Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [art] opportunity " in BNC.

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1 No well more or less the branches had the opportunity to send in resolutions to the national agreement which were dealt with at conference .
2 Certainly Sunday schools had the opportunity to advance working-class literacy , but that was not seen as their main purpose .
3 If you want to try a pack free , DIY readers have the opportunity to do so by sending their name and address on a postcard to : , .
4 As a special introduction to this colourful , high-quality range of screwdrivers , 25 DIY readers have the opportunity to acquire a boxed set , worth £17.50 , free .
5 Friendship as well as marriage is a two-way affair and it is only when both parties have the opportunity to share problems , experiences and ideas and to give as well as take , that the relationship is a success .
6 For example , part of the evaluation is to monitor the ways in which these sectors have the opportunity to determine policy and the allocation of resources within the Urban Programme machinery .
7 On at least four ritual occasions in the life of a young person — baptism , confirmation , first communion and marriage — the parents have the opportunity of asking friends to sponsor them , thus becoming their godparents .
8 Improving the communication system between school and home so that all parents have the opportunity to develop a positive image of their child 's school .
9 When the service is based on some project that the children have undertaken parents have an opportunity to appreciate their children 's work in context .
10 ( The environmental problems associated with doing nothing include migration of the contaminant plume before any subsurface microorganisms have the opportunity to act . )
11 In these courses , deeper study is undertaken , and undergraduates reading single honours have the opportunity to choose two subjects , of particular interest to themselves , for specialist study .
12 To illustrate the point let me cite the example of Yorkshire , where the majority of the county 's clubs competing in the Courage Leagues have no opportunity of taking part in a national knock-out competition .
13 To a degree this made him vulnerable : Vichy propagandists had an opportunity to fill in the blanks , by vilifying him as a deserter in the pay of the British or of Jewish interests .
14 Participants had an opportunity to introduce themselves and their interest in and perspective on the consultation .
15 Against such a background of hopelessness , compounded by living circumstances which were at best dreary and unstimulating for patients and staff alike , and at worst a contravention of basic human rights and dignity , individuals had no opportunity to develop any other picture of themselves .
16 The Secretary of State and his officials had an opportunity to participate in the process of plan-making .
17 This may well be one of those rare occasions when light aircraft pilots have the opportunity to shape something that affects them .
18 There are advantages in having one set of meetings starting just after school ends and the other set later on another evening so that shift workers have an opportunity to attend .
19 Once a week guests have the opportunity of a day trip to Sardinia 's capital , Cagliari , where you can explore the bustling shops and a market .
20 For the MA ( except in Architecture ) the decision is made at the end of the second year ; students not proceeding to honours classes have the opportunity to complete a BSc(SocSci) in their third year .
21 Also participants have the opportunity to win an evening out in a local restaurant with their partner .
22 This record should be regularly reviewed by the educational supervisor , whose responsibility would be to ensure that senior house officers had every opportunity to meet their specified objectives and that any gaps in relevant experience were readily identified and rectified .
23 Demonstrations of good and bad usability will be on show and delegates have the opportunity to discuss usability , as it applies to their business , with recognised experts from the HCI field .
24 AT LAST the electors have an opportunity to put in power a government that will look after the needy instead of the greedy .
25 The programme first ran in 1986 and current sponsoring organisations include many multinationals , each with their own distinctive features and corporate identity In addition , managers have the opportunity to become part of an international network linked through computer conferencing and meeting at selected workshops .
26 The World Cup Committee adhered strictly to the letter of their own rain-laws that ‘ in matches where play is interrupted or delayed the number of overs are to be rearranged so that both teams have the opportunity of batting for a minimum of 15 overs ( 25 overs in the semi-finals and finals ) according to the number of overs calculated on a basis of an average rate of 14 overs per hour . ’
27 The Staff College should be a place where serving officers have the opportunity to contemplate society as a whole and in particular to study and consider those liberal and humane values which are central to our society .
28 I welcome my hon. Friend 's answer , but will he ensure that the employees of the trust ports have an opportunity to purchase shares and partake in the wealth created , thereby furthering the Government 's privatisation proposals and the extension of share ownership ?
29 The visit of the Association was not unlike the coming of a circus : local intellectuals had an opportunity to mingle with the eminent who came in droves , cities competed in the lavishness of their entertainment , and in days before radio and television one could see and hear well known speakers addressing scientific audiences , or sometimes great crowds of working men .
30 All Rangers have the opportunity to ride for a minimum of half an hour once a fortnight , however , they can also participate in picnic rides , lasting three to four hours , as well as one hour-long evening rides .
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