Example sentences of "avail [pn reflx] of the opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keynote address was by architect Robert Venturi , winner of the 1991 Pritzker Prize , who availed himself of the opportunity to trumpet his firm 's recent commissions , which include the Sainsbury Wing and the Seattle Art Museum . |
| 2 | " Every intelligent voter " in the country would avail himself of the opportunity proposed by Hare to enter their names on the ballot paper . |
| 3 | A number of GRIST coordinating staff doubted whether arts teachers would avail themselves of the opportunity to comment on their INSET need , as GRIST , section 27. i. , requires . |
| 4 | I would gladly have availed myself of the opportunity of taking a passage in her myself did I not find by so doing that the party would be entirely broken up and in all probability the trip to the westward abandoned altogether . |
| 5 | If an employer does not prevent them availing themselves of the opportunity to learn business secrets how can he later seek to restrain an employee from using the same information . |
| 6 | During the strike , there were allegations that the police used binding-over orders in cases which they knew could never result in convictions but in which they wanted to avail themselves of the opportunity for the imposition of bail conditions which they knew such a charge would give them ( Christian , 1985 : 133 ) . |
| 7 | ( i ) Ballot At the start of each session , all Members wishing to promote legislation ( or , more realistically , wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of securing publicity for a cause ) may enter their names on a ballot . |
| 8 | Even at this stage conciliation is encouraged and the EAT is enabled to take such steps as it thinks fit to enable the parties to avail themselves of the opportunity for conciliation . |