Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cotswold-stone shop sells bears vintage ( £2,500 ) and everyday ( £10 ) , and owner Ian Pout has trawled the world for the top teddies . |
| 2 | Though she had foreseen the need for such a private moment Louisa would certainly not have chosen it to occur so quickly . |
| 3 | The slump in profits has limited the scope for corporation tax offsets but economic recovery should help ease the problem . |
| 4 | Those who formulated the rules for admission to the College , who were afraid they might deter men from coming forward to train for membership of a still infant profession , limited the requirement for admission to an ability to read and write well — quite a severe restriction at the time — plus personal recommendation . |
| 5 | The fact that the building is listed limited the opportunities for external alterations , and internal layouts had to respect existing window locations ( Fig 60 ) . |
| 6 | Speaking after the meeting , the Rev. Colin Noyce told the Alton Herald that since arriving in the parish some 16 months ago , he has realised the need for an extension of pastoral care , together with extra room at the church . |
| 7 | A certain minority have realised the potential for confusion here . |
| 8 | The speech was all too unexciting , having travelled the country for the past year , and not noticeably improving with age . |
| 9 | Can my hon. Friend confirm that when he announces new proposals for deregulation he will ensure that he and his officials have consulted the Minister for small businesses to see that every effort is made to take into account the needs of small businesses and that deregulation , wherever possible , is increased , so that small businesses can get special exemptions where possible from what can be very complicated regulations and procedures that the Government introduce ? |
| 10 | Having completed the calculations for the potential of a point charge , we shall now investigate a more complicated situation . |
| 11 | Three ICI Pharmaceuticals scientists have received the Society for Drug Research 1991 award for drug discovery in recognition of their contribution to the discovery and development of Zoladex , ICI 's treatment for prostate cancer and breast cancer . |
| 12 | In a large study of isonazid associated hepatitis , 54% of patients presented after having received the drug for more than two months and several received the drug for more than 12 months before presentation . |
| 13 | She closed her eyes briefly to say a silent prayer of thanks that , not only had Stephen received the son for whom he had so longed , but that the baby was the image of his father . |
| 14 | Tony 's GP had prescribed the medication for his sleeping difficulties , but he had only taken it on two occasions , finding the tablets to be of little help . |
| 15 | The convention establishes procedures for the transport and disposal of toxic waste , and insists that the country for which the waste is intended should agree to receive it before it leaves port — an effort to avoid incidents such as the 1988 voyage from port to port of the Karin B. Environmentalists have criticized the convention for its lack of " teeth " — enforcement is left to individual countries — and for its lack of precision on what constitutes acceptable disposal standards . |
| 16 | He claimed too that the Reeve is presented as indicting the Miller for a judgement he does not make , i.e. that he had criticized the Reeve for being over-ready to see himself as a priest , the agent of God 's punishment , through John 's naive readiness to see himself as a second Noah . |
| 17 | A Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted on April 5 as having criticized the USA for having " suddenly adopted a different attitude " after initially encouraging rebel factions to overthrow the Saddam Hussein government . |
| 18 | A second conference in Lisbon , sponsored by the European Commission , was to meet before June 1992 , and would include representatives from the CIS ( France had sharply criticized the USA for not including CIS members in the Washington conference ) . |
| 19 | Shakhrai had criticized the Council for conservative bias , and his appointment strengthened reformist representation on this powerful body [ see also p. 39019 ] . |
| 20 | Nobody had criticized the Government for ‘ planning ’ the Normandy invasions , as Simon tersely argued , so it was perfectly reasonable for the Government to continue to plan after the war . |
| 21 | At its second congress on Feb. 8-12 , however , it had criticized the government for failing to implement the UDF programme , and called for the replacement of the Cabinet 's economic team . |
| 22 | Environmental groups have criticized the government for failing to designate Ramsar sites quickly enough . |
| 23 | It has criticized the government for not stressing the responsibilities of scientists in its draft safety guidelines on working with genetically modified organisms . |
| 24 | ( The chairman of the special committee of the German Bundestag , Günter Verheugen , also described the UK 's presidency of the EC as " a downright disaster " in comments on Nov. 20 , while the German Farmers ' Association ( DBV ) had criticized the EC for bowing to " massive pressure " from the USA . ) |
| 25 | Having calculated the profit for the first six months discuss whether the profit figure is a useful benchmark for measuring the performance of the business , and also whether it is useful as a guide to future profitability . |
| 26 | But after a few weeks my girlfriend 's dad got a phone call from the old couple we 'd painted the house for , they wanted to get in the coal shed and could n't because I 'd painted over the lock . |
| 27 | Not only Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 and Reg. v. Morris [ 1984 ] A.C. 320 , but a large number of cases on section 1(1) , have furnished the material for animated and often penetrating academic discussion . |
| 28 | There was some scepticism about this solution — given that we had altered the recommendations for doctors and dentists — but it says a great deal for the good sense of the nurses that they accepted the plan . |
| 29 | There were several questions I would have liked to have put to them , but had I done so I would have altered the environment for them and made them hyper-conscious of their limitations . |
| 30 | Three lessons came from this raid : the need for means to identify friend from foe , always difficult in night actions but particularly so for a small party on a hostile shore ; the problems of coordinating secret operations with regular forces — friendly Spitfires had delayed the boats for an hour in mid-Channel on their outward voyage before establishing their true identity ; the difficulty of pin-point navigation , the third point , was the most crucial of all . |