Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her children had families of their own and her husband was n't due to retire for several years . |
| 2 | It is sometimes possible to arrange for both ministers to be at the ceremony , sharing the responsibility between them . |
| 3 | For reasons of compliance it was not possible to plan for longer experiments ( our experiments lasted approximately eight hours from start to end ) . |
| 4 | It should be possible to search for specified strings of text and modify these either individually or collectively . |
| 5 | It is usual to provide for such circumstances by permitting expulsion where a partner , through ill health etc , is prevented from performing his obligations to the firm . |
| 6 | Technically it is possible to adjust for these discrepancies by applying regression coefficients to the data , but even after this is done , major Japanese lead-time advantages — of 13 to 14 months — remain . |
| 7 | While it may be possible to provide for most eventualities from a number of well-sited CMHCs within a district , a full community mental health service should offer a choice of convenient ways to get specialist help in addition to CMHCs , for example through the local GP health centre or surgery , at a local outpatient clinic or at home . |
| 8 | DAVE SEXTON , the England Under-21 manager , is prepared to search for friendly fixtures if his side fall out of the European Championships at the qualifying stage for the first time in 12 years . |
| 9 | At a time when it is increasingly popular to search for complex explanations for continuing or increasing levels of unsafe sexual behaviour among gay and bisexual men the most obvious explanation — lack of continuing education about safer sex — must not be overlooked . |
| 10 | He is a widower , with no family and few interests outside the hotel : as a result , he is prepared to work for long hours and generally acts as night porter during the week . |
| 11 | We have next to inquire what causes govern supply prices , that is prices which dealers are willing to accept for different amounts . |
| 12 | No doubt the availability of a population of soldiers willing to volunteer for such trials was an incidental benefit of the conditions of war : no such opportunities are normally available for evaluating and learning quickly and accurately how to use new drugs . |
| 13 | That said , the drinks sector seemed relieved that the Chancellor has paid some attention to the risk of driving business across the Channel to the Calais supermarkets , the building sector was prepared to look for possible beneficiaries from the approval the Chancellor has given to rail links in South-east England , oil benefited from the abolition of PRT on new North Sea fields , the motor trade seemed to take the threat of fuel taxes in excess of inflation in its stride , and WH Smith reflected a sense of relief that VAT has not been extended to books and newspapers . |
| 14 | Here in the salle priveé were those willing to play for high stakes . |
| 15 | There is no doubt that officialdom in Brussels turns a blind eye to anti-competitive behaviour by state-owned industries in a way that it is not prepared to do for private companies . |
| 16 | Although youths were predominant , there was no shortage of older men willing to fight for sectarian reasons . |
| 17 | How many women would be able or willing to care for distant relatives by marriage ? |
| 18 | What price will the Department be prepared to pay for these services ? |
| 19 | What price would the portfolio manager be prepared to pay for these shares given a holding period of 5 years ? |
| 20 | As a result , a number of employers are prepared to pay for interest-free loans . |
| 21 | I would be willing to pay for any books or copies or , if anyone has an old machine that could be used for spares , I am desperate for these bits . |
| 22 | Well , no , we are governed by our Annual General Meeting , but it 's not unrealistic to ask for double figures , because basically we were talking in that vein last year , and of course we eventually settled for 8.8 . |
| 23 | Roberts commented that all the top officers of KMAG were due to depart for other posts within the next six months , which was disturbing . |
| 24 | When dealing with the paranormal or supernatural , it is easy to look for rational explanations , but logical reasoning can not always explain the strange events that occur in people 's lives . |
| 25 | It will be appreciated that these decisions within English teaching , as they are seen as likely to affect pupils ' future working and leisure conditions , might be poignantly uncomfortable to resolve for working-class teachers . |
| 26 | This again was impossible to calculate for those theses which had received only one citation . |
| 27 | It was winter wonderland around St. Alban 's College when more than 80 keen enthusiasts arrived clad in warm woolies and boots for the Annual Hertfordshire Day Rally organised by Doreen Copas in February and guest teachers Vanessa Forbes and Chris Markham had risen very early to allow for possible hazards along their respective snowy cross-country journeys . |
| 28 | In addition to their role as refuse removers , these crustaceans also provide a valuable food source for some fish , particularly Mandarins , which are next to impossible to maintain for long periods in aquaria which are not well stocked with inverts and living rock . |
| 29 | The softness of gold made it relatively easy to employ for ornamental purposes . |
| 30 | We were very glad to arrange for five photographers to make a survey of the village ; its people and occupations — unusual sights and environment |