Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd be eating fried X-rays for breakfast . ’ |
| 2 | Institutions for change |
| 3 | In approaching institutions for help , the appearance of subservience can help people who are clearly powerless . |
| 4 | The term ‘ supervision ’ is used here to mean the monitoring of financial institutions for investor protection , prudential regulation , and structural regulation purposes combined . |
| 5 | But he simply does not come to grips with the genuine political and cultural difficulty of establishing effective institutions for research in applied sciences , such as agriculture and medicine , which can not be seeded entirely by individual commitment and talent . |
| 6 | The House of Lords Select Committee on the EC has welcomed the proposed Directive on the Freedom of Management and Investment of Funds held by Institutions for Retirement Provision . |
| 7 | It is to be hoped that NAB 's more open approach will enable it to win consent from the public sector institutions for difficult and unpalatable decisions , though clearly some of its deliberations , concerning the possible closing of institutions for example , will have to be conducted in private . |
| 8 | However , the first half of the nineteenth century witnessed a revolution in social practice in many Western societies : deviants and dependents were increasingly segregated into institutions — mental hospitals , prisons , reformatories , poorhouses and other such closed purpose-built institutions for control , treatment and punishment ( Rothman , 1970 ; Foucault , 1977 ; Cohen , 1979 ; Melossi and Pavarini , 1981 , Scull 1984 ) . |
| 9 | In some cases , there are competing institutions for policy-making and implementation of soil conservation ( such as in FAO itself ) as in many governments of lesser developed countries . |
| 10 | You could try writing to a ramp builder , like Rare Unit or Freestyle Ramps for example . |
| 11 | There are also vacancies for computer technicians , secretaries , and mechanics . |
| 12 | There 's always plenty of vacancies for bar work here . |
| 13 | One organisation , which faced a marked seasonal demand for its output and made substantial hirings once a year , reserved its temporary vacancies for school leavers . |
| 14 | Absenteeism will account for some gaps , and temporary vacancies for inability to state a clerk 's name . |
| 15 | Thank you for your enquiry regarding vacancies for Enforcement Officers within this Department . |
| 16 | There was curiosity and wonderment at those features of life that went unremarked by the natives but to foreigners were so eccentric , and so quintessentially British , like porridge and kippers for breakfast , ‘ a peculiar liquid which looked like coffee , tasted like poison and was said to be tea ’ , and bottles of HP Sauce and vinegar on the dining table . |
| 17 | There were mines for copper , lead , cobalt . |
| 18 | I mainly used the Boogie amplifier but I used a bunch of stuff as well , like really terrible sounding digital distortion just to get different harmonics for rhythm tracks . |
| 19 | The London live scene was dead so like everyone else he drifted into the raves for excitement , and like everyone else it changed him . |
| 20 | Operating notes for yacht equipment , plus harbour notes and diagrams for the cruising area . |
| 21 | You 'll find you 'll need that space to write marginal notes ( e.g. to make connections ) , to add queries and follow-up points when you come to reread your notes for revision purposes ( see Chapter 13 on pass those exams — and stay human ) . |
| 22 | In this way you will soon build up a comprehensive set of notes for revision . |
| 23 | They destroy worn out organelles within the cell ( see page 10 notes for diagram ) . |
| 24 | The sound must still be the same but you 've got to alter the notes for grouping purposes . |
| 25 | Notes for coach operators/drivers : Arrival should be timed to be within one hour of kick off . |
| 26 | Note : Through an omission on my part the editors did not receive these notes for inclusion in the last Journal . |
| 27 | The University of Durham , for example , has produced leaflets entitled ‘ Notes for academic staff ’ , ‘ Notes for research students ’ , ‘ Notes for external users ’ , and ‘ Notes for students ’ . |
| 28 | This should be annotated with explanatory notes for clarification . |
| 29 | Please refer to the interview preparation notes for job holders and appraisers for details of points to be considered under each of these headings |
| 30 | At Stanley Paul he published most of the big names in sport and across a broad range , in particular Gareth Edwards ’ autobiography , which sold 84,000 in hardback ; Practical Golf by John Jacobs ( 100.000 sold ) ; Vet Notes for Horse Owners , first published in 1883 ( 1m copies ) ; Laddie Lucas ' biography of his brother-in-law RAF ace Douglas Bader ; Naomi James ; and Michael Parkinson 's biography of George Best . |