Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statements suggest that annual reports of plcs and large private companies should include a statement about directors ' responsibilities , acknowledging the role directors ' play in the preparation of the financial statements , and their responsibilities for the decision on whether a going concern basis is appropriate , and for ensuring that adequate financial controls are in place . |
| 2 | The expectation is that by increasing patient participation in this way the project will achieve a reduction in patients ' forgetting and misunderstanding of instructions and advice , and a reduction in the number of questions which occur to patients after their consultation . |
| 3 | Despite the fact that attainment targets may be grouped into ‘ profile components ’ for the purposes of reporting achievements , teachers are expected to ‘ keep a record of pupils ' progress in relation to each attainment target ’ , a particularly onerous requirement . |
| 4 | While working with factual databases can have a bearing on pupils ' skill in using bibliographic databases , it may also serve to reinforce previous database use in the primary school classroom . |
| 5 | A neglected window frame can reach the point of no return , but it could gain a couple of years ' reprieve by the clever use of a wood repair system . |
| 6 | The introduction of National Curriculum History will have an impact on teachers ' methodologies and on classroom management techniques . |
| 7 | Jane Lucas explains how you can gain an insight into horses ' feelings by the physical signs they give out . |
| 8 | She felt tired and wondered if she might manage a couple of hours ' sleep before the train reached London . |
| 9 | Unless First Fidelity beats that ( few American banks do ) , the investment will prove a waste of shareholders ' money . |
| 10 | Employers , therefore , had less reason to associate for defensive purposes since although trade unionism did represent a challenge to employers ' power to manage ‘ it was manifest as a threat to specific employers in specific industries at specific times and places rather than as a general threat to employers as a class ’ ( Adams , 1981 , p. 286 ) . |
| 11 | The task will fall to the manager to persuade advice workers to attend race-awareness training in addition to popular updating in welfare benefits ; managers may have the task of explaining to management committee members why they now need training after so many years without it ; it will be the manager 's job to be attuned to advice workers ' weaknesses and tactfully point them to the relevant additional training ; the manager must find a balance in workers ' meetings between training , casework and group support . |