Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extend the algorithm to deal with a general dividend and divisor , and include a test for overflow ( i.e. when the quotient can not be represented in n bits ) . |
| 2 | The time limit for submitting the return may be extended by the inspector if it can be shown , to his satisfaction , that there is a reasonable excuse for the inability to submit by the prescribed deadline . |
| 3 | He slipped his arm around her and they walked through the park to sit on a secluded seat there . |
| 4 | Fremantle 's motion was put to a vote and rejected and it was agreed to recommend that new fire-proof Foreign and Colonial Offices should be built on part of the park to conform with a general plan for rebuilding the area . |
| 5 | Passion offers schools , colleges and community venues the opportunity to invest in a vast wealth of information about our work during the 80 's and then draw from that information in a more creative and challenging way . |
| 6 | I hope that all hon. Members representing Northern Ireland will take the opportunity to invest in the economic future of the Province . |
| 7 | An elicitation procedure is designed to provide a child with the opportunity to respond to a specific set of stimuli ; the relationship between a stimulus and the child 's response is then taken as an indication of the child 's mastery of a particular aspect of language . |
| 8 | It was only after the demise of the ruling reptiles that the class had the opportunity to capitalize on the evolutionary advantages which propelled them to the dominance they have enjoyed ever since . |
| 9 | The game against the Belgians affords Rangers the opportunity to go through a complete year without losing at home in any competition . |
| 10 | Executive responsibility — as part of a team the solicitor has the opportunity to participate to a greater degree than an outside solicitor in the commercial decisions resulting from advice . |
| 11 | The obvious example is Australia , which was separated early , and in which the marsupial mammals had the opportunity to adapt to a whole range of ecological niches , which they managed with remarkable success in spite of a low cranial capacity and a primitive mode of reproduction . |
| 12 | In 42 of the country 's 50 states the electorate also had the opportunity to vote on a varying number of referendum questions known as propositions . |
| 13 | But to live there means also the opportunity to vote for a particular party , whose quixotry and honesty have touched me . |
| 14 | In the United Kingdom , a citizen may have the opportunity to vote in a national election only once every five years . |
| 15 | How could the working class make effective use of the political power which the vote was expected to give them without the opportunity to engage in an open discussion of political principle and perspectives ? |
| 16 | It is interesting that , as the opportunity to paint for a specific exhibition has offered itself , a freer and less tentative approach can be seen both in subject matter and technique . |
| 17 | The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel . |
| 18 | As you are building a new pond , you have the opportunity to put in the best filtration system , without paying a fortune . |
| 19 | For those who make it to lab director , about 1 out of every 25 or 30 technicians , there is also the opportunity to move to a bigger , richer hospital . |
| 20 | He welcomed the opportunity to move to a British company and he felt in any case that eight years was probably long enough at the top of any major company . |
| 21 | AFTER SEVEN years of perfecting an original and incisive style of investigative journalism in the provinces , I relished the opportunity to move to the big city and expose the callous greed and avarice that had poisoned the cynical entertainment industry for so long . |
| 22 | Boro manager Lennie Lawrence was disappointed that his side had missed the opportunity to move into an automatic promotion place . |
| 23 | The two weeks of training on the Soltau-Luneberg Training Area had given the Royal Scots the opportunity to test to the full those operating procedures and ideas that had been developed since the conversion to Warrior had started in the new year . |
| 24 | One imagines that not a few may actually have seized the opportunity to indulge in a quiet sleep in preparation for the evening stint , for the dinner was formal and the occasion for full ceremonial . |
| 25 | The people would be given the opportunity to choose between a single-party or multiparty system , he added , although he argued in favour of the former : " Creating national unity is a fundamental task for our people . |
| 26 | Normally , any ordinary citizen subject to dropped charges would receive a stony-faced apology and the opportunity to leave via the public foyer . |
| 27 | The Quality Scotland Foundation also organises an Open Days initiative which gives members the opportunity to learn through the direct experience of others . |
| 28 | Now of course from the special school point of view they will say well many efforts are made to attempt to bring community life into the school and to have children erm or give them experiences in the community , so that you provide both a sheltered environment and also the opportunity to learn in the wider community , and this debate is something of a dilemma erm I do n't know that any body can give a definite answer to it . |
| 29 | If necessary , we will offer you the opportunity to transfer to an alternative holiday or cancel the holiday without penalty . |
| 30 | There is also the opportunity to register for a part-time PhD degree at the University of Warwick . |