Example sentences of "for [noun prp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most workers , it was claimed , thought that it would be much worse for Germany if it lost the war , that a more draconian Versailles , the dismembering of Germany , and massive unemployment would be the consequence . |
| 2 | I agree with the hon. Member for Chichester that it does not matter to the British people whether they have a pound sterling or an ecu in their pockets if their level of prosperity is being maintained and enhanced . |
| 3 | Also by competing it risks cannibalising its own best profit sources : IBM selling an AS/400 mini is a triumph if the buyer would otherwise have chosen a DEC VAX , but a financial disaster for IBM if it replaces an IBM mainframe . |
| 4 | This statement is not quite the same as the official DHSS objectives for RMI but it represents a reasonable paraphrasing . |
| 5 | Power sharing was understandably crucial for SDLP and it proposed that government should be carried out by an Executive with cabinet posts in proportion to party strengths in the Assembly . |
| 6 | This is particularly significant for Marx since it means that the communal principle does not fully come into conflict with the interests of individual constitutive families as it did in the ancient city , a contradiction which ultimately led to further developments . |
| 7 | The suggestion that Thomas 's race was a consideration in his nomination was highly embarrassing for Bush as it coincided with the president 's unrelenting opposition to a civil rights bill passed by Congress which he had pledged to veto on the grounds that it supported minority quotas . |
| 8 | The break was clean and horizontal , and while the whole of the coming season may be over for Lawrence before it has even begun , as Brown said : ‘ If anyone can come back from such a horrific injury it is Syd . ’ |
| 9 | The view that almost everyone except the Commission subscribed to was summed up a few years later by the UN Economic Commission for Europe when it wrote in a report on damage surveys in many countries : ‘ Research results obtained so far indicate that air pollution is an essential , causal factor in the destabilisation of forests or even in the breakdown of some forest ecosystems . ’ |
| 10 | Kerrey 's withdrawal was seen as particularly good news for Clinton as it offered the prospect of removing from the campaign the rancorous legacy of the Vietnam war . |
| 11 | Eyeing the expected Microsoft Corp NT assault on the 32-bit systems software market , SunSoft is also fortifying its channel strategy hoping to press the advantage first for its Interactive product , then for Solaris-on-Intel when it becomes available . |
| 12 | Sunsoft admits that it has to do a lot more work modifying Solaris 2.0 for Intel than it thought . |
| 13 | The day got worse for Diana as it went on . |
| 14 | The judge added , at p. 143 , that if Woolwich had not paid there might have been an assessment or a writ ‘ with the result in either case of highly undesirable publicity for Woolwich if it had withheld the very large sums claimed by the revenue to be due ’ and that there was an understandable fear by Woolwich of damage to its reputation . |
| 15 | There 's a lesson here for Darlington as it embarks on its own pedestrianisation scheme . |
| 16 | It becomes less important to Picasso later on but it is something which is constant for Matisse and it has always been recognised by critics who have described him as a painter 's painter . |
| 17 | Mark Tran in Washington adds : Industrial nations have agreed to provide a $500million bridging loan for Poland as it embarks on its austerity programme , the US Treasury announced yesterday . |
| 18 | I was at Wembley , filming for BT when it happened . |
| 19 | City sources believe MB is the most likely suitor for Caradon as it reshapes into an international trading company . |
| 20 | This trick seems likely to ensure plenty of immediate development work on applications and so plenty of products for NT when it arrives . |