Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the role of clients , these local leaders bring in their own supporters behind their patron , in return receiving political advancement for themselves and small benefits for the union ( Rothstein 1979 ) . |
| 2 | Accordingly instead of serving the economic function for which they were originally advocated they have been modified to serve the political function of reducing the number of unemployed whilst minimizing intervention in the economy as a whole . |
| 3 | Smiling and laughing is a terrific tonic for everyone . |
| 4 | But Millwall 's graft and their sweeping system locked Kevin Keegan 's side out after they built a solid base for their defending with a goal after 20 minutes . |
| 5 | Get to know more about Norman Croucher for yourself . |
| 6 | ‘ We have the best trained , the best qualified law enforcement officers that can be found in any major city in the world so we have always been able to maintain solid protection for our community without having the comparable size departments that other cities have , ’ he says . |
| 7 | Far from overruling the TAC 's views , these much smaller committees are concerned to work closely with a committee that provides a broad base for their own more limited discussions . |
| 8 | Their arrival had been delayed for a fortnight after Gen. Farah Aydid claimed on July 7 that an aircraft with UN markings bringing food aid had also carried from Nairobi military equipment and counterfeit money for his rival , Somalia 's transitional President , Ali Mahdi Mohammed . |
| 9 | Oh well it 's gon na be a right change for us in that room int it ? |
| 10 | Tip is a firm believer in fate , and in 1961 the finger pointed in the right direction for him . |
| 11 | It 'll involve us developing visiting schemes , under eight services , helping families in different ways , improving services for disabled children , developing family centres , and a new specific — this 'll might amuse you this — a new specific responsibility for us to inspect and register the care practices of private schools in the County , and Oxfordshire has got the biggest number of those in the whole country . |
| 12 | The only possible excuse for her behaviour is that my temporary excision has gone to her head . |
| 13 | ‘ Here is a strange story for you , Um Yusef . |
| 14 | It will be necessary over the next decade or two to provide countries like Kenya with much more economic support for their rural populations , particularly those adjacent to the national parks and wilderness areas , while an effective long-term strategy for sustainable development is worked out . |
| 15 | According to NMW coordinator Jan Martins , some employers do n't just have separate canteens for different grades of staff , they even have two sorts of lavatory paper — soft for the senior executive and , you guessed it , the scratchy kind for your humbler bottom . |
| 16 | To an extent it is this explosion of the curriculum which has contributed to the moves towards a more standardised , coherent curriculum for our schools and to demands that teachers be subject to a system of appraisal . |
| 17 | With a lot of misgivings , I eventually withdrew — and within weeks , as new opportunities opened up , it was clear this had been the right decision for me . |
| 18 | ‘ There is no doubt in my mind that diesel was the right decision for us , ’ he says . |
| 19 | On the contrary , Aubrey 's instant approval of his choice of a wife had added to his own conviction that he had finally made the right decision for his future happiness . |
| 20 | This is in many ways an easier , more convenient option , than the individual taking complete responsibility for her actions . |
| 21 | The Commandment anticipates The Form but is less comprehensive in its analysis , whereas in Ego Dormio although he does not borrow Victorine terminology for his analysis , he nevertheless outlines a growth in religious experience similar to that in The Form but starting at an earlier stage in religious life . |
| 22 | It would have been an unnecessary and cruel blow for her to see her old home in its state of decay . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Servio Corp is setting up a European bridgehead for its GemStone object database in London : AI International Ltd , Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , will continue to distribute GemStone throughout the UK . |
| 24 | Control of jobs and access to political leaders can be used to win political support for themselves . |
| 25 | Crisis Line does have political support for its work with victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . |
| 26 | By accepting the jurisdiction of an external authority in domestic matters , the UK in effect converted her responsibility for the external relations of the Isle of Man into a total responsibility for its internal affairs , and abrogated by a sidewind the semi-independence of the Islands , which are under the Crown but not part of the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | The identification of family authority over children with the interests of the state is strongly aligned with the political view that the family should be encouraged to accept total responsibility for its members . |
| 28 | At the other extreme , a speaker may produce an utterance with no expectation at all about the way in which it will be understood and hearers will have total responsibility for its interpretation . |
| 29 | Allied people know how to help you achieve the right look for your lifestyle . |
| 30 | The parents of an art student who disappeared in the middle of his exams , have made an emotional plea for him to come home . |