Example sentences of "for [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The 1920s and 1930s are just as notable for resistance to incursions from the peripheries of the discipline , as for the rise of Scrutiny .
2 Genes - for resistance to antibiotics , for example — can be swapped between micro-organisms of completely different species naturally , in the wild .
3 ‘ However , it is recognised that , even with a totally effective referral system for donation of organs following death , there will not be sufficient organs for the people needing life-saving transplants .
4 The CSCE document also called for protection of correspondents and the lifting of restrictions on the movements of foreigners , including journalists .
5 The stars of either sex clustered in twos or threes , massing their power , or strode out alone , shining soloists , while the less attractive gathered for protection in groups outside the offices of some religious or political organization .
6 Experts believe they suffer just as much on harrowing journeys , although nature has invested these animals with the capacity ( once valuable for protection from predators ) for not revealing pain or fear .
7 The more there are of the latter , the less powerful the pleas of the former for protection against imports or foreign ownership .
8 No anti-dog lobby , no ‘ Schedule A ’ demanding muzzling and leash orders , and no need for protection against motorways — just a happy relationship with dogs free to be dogs without too much constraint from human packmates .
9 For instance , Tomsk , founded in 1604 on the orders of Tsar Boris Godunov , around 60 kilometres from the confluence of the Ob and Tom rivers , ‘ served as a defensive post for protection against attacks by the local population and for subjecting them to the payment of yasak ’ .
10 Reinforced hull for protection against logs , ice or grounding .
11 It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome .
12 Instead , in November 1985 , with the backing of the farming lobby , which feared that controls or taxes would be imposed on nitrogen fertiliser , the DoE granted water suppliers no fewer than 57 derogations , 48 of them for contamination by nitrates .
13 That set the first targets for reduction of chlorofluorocarbons and halons but excluded HCFCs .
14 The European Commission has adopted draft legislation on integrated pollution prevention and control aimed at achieving " a balanced system for reduction of emissions from industrial installations into the air , water and soil " .
15 The domestic car manufacturing industry , heavily protected since the 1950s , had already begun to face some competition from imports when quotas were partially lifted in July 1990 [ see also p. 38002 for reduction in tariffs on imports ] .
16 Materials are covered from graphite to felt-tips , to pastels — the latter not really suitable for sketchbooks , probably , but ideal for preparation for oils .
17 From April 1 , 1989 , the limit for advice and assistance provided to a petitioner for divorce or judicial separation has been three times the sum for preparation for magistrates ' court criminal proceedings ; and in other cases , two times that sum .
18 For preparation of nuclei suspension , a detergent trypsin procedure specified by Vindeløv et al was used .
19 The superhelical densities indicated correspond to those observed under the ionic strength conditions used in the transcription assays ( see Methods , section for preparation of plasmids with different superhelical densities ) .
20 In traditionally examined courses such as the current HNC or HND , the criterion for award of prizes may simply be that the winner has obtained the top mark when all students across the length and breadth of the country are compared .
21 Undergraduate scholarships of the value of approximately £200 are open for award to students , usually in the summer vacation of their second year of study , for travel abroad directed towards the enlargement of their experience of music .
22 The Air Force Cross ( AFC ) was established on June 3 , 1918 for award to officers and Warrant Officers for ‘ an act or acts of valour , courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying , though not in active service against the enemy ’ .
23 To explore the feasibility and value of County-endorsed , criterion-referenced Certificates in Library and Study Skills for award for pupils in secondary schools .
24 Ultimately the attractiveness of MINIS-type systems to public sector managers lies in the comprehensive picture which they can provide of organizational activities , and also in the potential which they hold for decentralization within departments .
25 Does this at least then mean a reprieve for ROI in terms of short-run performance measurement ?
26 For change of parties on application , see Chapter 5 .
27 Demands for change from examinations boards and advisers are accepted with philosophical resignation ’ ( p. 31 ) .
28 Yet conventional categories can be modified also to allow for change in concepts and attitudes .
29 Since , when he became Minister of Internal Affairs in the 1860s , Valuev was not to be noted for liberalism , it appeared that the new reign and the effects of the war were creating enthusiasm for change in places where it tended , under normal circumstances , to be rare .
30 The damage inflicted is particularly severe since Fonseca and Williams ( 1988 ) suggest that professional development teachers have been the most effective agency for stimulating a desire for change in schools .
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