Example sentences of "of [num] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quality of consular services was improved in a number of cases , notably in Britain where a departmental committee of 1903 introduced for the first time recruitment of consuls by limited competition ( instead of as hitherto purely by nomination of the secretary of state for foreign affairs ) and a rationalised salary structure . |
| 2 | He found that the proportion of over-70s registered for a proxy/postal vote varied from 0.7 per cent to 25 per cent in different parts of the country ; this variation has little or nothing to do with geographical or demographic factors . |
| 3 | Significant changes were identified by applying a statistical threshold of 0.05 corrected for multiple comparisons ( see Fig. 2 legend for methods ) . |
| 4 | However , the incoming Conservative government of 1979 opted for a different approach . |
| 5 | There is another curious aspect to this : even though the banks may allow a country such as Poland to ‘ reschedule ’ its debt — allowing it 20 years instead of 10 to repay for example — the interest payments keep coming . |
| 6 | By contrast , two soldiers and a Timorese policeman had on June 1 received prison sentences ranging from eight to 17 months , while on June 6 two army officers , the last of 10 charged for their direct involvement in the massacre , had received sentences of one year and eight months respectively . |
| 7 | George Petchey was a driving , inspirational wing-half and certainly one of the best in that position in the old 3rd Division South , but he joined the Palace in the summer of 1960 to play for us under Arthur Rowe . |
| 8 | An unusual Marquet view of Paris streets of 1904 sold for FFr1.6 million ( £190,500 ; $304,750 ) , just below its low estimate and a view of Rotterdam by Paul Signac of 1906 for FFr2 million ( £238,000 ; $381,000 ) , its low estimate . |
| 9 | ANDREW BARCLAY and Sons 0-4-0ST No 1680 of 1920 prepares for a day 's work on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway . |
| 10 | The Railways Act of 1921 called for the establishment of four groups in Britain . |
| 11 | Similarly , the New Towns Act of 1946 provided for the setting up of Development |
| 12 | This was also the reason why Practice Direction 2 of 1992 called for matters in issue to be identified in advance , with the paying party outlining the reasons in disputing the item and giving the suggested reduced figure . |
| 13 | With a span of control of 5 and a salary differential of 25 per cent , this implies a ‘ mark-up ’ over the front-line costs of ⅓ to allow for the hierarchical ‘ overhead ’ . |
| 14 | That is not a matter that I can take into consideration other than to say that I am satisfied that the proper figure for a multiplier for working life , er which I shall take in this case , is the multiplier of sixteen contended for by Mr . |
| 15 | If a comparable relationship between protein synthesis in colonic mucosa and in the whole body existed in man , then colonic protein synthesis would have to increase by a factor of 80 to account for a doubling of whole body protein synthesis . |
| 16 | Like Nicholle , Nicholle 's over a couple of thousand saved for a car . |
| 17 | Outgoing , crazy , cuddly woman of 18 looking for friendship and passion . |
| 18 | Addressing reporters on his return to Windhoek on March 15 , Gurirab referred to UN Security Council Resolution 432 of 1978 calling for the reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia . |
| 19 | Make one mistake and even a kid of 13 goes for your jugular ’ |
| 20 | The yellow chair , besides being brushstrokes and pigment , besides being a yellow chair , was one of twelve bought for a company of artists who were to inhabit the Yellow House , the white walls of which should blaze with sunflowers as the windows of Gothic cathedrals blazed with coloured light . |
| 21 | Ten teams of five vied for the coveted Amicable mugs . |
| 22 | The survey , by Industrial Relations Services in Equal Opportunities Review , looked at 4,000 job advertisements for evidence of age bias — and found that four out of five asked for applicants to be under 45 . |
| 23 | A successful team blends these different roles together so that the strengths of one compensate for the weaknesses of another . |
| 24 | Between 1986-95 , they estimate a 33 per cent rise in the number of over-75s hospitalised for short-stay treatment alone . |
| 25 | Darlington had a good record on nursery education with 70 per cent of under-fives catered for , compared with a national average of 48 per cent . |
| 26 | Whereas by a Transfer/Lease bearing even date herewith the property known as Seedy Towers was vested in the parties hereto as joint tenants for [ an estate in fee simple ] [ [ the residue of ] ] a term of [ 99 years from the ] Now it is hereby declared that the parties hereto hold the said property in trust for themselves [ as joint tenants in equal shares ] [ as tenants in common [ in equal shares ] [ in the proportion of one-third share for A B and two-third shares for C D ] ] Engross in duplicate for both parties to execute both parts , each to hold one part after completion . |
| 27 | Stornoway is a very busy Branch and with its two Mobiles the staff of 34 cater for our customers among the 25,000 or so Lewis and Harris residents . |
| 28 | She had come with her little boy of four to stay for a fortnight because the van Goghs felt so sorry for her . |
| 29 | Also included are sundry other records , such as for the election of various officers , and for the year 1400/01 one of two chosen for a particular post was named Andrew Forteshegh . |
| 30 | One hundred patients of a total of 335 presenting for the first time with variceal haemorrhage were recruited into the study and randomised . |