Every survey which involves sampling has its own problems and the social researcher who can call on a statistician for advice should never fail to do so . |
| 57 | Another mother only feels like a brute for hours afterwards ; and another child is made furiously resentful by this indignity . |
| 58 | ‘ Keep a lookout for Begonia Cottage . ’ |
| 59 | ‘ Dave was given an assurance that both the Sultan 's navy and air force will be alerted to keep a lookout for Clarion Call or any ship that might resemble her . ’ |
| 60 | Aha , just as they thought , and they have kept a lookout for movement , a flash that reveals the enemy position . |