Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children are made especially welcome in Leogang — there are lots of activities arranged for them . |
| 2 | Examples of this kind of manipulation are discernible throughout recorded history and occur at all levels of control , from the actions of the relatively insignificant leaders of quite small groups formed for almost any reason , religious or otherwise , to the governments of nations who become powerful enough to dominate the world . |
| 3 | first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) . |
| 4 | Occasionally , perhaps , gerontophiliac tendencies account for the disruption of an engagement or marriage through attraction of one partner to the parent of the other ; but marriages are broken far more often through infatuation with a third party of a partner 's own age group , while attraction to an in-law may equally denote a need for a surrogate mother or father irrespective of true gerontophilia . |
| 5 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 6 | But this , as I have indicated , does not in all cases make for the construction of a more liberal society . |
| 7 | The futures contract for June expiry stayed close to its ‘ fair value ’ premium of 29 points for most of the day . |
| 8 | However , the fact that the futures contract for June settlement continued to trade at a 26-point premium to ‘ fair value ’ ( 23 points — the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now , but not paying for two and a half months ) indicates that most pundits see the market making further headway after Easter . |
| 9 | The investor buys a futures contract for around 10% of its value . |
| 10 | With only one domestic index futures contract for the London Stock Exchange ( the FT-SE 100 ) , the creation of synthetic index futures contracts for the UK is not yet possible . |
| 11 | In the absence of transactions costs for trading futures and assuming no risk aversion or preference , the current price of a futures contract for delivery at time T in a competitive market will equal today 's expectation of the spot price at time T , that is , F t = E ( S T ) . |
| 12 | Acrobats , clowns and musicians jostle for your attention . |
| 13 | EVERY YEAR EXPORTS ACCOUNT FOR 85 PER CENT OF SCOTCH WHISKY SALES , A PROUD RECORD OF CONSISTENCY UNMATCHED BY OTHER INDUSTRIES . |
| 14 | Fish exports account for 90 per cent of the Faroe Islands ' export income . |
| 15 | Acute care operations account for 93 per cent of sales and 94 per cent of profits . |
| 16 | Most of the houses sell for around 60,000 pounds … and keen pricing seems to be the key to attracting first time buyers : |
| 17 | The latissimus dorsi account for the very impressive ‘ V ’ shape of athletes and bodybuilders . |
| 18 | Among the reasons given for this conclusion were that the system imposes long delays in obtaining foreign exchange for essential imports , thus putting a brake on exports ; that the rate of exchange was not adjusted sufficiently ; and that in the absence of retention rights the exporters had lost their motivation for exporting . |
| 19 | The two main reasons given for this were that it was too ambitious and it was too far removed from bureaux experience until too late in its development . |
| 20 | Reasons given for transnational participation are : continuity of research to overcome shortfalls of younger scientists entering the field in view of the imminent retirement of many senior scientists and to provide advanced training . |
| 21 | The reasons given for involvement follow a clear pattern : ‘ mobilise the masses around precise objectives ’ , ‘ unifying the country ’ , ‘ to help educate the masses and rally support for the government ’ , 'to mobilise the people behind the president and party' , and so on . |
| 22 | Steward cites the medical reasons given for rescue team callouts by friends of youngsters who have collapsed in the hills . |
| 23 | The answer given by the courts in this instance is ‘ yes ’ to both questions , but the reasons given for these conclusions are less than satisfactory . |
| 24 | The reasons given for these sales are that the Museum has limited storage space in its present building , and that the works in question have not been on exhibition for some considerable time , or duplicate existing holdings . |
| 25 | They attack the status quo by pointing out that the reasons given for denying rights to children are bad reasons , and then explicitly or implicitly deny them duties for no reason at all . |
| 26 | Of those who had previously worked , the reasons given for their current unemployed state were as follows : short-term MSC contract , or redundancy , 36 per cent ; dismissal because of lateness , etc. , due to heroin use , 23 per cent ; imprisonment , 14 per cent ; collapse of business , 9 per cent ; pregnancy , 9 per cent ; boredom with job , 9 per cent . |
| 27 | Not surprisingly , the pattern of reasons given for such a selection tends to be highly personal and particular , with emphasis being placed mainly on the objectification of personal relations , for example , with deceased friends and relatives . |
| 28 | It relates to the reasons given for the justices ' decision . |
| 29 | I agree with the reasons given for having allowed the appeal . |
| 30 | I , too , agree with the reasons given for having allowed the appeal . |