Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biggart says : ‘ The Northwest promotion , which offered two for the price of one tickets to 74 international destinations , met the prerequisite for a successful sales promotion . |
| 2 | Mr Brownlow came in , took off his gloves and met the Minister for Trade and Industry , the Rt . |
| 3 | I was not consulted about membership of the Group , and with the exception of Dr Charles Suckling , a member of the Kingman Committee , I met the members for the first time when we assembled in London for our opening working session . |
| 4 | Our aim was to determine whether our authors met the criteria for any of these forms of psychosis and , if so , to ascertain in each case which ‘ diagnosis ’ provided the best description . |
| 5 | Review of neurology department registries found 129 outpatient records ; 24 met the criteria for probable Alzheimer 's disease and 20 of these noted admission(s) to psychiatric hospital . |
| 6 | Breeze now met the Vicar for the first time , and thought he was one of the most unconventional people she had ever seen . |
| 7 | So they also met the specifications for aerobatic kites . |
| 8 | On Monday , the managing director , Jacques Calvet , met the unions for the first time but said there could be no discussion of pay until production was resumed . |
| 9 | As Mr Urbanec met the opposition for the first time , it appeared increasingly likely that his predecessor , Mr Milos Jakes , would eventually find himself behind bars . |
| 10 | More convincing is the argument that Kahn lacked the genius for self-promotion of other great architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson . |
| 11 | Because they lacked the capacity for complete cultural and political hegemony , he argues , not all elements in the movement were assimilated . |
| 12 | Anger was a luxury she lacked the energy for , right that minute . |
| 13 | Because these seven lacked the gene for uncapping , the gene for removing would not be expressed . |
| 14 | World markets dominated their economies , and they lacked the means for independent national economic development . |
| 15 | In the Boston area up to 2ft of snow fell and the storm was compared to a 1978 blizzard which paralysed the city for four days . |
| 16 | An order by Yeltsin on Oct. 28 disbanded the Directorate for the Protection of the Supreme Bodies of Power and Government , which the liberal press described as an armed formation of up to 5,000 men , under the personal command of Khasbulatov . |
| 17 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 18 | He endured the situation for ten minutes , then he grew tetchy . |
| 19 | Its dictator , President Siad Barre , ditched the Russians for the better-heeled Americans . |
| 20 | Wenner ditched the piece for the American edition . |
| 21 | The team modelled the relationship for the Sherwood reservoir so data collected during drilling could be used to automatically generate estimates of permeability . |
| 22 | Keynes divided the demand for money into three types : ( a ) the transactions demand , which is the demand by firms and households for holdings of money to finance day-to-day transactions ; ( b ) precautionary demand , which arises out of uncertainty and the desire not to be caught short of ready cash ; and ( c ) the speculative demand , which is the demand for money as a financial asset and therefore part of a wealth portfolio . |
| 23 | It lessened the tendency for people to fuck up their own heads and others ' with neural implants , semi-organic picoprocessors , and viral drugs . |
| 24 | The social transformation brought about by the enfranchisement , economic as well as political , of working populations has not impaired the regard for precious substances as symbols of excellence in every field of endeavour , any more than it lessened the hunger for personal jewellery remarked in our opening chapter . |
| 25 | Even so , the machine drill certainly speeded up drilling operations though it also lessened the need for a previously vital part of the miner 's essential skill . |
| 26 | This passed the responsibility for state education from the school boards to the county and county borough councils , and devised a formula for the comprehensive financial support of the church schools that preserved a measure of voluntary control . |
| 27 | But that teacher also turned out a lot of good scholars — some even passed the examination for grammar school , although not all those who did actually went . |
| 28 | In 1859 he passed the examination for entry into the Irish constabulary as an officer cadet and went to Dublin to train at the force 's depot in Phoenix Park . |
| 29 | In 1879 he passed the examination for county inspector and was appointed to Donegal . |
| 30 | Chief Executive Dr Robin Jeffery agreed the target for 1993 – 94 of savings of £2 million — a very great deal of money , but one which is attainable . |