Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extend the algorithm to deal with a general dividend and divisor , and include a test for overflow ( i.e. when the quotient can not be represented in n bits ) . |
| 2 | The algorithm begins with a few small clusters , and it enlarges them and creates new clusters as it is presented with more data . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , if you put it that way … ’ the porter said with a nervous chuckle . |
| 4 | WC apps : 9 Winners : 1966 Nobody has scored a World Cup goal against England since Maradona left the defence looking like a broken washing line in 1986 . |
| 5 | It was said that one result of reading the Section as I read it would be this : that Mr Astor would be liable to pay tax in respect of the income received by the trustee in the United States as income deemed to be his ( Part XV ) and also likely to pay tax on the income which the trustee was bound to pay over , the latter being ( within the decision in [ Garland v Archer-Shee ( 1930 ) 15 TC 693 ] ) the income springing from a foreign possession , namely , his right of action against the trustee . |
| 6 | He directs his bitterest fury at the hysteria generated by a homophobic press , the lack of information available on the virus , and the unwillingness of any political party to address the problem . |
| 7 | He slipped his arm around her and they walked through the park to sit on a secluded seat there . |
| 8 | Fremantle 's motion was put to a vote and rejected and it was agreed to recommend that new fire-proof Foreign and Colonial Offices should be built on part of the park to conform with a general plan for rebuilding the area . |
| 9 | Passion offers schools , colleges and community venues the opportunity to invest in a vast wealth of information about our work during the 80 's and then draw from that information in a more creative and challenging way . |
| 10 | An elicitation procedure is designed to provide a child with the opportunity to respond to a specific set of stimuli ; the relationship between a stimulus and the child 's response is then taken as an indication of the child 's mastery of a particular aspect of language . |
| 11 | The game against the Belgians affords Rangers the opportunity to go through a complete year without losing at home in any competition . |
| 12 | Executive responsibility — as part of a team the solicitor has the opportunity to participate to a greater degree than an outside solicitor in the commercial decisions resulting from advice . |
| 13 | The obvious example is Australia , which was separated early , and in which the marsupial mammals had the opportunity to adapt to a whole range of ecological niches , which they managed with remarkable success in spite of a low cranial capacity and a primitive mode of reproduction . |
| 14 | In 42 of the country 's 50 states the electorate also had the opportunity to vote on a varying number of referendum questions known as propositions . |
| 15 | But to live there means also the opportunity to vote for a particular party , whose quixotry and honesty have touched me . |
| 16 | In the United Kingdom , a citizen may have the opportunity to vote in a national election only once every five years . |
| 17 | It is interesting that , as the opportunity to paint for a specific exhibition has offered itself , a freer and less tentative approach can be seen both in subject matter and technique . |
| 18 | The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel . |
| 19 | For those who make it to lab director , about 1 out of every 25 or 30 technicians , there is also the opportunity to move to a bigger , richer hospital . |
| 20 | He welcomed the opportunity to move to a British company and he felt in any case that eight years was probably long enough at the top of any major company . |
| 21 | One imagines that not a few may actually have seized the opportunity to indulge in a quiet sleep in preparation for the evening stint , for the dinner was formal and the occasion for full ceremonial . |
| 22 | The people would be given the opportunity to choose between a single-party or multiparty system , he added , although he argued in favour of the former : " Creating national unity is a fundamental task for our people . |
| 23 | On the other hand , some individuals may take the opportunity offered by a higher real wage to enjoy more leisure and so may offer fewer hours of work . |
| 24 | In some cases schools have taken the opportunity offered by a delegated budget to create new posts . |
| 25 | There is also the opportunity to register for a part-time PhD degree at the University of Warwick . |
| 26 | Members , whose average age was 22.5 years , welcomed the opportunity to interact on a regular basis with non-disabled peers . |
| 27 | They took full advantage of the opportunity to unwind after a torrid few weeks . |
| 28 | We will write to you approximately one month before then , reminding you that the money will be available shortly , and offering you the opportunity to re-invest in a further Bond . |
| 29 | Trainees are given the opportunity to work towards a recognised vocational qualification ( 15% of those leaving ET in 1989–90 had acquired one ) , and are paid an allowance of 10 a week more than their benefit entitlement ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 6.6 ) . |
| 30 | The overall aims of the experience would be specified , including : to give students the opportunity to work in a real production kitchen where the pace , the expectations and the allowed tolerances would be different from a college training kitchen ; to give students the chance to see and use specialist equipment unavailable at college ; to give the students the opportunity to assess their own personal skills , including the ability to cope on their own , away from home . |