Example sentences of "great [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Memento Mori in particular she considers a great blow for old age , full of vigorous famous actors aged over 70 and in some cases over 80 . |
| 2 | His loss was a great blow for Kaifu as with him fell the strategy of forging a close working relationship between the LDP , the DSP and Komeito . |
| 3 | Towards the late afternoon , exhausted by its own violence , it began to die slowly and soon the ‘ great noise for nothing ’ became a gasping puff , The doors were opened and we stared at the drifts of dust which had banked against houses and cars in much the same way that snow drifts against walls and trees . |
| 4 | There 's plenty of detail in the smaller pictures of the humans , too , and the book as a whole adds up to a great experience for a child — almost as good as a day out at the zoo ! ( 2–5 ) |
| 5 | He added : ‘ The Chinese students have given me great hope for the future of China and Tibet . |
| 6 | Through the A.P.F. , with its central fund , its National Directors in every country , and its international co-operation , the universal character of the Catholic Faith is brought home to us , and great hope for the future of the Church in the world is given to us , as we see the vigour and variety of its progress in the mission lands . |
| 7 | Barnes first took the eye for Oxford University , and when he appeared opposite Rob Andrew in the Varsity match it was he who represented England 's great hope for the future . |
| 8 | It is reshowing EastEnders , Dallas , Neighbours , Dr Who , Bergerac , 'Allo 'Allo and other gems from the BBC and Thames archives , and is a great hope for BBC income . |
| 9 | These precedents do not hold out great hope for private prosecutors determined to teach their critics a lesson in the criminal courts . |
| 10 | While I have great sympathy for the doctors of twenty years or more ago who did not realise the addictive effect of such tablets when they began to prescribe them , I do not feel equal sympathy for those doctors ( fortunately their number is growing less ) who still hand out similar prescriptions to their patients and then fail to monitor their progress or to help them give up the medication as soon as possible . |
| 11 | Green showed great sympathy for women , whose elaborate dress made climbing difficult : |
| 12 | The writer has great sympathy for hauliers confronting the intricacies of the tachograph legislation . |
| 13 | As befitted a man who had been an assistant professional in his youth he had great sympathy for those afflicted by golf mania . |
| 14 | Editor , — I have great sympathy for Duncan M Williams . |
| 15 | The balance was righted by Robert Blake 's biography , a book of great judgement and insight but still without great sympathy for the man . |
| 16 | Professor Hoskins saw little in the modern development of the English landscape that filled him with pleasure and one has great sympathy for his feelings . |
| 17 | Now I 'm lucky , I have four children no problems as such , and I have great sympathy for anyone who goes through all this to have a child ! |
| 18 | Er I have a great sympathy for for that lady . |
| 19 | ’ I 've got great sympathy for the people of Upton because unless they understand the situation , then I can see why they 're fearful . |
| 20 | Mr Lewis said they had great sympathy for the flood victims . |
| 21 | I have great sympathy for the police . |
| 22 | Foxes , stoats , weasels and other predators are all happy to get a proportion of their diet off the rabbit population and this is a very great protection for our stocks of game birds — pheasants , partridges and grouse — and indeed most other bird species . |
| 23 | I have great admiration for all those involved in the Academy of Culinary Arts and think it a fine , courageous and important creation , but can someone explain how a meal of such ineptitude can be served in its name , and how some of the best chefs and restaurateurs in the world can have eaten it without public comment ? |
| 24 | The University appears , then , to have great admiration for the fact that , among other things , Caspar Weinberger : a ) supported the Contra rebels in a war which led to the deaths of some 30,000 Nicaraguans and which was declared illegal by the International Court of Justice . |
| 25 | Ever since I have had a huge interest in any new discovery and great admiration for those who seek adventure below ground . |
| 26 | By the end I had a great admiration for Emil , Oliver and Cathy , who had neatly served and cleared three full courses with the floor swaying beneath their feet and who normally would have taken my few jobs also in their stride . |
| 27 | At the same time , I had a great admiration for Jesus . |
| 28 | Normally , Mr Rigby says , he has a great admiration for predators but only of the kind that need to be conserved . |
| 29 | And there was great admiration for Livingstone 's transparent honesty , self-effacing modesty and determination to stick to his guns . |
| 30 | The Dean has great admiration for these senior soldiers . |