Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone looks for different types of friends at different ages . |
| 2 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral National Assembly which sits for five years and consists of six appointed Senators and 15 popularly elected representatives . |
| 3 | Both countries were among the non-permanent membership of the Council , which sits for two years , the others for that particular two-year period being Canada , Colombia , the Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Finland , Malaysia , Romania and Zaire . |
| 4 | Clearly there is no complete consensus regarding the effects of emotional arousal on memory , the reason for this is that there is no single simple relationship which holds for all types and degrees of arousal on all types of memory performance . |
| 5 | Prosamo ( which stands for planned release of selected and modified organisms ) is sponsoring a wide range of studies on the behaviour of genetically engineered organisms in the environment . |
| 6 | SQL , which stands for structured query language , is a calculus-based language used on a number of database systems , for example , DB2 and Oracle . |
| 7 | CCG provide a complete catering service at the home , which cares for 16 residents . |
| 8 | The Green Party is committed to policies and an economic system which cares for all people and the environment . |
| 9 | So in a way , what my teachers here and what we are arguing about is that we want a school which cares for individual children , which rejects both extremes that I 've mentioned . |
| 10 | It is true that by this choice she sacrificed a community life , which has for many women proved nourishing , but she also gained in personal freedom . |
| 11 | What importance do you attach , Mrs , to the observation of the District Council in relation to their erm District Development Plan which has for many years been used for development control , of the following text , which you quote in your paragraph three point six ? |
| 12 | The CNAA , the body which has for many years awarded degrees in polytechnics , will cease operation in September 1992 and will be dissolved in March 1993 . |
| 13 | This has led to a crisis of legitimacy for the system : not only for the prisons ( whose claim to be providing effective rehabilitation was always shaky in many eyes ) but equally for other components of the penal system , notably the probation service which has for some years now been uncertain about what its proper rationale and direction should be . |
| 14 | This is accomplished through the ordering of edges on the Agenda , and through the direction-independent nature of the Fundamental Rule which looks for possible extensions to hypotheses . |
| 15 | The software also includes ViruSTOP which looks for virus-like behaviour . |
| 16 | Erm , Right , erm , we get this thorny question now about how to establish how much somebody needs for living assurance . |
| 17 | The countries covered by the agreement , which allows for joint sales and marketing activities , include Bulgaria , the countries of the former Soviet Union , the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland , Romania and Slovakia . |
| 18 | On the other hand it may represent a genuine attempt by specialists in related subjects to sit down together and plan a programme which allows for separate activities but suggests common themes and provides examples of integrated lessons as in the Nigerian Cultural and Creative Art syllabus . |
| 19 | In the first , a bill is passed which allows for certain actions to be taken , such as the establishment of a space agency , the construction of a national highway system , the provision of agricultural price supports , and so on . |
| 20 | This is illustrated in Fig. 5.12 , which allows for more grid dates at the short end of the maturity spectrum relative to the long end because of the greater difficulty of fitting the yield curve at the short end . |
| 21 | The systems planning team will ensure that the subsystems are developed according to the plan which allows for some form of integration later . |
| 22 | Rather light-heartedly , we refer to this as the Chicago Pizza model ( in which the customer chooses a particular base — say deep dish or wholemeal crust — and adds the toppings of his or her choice ) , by contrast with both the Chinese menu or laissez-faire approach ( which allows for any combinations of dishes , even the ridiculous ) and the set meal approach , in which you must have the entire menu . |
| 23 | ‘ Here there is a variation in background belief and ‘ subjective feeling ‘ perhaps , but which allows for either judgement being preferred , even were I totally unaware of what an Archbishop was . |
| 24 | However , the Dewey system , which allows for infinite subdivision on a decimal basis , can cope with this . |
| 25 | His analysis ( Garland 1985b , p. 32 ) concludes that ‘ the constraints of legal principle and political ideology ’ produced a system aimed at ‘ uniformity , equality of treatment and proportionality ’ in which concerns for individual reformation played only a very minor part . |
| 26 | Crisis management apart , there is the constant burden of casework which calls for much reading of detailed dossiers before reaching decisions on individual cases . |
| 27 | It is more of a denial of another answer , the facile solution to our present problems which calls for greater sums to be spent on social services in order to provide a world free from crime , disease and ignorance . |
| 28 | Is it not true that the choice for the British people is between our party , which calls for lower taxes and greater spending by the people , and the Labour party , which wants to take people 's money and spend it itself ? |
| 29 | Andre Jones says he 's never been involved in anything which calls for such team work … he says it 's like a racing driver steering while someone else has a foot on the accelerator … |
| 30 | Cited by WWF International President HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for his outstanding leadership in pioneering environmental conservation and education in Indochina and for his promotion of international co-operation and scientific exchange among all nations , Vo Quy is the architect of a groundbreaking agreement between Laos , Kampuchea and Vietnam , which calls for international co-operation in protecting rare and endangered migratory species and the establishment of transformer reserves , or peace parks , on their shared borders . |