Example sentences of "[verb] a clear [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deeply concerned at what she sees as a naive response to changes in the Warsaw Pact countries which could yet be reversed , Mrs Thatcher will seek a clear assurance from Mr Bush that any defence cuts will not erode the US military commmitment to Western Europe . |
| 2 | Preliminary results indicated that right-wing parties had won a clear majority of seats , underlining a shift in power to the right in favour of the government , and marking a heavy defeat for the left , in particular the PT . |
| 3 | Ireland provided a clearer division . |
| 4 | The story of the conversion of Thames Tunnel Mills at Rotherhithe on the south bank of the River Thames in central London provided a clear contrast to the foregoing accounts of the renovation of traditional water-powered , corn-grinding mills in Surrey and Sussex . |
| 5 | The reforms provided a clear statement of the five main objectives of EC regional policy ( Table 7.1 ) , the means by which policy would be implemented and the role of each of the Structural Funds in meeting these objectives . |
| 6 | The policing of the coal dispute provided a clear illustration of this point ( Uglow , 1988 ) . |
| 7 | To survive successfully the head will need a clear sense of priorities , and the self-confidence and intellectual astuteness to maintain a chosen path . |
| 8 | However , you do need a clear eye to pick up recurring patterns and themes in the room . |
| 9 | The combination of these two measurements could be very useful in studies involving food intake in obese patients and its pharmacological regulation and also provide a clearer understanding of the physiological relationship between the stomach and appetite . |
| 10 | Editor , — D J M Reynolds and J K Aronson provide a clear approach to monitoring cyclosporin treatment after organ transplantation . |
| 11 | The laws we present here provide a clear description of the semantics of each construct . |
| 12 | It is , however , fair to say that the possible restrictions proposed in the consultation paper on a firm 's provision of specialist valuations ( brand valuations , for instance ) to audit clients provide a clear illustration of the approach to ethics the Institutes must maintain . |
| 13 | Granted the potential meaning of to postulated above , these two general categories provide a clear illustration of Guillaume 's principle ( 1984 : 134 – 5 ) that actualizing a potential meaning is an operation of thought which takes place while the speaker is mentally constructing a sentence and which he intercepts when he has found the representation which he feels as adequate for what he wants to express . |
| 14 | The main aims will be to : ( a ) identify particular commercial/legal problems of such magnitude as to cause the investor to withdraw or adjust its terms , including the price , either directly or indirectly through indemnities ; ( b ) flush out any unknown or understated liabilities and ensure the vendor will deliver good title ( free from encumbrances ) to the assets ; ( c ) ascertain more precisely the worth of the target business to the buyer and to provide an effective means of valuing the shares or the assets ; and ( d ) provide a clear understanding of how the business functions , including the operation of its financial and management systems . |
| 15 | This research will provide such information and provide a clear picture of current practice , identifying issues raised by this . |
| 16 | Certainly articles in the press and in professional journals did not , for the first 100 aspirants for GMS , provide a clear picture of the position of the head , let alone the position of other teachers . |
| 17 | The ILEA documents ( 1983 , 1985 ) provide a clear example of this alternative approach . |
| 18 | Japan 's withdrawal from the League in any case demonstrated a clear willingness to flout world opinion . |
| 19 | Renault started the year with the launch of its R25-replacing Safrane , a worthy competitor in the executive car class that , while breaking no new ground , demonstrated a clear understanding of the demands of that class . |
| 20 | Dr Schwarz has suggested that the evidence points to the regional divergence becoming a clear trend only after 1770 , with falls in real wages in the 1760s being avoided only by some groups in Lancashire and Yorkshire . |
| 21 | After all , it 's difficult for anyone to write a clear account of an incident that is traumatic and embarrassing . |
| 22 | During his address Bush drew a clear parallel between Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler , warning : " Appeasement does not work . |
| 23 | He drew a clear division between the " free " world and the Communist world , and made it equally clear that if the Soviet Union tried to expand into the free world the USA was prepared to act . |
| 24 | Western leftists wax indignant about the eastern Europeans ' refusal to differentiate between a democratic socialism and Stalinism , when they themselves never drew a clear line . |
| 25 | We shall see that Law drew a clear distinction between innocent and fraudulent misrepresentation . |
| 26 | In this respect , the law drew a clear distinction between prerogative powers and statutory powers : in relation to the latter , the basic rule is that their exercise is subject to judicial review on grounds of reasonableness and fairness . |
| 27 | Hunter drew a clear distinction between anecdotes , case reports , and syndrome letters but in her chapter on anecdotes , surprisingly , offered no definition . |
| 28 | This drew a clear dividing-line , one impossible to cross , between the " abode of Islam " and the outside non-Muslim world , the " abode of war " . |
| 29 | The primary health care team contracted to follow set procedures for making referrals ( referrers would inform patients , all referrals would include a clear statement of urgency and would be made in writing — even ones made by telephone would be followed up by written requests ) . |
| 30 | But on the other hand , the statute will also include a clear intention that extended rights of audience are put into practical effect as soon as the necessary conditions have been met . |