Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comprehensive quality-assurance procedures for the onsite measurements were developed for this project . |
| 2 | Sensitivity , specificity , and accuracy were calculated for each finding for each age group . |
| 3 | Correlations between pairs of measures across the 40 junctions were calculated for each subject individually , the 30 correlations obtained in each case were then averaged using Fisher 's z transformation ( Silver and Dunlap 1987 ) . |
| 4 | Using the method recommended by Dunlap , Jones and Bittner ( 1983 ) correlations were calculated for each subject individually across the 24 films used in this study , correlations were then averaged for the 48 subjects using Fisher 's z transformation ( Silver & Dunlap 1987 ) . |
| 5 | In comparing mean daily prevalence rates of morbidity between vitamin A and placebo groups in the Health Study , separate daily prevalence rates were calculated for each child for each of the intervals between dosing points . |
| 6 | To examine further the association of age and anti-HEV , prevalence rates were calculated for each decade . |
| 7 | Mortalities from cancer ( cancer given as the underlying cause of death ) were calculated for each treatment and were adjusted for age by the direct method . |
| 8 | Crude relapse rates were calculated for each treatment using the method suggested by Kuirata , ( 100×number of relapses detected in 12 months , divided by the number recruited ) and were compared using a χ 2 test . |
| 9 | Odds ratios for HEV were calculated for each covariate separately with or Fisher 's tests . |
| 10 | Expected numbers were calculated for each group standardised for age , sex , and time period Observed numbers were treated as data from a Poisson distribution with mean equal to the number expected . |
| 11 | Three reasons were given for this policy : to check further growth of large built-up areas ; to prevent neighbouring towns from physically coalescing , and to preserve the special character of some historic towns ( Elson 1981 ) . |
| 12 | Four reasons were given for this failure : |
| 13 | A mean of 20 sections were examined for each subject . |
| 14 | At least 3 specimens were examined for each time point . |
| 15 | A mean number of 10 well orientated crypts were examined for each specimen . |
| 16 | Up to five sections were examined for each subclass because of the scarcity of IgG-producing cells in some specimens . |
| 17 | Thirteen patients were referred for this treatment as they were considered unsuitable for conventional cholecystectomy either on account of age ( n=4 , range 79–86 years ) or serious medical problems ( n=9 , range 72–78 years ) including one patient ( X ) who was on the waiting list for a heart transplant . |
| 18 | At one station we were stopped for several hours alongside a troop train on which I discovered the Reverend R.H.L. Slater , now enrolled as an army chaplain , who told me the comforting news that my wife and three children had got away from Myitkyina a day or two earlier . |
| 19 | A few days before a new election was due to take place , at the beginning of March , a mysterious fire destroyed the Reichstag and the Communists were blamed for that outrage . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , the new baronet lived in India and no instructions from him were expected for many months . |
| 21 | Examinations for certificates of competency were instituted for all masters and mates of foreign-going ships and were subject to withdrawal if they proved incompetent or unfit to perform their duties . |
| 22 | In many of these different regions the native stone has given character and fitness to the buildings ; the wide variety of stones , together with the frequent use of wood and brick and thatch , especially in the stoneless areas , has added charm to English village and towns , and has made the dwellings , particularly the smaller cottages ( for stones for churches and large houses were carried for many miles even in early times ) , ideally suited to their surroundings . |
| 23 | He said that the country had surmounted a crucial test when price controls were lifted for most goods in January . |
| 24 | Between November 1988 and December 1991 all consecutive patients who were bleeding and admitted to the gastroenterology unit were considered for this study . |
| 25 | Three consecutive liver areas were evaluated for each specimen by one of us , under blind conditions . |
| 26 | Hospital records were sought for such patients who had died in care outside psychiatric hospitals . |
| 27 | Identical meals were prepared for each study day and they were eaten within 30 minutes of serving . |
| 28 | The vials were changed every 10 minutes so that fractions of 4 ml were collected for each time interval . |
| 29 | A total of 112 pulse arrival times over a 120-day time interval were collected for this pulsar . |
| 30 | If , however , price controls were imposed for all patients , the AMA argues , fee limits would no longer be voluntary and would therefore be liable to Constitutional challenge . |