Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for many " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Potato Marketing Board has for many years worked successfully for the benefit of processors , consumers and producers , does he agree that any proposals to scrap the PMB should be strongly resisted ? |
| 2 | Measures included ( i ) the elimination of taxes on fuel and gas oils and on kerosene ; ( ii ) extended tax rebates for exporters , calculated to be worth between US$670,000,000 and US$1,100 million per annum ; ( iii ) the reduction of the highest import tariff from 35 per cent to 20 per cent ; ( iv ) tariff increases for many intermediate industrial products , but the maintenance at zero of the minimum import tariff , which applied to fuels and capital goods not domestically produced ; and ( v ) a " temporary " increase , from 3 to 10 per cent , in a statistics tax levied on nearly all imports . |
| 3 | However , in panic attacks the fear lasts for many minutes compared with only seconds or minutes in complex partial seizures ( unless status develops ) . |
| 4 | Debate as to the relative merits of foot and horse continued for many centuries , and still exists in an attenuated form in the modern technological army . |
| 5 | The wood floated for many weeks , through the many days at sea many things happened like the strange shape it had formed from being slashed off by the sea . |
| 6 | Since the work of S. S. Stevens in the 1930s and later , it has been recognized that , although the Weber-Fechner Law holds for many sorts of sensory experience , the exponent varies widely ; nevertheless , the principle of a quantitative correlation between external stimulus , neural activity and experienced sensation remains intact and now appears to be well-established . |
| 7 | At the NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE , stimulating repertoire enjoys international acclaim and the ALBERT HALL has for many years been a popular venue for classical concerts . |
| 8 | The Steering Committee acting for many claimants has advised that all claims concerning cargo should be made to : Charles Taylor & Co , International House , 1 St Catherine 's Way , London El 9UN Tel : 01 — 488 3494 ( contact Mr Charles Mawdsley ) . |
| 9 | Upward job or career mobility occurs for many , but rarely in quantum leaps . |
| 10 | Croydon YHA Group have been organising Wheelchair Rambles for many years . |
| 11 | This hall caters for many sporting activities and social events . |
| 12 | Bowler posed for many drawings as well as a second major oil , Painter and Model ( Plate 18 ) which Minton undertook at the invitation of the Contemporary Art Society for their ‘ Figures in their Setting ’ exhibition shown at the Tate Gallery in 1953 . |
| 13 | It requires even more time and a visit to a hypnotherapist until she can reclaim the knowledge that the abuse lasted for many years . |
| 14 | Thus in RW Green Ltd v Cade Bros Farms [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 602 , a clause in a contract used for many years , with the approval of bodies representing both sides , was held to be reasonable . |
| 15 | Therefore , retirement constitutes for many people the end of an important element of life . |
| 16 | erm and what makes me suspect not is that Chine Chinese record keeping for many many centuries had been very thorough of course because it 's the basis of the imperial taxation system , so my guess is that the figures are probably fairly reliable . |
| 17 | The war started for many of us long before that date . |
| 18 | Most of the events classified as severe could be interpreted as involving some kind of loss or threat of loss : finding out about a husband 's unfaithfulness , a life-threatening illness to someone close , or redundancy from a job held for many years . |
| 19 | It was almost a model village , with its Quality Street , where a future head of the Secret Service lived for many years . |
| 20 | In our diets , emphasis has for many years been laid on the intake of saturated fat as the major danger factor , but this is certainly not the whole explanation . |
| 21 | Upon taking office in November Zolotas immediately introduced price increases for many goods and services [ see p. 37051 ] . |
| 22 | Facility to pay for many tunnels , motorway tolls and ferry tickets |
| 23 | That night the Prime Minister and the King spoke for many hours . |
| 24 | These associated activities , together with the relative accessibility of this type of abstract work , can only help to break down some of the problems which non-figurative art poses for many spectators . |
| 25 | In 1630 a jury declared that swanimotes in Essex ‘ hath bin discontinued for many yeares ’ . |
| 26 | Perhaps for this reason the law in several areas of censorship has for many years remained quietly in the background , yet with an extensive array of legislation to be respected and always at its disposal . |
| 27 | For instance , if children are not out of care within six weeks after reception into care , research tells us that they have a 60 per cent chance of still being in care after two years , a finding that has clear implications for the resources and inter-agency co-operation needed for many social work clients . |
| 28 | Reconstruction meant for many a potential realisation of hopes for better housing , education and health . |
| 29 | Moreover I can reveal that the findings of the Committee were certainly not those indicated in this letter ; we found that Derry Corporation had for many years been carrying out a policy of anti-Rome Catholic discrimination in employment and rigid segregation in housing . |
| 30 | In the cameo the Greek craftsman and his Roman colleague expressed in miniature the ideal forms which in marble sculpture serve for many as the material embodiment of the Graeco-Roman genius . |