Example sentences of "[subord] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gothic style Manor House is set in the midst of 120 acres ( 50 hectares ) of gardens and parkland ; it was built in 1804 to replace a previous Jacobean residence , and is at the centre of the 3,300 acres ( 1,335 hectares ) Bradwell Grove Estate , where for many centuries farming and forestry have been practised in a way typical of life in the Cotswolds . |
| 2 | The two tram routes departed from opposite sides of the central loading island in the Square , where for many years there was an ornamental drinking fountain and later a stone shelter and underground toilets . |
| 3 | There were furious debates in respect of schemes for Oxford and Bath , but the biggest single reversal of policy concerned London , where for many years three ringways had been in mind . |
| 4 | ‘ There is a better atmosphere now than for many years — fewer stoppages , better relationships . |
| 5 | If you ask what is the worst that might foreseeably happen , the answer at the start of 1991 is bleaker than for many years past . |
| 6 | The journals were seen to be in better health , both scientifically and economically , than for many years , and plans to take advantage of this situation , in promoting the journals to both authors and subscribers , were approved . |
| 7 | So , at end-1984 , therefore , the nuclear industry is looking more bullish than for many years , despite the fact that the environmentally committed Greens are strongly represented in state and federal parliaments . |
| 8 | Enjoying better health than for many years , he was able to become an active preacher . |
| 9 | There seems at present , however , a better prospect of completing the line than for many years . |
| 10 | Members of the Labour Party were paying more attention to the Communist Party than for many years , largely as a result of the unique impact of foreign affairs . |
| 11 | ‘ Pedestrians will be able to walk and shop in this part of the town in greater comfort and safety than for many years , ’ he said . |
| 12 | For example , silicone oils are widely used in convection experiments : they can be obtained with different viscosities , but otherwise similar properties , which provides a convenient method of varying the Prandtl number ; and the viscosity varies with temperature much less than for many fluids . |
| 13 | On the other hand , they were more optimistic yesterday than for many months that the long legislative process to make the single market a reality by December 31 , 1992 would be finished on time . |
| 14 | On the other hand , they were more optimistic yesterday than for many months that the long legislative process to make the single market a reality by December 31 , 1992 would be finished on time . |
| 15 | In this book we shall use ASE nomenclature , although for many substances this will be the same as the IUPAC nomenclature . |
| 16 | Although for many years retributivism was regarded ( at least in academic circles ) as outmoded and even atavistic , it has enjoyed a major revival in recent years , notably in the forms of the ‘ Justice Model ’ and ‘ law and order ideology ’ discussed later in this chapter . |
| 17 | Nonetheless , although for many people the rise in car ownership can be seen as a great success , for a significant minority either unable to drive or unable to afford a car , notably the old , the young , the unemployed , the housewife ( left at home without a car ) and the disabled the corollary of increased car ownership has been a rapid decline in rural public transport , a concentration of services into ever more remote central places with increased journey lengths as shown in Table 6.1a , and a real sense of isolation and deprivation . |
| 18 | Although for many applications the costs are negligible , they raise their heads too often to be ignored . |
| 19 | Capital expenditure on these schools is partly met ( up to 85% ) by the DENI ; running costs are met from block grants direct from the DENI and from fees ( although for many pupils these are paid or assisted by the Education and Library Boards ) . |
| 20 | Although for many days the ship was becalmed and progress was slow , if at all , some days the vessel logged 12 knots and made good progress . |
| 21 | If for many contract computer staff their employment is more permanent than temporary , it is also pertinent to ask whether it is more safe than precarious . |
| 22 | Because for many parents the word discipline has the unhappy connotation of punishment and repression , they have been half afraid to begin to discipline their young children . |
| 23 | This is because for many years trade unions themselves were immune from actions in tort . |
| 24 | But perhaps worse was to come , because for many years the redevelopment of the Circus dragged on indecisively through revised traffic calculations , and scheme after scheme was prepared afresh . |
| 25 | The second statement sums up the News International ban precisely , and the following sentence reflects the dilemma that was faced by many librarians in the dispute ; though not by all , because for many librarians who supported the ban there was no dilemma . |
| 26 | Thirdly , speakers of a language do not always comport themselves in the manner recommended by the prevailing mores-they can be outrageous , and otherwise " inappropriate " , So such a definition would make the data of pragmatics stand in quite an abstract relation to what is actually observable in language usage , whereas for many linguists one of the major contributions of pragmatics has been to direct attention once again to actual language usage . |
| 27 | However , while for many philosophers , especially in the present century , these are two different sorts of question , for Kant they are essentially one . |
| 28 | While for many people religious faith provides a spiritual backdrop to their lives , for others simply feeling a part of the continuity of human society provides the same spiritual dimension . |
| 29 | The location of such deserted hamlets is an important task for the local fieldworker , since for many areas they were the most characteristic feature of the settlement pattern , although they are usually not as well documented as villages , churches and manor houses , nor are their remains as impressive or extensive . |
| 30 | Since for many men sexual capacity lies at the root of self-esteem , the chances are high that he will try to find another woman to reassure him . |