Example sentences of "[vb infin] for such " in BNC.

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1 Like many others , it too had its great hall in which the classes did sometimes mingle for such festivities as Mr Lyle 's Christmas celebration .
2 It is like those cases where women were , perhaps are , discriminated against because they were not ‘ strong ’ enough for a job or part of a job ; but most people would prefer for such a task a strapping wench to a seven-stone male weakling , who gets the sand kicked into his eyes by the beach bully , courtesy of the Charles Atlas advert .
3 It is easy enough to see how someone , especially someone who has suffered a childhood of poverty , can be led to a fear of emptiness , of not getting enough to eat , of starvation itself , and so in later life to stave off or compensate for such a fear .
4 The studies reached a common conclusion that some physical failures or individual errors can be foreseen , and that improved organisation and management should compensate for such errors .
5 One of the major areas of research in speech recognition concerns the ways in which general linguistic knowledge can compensate for such errorful or ambiguous acoustic input .
6 Details of entitlement can be obtained from the address below and anyone who considers they may qualify for such relief should contact this office .
7 We are a signatory to an EC agreement which Germany , France and Spain have honoured — the grants given by the EC to areas of industrial dereliction , especially mining areas like Midlothian , which would qualify for such grants .
8 The remaining deputies would be elected by proportional representation on party lists , on the basis of the number of first ballot votes won by the party 's candidates in the single-member constituencies , and with a minimum threshold of 4 per cent before a party would qualify for such seats .
9 ‘ Hurry , Wolfprince , for my work does not wait for such as you , ’ he said in his sibilant whisper , but now Nuadu detected a lick of pleasure in the voice .
10 It seemed the least anyone could do for such vulnerable members of the human race , who had been brought into existence through no fault of their own .
11 The opportunities of individual patronage may have been reduced , but few major writers from the time of Gay and Swift to that of George Crabbe did not look for such patronage or shape some composition toward the expectations of a patron .
12 It should also indicate the warning signs that you might look for such as : changed job frequently in the last five years , no sense of humour , over concerned with financial rewards .
13 So , as you can see for such a small number of people , we cover a large area , also some very diverse subjects .
14 As a result , you may have little practical alternative but to agree to increased working hours or to work in a different area , despite the fact that the contract does not provide for such things , if they are commercially necessary from the point of view of the business .
15 The County Court ( Interest on Judgment Debts ) Order 1991 is restrictive , but does provide for such interest on a judgment of not less than £5,000 .
16 No major earthquakes have occurred in the region since 1981 , so there is no certainty that the prediction technique will work for such events .
17 We are now involved in even bigger projects , and the successful candidates could work for such companies as Ernst Oil , Stavro Construction and Blofeld Engineering .
18 The 1967 Scheme provided that workers should ‘ work for such periods as are reasonable ’ and the employers argued that this made the strike illegal .
19 ’ I ca n't see how any democratic member of Parliament can vote for such a sloppy bill , which would be the thin end of a very dangerous web .
20 I do apologise for such a long letter , but I had always believed that ZZAP ! was the inferior C64 mag .
21 No successor could hope for such an earth-moving tenure as that .
22 If at the pre-trial review the defendant does not appear and has not delivered an admission or defence and the plaintiff produces evidence as to the amount of his damages , then judgment may be entered for them ( Ord 17 , r 2(2) ) , but if evidence is not then produced the court may enter a judgment for unliquidated damages and thereafter , unless the court has itself fixed a date for assessment of such damages , the plaintiff may apply for such assessment on seven days ' notice to the defendant ( Ord 22 , r 6(1) ) .
23 It means that there is a way of going forward , the only question that remains was that head of project as Professor said who is in their right mind would want to erm , apply for such a job at the moment , it 's probably an unworkable idea .
24 What cause can you have for such doubt ? ’
25 And who would n't die for such a dilemma ?
26 McCann 's speech , with its suggestion that the police lines ought to be charged , while refusing to actually call for such action , seems to have typified the confused militancy of the radicals , who were suddenly precipitated into a conflict for which they were quite unprepared .
27 As I understand my terms of reference , I can call for such accounts as I wish .
28 We must now change gear somewhat , and ask what it would take for such relationships to be treated as satisfactory explanations .
29 The article implied that the Company embarked on capital works in the hope that future profits will pay for such projects .
30 She expects that entrepreneurs and high-ranking government officials will pay for such a privileged education for their children .
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