Example sentences of "opportunity [to-vb] their [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | For some chairmen , moreover , the prospect of playing Father Christmas ( which their rural electrification largesse offered them ) provided a not entirely unwelcome opportunity to affirm their commitment to the local community , and the voices of discontent raised against the policy were few . |
2 | The removal of selection at 11 gave primary school teachers the opportunity to relate their work to the needs of all the children and to make the school day meaningful for each individual in their care . |
3 | Since 1962 they have had very few opportunities to express their opinions in the national press , and even less on radio and television . |
4 | In the first half his passing had the right weight and direction to give Williams and Wright opportunities to use their speed against the Yugoslav defence and bypass the sweeper , Petric . |
5 | Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 10% of all yarn and haberdashery purchases from the shop and they also have the opportunity to sell their garments through the shop on a commission basis . |
6 | ‘ Those people — and thousands of them went through the proper procedure — will be contacted later this month and given the opportunity to purchase their tickets for the next home game . ’ |
7 | In this particular case , the tenants had security of tenure as well as the opportunity to purchase their homes under the heavily subsidised right-to-buy scheme . |
8 | A national open art exhibition which gave 62 artists an opportunity to exhibit their work in the studio and gallery space of Norfolk Institute of Art and Design . |
9 | Rosemary Sandford of Darlington Association on Disability , said they were saddened and disappointed they were not given the opportunity to express their views at the meeting . |
10 | Audit committee meetings enable internal and external auditors to discuss their findings with senior management and provide the latter with an opportunity to express their concerns to the auditors . |
11 | But they were also seizing the opportunity to express their frustration with the caprice , incompetence , and sheer inadequacy of provincial administration and judicial procedures . |
12 | Squatters have long felt they 're at the receiving end of a bad press and have have welcomed tonight 's opportunity to express their side of the story . |
13 | The SY course gives pupils the opportunity to broaden their experience of the subject both with regard to chemical theory and practical expertise . |
14 | We believe in providing people with the opportunity to utilise their talents to the full . |
15 | This guarantees students the maximum opportunity to use their English outside the classroom in a social context which is sometimes difficult to achieve on short courses . |
16 | As well as the peace of mind of a guaranteed future value at the end of the agreement Rover also offers the customer the opportunity to insure their payments against the risks of sickness , accident , redundancy and even loss of life . |
17 | ‘ What we 've done , in reappraising policies in light of values , is to see our task not as we did in the past , as the relief of poverty or the advancement of equality , but as giving individuals the opportunity to realise their potential to the full , ’ he says . |
18 | If the students we teach have access to video , we need to help them use this opportunity to develop their control of the language they are studying . |
19 | These modules offer students the opportunity to raise their awareness of the scope for both individual and community action in relation to community welfare and community needs . |
20 | ‘ But Jefferson and Williams have had no opportunity to have their hands in the Cathedral till . |
21 | Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons . |
22 | Those members , in order , have an opportunity to introduce their bills before the House . |