Example sentences of "[vb past] the case for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The caravan interests , on the other hand , argued the case for recognition of caravanning as an acceptable way of life and pressed for more positive approaches by the local authorities .
2 I was only in court for about fifteen minutes and the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence .
3 I believed the case for electrification to be overwhelming .
4 Hull Crown Court adjourned the case for reports .
5 Northallerton magistrates adjourned the case for reports .
6 Successive commissions and reports amplified the case for provision of social services — especially baths and canteens — and recreational facilities , through a levy on coal , during the inter-war period .
7 Accordingly the ‘ cohort's- including the family , especially Maurice Macmillan and Julian Amery-warmly urged the case for Hailsham at the Imperial Hotel .
8 As later discussion will show , the existence of a large group of men who received an income from the state which took account of their family size considerably strengthened the case for family allowances to be paid irrespective of the employment status of the parents .
9 Transcendental anatomy thus revived the case for materialism by suggesting that the ‘ relationship ’ between similar species reflected a real genetic link resulting from natural processes of transformation .
10 Even before the war ended an Education Act was passed which recognized the case for state support for free education up to the age of fourteen .
11 1.3 In 1986 a Module Development Group was formed and considered the case for change .
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