Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun sg] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Romans were fond of lead vessels for food and drink and used lead-based glazes on pottery : lead poisoning was common and has even been proposed as a cause of the madness among high-ranking Romans which contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire . |
| 2 | Another area of development is that of air cleaners for factories . |
| 3 | Indeed , the only formal requirement for economic evaluation of alternative plans or programmes at the current time is that of option appraisal for schemes where one of the options is a capital scheme with an initial outlay of £10 million or more ( DHSS , 1981 ) . |
| 4 | The Society 's motto is to serve law and justice ( ‘ Leges Juraque Servamus ’ ) and the mainstream work of many of its committees is to cope with literally hundreds of Government proposals for changes in the law . |
| 5 | Opposition MPs said it could lead to hundreds of job losses for fishermen . |
| 6 | Institutional investors made their biggest ever switch from short to long-term assets in the final quarter of 1991 , abandoning £3.8 billion of cash deposits for gilts and equities . |
| 7 | One of these was R.Campbell , the author of the earliest of career guides for parents , in which they could " study and improve the Genius , Temper and Disposition of their Children before they bind them Apprentices " ( 1747 ) . |
| 8 | Thousands of research reports for example , annually die a sad , but predictable death , because the authors mistakenly believe their efforts should end once the report has been delivered to management . |
| 9 | Be wary of seaweed supplements for breeding horses . |
| 10 | The opening of East European borders led to a massive influx of those seeking work and political asylum and to the introduction in March 1990 of visa requirements for Romanians , Bulgarians and Turks [ see also p. 37969 ] . |