Example sentences of "[noun pl] to meet the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even as German troops attacked , orders came to forge swords from knives and to prepare petrol bombs to meet the advancing Wehrmacht ; there were no rifles . |
| 2 | A residential two-day workshop in ‘ Negotiation Skills ’ is to be held in June ; a tailor-made course to help senior staff develop further the appropriate skills to meet the various ‘ negotiation ’ situations that are particular to managers working in Higher Education . |
| 3 | The need for a student-centred approach , perhaps not always present in some sectors of FE , is likely to become increasingly vital to tailoring programmes to meet the individual needs of those learners not traditionally seen as ‘ student material ’ . |
| 4 | The Chairman of the National Docks ' Authority opened the batting by reviewing plans to meet the ever-growing volume of docks ' traffic , particularly the substantial growth in roll-on , roll-off between Britain and the continent . |
| 5 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to meet the chief constable of Essex to discuss proper implementation of section 39 of the Public Order Act 1986 in the Thurrock parliamentary constituency . |
| 6 | And Mr Hurd who 's angered the Greek Cypriots by his plans to meet the Turkish Cypriot leader , declined to comment . |
| 7 | I have no plans to meet the self-styled Scottish Constitutional Convention , whose report fails to address the substantive issues involved in constitutional change in Scotland . |
| 8 | The low-emission consortium deals with technology that will cut petrol engine emissions to meet the tightening regulations . |
| 9 | The list referred only briefly and somewhat obliquely to classroom practice , recommending ( but not defining ) : a stimulating and challenging learning environment ; flexible teaching strategies to meet the identified needs of individual pupils ; and specific practical help for individuals and small groups . |
| 10 | But these satellites provide only patchy service in some areas , which is why it requires capacity on the Russian satellites to meet the soaring demand in Asia . |
| 11 | The popularity of these treats was enormous , and Nelson had to redirect his inventiveness towards devising new production methods to meet the burgeoning demand . |
| 12 | All applicants for admission from outwith the United Kingdom or European Community , applicants who are temporarily resident in the UK or EC at the time of application and those who have within the past three years spent a period of employment or residence outwith the UK/EC are advised that they should be certain of their status for fee purposes before registering for their courses at the start of the academic year and be certain that they have the necessary funds to meet the appropriate fees , and for subsistence throughout the course of study . |
| 13 | If you need spectacles to meet the official eye sight standard , wear them , it is an offence to drive with uncorrected defective vision . |
| 14 | Inevitably , too , you will need to build more economical large-scale production units to meet the great new opportunities which have opened up . |
| 15 | What can be done to persuade drivers to meet the true costs of their journeys ? |
| 16 | Our special pull-out centre section explains how to select quality lambs to meet the precise needs of the market once the variable premium has been abolished . |
| 17 | Right : Selecting quality lambs to meet the precise needs of the market will be critical once the variable premium has been abolished . |
| 18 | In the latter case , rural consumers were also typically charged higher prices , since the pressure from the local voters and ratepayers in the town was usually effective in curbing any idea of subsidy to the rural areas to meet the higher costs of supply . |
| 19 | At an average £200 or so for installation , meters do n't come cheap , and it will take a few years of saving on bills to meet the initial cost . |
| 20 | When the Second World War broke out in Europe , it was difficult to get supplies of helpful books , and when the Japanese came into it after the disaster of Pearl Harbour , I myself , as well as the clergy and students for whom I had a pastoral responsibility , felt the need of prayers to meet the threatening danger , as well as the provision of prayers which would express a Christ-like spirit about war , enemies in war , dangers in war and sufferers in war . |
| 21 | As it grows , the composition of its mother 's milk changes to meet the changing needs of its developing body . |
| 22 | As we noted in Chapter 10 , oligopolists have an incentive to carry out socially unproductive advertising in order to make it harder for new entrants to meet the fixed costs of breaking into the industry , thereby leaving more of the market and the profit for existing firms . |
| 23 | Tony Lewis , environmental services group manager , said ‘ The use of the latest measurement technology incorporated in this project is an essential part of our efforts to meet the increasing demands upon us . ’ |
| 24 | It is acknowledged , however , that in its efforts to support the capitalist system , politically and economically , the capitalist state creates and expands public and social services only to find that it does not have the required resources to meet the growing cost of the public sector . |
| 25 | We will enforce effective pollution control regulations while helping farmers to meet the high standards required . |
| 26 | Each operating division formulates its own detailed arrangements to meet the following goals : |
| 27 | The change is to encourage companies and tax practitioners to meet the 12-month filing requirement for accounts and computations from the outset of Pay and File next October . |
| 28 | In this sense , as alternative ways to meet the same need , the two markets can be thought of as being in competition . |
| 29 | We can only surmise that a few basic signalling systems emerged early in evolution and were then modified in subtle ways to meet the unique signalling requirements of different cells . |
| 30 | It is extremely difficult to construct a cost-of-living index for governmental expenditure and the most one can say is that , very roughly , the ordinary revenue of the Crown probably kept pace with inflation , but did not increase in real terms to meet the larger calls being made upon government . |