Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The determining factor in rallying some francophone countries ' previously hesitant support for this hardline Nigerian approach , according to observers , had been the US State Department 's decision to withdraw the US ambassador to Burkina after a strong protest at that country 's alleged military aid to Taylor . |
| 2 | The actual payment at time of writing is between £1.50 and £1.70 per hour per child , but with a possible reduction for any second and subsequent child . |
| 3 | This new hybrid benefit subsumes attendance allowance and mobility allowance and creates a new lower level for each ; this is in addition to the existing levels . |
| 4 | Elsewhere , earnings-related insurance , plus ‘ social aid ’ at a distinctly lower level for those not covered , continued prewar traditions . |
| 5 | The majority were individuals doing their national service , who had little enthusiasm for that , let alone for a task of this type in this perishingly cold country . |
| 6 | Table 27 indicated little enthusiasm for any alternative forms of training other than the use of video and the provision of 3 or 4 day blocks . |
| 7 | It seems that Napoleon III briefly entertained the idea of being crowned by the pope , as his uncle had been , but Pius IX showed little enthusiasm for this scheme . |
| 8 | Programmes may be designed to provide a broad base for some students or be narrowly focused for others . |
| 9 | The village straddles the coast road and includes a row of coastguard cottages , an ancient manor house ( where Oliver Cromwell once stayed and claiming the oldest section of wallpaper in the country ) , and the most interesting New Inn ; a large uncommonly tall building for this area . |
| 10 | It was not until the setting up of the trust in 1977 ( it was conceived at an Irish dinner party at Clandeboye House in County Down ) that money for such projects came into reach and the banks would even listen . |
| 11 | And it must be , I 've been up here twenty-three years , it must be getting on for thirty years old that teapot and er I could n't have afforded that money for that stainless steel teapot , as those days , but I had it with my divi . |
| 12 | She was under a duty to use the money to pay the gas bills ( cf. Hall , where the accused was not under a duty to use that money for that holiday ) . |
| 13 | I think they could have kept that money for that purpose what they want now , not to throw it across there . |
| 14 | One of Next 's six founders , he had management and technical responsibility for all aspects of NextStep including the object-oriented design and user interface . |
| 15 | You could have a family of maybe erm an older carer with a mentally handicapped son or daughter who receives various allowances , but whom the total income for that family is such that it is so low because of special circumstances , maybe the mother has to have special heating , or special diets , or whatever , as to be logical that we waive some or all of the charge . |
| 16 | Alas , the Gulf crisis has created a new phrase to frustrate travellers with little patience for this abuse of the English language . |
| 17 | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total funding for each individual TEC in Wales for 1990-91 ; and what is the total individual funding for 1991-92 . |
| 18 | .. [ which ] in the case of people who are not constitutionally sound becomes so dangerous that in many cases it develops into a ‘ consumption ’ … and the wisest course for such people to adopt is to leave England and cross the sea . |
| 19 | 169 authorities ( 147 boroughs and 22 urban district councils ) having responsibility within counties for elementary education were abolished , leaving 63 county councils and 83 county boroughs with a unified responsibility for all the stages of education within their boundaries . |
| 20 | While it is unquestionably a step in the right direction for such international teams to make recommendations as to optimal treatment schedules and ideal diagnostic facilities , it avails little if governments do not take their advice or if there is a shortage of money , personnel , or both . |
| 21 | Does the Minister accept that board and lodging is a second-best provision for those families ? |
| 22 | I appreciate the minister 's difficulty representing the Home Office with no specific responsibility for these matters as far as er er Europe is concerned er but nevertheless this is a matter that does affect the electorate and one that I think the house should take er notice of . |
| 23 | There can be no possible excuse for any further delay . |
| 24 | ‘ The 1964 Company intends to be well to the fore in providing solutions which encourage the broadest possible support for this most exciting project . ’ |
| 25 | This is a veritable paradise for all those who love walking , swimming and above all , horse riding . |
| 26 | The latter , naturally , are unlikely to accept this interpretation of the results ; they have little sympathy for those who have performed badly due to their inherent lack of ability or inadequate preparation . |
| 27 | Darwin himself had little sympathy for these ideas and not much , personally , for Spencer , though he did once say — I quote Burrow ( p. 182 ) — ‘ in a moment of enthusiasm … that Spencer 's Principles of Biology made him feel that he ‘ is about a dozen times my superior ’ , and thought that Spencer might one day be regarded as the equal of Descartes and Leibniz , rather spoiling the effect by adding , ‘ about whom , however , I know very little ’ ’ . |
| 28 | Not surprisingly , those who were already established had little sympathy for this proposed redirec-tion of resources . |
| 29 | Other dealers felt little sympathy for this director . |
| 30 | Although we could make no definite plans for this year , we all agreed that the meetings marked a step forward in getting to know each other in a Christian Spirit . |