Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In September several senior officials were dismissed or reprimanded for poor work in the consumer goods sector . |
| 2 | Relationships with that partner may be judged successful or otherwise according to the ways in which they duplicate , replace or compensate for parental relationships . |
| 3 | Conversely , the assessment of insufficient performance points clearly to the sort of services necessary to redress or compensate for functional deficits . |
| 4 | By meteorological means we 're now able to identify where such a storm will occur with greater efficiency and to take steps for keeping that area clear of people — or to arrange for controlled evacuation . |
| 5 | There seemed to be no consideration given as to how a management strategy would serve the processes desired , little attempt to anticipate possible outcomes or to arrange for specific progress points when reviews could be undertaken , nor to establish criteria against which a programme 's effectiveness would ultimately be evaluated . |
| 6 | A sense of rejection or an inbuilt feeling of hostility or hate for other people is an ingredient of sexual dissatisfaction or aggression . |
| 7 | It was called the Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive , or NIREX for short . |
| 8 | British filmmaking ticked over during the 1950s , for the most part without any great ambition , or yen for artistic adventure . |
| 9 | Other ingredients can be added or substituted for different applications . |
| 10 | We believe that everyone will need to use the private car more selectively — possibly cycling or walking for short journeys or using public transport where this is possible . ’ |
| 11 | Ideally the information which is suppressed or grouped for contemporary research should be retained for historical research . |
| 12 | MESA Boogie Mk I reissue , excellent condition , £700 , or swap for new Studio 22+ . |
| 13 | MARSHALL 50 watt Artist combo , 1971 , immaculate condition , £450 or swap for Super Lead plus cab . |
| 14 | MARSHALL Super Lead 100 MK2 , early 70's , as new , very pokey , ex-Fleetwood Mac , £275 ono or swap for nice guitar . |
| 15 | WASHBURN D25S 12-string acoustic and case , mint condition , £260 ono , or swap for comparable 6-string . |
| 16 | LEFT-HANDED Tokai Tele , black M/N , £125 or swap for left hand bass of similar make . |
| 17 | Or swap for old Squier Strat . |
| 18 | Technologies designed to replace or substitute for lost functions will also continue to improve , allowing if not complete recovery at least a greatly improved quality of life for patients . |
| 19 | They invest them in various ways and at the end of the day you can use that erm policy to actually top up your pension or provide for increased family benefits and because it 's a the administration costs er costs are sort of less than than you get with erm you know sort of taking out a policy with an individual company , on a one off basis . |
| 20 | EP The local government reforms , like the poll tax , are narrowly partisan and will require a costly and unnecessary upheaval in terms of the need to preserve salaries of existing officials or provide for early retirement , the authors assert . |
| 21 | To date , given the inadequate levels of state pension provision and the limited opportunities most women have had to save or invest for old age , their limited access to occupational pension scheme membership has been a major factor in the construction of female poverty in old age . |
| 22 | Never stoop or bend for prolonged periods |
| 23 | The Resource Options Programme is concerned to analyse the scope for and constraints upon ethnicity as a principle of economic organisation and group identity , paying special attention to localism as an alternative principle by which groups may organise or identify for particular purposes . |
| 24 | Since the end of last month it became illegal to burn off the stubble after harvest — that leaves farmers with the options of either ploughing it in or looking for alternative uses for it . |
| 25 | By contrast , general purposive browsing describes the academic researcher who indulges in a similar activity of looking over books but with a serious purpose in mind , such as keeping up to date in his field or looking for new ideas . |
| 26 | " Capital sum " for these purposes has the same meaning as in s677. ( b ) Associated payments In relation to any capital sum paid to the settlor by a body corporate the expression " associated payment " means : ( i ) any capital sum paid to that body by the trustees of the settlement ; and ( ii ) any other sum paid or asset transferred to that body by those trustees which is not paid or transferred for full consideration in money or money 's worth being a sum paid or asset transferred in the five years ending or beginning with the date on which the capital sum is paid to the settlor ( s678(3) ) . |
| 27 | With this in mind , the BBC has bought the rights to a clutch of old black-and-white feature films , which it hopes people will buy or rent for lazy Sunday afternoon viewing . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's no good looking round , you do n't make excuses or look for other people to help you . |
| 29 | On April 23 the government tabled a bill providing for indemnity against prosecution , detention or arrest for political activists — including exiles who wished to return home — facing criminal or civil charges . |
| 30 | For example , limitations on domestic heating during winter smogs could lead to the elderly suffering from hypothermia , and prohibitions on the use of private cars could increase exposure to outdoor pollution whilst walking to work or waiting for public transport . |