Example sentences of "can [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Otago CA report for that year had to report that the early high hopes for Otago cricket were now being ‘ affected by the Great War , and the necessity for all men to play the greater game for the Empire ’ .
2 Compared with shifting coalitions of Independent councillors , party groupings can make for coherent policy planning and administration .
3 The only other area in Britain which can compare for steep ice-fall climbs is the North West of Scotland , and that 's a long drive for a weekend 's climbing — even for the Scots !
4 And the cost of this valuable protection is much less than you might think … premiums of Cashguard Plus start from just £6.95 a month and when you consider the amount of cover you can enjoy for that amount , the Plan really does represent value for money .
5 And the cost of this valuable protection is much less than you might think … premiums for Cashguard Plus start from just £6.95 a month and when you consider the amount of cover you can enjoy for that amount , the Plan really does represent value for money .
6 And you can borrow for any period in between .
7 What budget borrowers can expect for next year will depend on when their review date falls .
8 ‘ We both know what we can do for each other , so why all this frantic resistance , when it 's obviously fraying your nerves ?
9 Not to risk Gazza until the World Cup-tie against San Marino in February , shows Taylor does not yet understand just what the £5.5million star can do for English football .
10 Well now what can do for this man ?
11 There is thus no authoritative work to which trades unions , employers , academics and legal practitioners can refer for reliable guidance in this area .
12 Could that be for example because males with resources would want normally to acquire youthful wives , or perhaps it might in other words it could be could n't it that if males provide resources to females that they can use for primal investment , this would then have selective effects on females who will want certain things in order to get erm the investment and one of the things they might want to do is to look youthful .
13 The government has a number of possible policy instruments which it can use for this purpose .
14 A large organisation can provide for greater division of work and specialisation .
15 A general expression to assess the potential improvement that access frequency loading can provide for any case in which A per cent of records account for B per cent of accesses is derived below .
16 there 's no way you can work for that sort of price
17 His saying was " If I can work for 1 Yard an hour I can walk for 1 1/2d an hour .
18 Mark tells us so much about who Jesus is and what he 's come for just by showing us that one miracle but what I 'm suggesting to you here is that you can look for greater meaning in it , further symbolism .
19 Then maybe we can look for some food . ’
20 Rastani and I can vouch for each other .
21 Most give telephone numbers you can ring for more information , and many will tell you over the phone if they are likely to offer you a place .
22 There will still be a significant number of young people who can hope for little success from it , in stark contrast to the commitment that all pupils should receive a record of achievement .
23 I might fool the fans , but the best I can hope for this season must be second from bottom and the third preliminary round of the FA Cup .
24 Thus many electors can vote for extra spending knowing the cost will fall elsewhere .
25 If the chairman agrees to put an estimated minimum value of an unascertained debt , the claimant of such a debt can vote for that value ( r 6.93(3) ) .
26 So when you holiday in Britain you can wish for good weather and only hope for the best .
27 ‘ I 've had about all I can take for one day . ’
28 So the government can correct for this type of market failure by increasing aggregate demand , either by spending more itself or by getting the private sector to increase its spending , through tax cuts or an expansion in the money supply and lower interest rates .
29 Scientists and engineers can apply for long term funding to open up new research directions
30 The regulations setting out the procedure whereby a soldier in the British Army can apply for conscientious objector status are classified as a ‘ restricted ’ document — to which only army officers have access .
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