Example sentences of "for although [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In man this is very clear , for although a child may be sexually mature and fully grown quite early on in his or her teens , they are still a long way from any degree of emotional maturity . |
| 2 | The birthday party was of a kind which Cecilia would have wondered at , had she been invited to it , for although a few of Bienvida 's classmates were present in its early stages , by seven it had become a celebration for the grown-ups . |
| 3 | Thus it is almost impossible to define the typical primary school , for although every school staff would maintain that ‘ they are preparing children for their tomorrow , , the approaches adopted to achieve this end are as varied and idiosyncratic as the teachers themselves . |
| 4 | ‘ Civilians ’ you know well can walk past in the street without recognition , for although the uniform itself is apparent it is a forceful barrier , expressing a demonstrative separation between the culture of control and the individuality of the controlled . |
| 5 | For although the particular details might vary , history was expected to repeat itself in each katun , and significant events would follow the pre-ordained general pattern . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , however , this approach is not adequate , for although the samples were well matched ( see Table 2.3 ) , inevitably , because of the number of variables relevant to determining whether or not a person remains at home , they could not be perfectly matched . |
| 7 | For although the 1950s and '60s may have seen the homogenization and ‘ nationalization ’ of local politics , before this period the merging of local and national political activity was the exception rather than the rule . |
| 8 | For although the chairman of the University Grants Committee , Edward Parkes , may have received his well-earned knighthood at the end of the year — in a batch meanly thin , as usual , on honours for the scientific community — many of the nation 's academics will never see their profession in the same rosy light . |
| 9 | The contrast with West Germany is sharp , for although the 1965 German equivalent of Traffic in Towns echoed Buchanan 's views on the need for the establishment of environmental standards , the response can be seen as the departure point for much of the environmental traffic management practised there since . |
| 10 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 11 | For although the Home Rule movement did for a time grow apace , with an ever increasing number of SNP candidates being elected to Parliament and , under the Callaghan administration , the old High School building on Calton Hill being refurbished to accommodate a Scottish debating-chamber ( the old one had become incorporated in the Law Courts ) , the idea of Home Rule made many of my countrymen uneasy ; less , I think , about financial disadvantages ( for oil revenue would have compensated for that ) than at the prospect of feuding between east and west , north and south , and , for some , the prospect of a semi-permanent Labour administration ; and when in 1979 a referendum of the whole Scottish nation was held , the votes in favour of Home Rule did not attain the clear 40 per cent majority on which the House of Commons had insisted . |
| 12 | Access is easy , for although the car parks are few , they are strategically placed , and I 've not yet come across a walker with tales of local farmers barring the way . |
| 13 | Mountain goats have to keep alert , for although the mountains have less predators , there are still a few potentially dangerous ones about . |
| 14 | For although the tide of imperialism has ebbed considerably in most of the remainder of the world , some of the Pacific islands are still too small and their governments too feeble to stand alone as independent states . |
| 15 | For although the Tory vote has fallen since then , so has the Liberal Democrats ' . |
| 16 | As a political tool naval patronage was rather less in the control of Administration than was military patronage , for although the Board of Admiralty retained all home patronage , there were many flag officers commanding squadrons in distant waters who enjoyed the right to make necessary promotions in their ships . |
| 17 | Young people would start work at any point between the ages of 10 and 14 years , for although the school-leaving age stood at fourteen there were many irregularities in the enforcement of the regulations . |
| 18 | Fergus stood , unable to speak or move , and the Lad smiled , and Fergus shuddered , for although the Lad was young and firm-fleshed , the smile revealed the evil beneath . |
| 19 | But when at last she spoke , she did so simply and directly , for although the moment was solemn , and although it was probably historic as well , these were not creatures who would react favourably to grandiloquence . |
| 20 | The thought came as no relief to Merymose , for although the loss of his quarry might not mean his dismissal from the Medjays , he could expect demotion , or at best to end his days in no higher rank than he held now . |
| 21 | Alice had to breathe really hard not to cross the road there , for although the old woman always smiled , the hallway behind her was dark brown and went on forever . |
| 22 | There were some reservations concerning the durability of the pact , however , for although the NZCTU covered some 400,000 workers , it lacked the authority to compel affiliated unions to abide by the wage restraint accord . |
| 23 | For although the two stood with their heads for once on a level pegging , the size of their shadows differed to no small degree . |
| 24 | For although the great mass of its membership was working class , it also embraced an increasing section of the industrial bourgeoisie . |
| 25 | For although the new moves to the doctrine of ‘ producer choice ’ beginning on 1 April have been exhaustively discussed in the national media , the implications for Scottish programme makers have not been fully appreciated . |