Example sentences of "that [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 2 | There is one fundamental difference , however , between the material which is produced within a business and that produced for external consumption . |
| 3 | Accepted authorities on the writing of good English prose — the Fowler brothers and Arthur Quiller-Couch — agree on three rules that make for effective writing : |
| 4 | The cottages were small and damp , with earth floors and none of the cooking or sanitary arrangements that make for domestic comfort . |
| 5 | I have mentioned particular examples of qualities that make for high survival value among memes . |
| 6 | To have both a family and interesting work means a terrible struggle , and yet I think that those are the things that make for human happiness . |
| 7 | Buxton initiated his Civilization Society in part because he feared that to wait for antislavery principles to permeate foreign societies of slaveholders , which he believed to be BFASS policy , ‘ would cost us half a century , and that implies the sacrifice of twenty five millions of the human race ’ . |
| 8 | The RSPB also recommend that grants for on-farm forestry ( as proposed by the draft Structures Regulation ) should be included , but with emphasis on indigenous species . |
| 9 | In England , in a paddock used continuously throughout the year by greyhounds , the seasonal pattern of infective larvae on the pasture followed closely that described for gastrointestinal trichostrongyloids in ruminants with a sharp rise in July and a peak in September ; this suggests that development to the L3 is heavily dependent on temperature . |
| 10 | The procedure for payment of labour and material sub-contractors will usually follow that described for labour-only sub-contractors and interim payments will be supported by a certificate issued by the builder 's surveyor . |
| 11 | Representative democracy , however , whether at national or local level , must be distinguished from the participatory approaches that provide for direct involvement in the policy-making process ( Pateman 1970 ) . |
| 12 | While it is true that the warmth of hospitality , generosity and friendliness to be found in the West of Scotland has no equal , it is also true that the depths of rudeness and disgustingly mannered carelessness that passes for ethnic character are rarely surpassed . |
| 13 | To confront the anger of God in the way the ancient Israelites dared to do , to face it as directed against ourselves and the society of which we are so much a part , is to escape the romantic pretence , the unrelieved jollity , or the easy , unthinking speech of so much that passes for Christian belief and worship . |
| 14 | Deep in their minds some whites have begun to think again what their ancestors thought , that blacks are genetically inferior in the traits that count for economic success , and that this is proven by the fact that blacks have lost ground as discrimination has retreated . |
| 15 | As for er as for departures , a strategic context in terms of a structure plan policy erm that allows for major exceptions will must surely assist in in considering any application that comes forward as a as a departure under under . |
| 16 | By the end of 1987 , they were playing live almost every other night , but they were still getting their share of badly organised gigs or ones that flopped for other reason , usually not connected with the band . |
| 17 | Eric [ Varley ] talked about energy extremely competently , though he insisted that looking for major energy savings was likely to be ‘ extremely disappointing ’ . |
| 18 | Mr Major said that plans for devolved Scottish , Welsh and regional assemblies , combined with moves to a federal Europe and an end to the first-past-the-post voting system , were ‘ of far greater importance than the general election itself ’ . |
| 19 | DBV members were concerned that plans for industrial units on the old Darlington Forge Site were being held up . |
| 20 | The figures came after a tough warning from Mr Major that plans for constitutional change backed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats threatened to sap Britain 's strength and would lead to weak , indecisive government . |
| 21 | The head porter or housekeeper usually distributes any mail that arrives for residential staff . |
| 22 | Nor is it clear that support for proportional representation would win votes : in the ITN exit poll , 52 per cent said they preferred the present system , including 45 per cent of those who voted Labour . |
| 23 | It is , as suggested earlier , becoming clear that support for applied research is more attractive to funding bodies than support for fundamental research . |
| 24 | This kind of evidence does little to suggest that support for new parties is " rational " and based on an informed judgement as to party policy . |
| 25 | CONSIDERING the vast worldwide market that exists for sexual material of all kinds , it is remarkable just how bad mainstream cinema has been when it comes to portraying sexual passion . |
| 26 | It was also argued that costs for small investors would rise . |
| 27 | Most of the SNC meteorites have sustained shock , but not to any degree approaching that predicted for Martian target rocks . |
| 28 | There are also independent schools that cater for pre-school children . |
| 29 | It 's an exciting game that calls for great skill . |
| 30 | Now comes the part that calls for real concentration and a steady hand — applying the glue or adhesive . |