Example sentences of "[to-vb] in time " in BNC.
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1 | Critics of foreign ownership argue that British plants may become satellite plants or screwdriver plants , involved in the low value-added parts of the production process , providing jobs that are the first to disappear in times of difficulty . |
2 | In relation to the association of District Council 's erm proposition , that was a development package , and obviously groups want to meet in time to look at that , so we 'll see if we can find some more information on that one . |
3 | The ability to fit life-cycles into seasons , to flourish in times of plenty and survive in times of dearth , is clearly critical for polar species ; so also are such qualities as adaptability to change , avoidance of specialization , and deftness in colonizing new habitats . |
4 | Box ( 1987 ) argues that crimes committed by corporations , businesses and professions are likely to increase in times of economic recession although he admits that the evidence is less strong than for ‘ conventional ’ crimes ( see Chapter Four ) . |
5 | Alarms can either be rigged up in every room in your house , or you can wear an alarm unit on your person , to activate in times of need . |
6 | However , as some women do n't realise that they are pregnant , experience no pain and simply assume that they are having period problems , the condition can be extremely difficult to detect in time . |
7 | The most common cause for solicitors having to claim on their professional indemnity insurance in personal injury work is the missing of time limits and allowing cases to become statute barred , either by failing to issue in time or failing to serve in time . |
8 | He jettisoned his parachute but died after his reserve chute failed to open in time . |
9 | However , a major difficulty in ensuring the effectiveness of any support scheme is to reach in time the small proportion of the population least able to cope with their crisis . |
10 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
11 | There are often long delays in obtaining visas ; be certain to apply in time . |
12 | I 'm also hoping to put in time capsules , so people in 150 years time will know what what was happening in Southmoor and the locality . |
13 | Nurse banks originated in hospitals which required a pool of available trained staff from which to draw in times of staff shortage . |
14 | It has avoided the need to invest in time and paper systems , such as monthly reports which would otherwise be required to keep in touch with personnel developments . |
15 | It is always very difficult , in dealing with the relationship between past events and contemporary policies , to know how far back to go in time . |
16 | The Boundary Commission should be set to work immediately and told to report in time for new constituencies to be in place for the next election — to bring fair representation across the United Kingdom , ensuring that a vote in Scotland is no longer worth more than one in England , or a vote in one constituency worth more than one in another . |
17 | The most common cause for solicitors having to claim on their professional indemnity insurance in personal injury work is the missing of time limits and allowing cases to become statute barred , either by failing to issue in time or failing to serve in time . |
18 | The enemy models may not fight back as they are too surprised to react in time to return blows . |
19 | The lawyer 's time will add to costs and is unlikely to result in time savings at a later stage . |
20 | Make evokes merely the idea of " producing an effect " ( = the event expressed by the infinitive ) , so that causation is represented as operating instant by instant throughout the actualization of the latter and the two events are felt to coincide in time . |
21 | The subject of make , on the other hand , refers to the persons who will actually effect the change , and the making and the changing are felt to coincide in time ( " concurrent causation " ) . |
22 | Mr Ceausescu had encased himself in such an impeneterable fortress that Gorbachev spared the Romanian leader from the warning he was to deliver later to Erich Honecker , that ageing leaders who failed to reform in time would pay dearly . |
23 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
24 | Then , pouncing , it had aimed a blow of its great bill at Fiver , who just managed to dodge in time . |
25 | I do feel that this is necessary because we are allocating or just allocating our proposed budget er a substantial amount of extra resources through the rights of way which I am thoroughly in favour of but I do think we need to know how that money is going to be used and which of the items which are to appear in the report are going to be covered by that money and which is still going to need to be addressed next year when we have to book in time for it for next year . |
26 | After a few false starts he found his rhythm and everyone began to clap in time . |
27 | Realizing there was nowhere to run in time , the Marines concentrated their fire on the crouching figures behind the guns , but they were too well protected . |
28 | Huge space-age lights came down from the ceiling to flash in time to the thudding pulse of the music . |
29 | And he could see that the distance was in any case too short : his cannons would never be able to re-load in time . |
30 | Willey , credited with bringing Manly to pre-eminence before spells with Balmain , Norths , Souths and , most recently , Penrith , hopes to arrive in time for Sunday 's Yorkshire Cup semi-final replay , against Halifax . |