Example sentences of "for [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The catalyst for change was the so-called ‘ Agreement ’ signed between the Government and the Stock Exchange in 1983 . |
| 2 | The price they paid for admission was the sacrifice of industrial democracy : Co-operation by largely foregoing the promotion of Industrial Co-operation , trade unionism by making the maintenance or improvement of their members ' working conditions the prime object . |
| 3 | It decided that the criterion for liability for damage was the reasonable foreseeability of the injury . |
| 4 | The solution of the Cadiz liberals for the colonial desire for self-government was the concession of full political rights to American citizens within a unified empire ; the colonies were an integral part of metropolitan Spain and would be ‘ freed ’ , with the same constitution that gave Spain herself freedom . |
| 5 | The unit I had for review was the wrist mounted version which had a rubber strap with a built in expander . |
| 6 | One critical aspect of the overall decline in the demand for labour was the discrimination that older workers believed employers exercised against them and in favour of younger ones . |
| 7 | In the short term though what was crucial for labour was the offer of more secure living standards . |
| 8 | The force working most clearly for uniformity was the growth in the child population , and since that was itself not uniform it was uneven in its effects . |
| 9 | The first person the majority of the sample ( 90 per cent ) turned to for help was the family practitioner . |
| 10 | The only monitor for management was the market . |
| 11 | Seventy five percent of solving the problem because the big problem for capacity was the in-bound on a Saturday morning which , of course , will be solved now |
| 12 | Thus the portion of the site that was chosen for clearance was the upper half of the southerly track together with the base area of the former engine house . |
| 13 | The desire for peace was the increasingly dominant and constant theme of popular opinion . |
| 14 | The first party to campaign for independence was the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons ( NCNC ) founded by Dr Namdi Azikiwe in 1945 . |
| 15 | The Regional Council refused planning permission for the development in November of last year , and among the reasons for refusal was the lack of justification for the commercial development , and the harm that would be caused to this particular part of the Green Belt . |
| 16 | It is Protestant perceptions which explain their actions and those perceptions were amplifying the fundamental divisions between those unionists who remained committed to pragmatic reform , either because they believed in liberal unionism or because they believed that satisfying the Westminster government 's demands for reform was the only way to maintain Stormont , and the right-wingers who wanted to preserve traditional unionism . |
| 17 | The major financial reason for emigration was the higher salaries , pre-tax as well as post-tax , that could be earned by professionals in some other countries . |
| 18 | Like it , the basis for development was the ‘ unit ’ — an enquiry based topic which might be used in any order and at more than one level . |
| 19 | The signal chosen for preservation was the one situated at Horderley , which has now been found at the N.R.M. York and the Society is awaiting confirmation of our application of a loan period together with artefacts of the line , to be placed on display at the Society 's museum at Bishop 's Castle . |
| 20 | In Ancient Egypt , where the term for wife was the same as the term for sister , and men frequently married sisters who were full siblings , the distinction seems to have disappeared altogether . |
| 21 | However , when some of the Great Western HST sets became surplus to requirements an obvious option for redeployment was the Midland . |
| 22 | ANYONE for croquet was the cry as the gentle striking of mallets put balls through hoops in the grounds of stately Ormesby Hall , Middlesbrough . |
| 23 | During the next 100 years , there was little progress in the treatment of diarrhoea , and the main source for debate was the precise composition of the intravenously administered fluids . |
| 24 | Cattle stealing for ransom was the most common form in many districts . |
| 25 | Singled out for praise was the use of a cartoon Michelangelo across the centre spread to illustrate a feature headlined ‘ Invest in your future ’ — all about Personal Development Plans . |
| 26 | The guiding light in the search for theory was the methods of natural science ( usually equated with physics ) , construed in strictly observational terms . |
| 27 | Her particular target for attack was the formalist interpretation of abstract art by Clement Greenberg . |
| 28 | The central cause for concern was the 20-page section devoted to advice on sexual matters . |
| 29 | The main cause for concern was the dominant role of France , which had withdrawn from NATO 's integrated command structure in 1966 and had since taken an independent line in defence matters . |
| 30 | More striking than the provision of popular entertainment for profit was the remarkable degree to which the landed interest , the liberal professions , and even sections of the business community itself excluded commercial forces from sport . |