Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The threatened revolt fizzled out as Conservative critics decided to draw back from voting down the whole Budget , keeping their powder dry for future votes when the issue comes before the Commons in detail . |
| 2 | The imminence of the Olympic Games means that the top British fighters , having competed at the British Open last weekend , are back in training , leaving the field clear for emerging figures in both the men 's and women 's events . |
| 3 | Rational planning was to be achieved by unifying health services , which were at that time split between local authorities , the boards of governors of teaching hospitals , a regional and local administration responsible for other hospitals and the executive councils who administered the contracts for general practitioners ( see Figure 1.1 ) . |
| 4 | This measure effectively makes competitive tendering compulsory for designated services , replacing the former ( largely discretionary ) powers which had been used by relatively few authorities in specific areas ( Ascher , 1987 , especially ch. 7 ; Stoker , 1988 ) . |
| 5 | A government strategy for the revival of British industry is that of making aid available for various aspects of business needs . |
| 6 | Are n't you a bit early for chrissy decorations is n't it ? our tree when send for it . |
| 7 | He had previously been a minister without portfolio responsible for regional affairs . |
| 8 | A central storage and resource room reduces pressure for space in individual teaching rooms , but needs pre-planning and co-operation in order to have equipment available for specific lessons . |
| 9 | When these areas were drained and enclosed , less water accumulated on them and there was less natural habitat suitable for visiting ducks and other water fowl . |
| 10 | In this condition , one wrong base pair in the DNA of the gene coding for a particular enzyme means that this enzyme is functionless and the body can not easily make melanin , which is the dark pigment responsible for brown eyes and dark hair , and which is produced in response to sunlight when we get a sun-tan . |
| 11 | Jack Millar is the Director responsible for key accounts and administration . |
| 12 | John Sale , external relations director responsible for environmental issues , said that the targets set by Germany needed a rethink . |
| 13 | Heald is replaced as director responsible for national teams by Keith Wilkinson ( Quebec ) with Ieuan Evans ( Alberta ) , who follows Mike Hutchinson ( B.C. ) , the only other new member of the board . |
| 14 | But part of the NCS programme is devoted to new materials , and Wood acknowledged that it would have to keep an eye open for new discoveries like the superconducting buckminsterfullerenes : ‘ synthetic chemists are almost certainly going to find new materials ’ . |
| 15 | In certain circumstances it may become necessary to seek waivers from the Law Society , as for instance : ( 1 ) where the new office is no more than a consulting room open for restricted periods , when a waiver would normally be granted provided ( a ) the opening hours are sufficiently advertised ; ( b ) during those hours there is always in attendance a person duly qualified to manage or supervise the office and that all correspondence is seen by a partner of the firm ; and ( c ) the business of the consultancy is accounted for centrally and not as a separate business ; or ( 2 ) where the new office is an annexe ( whether housing a separate department or otherwise ) near to the main office , when a waiver could be expected to be granted if ( a ) a common switchboard is used for both main office and annexe ; ( b ) accounts are centralised ; ( c ) correspondence is attended to in the main office ; and ( d ) clients are asked to address correspondence to the main office . |
| 16 | Eighteen months later , Mr Yoshida 's brother was on a visit to England ( Ray 's wife , Pat , keeps the spare room ready for Japanese guests ) , and spotted a 14-inch long-finned Koi happily swimming around . |
| 17 | Turkey Mill dates partly from the eighteenth century , having been taken over in 1740 by James Whatman , a name famous for high-quality papers , especially for artists . |
| 18 | The European Communities ( EC ) Commissioner responsible for external affairs , Frans Andriessen , responding immediately , stated on Feb. 1 that the initiatives would allow the EC to ease further the sanctions which its members adopted in 1986 [ see p. 37910 ] . |
| 19 | Reports suggested heightened tension between Ray MacSharry , the EC Commissioner responsible for agriculture and rural development , who favoured raising tariffs on imports of US oilseeds and cereal substitutes to offset the loss to farmers , and Frans Andriessen , the Commissioner responsible for external relations , trade policy and co-operation with other European countries , who preferred a less protectionist Community offer . |
| 20 | On March 6 Frans Andriessen , the EC Commissioner responsible for external relations and trade policy and relations with other European countries , began a series of visits to Poland , Czechoslovakia , Hungary , Bulgaria and Romania . |
| 21 | On Sept. 9 Frans Andriesson , the EC Commissioner responsible for external relations and trade policy and for co-operation with other European countries , held discussions in Tallinn , the Estonian capital , with ministers from all three Baltic states at which he declared that the EC was " prepared to enter into contractual relations … as soon as possible , but this must be done step by step " . |
| 22 | It was also announced on the same day that the Greek government was to replace Vasso Papandreou as the Commissioner responsible for social affairs and employment , education and training , and human resources by Greek Finance Minister Ioannis Paleokrassas . |
| 23 | Frans Andriessen , the EC Commissioner responsible for foreign relations , favoured " affiliate membership " for Europe 's " orphan countries " , which would have members in the European Parliament , observer status at the Commission , participation in the EC 's single internal market and links to the EC 's planned single currency . |
| 24 | CADW , the organisation responsible for historic monuments in Wales , is to carry out a new survey of listed buildings in Holyhead the first in 43 years . |
| 25 | When not banging on about the sins of Vin Garbutt , the shaggy-haired Teesside warbler responsible for Little Innocents and other anti-abortion songs , certain feminist folkies have taken to conducting vigilante patrols through Folk Roots magazine in search of new sources of offence . |
| 26 | It merely indicates that it is the duty of ‘ every person responsible for public records … to make arrangements for the selection of those records which ought to be permanently preserved and for their safe-keeping ’ . |
| 27 | Version 4.0 operates as a command language for application developers wishing to integrate or migrate their own sub-routines into the environment , but there is a point and click module available for non-technical users . |
| 28 | Lord Herschell was angered by this idea and , says Professor Heuston , ‘ the High Court judges at that time , many of whom were Halsbury 's own appointments , were not on the whole notable for progressive views on social or industrial matters . ’ |
| 29 | In spite of the separate developments of the three companies in the past , dam lines based on the two major white breeds with the addition of the Danish Duroc blood for outdoor rearing , have proved remarkably similar , while boars had been developed to produce meat suitable for distinct markets , such as Parma ham in Italy . |
| 30 | I have no wish to see the British Institute of Embalmers appearing in every other newspaper but this is an avenue which I believe requires a ‘ little push ’ to develop a presentation suitable for Rotary Clubs , church organisations , etc . |