Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , in fact , a diversion of resources away from the priorities which existed at the end of 1988 which were to develop the management accounting skills of the NHS : particularly to promote the better use of resources through the RMI . |
| 2 | Lots of people do n't like him , and some actively loathe him , but try to see the better side . |
| 3 | a change in the departmental structure creating giant super-ministries such as Department of the Environment and the Department of Trade and Industry to suck back decision-taking from the centre ; and the establishment of business-like organizations , such as the Property Services Agency and the Procurement Executive , to secure the better management of large blocks of Whitehall work ; |
| 4 | The publication of land registers for the greater part of the country represents a major opportunity to secure the better use of massive acreages of underused land . |
| 5 | This research therefore aims to isolate the better performing UK companies and to examine their marketing activities in order to develop a better understanding of best marketing practice . |
| 6 | Discretion may have tended to appear the better part of valour , and certainly better than defeat and its resultant loss of prestige . |
| 7 | The development was welcomed by exhibitors , who felt that stage adaptations would enable them to attract a better class of customer , but they were n't to know what they were letting themselves in for . |
| 8 | Twitch bites have always been a problem , and the best answers have been to scale down tackle and bait to encourage a better bite , or to hover over the rod and attempt to strike and hit the twitch bite . |
| 9 | But the emergence of a strong , secular republic in the south could do much to encourage a better neighbourliness in the north . |
| 10 | ‘ We are here , ’ de Craon began smoothly , ‘ to represent our master 's interests and to establish a better relationship between King Philip IV and the Scottish throne . |
| 11 | Look also at the tops of the trees to establish a better idea of the wind strength , and perhaps its direction too . |
| 12 | On March 3 King Hassan announced that at some time prior to the legislative elections which were scheduled for Oct. 9 , 1992 , constitutional changes to establish a better balance between legislative and executive bodies would be put to a referendum . |
| 13 | The Socialist government of Sr Felipe Gonzalez saw lower consumption forecasts due to lower levels of economic growth as offering the opportunity to establish a better energy balance . |
| 14 | The offensive appeared , initially , to have been intended as a tactical show of strength designed to secure a better bargaining position in peace talks , due to resume on July 15 but " indefinitely suspended " by the government [ see p. 38283 ] . |
| 15 | It should be seen as a five-year plan because , while Scotch has to be matured by law for a minimum three years , the time balance will help the company to secure a better malt price . |
| 16 | The aim of this study is to secure a better understanding of the association between major social , economic and demographic trends and the pattern of children in care . |
| 17 | We hope some day that we shall have won all the battles , and then can relax and develop more of the social side of the retired member 's association , but until then we enjoy the friendship and satisfaction of working together to secure a better deal for the elderly everywhere , and remember that , hopefully , you will all be pensioners one day . |
| 18 | Moreover , people in personal crisis are not very effective at making their needs felt in socially acceptable ways ; they do not organize themselves into consumer pressure groups to demand a better deal , not at least until they are recovered from their own crisis . |
| 19 | She believes that if patients and the purchasers who obtain medical care for them began to demand a better quality of front line service , then hospital managers would very quickly do something to improve the tasks undertaken by and supervision given to preregistration house officers . |
| 20 | TRANMERE won their long fight to provide a better standard of competition for their reserves today when they were admitted to the Pontins League . |
| 21 | Liberal improvers , progressive Conservatives and socialists found themselves sharing some common ground in this assumption that it was the duty of the State to provide a better life for its citizens and which found expression in support for comprehensive social welfare , a national health service and a more humane treatment of those in need . |
| 22 | If you do n't make a neat joint , you can fit a strip of hardwood cove moulding into the corner to provide a better finish . |
| 23 | BR itself came to the rescue and offered to provide an additional DMU , albeit a first-generation unit , to provide a better service . |
| 24 | The competition is to provide a better service for all — children , parents , school staff and community . |
| 25 | Furthermore , although charges are low , standards are going up as hosts recognise that it pays to provide a better service . |
| 26 | I believe stores must invest more in training to provide a better service to customers . |
| 27 | ’ Anyone does , in business , if it helps to provide a better service … ’ |
| 28 | It continues themes from ‘ It 's our business ’ and shows many of the things you have asked to see , such as people in a variety of local offices , trying out different ways of working to provide a better service for our clients and better value for money . |
| 29 | I would argue at least that concentrating a group of students on one course should enable our scholarships staff both to tailor a more relevant course and to provide a better service to students . |
| 30 | Transport 2000 wanted to see a radical shake-up of the funding system for the railways in this country to provide a better service . |