Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] for " in BNC.

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1 There is then the question of the selection of topics for these courses — should teachers avoid significant historical events simply because men predominate in them ?
2 Because of the existence of PACs and of the Court of Referees for benefits under the insurance schemes , the new national scheme included an appeals system .
3 In their tasks they are answerable to the VPK , the Central Committee and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers for Defence Production .
4 The Luxembourg government , which held the presidency of the Council of Ministers for the first half of 1991 , presented a redrafted draft union treaty on June 20 .
5 Choice of themes and situations is governed by religious , cultural and educational considerations of the country of countries for which the course is planned .
6 The haulier certainly needs to be aware of the procedure on claims for unfair dismissal .
7 Although the chances of a complaint being made or a prosecution being brought in these circumstances seem remote , it is conceivable that a prosecutor with censorious views could make use of the legislation for purposes for which it was not intended .
8 Overall , by 1900 central government action concerning recognized social problems was greater than in 1870 but still slight in contrast with the magnitude of those problems and of the range of demands for action .
9 Hundreds of thousands of personal pledges received from countries all over the world will be attached to the Tree of Life as a powerful visual expression of the concern of individuals for the state of the Earth and their commitment to protect it .
10 To meet the immediate problems , the vital priorities were the proper progressing of the manufacture of designs for nearly 6000MW of plant planned or under construction by the former undertakings , and the acceleration of work in progress on sites .
11 The time has come for a radical re-examination of the provision of services for this particularly disadvantaged group of people .
12 The Wilson Committee was set up to investigate the whole question of the provision of funds for industry and trade .
13 The refugee organisations have taken the decision to return , in spite of the lack of guarantees for their physical security inside Guatemala .
14 So many amputations had been necessary because of the lack of facilities for sophisticated vascular surgery .
15 The case raises important issues concerning the nature of the Court of Appeal 's relisting jurisdiction and the compatibility of the decision with protections for defendants provided by the European Convention on Human Rights .
16 Mr Falk seems to be putting a large proportion of the blame onto doctors for failing to give him proper preventative medical care .
17 However , it has been good that , thanks to the work of Ronnie Martin and his helpers , we have been able to have some use of the building on Sundays for our expanding Learning Together programme .
18 The effects of the error were not rectified until 1888 , when the Commissioners agreed that the vacant appointment should be filled by a nominee from " the Magistrates for Lancashire meeting at Manchester and qualified as ex officio Poor Law Guardians of the Board of Guardians for the Union of Stockport . "
19 For example , the Chairman of the Board of Guardians for St Giles in East London considered that widows must be held in part responsible for their own condition : ‘ After the lapse of a certain number of years , when a widow has had the opportunity of showing providence on her own account , I think you may separate her from her late husband , but not immediately after his death ’ .
20 She sobs loudly in his arms , relieved of the company of strangers for the first time .
21 Ireshopeburn Story time : North Pennines storyteller Taffy Thoman will be joined by members of The Company of Storytellers for an evening of myths and legends next week .
22 As in the case of the construction of canoes for the Kula ( Munn 1977 ) , technology may be thoroughly embedded in cosmology , and even social theorists who would eschew a technological determinism , but wish to characterize societies through more mediated concepts such as ‘ modes of production ’ , have often had to subordinate the organization of production to a host of other elements of social organization such as kinship and ritual ( e.g. Godelier 1972 ; Hindless and Hirst 1975 , ; Kahn and Llobera eds 1981 ) .
23 The Left 's response , quite correctly in some respects , is to counter the authoritarianism of the state with demands for public control of the strong arm of the state , a demand which has found force in the escalating evidence of state violence in Ireland and in England police abuse of the people in the name of protection of the people .
24 The role of the state in services for old people should be to create conditions that maximize the ability of the individual , families and the community to cope independently .
25 In 1734 , for example , Gabriel Napier of Craigannet , the sheriff-depute of Stirlingshire , pressed Lord Ilay to help him add the office of keeper of the register of sasines for Stirling and the stewartry of Menteith to his official holdings , for he found the sheriffship to be more trouble than it was worth .
26 Perhaps we are seeing , as an evolution ( the origins of which can be traced to the nineteenth century ) , the emergence of a genuine hybrid tribunal , in which case to suggest that this body is a further example of the use of judges for extrajudicial activities is only one way to describe it .
27 Classic examples of the use of crops for industrial purposes rather than for food are : the production of ethanol for fuel from sugar cane in Brazil and from maize in the USA , and alcohol from potatoes .
28 The introduction and development of the use of motorcycles for health workers has proved to be very successful and has illustrated that the effectiveness of health work can be improved .
29 A knowledge of the use of computers for research work is essential , and relevant experience gained in developing countries would be advantageous .
30 The unions were not Prepared to Support any form of " direct action " , despite the resolutions carried at earlier Congresses in favour of the use of strikes for Political ends .
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