Example sentences of "[prep] sports and [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Clive Roberts , leisure services ' head of sports and recreation , said : ‘ There were fears that lack of control measures would allow dangerous activities to go unchecked , with possible river bank damage and diminished enjoyment for other river-users .
2 Today , the legend lives on throughout the supreme range of sports and leisurewear , available throughout the UK .
3 SIEMENS Nixdorf Information Systems has launched Club 2000 , an integrated leisure management software package , for any type or size of sports and leisure club .
4 A wide variety of sports and leisure facilities is available for your entertainment .
5 With space at a premium in most sheds , workshops and garages , the Lee/Rowan range of Sports and Leisure organisers will be of interest to sport enthusiasts .
6 ‘ It 's all important ; Roman is the foremost designer of sports and leisure clothes in the world , and you must realise he can do a great deal for my career . ’
7 I would ask of the game 's administrators here in Ulster is — when the money was being made freely available to provide all kinds of sports and leisure facilities here , where was the Ulster Council of the Lawn Tennis Association ? .
8 The William Roberts Action group had a meeting with Norman Wilkinson ( Director of Sports and Leisure ) on May 19 and when he was asked if there was any money in the budget for a new pool he said that there was not .
9 Local large employers could also be encouraged to establish departments providing work experience for people with long-term disabilities , provided they received financial incentives in the form of capital grants and revenue support : employers should not be expected to provide charitable funds or investment , although they can provide an atmosphere of tolerance , access for sheltered workers to the benefits which other employees enjoy ( such as sports and canteen facilities ) , and a willingness to consider these supported workers for more general employment if they make good progress .
10 He asked Dr Bailey , where were the students and she told him that today , Wednesday , was a non-teaching day , reserved for sports and study .
11 While Kim retained his position as DLP executive chairman ( a position which he elevated above his co-chairman Kim Jong Pil and Park Tae Jun ) , Park Chul Un was removed from the Cabinet ( although he was reappointed to the Cabinet in December as Minister for Sports and Youth ) .
12 Among the report 's 108 recommendations are : ( i ) the establishment of a national monitoring programme to measure chemical and biological pollution of rivers , lakes and groundwater ; ( ii ) the setting up of a " blue flag " scheme to indicate freshwater areas safe for sports and leisure use ; ( iii ) the licensing of intensive livestock and fish farms to control pollution caused by them ; ( iv ) the working out of a national strategy to reduce the use of pesticides ; and ( v ) the adoption of stronger measures to reduce acid rain pollution of waterways .
13 The increasing focus on Pringle of Scotland as ‘ the natural name for sports and leisurewear ’ gained pace during the year .
14 Land in the urban fringe is also at a premium for recreation , whether for rambling or for sports and recreation grounds .
15 We now have an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned , as , during the past year , we have undertaken a pilot scheme to integrate life preparation students with Sports and Leisure students who are following a City and Guilds course .
16 Their visibility in sports and success in certain events led many to speculate on the reasons behind the supremacy of blacks in some sports and non-involvement in others .
17 Allied to this is a greater emphasis on comfort , leading to the use of cotton and ‘ elastan ’ fabrics which are proving popular in sports and activity bras .
18 It 's only since the Second World War I think that a few nations , especially the , the , the highly socialist ones with a strong erm directed policy of sports , in sports and education , have begun to put an amount of effort into sports training which the less socialistic and less state concentrated countries like our own have found a , a bit offensive .
19 It seems feasible to agree with the sports historian Edwin Henderson that , with the exception of show business , sport was the only area ‘ in which blacks were able to assert themselves ’ and so ‘ on a large scale , Negroes identify with people in sports and entertainment ’ ( 1970 , p.4 ) .
20 Seton is also involved in sports and leisure goods , a recession-hit division which saw sales fall during the year , although operating profit increased by 7pc .
21 For example , its outerwear sector has brought tremendous success in sports and leisurewear sales , said Coleman .
22 As women become increasingly involved in sports and aerobics activities , so the demand has grown for bras which offer moisture absorbing properties .
23 200 yds from Sports and Leisure Centre with pools and waterslides .
24 As one of the innumerable Government reports to emerge in the last 12 months confirms , the best part of one million people now earn their living , directly or indirectly , from sports and leisure orientated activities .
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