Example sentences of "for life " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little wonder there was ‘ intellectual disorder ’ — if that is the correct word for daily thought stymied by explicit threats of destruction ; ‘ a state of mind fundamentally disturbed ’ — if they are the mots justes for those who doubt whether they will be able to put their professional training into practice ; ‘ bordering on the neurotic ’ — if that is an accurate description for lives lived under the fear of total extinction in the mushroom cloud . |
| 2 | The American policy also assumed that if TOWs were bartered for lives , as North put it , the transaction could be passed off as something other than ransom , neatly tied up without the stakes being raised . |
| 3 | Early in 1981 Le Monde reported that a tribe in the area between Benghazi and Sirte had demanded compensation from the government for lives lost in the Libyan war in Chad . |
| 4 | Benefits shown above are for lives assured at normal rates . |
| 5 | At Slapton , as on not a few other manors , a degree of confusion is understandable , for tenures were complex , embracing not only freeholds and copyholds — mostly heritable , though including a few for lives — but also what were described in a survey made in 1548 as ‘ The Farme Landes ’ , which were probably parcels of the demesne that were let by copy of court roll , the larger ones for fifteen years , the rest at will . |
| 6 | Why can not this Tory Government honour their pledge under the treaty to get rid of nuclear weapons , which will mean the withdrawal of Polaris — which is literally cracking up — and the saving of £10 billion on Trident , to be spent on the national health service to care for lives instead of threatening them with mass murder ? |
| 7 | Leases for lives were sometimes used in the eastern half of the country , but here the normal method of tenure was the lease for a restricted period , from one to twenty-one years . |
| 8 | Abolition of interesse termini , and as to reversionary leases and leases for lives |
| 9 | The novel Lust for Life by Irving Stone , published in 1934 , is the most famous of these productions , popularising a vein of interpretation established early in the century by some of Van Gogh 's first advocates , such as the taste-maker Julius Meier-Graefe , who defended Van Gogh in 1906 , and went on to write a book in his praise in 1921 called Vincent . |
| 10 | Others , more robust or less perceptive , found , on the contrary , a renewed zest for life in the perpetual animated discussions occasioned by the topic . |
| 11 | All wrapped up in irresistible humour and a zest for life . |
| 12 | Give it a sunny position and it will be your pal for life . |
| 13 | In some ways I feel her peculiar dilemma parallels my own for she described her stance as one which distanced her from the classical anthropological mode , creating a ‘ memorable adventure ’ , which she claims , ‘ has marked me for life ’ ( ibid. 22 ) . |
| 14 | She had ill-equipped both daughters for life , disapproving of fashion and make-up , deaf to music both classical and popular . |
| 15 | Friends were for life . |
| 16 | Little wonder that they were so fresh in her mind ; creating a very powerful effect on his mind and unconscious , musically and rhythmically , that would remain with him for life . |
| 17 | Lorca stood for something else — for life and the day-today dynamic of men and women . |
| 18 | In the closing moments of their final interview Porfiry wonders if there 's a storm coming — ‘ and it would be no bad thing ’ , he says , ‘ to freshen the air ’ ; which is a literal rephrasing of the metaphorical ‘ All you want now is air , air , air ! ’ with which he presses home his argument for confession and acceptance of suffering , and for life . |
| 19 | He says that it is a sad fact that many early RDS receivers failed to perform even basic tasks adequately , and many people have been put off RDS for life because of : ‘ experiences with receivers that performed inadequately and which failed to live up to the promises the broadcasters made for them ’ . |
| 20 | But the drugs that can reduce it have to be taken for life , and many have unpleasant side-effects . |
| 21 | PETER RAWSON , Zimbabwe 's former captain , will be banned for life after signing to play in South Africa . |
| 22 | SAID AOUITA , the 1500 metres , 3,000m and 5,000m world record holder , has criticised what he called lenient treatment of the disgraced Canadian sprinter , Ben Johnson , saying that athletes who take drugs should be banned from competition for life . |
| 23 | Earlier , Lord Donaldson had commented that the £600,000 would give Mrs Sutcliffe a permanent income of some £60,000 a year for life — and when she died the £600,000 would still be intact . |
| 24 | Transplants of the whole pancreas have been successful for some severely ill patients , however , they need to take powerful drugs for life to stop rejection of the organ . |
| 25 | If he finds the right character , the actor effectively claims the role for life . |
| 26 | THE LAW COURTS in the Strand pronounce a terrible judgment on the visitor as soon as he enters : school , they say , really was a preparation for life . |
| 27 | PRESIDENT F W de Klerk last night announced the unconditional release of eight prominent political prisoners , notably Walter Sisulu , 77 , former secretary-general of the African National Congress and the closest political associate and oldest friend of Nelson Mandela , with whom he was jailed for life in 1964 . |
| 28 | Five of the eight prisoners due to be released were convicted of terrorism and sentenced for life in the famous Rivonia Trial of 1964 . |
| 29 | Also to be released is Wilton Mkwayi , who took over the overall command of the ANC 's military wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , after the others were jailed but was himself arrested and jailed for life in 1965 . |
| 30 | It is in the second half , when Helena becomes a quasi-symbolic force for life and renewal that Patricia Kerrigan 's performance comes into its own . |