Example sentences of "been single [adv prt] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present about 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes in selected countries : unlucky countries that have not been singled out for earmarked money are vulnerable to savage cuts . |
| 2 | ‘ I was very surprised to have been singled out for this honour . |
| 3 | There is one particular practice that has been singled out for special treatment and that is resale price maintenance . |
| 4 | Elderly people have not been singled out for special consideration either , but for quite a different reason : their needs are broadly the same as those of younger adults , and specialist mental health services for elderly people are now developing all over the country as a direct response to the enormous growth in the numbers of people with dementia . |
| 5 | Because both test and control groups had been singled out for special attention a group pride had developed and this became the motivation for improved performance . |
| 6 | While individual players have rightly been singled out for special mention , the very considerable success of Canada 's World Cup campaign was based on a concerted team effort . |