Example sentences of "[noun] for [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standard is selling most of its continental commercial banking operations to WestLB for £100m . |
| 2 | When the bike 's owner , replete in heavy leather jacket appeared , Agassi chatted with him for a while before offering to buy the bike for £9,000 . |
| 3 | More importantly , in the light of the events in Yugoslavia , whose guest membership of the Council of Europe is likely to be suspended , those countries must provide proper protection for minorities . |
| 4 | Hedgerows are an important source of protection for flora and fauna , and it is sad that the Government have not dealt with that situation in a positive and effective way . |
| 5 | The proposed draft protocol builds on existing pollution controls and includes measures to regulate tourism as well as providing for additional protection for fauna and flora . |
| 6 | Lawyers want more protection for people with stake in homes . |
| 7 | Whilst the procedures may in some cases be limited , at the same time they offer protection for staff and information for researchers . |
| 8 | Whilst the procedures may in some cases be limited , at the same time they offer protection for staff and information for researchers . |
| 9 | If you are receiving Income Support , Family Credit or Housing Benefit you may be able to get a grant for 90% of the cost up to a maximum of £144 . |
| 10 | Employing 30 full-time staff , until now it has relied on its council grant for 40% of its funding . |
| 11 | 4.2.2 PREPARATION FOR SALES NEGOTIATIONS |
| 12 | The Warrington-based group has spent more than £100m on acquisitions as it repositions itself for an upturn in the economy and yesterday it added to the line-up with The Crossroads hotel and restaurant at Weedon , Northampton , for £1.5m and South Marston Country Club near Swindon for £800,000 . |
| 13 | General Communication Inc , Anchorage , Alaska has now completed the sale of a 30% stake in itself to MCI Communications Corp for $13.3m . |
| 14 | Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc , Cambridge , Massachusetts is to sell substantially all the assets of its Advanced Simulation business to Loral Corp for $6m in cash and assumption of some lease obligations , and expects to report a small gain on the transaction in its fourth quarter ending June 30 . |
| 15 | Brighouse for roach around Cooper Bridge to coloured maggots . |
| 16 | Five companies have been shortlisted in the bidding for 35% of the Greek Telecommunications Organisation , OTE , this summer , Reuter reports : their indicative bids are expected in June and the sale will be completed in August and the five are Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp , France Telecom , GTE Corp , Telefonica de Espana SA and STET SpA ; STET already has a $160m 20-year licence to develop a cellular mobile phone system in Greece ; AT&T Co , which had been seen as the favourite , withdrew from the bidding . |
| 17 | An important nude portrait of his wife , Elke , by Georg Baselitz ( lot 52 , est. £300,000–350,000 ) was picked up inexpensively by Jim Cohan of Anthony d'Offay for £150,000 ( $225,000 ) . |
| 18 | The site was sold to Vickers for £300,000 in 1946 and thus was brought about the end of a motor racing legend . |
| 19 | Other dolphin products are also in demand in Brazil , especially dolphin oil , which is a favourite lure for fish . |
| 20 | It was also one of the main reasons for people returning for more training . |
| 21 | Red tape and bureaucracy are the most frequently given reasons for people working underground . |
| 22 | A combination of interview and questionnaire studies and a content analysis of media coverage was employed , with the purpose of elucidating the reasons for people 's preferences for different energy options , their perceptions of the risks involved , and of the viability of alternative energy sources . |
| 23 | Henry Erskine , counsel for the Middlesex committee , said it was a common trick for people claiming benefit of the acts of insolvency , and the bankrupt laws , to bargain for goods to a large amount from strangers to enable their estates to make a better dividend among their old creditors . |
| 24 | Guppy and Marsh had insured a consignment of gems for £1.8 million . |
| 25 | The lack of opportunity for people to travel and study abroad would have hastened that decline . |
| 26 | It was an opportunity for people to see the positive side of dog ownership , and we readily agreed to produce a team . |
| 27 | However , it does present an opportunity for people to be empowered , for example in assessing needs , planning and implementing responses , even though these responses will not solve the totality of the problem . |
| 28 | Nonetheless , it has been claimed that the problems of recreation have been overstated and Fitton ( 1979 , 57 ) has argued that : ‘ There has been a tendency to view recreation in the countryside as a problem rather than a welcome opportunity for people to enjoy themselves ’ . |
| 29 | The first six relate directly to the Earth Summit , the last two provide an opportunity for people to get more involved in practical initiatives and to help to raise more pledges for the Tree of Life within your local community . |
| 30 | The plan is designed to achieve equality of opportunity for people from these groups within the ES . |