Example sentences of "and a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The partial success of Cuba 's policy is confirmed by the fact that as late as January 1961 Washington was aware that its scope for attacking the Castro regime through the OAS was still limited , and a majority for sanctions not yet assured . |
| 2 | A subsidized rate for gas , electricity and water , Offices for the Association and a centre for women market vendors . |
| 3 | The early wealth of the merchants made Bristol a banking centre and a centre for insurance business . |
| 4 | However , significant resources are also being made available by the private sector where there is no immediate commercial gain : thus IBM UK Ltd has donated £3.5m. of computing equipment to UNEP and IBM in general is actively supporting other R&D which can be expected to facilitate ‘ sustainable development ’ : IBM Europe , for instance , has invested $16m. in its Bergen scientific centre to make it the focal point for the company 's environmental modelling and a centre for information on the environment and sustainable development . |
| 5 | It was a large open space surrounded by buildings and provided a meeting place and a centre for commerce and public life . |
| 6 | Labour , wholly in thrall to this feminist cause , will create a Ministry of Women ( as well as a Minister for the Disabled and a Minister for Children ) to generate ‘ legislation for women ’ . |
| 7 | In view of the grave nature of the crime he appeared in Inveraray before Mr John Campbell and a jury for sentence the next day . |
| 8 | It is essential not to confound him with the greater Frederick II ( Hohenstaufen ) , holy Roman emperor from 1215 to 1250 , and before that ( 1198–1212 ) king of Sicily as Frederick I. For this great figure , author of The Book of the Falcon and a hero for Dante as well as Pound , is to figure portentously in the Thrones cantos to come as we shall see . |
| 9 | The most commonly used measure for assessing overall performance in the private sector is to divide profit before the deduction of interest and a provision for taxation by capital employed , defined as share capital plus long-term debt . |
| 10 | That was until four overgrown , talking terrapins with a fine line in Valley Speak and a craving for pizza turned Barron into the director of the ‘ most successful independent film of all time , by at least $60m ’ . |
| 11 | A BOY yesterday told how he had developed dizzy spells and a craving for chocolate soon after a nurse accused of murdering four children came to live at his home . |
| 12 | Physicians are concerned at the fact that heart patients sometimes have to wait between three months and a year for surgery . |
| 13 | 3/The roughs were sent with tracing paper overlays annotated with queries and a request for answers to be written alongside . |
| 14 | In the meantime , Michael is happy with a mattress on the gallery floor and a desk for homework below . |
| 15 | Each page is divided into columns , giving the artist 's name , dates , country of origin , speciality , literary references and a column for remarks . |
| 16 | Although he took his diploma from the Krakow Conservatoire in violin , he studied composition there as well and a number of works , including a symphony ( 1957 ) and a concerto for orchestra ( 1976 ) to his credit . |
| 17 | Send your name , address and a cheque/PO for £6.99 to : BBC Good Food Offer /Les Routiers , 354 Fulham Road , London SW10 9UH . |
| 18 | Easily Accessible : One hundred yards from the house lies the Arraw Valley Park which follows the course of the River Arraw and is ideal for walkers , but also has bridleways and a lake for boating . |
| 19 | Facilities in the centre are paid for locally , and include tennis , hot whirlpool , a Finnish sauna , a Turkish steam bath , cold water pool , fitness room , coin-operated solarium and a bar for people to use whilst in their swimwear . |
| 20 | There 's a ‘ chat-and-pat ’ service ; staff call your hound by name , and tiptoe past your room at night so as to let sleeping dogs lie ; your dog 's photograph is taken in the hotel ; the hotel manager appears for a final ‘ wave-and-wag ’ ; there 's a VIP service for show-winning dogs ; and a discount for families whose dogs are better behaved than the owners ! |
| 21 | She also makes little fancy packs of lacy bib , tiny shoes and a balloon for £10.99 , as a totally impractical but novel Welcome to Baby present . |
| 22 | We less poetic mortals sat for a while in the afternoon sunlight and shadow , then we turned down the path again for a pot of tea and a scone for myself and Eddy and a biscuit for Bill before we began the road walk back to the car . |
| 23 | The plaintiff made traffic control systems and a controller for pelican crossings , these being programmed using a set of mnemonics ( a set of three-letter symbols ) and these were also used to monitor the controllers . |
| 24 | It was difficult to do without children , because they were a necessary status symbol and a subject for conversation . |
| 25 | While allowances are provided for inflation ( a percentage for pay and a percentage for others costs ) , the change to cash planning was expected to motivate spending managers to think more about what level of service they can provide with only a given amount of money . |
| 26 | Refusing to use the lavatory in a battle of wills with the parent and a fight for power and control . |
| 27 | The events of the 1540s led not to decision , but to increased floundering , and a rush for cover . |
| 28 | But a reasonably slim and sure-footed man or woman with enough nerve and a head for heights could certainly have got out this way . |
| 29 | Mozart had received several new commissions : an opera for Milan for 1772 , an oratorio , La Betulia liberata , for Padua , and a serenata for performance in Milan in October 1771 to celebrate the marriage of Maria Theresia 's son the Archduke Ferdinand . |
| 30 | The entire site is well wooded and a sanctuary for badges and a profusion of primroses , wood anemones and bluebells in the appropriate seasons . |