Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] off the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A special meeting of the city council 's technical services committee has been called for Monday to discuss a plan to sell off the clinical incinerator plant at Duncrue . |
| 2 | All of us have a tendency to put off the difficult tasks or those we dislike . |
| 3 | It was his unexpected kindness that caused her jaw to clench suddenly in an attempt to stave off the hot tears scalding her eyes . |
| 4 | Hitachi , with its partners Maxwell and Matsushita , has come up with a disc the same size , while a third combine headed by Seagate has opted for 3¼ inch ( 7–8 cm ) in an attempt to head off the Japanese competition . |
| 5 | The decision was also seen as an attempt to head off the European Community 's plans for a carbon tax , which would increase the cost of fossil fuels at source . |
| 6 | But Michael Oppenheimer , chief scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund , described it as " mere window-dressing — an attempt to buy off the developing world " . |