Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] understanding of the " in BNC.

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1 Instead of being taken for granted as a set of explanatory standards which will bolster and enhance our understanding of the social world , individualism may appear to offer only a narrow and distorting lens through which to inspect it .
2 Managing Corporate Affairs and Public Relations — a five-day residential course , for senior executives wishing to update and improve their understanding of the strategic role of Public Relations , and for senior PR Managers wishing to maximise their effectiveness within their organisations .
3 Managing Corporate Affairs and Public Relations — a five-day programme for senior executives wishing to update and improve their understanding of the strategic role of public relations .
4 The first is to contribute to the theoretical analysis of work and employment and to discussions of labour markets , and to advance our understanding of the ways in which gender operates at work .
5 If the prime task of the teacher is to help children acquire nationally agreed learning skills and to deepen their understanding of the concepts which underpin particular academic disciplines , then the way subject matter is presented and used in the classroom requires to be reappraised .
6 And they use this role play to explore their interests and their concerns ; in similar ways and for similar purposes to the way we use drama — to explore and develop their understanding of the world .
7 For the social sciences have more to gain from each other than they have to lose , and the precise origin and pedigree of new findings and theories is of little importance so long as they extend and expand our understanding of the world .
8 And all the whole , French scientists continued to do just what they had always done — make new discoveries and expand our understanding of the natural world .
9 A growing number of staffs within and across schools and the specialist services are now engaged in developing such joint approaches , meeting as teams in school-based discussions and workshops , with the explicit aims of pooling their expertise , sharing and increasing their understanding of the factors that may lead or contribute to children 's learning difficulties , and finding their own most appropriate solutions to them .
10 Additionally , two regional transect lines are being included : they will traverse the margin in a bid to define the crustal structure better , and to improve our understanding of the tectonic framework .
11 It will also illuminate and extend our understanding of the ways in which the social institutions of law and welfare interact with the family .
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