Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To simplify preparation of the accounts the parties may agree it appropriate for the completion date to be at the end of a month . |
| 2 | I would acknowledge that : ( i ) I was aware that the Board was seeking production of the documents the subject of the notice from the defendant for the purpose of its supervisory functions over the defendant , and ( ii ) if the Bank had not received the information about the subject matter of that investigation the Bank would not have issued the notice . |
| 3 | The second part of clause 13 also authorised the buyers to sell these finished goods , on condition that they would if requested transfer to the sellers the benefit of those sales . |
| 4 | Unions pleaded for all shipyards to boycott work on the frigates the government is threatening to move from Swan Hunter . |
| 5 | The Radio 2 Roadshow focused attention on the challenges the organisation faces in maintaining a beautiful coastline for the public to enjoy and highlighted such important environmental issues as coastal and cliff erosion , nature conservation , water pollution , disabled access and dogs on beaches . |
| 6 | It could put a different perspective on the topic ; it could introduce new information ; it could invite comparison of the ways the same subject can be treated in different media or from different points of view . |
| 7 | Our approach is to promote awareness of the duties the Regulations impose . |
| 8 | Chief planning officer Bill Green recommended rejection on the grounds the lan was against policy , would damage the character of the conservation area , was in an open space that should be kept , and would create noise and disturbance for neighbours , including the Victoria Hospital . |
| 9 | However prior to taking delivery of the goods the customer changed his mind and decided that he did not want the goods after all . |
| 10 | As a result of working on these matters , the Legal Services Committee has prepared a series of papers and has been preparing advice on the steps the profession needs to consider taking in the future in relation to such issues as direct access , partnerships , split fees , cab rank rule and how to compete with solicitors in a brave new world . |
| 11 | Well firstly the bill did n't have that rough a passage in the House of Lords , because there are only two basic amendments , er that we 're dealing with in the House of Commons that matter , and one of them is the one you 've just mentioned , the answer to it is this , er I 've had a lot of criticisms of giving B R the untrammelled right to bid , er right from the outset their criticisms to do with the danger that you would n't get competition for the franchises the private sector would be afraid , and incidentally this is not a sell off it 's it 's a way of getting the private sector into British Rail with all the advantages that brings , they would be afraid that they would face subsidized and unfair competition , above all , perhaps , British Rail ge=management would feel if they were bidding against their employer that would be a real discouragement to bid , and we 've a lot of evidence er that they feel that and that there are many who do wish to bid in management/employee buy outs , so what we 've done in the amendment is we 've preserved the right for British Rail to bid , but we 've dealt with those criticisms and worries which have come from a lot of quarters not least from within British Rail itself . |
| 12 | Those who benefited from improved earnings , however , were not the rural poor , but the farmers who were able to take advantage of the opportunities the Green Revolution had to offer . |
| 13 | Having chosen confrontation with the unions the Heath government went down to important defeats : the resolution of the miners ' strike by the Wilberforce Report in 1972 ; the official solicitor 's intervention to free the ‘ Pentonville Five ’ in the context of demands for a general strike , after which the Industrial Relations Act was virtually a dead letter . |
| 14 | Boat Race : Oxford have rhythm of the Blues THE BOAT RACE |
| 15 | Rather , the decks have to be cleared on the domestic front to make room for the games the players want to play in . |
| 16 | Even without offering provocation to the Poles the Danzig Nazis were busy enough with their Gleichschaltung or Nazification of the city . |