Example sentences of "seek [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malaysia sought support for its initiative in various forums and in November 1971 succeeded in gaining a cautious endorsement for it from ASEAN in the form of a declaration issued by a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur . |
| 2 | Baker also sought support for the USA 's opposition to a Malaysian proposal for an East Asian trade grouping which excluded the USA [ see p. 38535 ] . |
| 3 | The other species , more technologically adept , sought sanctuary for their decaying bodies by encasing them in survival suits . |
| 4 | Pushers were already selling to children and crime would soar as addicts sought money for drugs . |
| 5 | The Russians demanded compensation for installations the former Soviet army is leaving behind , and the Poles sought payment for four decades of use of Polish property as well as environmental damage at military sites . |
| 6 | In a letter to Arthur Dunkel , the GATT Director-General , on Jan. 1 , the then Minister for Economic Affairs , Chen Li-an , sought entry for the " customs territory " of " Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen , Matsu " — a formula which avoided the assertion of sovereign statehood . |
| 7 | DAVID Mellor was heading for the political scrapheap last night after Downing Street revealed that he did NOT seek permission for his ‘ freebie ’ holiday with Mona Bauwens . |
| 8 | Ford , distrusting such easy agreement , would seek support for his views from the more experienced officers of the battalion , but those officers , such as Peter d'Alembord , doubted whether the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers could truthfully be called a veteran battalion . |
| 9 | ( j ) to plan and seek support for subsequent years of the Project |
| 10 | At the same time the play leaves a key question tantalisingly unresolved : whether , in a repressive state , one can seek freedom for oneself without seeking it for others . |
| 11 | Insurers may seek aid for terror costs |
| 12 | A Japanese business delegation , organized by the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade and the Federation of Economic Organizations ( Keidanren ) , on Nov. 9-13 , 1989 , visited China to " seek methods for resuming bilateral economic co-operation " , according to Xinhua , after the suspension of the Japanese aid programme following the June crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing [ see p. 36722 ] . |
| 13 | Many of those institutions would not seek incorporation for the obvious reasons . |
| 14 | Mr Zahid Dar , a spokesman for their solicitors , said the other two may seek compensation for wrongful detention . |
| 15 | Will the Government seek compensation for the slaughter and mutilation of British citizens which have resulted from the arms and Semtex that he has provided ? |
| 16 | It also called on the government to protect the authority from financial difficulties if , as seems likely , the water companies will seek compensation for loss of supplies . |
| 17 | In time of special and genuine difficulty the Council will of course be prepared to extend the period for submitting applications but bodies must seek approval for a late application no later than the time when the application normally would be due . |
| 18 | Scottish Aggregates will seek approval for the giant quarry when their application comes before Renfrew District Council 's planning and development committee in Paisley . |
| 19 | We should therefore seek evidence for long-distance exchange as indications of political alliances and the growth of centralised political organisation . |
| 20 | French leaders would humbly seek absolution for Pompidou 's awful error in failing to attend Persepolis , and seek contracts for nuclear power stations . |
| 21 | When a British citizen might seek redress for a grievance through his MP , the West German is likely to turn to his representative in the regional assembly or Landtag . |
| 22 | A person may seek advice for one or more purposes and it is important to distinguish those who may need help in establishing whether they have a problem , those who need help in establishing what action they can take and those who need help in pursuing a remedy . |
| 23 | And when he learned their numbers , he could seek reinforcements for his five hundred from over the Border , from the castle garrison , even from Dunbar . |
| 24 | However , he played down speculation that the Government would seek revenge for alleged anti-Tory bias in BBC coverage of the election . |
| 25 | Harper , who set world indoor bests in the 55–59 age group for 30 miles , 50 kilometres , 40 miles and 50 miles at Birmingham this month , will seek treatment for his sciatica . |
| 26 | In the UK the Board will seek accreditation for a wider range of NQVs . |
| 27 | I refer to your letter of 16 November 1992 which sought sites for woodland planting that would attract the Community Woodland Supplement . |
| 28 | Nor , if Cnut and his advisers sought models for his kingship , need they only have looked to the English past : there was also the European present . |
| 29 | French leaders would humbly seek absolution for Pompidou 's awful error in failing to attend Persepolis , and seek contracts for nuclear power stations . |
| 30 | In general they seek provision for the forthcoming financial year . |