Example sentences of "and [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Questions about the mass of planets were fundamental for Newtonians and heretical for Aristotelians . |
| 2 | Accordingly , the type 1 pattern obtained with the alkaline phosphatase method seems to be more sensitive and specific for PSC than other available methods . |
| 3 | But he banged a 3-wood , into the green and two-putted for par . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've taught myself to speak French , German and Spanish for shows I have done on the continent . |
| 5 | This effect causes the pickup coil pulses associated with entry to saturation to be noise and undesirable for use in the final measurement system . |
| 6 | Plans for the extensive use of privatization coupons , reserving 40 per cent of nationalized property for sale to citizens at special low prices , encountered problems when it was revealed on Jan. 20 that up to 6,000,000 of the 8,000,000 books printed ( each worth Kcs1,035 or about US$35 — and exchangeable for shares in state companies — see also pp. 38584-85 ) had disappeared , allegedly bought up by private investment funds promising individuals a tenfold return on their investment after a year . |
| 7 | It is hoped that the project will help supplement rural incomes and also utilise land currently derelict and unsuitable for paddy cultivation . |
| 8 | Barley straw works by changing the pH of the water , making it acidic and unsuitable for algae growth . |
| 9 | The French growers were landed with hundreds of tons of English-type tomatoes unacceptable in the local cooking and unsuitable for canning or preserving . |
| 10 | It 's a Saturday night , the night that 's all right for late and mega-high for Sunday is a day of rest and you 've chosen to spend this Saturday night — let me not presume ! — evening , with me . |
| 11 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a good road , ’ he said , ‘ for walkers ; but it was too steep and narrow for coaches . |
| 13 | Fashionable pastels are fresh and clean for daytime eating and cool and subtle for evening atmosphere . |
| 14 | I hunted high and low for reference material about machine knitting ; I wrote back to the States for help . |
| 15 | Veteran actor Sir John did not have a suitable photograph of himself to adorn the cover of Backward Glances , the concluding volume of an autobiographical trilogy begun in 1939 and due for paperback publication in the New Year . |
| 16 | The last few houses there are derelict and due for demolition . |
| 17 | At the moment , it has two products under development : OpenLimits , a global risk management product , developed with the help of Hewlett-Packard , and due for release in September ; and Market-Making . |
| 18 | With ports to Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix , Hewlett-Packard Co 's HP-UX and Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunOS already complete , versions for Groupe Bull SA 's DPX and Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's Unix V.3.2 are now in beta test and due for release at the end of this quarter . |
| 19 | Scottish scallops , worth about £7,000 and due for export to Spain , have been buried alive after being found to be contaminated with heavy metals . |
| 20 | six hundred and fifty , six hundred and odd for Nicam video |
| 21 | Nynex Corp 's New York Telephone unit issued $200m of 6.5% debentures due March 1 2005 and non-callable for life , at $99.43% via Salomon Brothers Inc . |
| 22 | In spite of six weeks of unceasing rain Wade was , by October 1732 , able to write , ‘ I still hope in a fortnight to pass the Coriarick Mountain in my coach ’ , and sure enough by the end of October the road was finished , ‘ made through a part of the country , ’ as he justly claimed in his report to the Treasury , ‘ that was scarcely passable for man or horse … now made as easy and practicable for wheel carriages as any road in the country ’ . |
| 23 | Certainly there could be links between the two universes of discourse of biology and psychoanalysis , but it was premature and unnecessary for Freud to engage in building up such links before he had established his theory within psychoanalysis . |
| 24 | The smilers are relieved that the removal of the iron curtain has revealed a broader , more variegated Europe , full of national pride and unripe for Euro-regulation . |
| 25 | The Edinburgh student appeared too consistent and resilient for Miss Topper who seemed to be struggling with the slippery court , and she triumphed 3–6 6–1 6–3 an impressive achievement for a No. 7 seed . |
| 26 | The payroll was updated at weekly intervals for employees paid weekly wages and mid-monthly for employees paid at the end of each month . |
| 27 | In Sheffield the steel industry provides numerous vehicles which can enable teachers to achieve their curriculum objectives in the various subject domains in ways which are meaningful and interesting for teachers , students and parents — all need to be exploited in the good learning environment . |
| 28 | Smart and acceptable for city wear but soft enough for relaxed days |
| 29 | One ready and willing for sex . |
| 30 | Bread and mild substitutes and amino acid supplement ( 10 mg as paste with mineral and vitamins added ) are virtually phenylalanine free and prescribable for phenylketonuria |