Example sentences of "idea of [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quixotic ideas of dismissing the batsmen are largely ignored as comparatively irrelevant . |
| 2 | Particularly influential were the ideas of serving the feudal overlord , of fulfilling the obligation inherent in fidelity , and of helping to restore justice when the lord or his ally was deprived of what was justly his . |
| 3 | Directors chipped in with their ideas of picking a team , and niggled when , umpteen people having poked their noses and opinions in , a team emerged and inevitably differed from their several choices . ’ |
| 4 | So she put a few ideas on the back and said when you do the next one try following these ideas of organizing the different parts of the essay . |
| 5 | I regard the whole idea of privatising the NHS as quite daft - impossible in a universal service offering the full range of service to every citizen of all ages and states of health without any of them having to pay for their medical treatment . ’ |
| 6 | The English attached themselves to the idea of privatising the operator in its entirety . |
| 7 | And we 've got a nice quiet legislative programme next year , now the cabinet has shelved the idea of privatising the post office , which had all our sub-postmasters up in arms . |
| 8 | Sefa-Dedeh is looking at the hydration properties of legumes with the idea of developing a variety that takes less time . |
| 9 | This gave him the idea of developing a method of switching on the fountain automatically , every time the pond was approached by a predator : easily achieved by adapting a passive infra-red detector . |
| 10 | Initially , the group toyed with the idea of developing a new unconstrained , non-compatible architecture but then abandoned that notion claiming the trade-off suffered was relatively minor . |
| 11 | so that 's done some work on that , and there 's now four models for training , one is the , you know , on the job , evenings , training , there 's the weekend model of getting people together for the weekend , there 's the sort of summer school idea and the other one 's the one that Doug keeps reminding me about , which I keep forgetting about which is the distance learning one , er we , I think this is the one he thinks is running in Dundee , that maybe help with because the idea of developing a pack which is kind of trainer proof |
| 12 | The Minister 's enthusiasm sounds a bit hollow , especially as the Government ran away from Monktonhall and the idea of developing the Scottish coalfields . |
| 13 | In 1952 Denys Darlow , then organist of All Saints church , Tilford , Barbara Gregory , a member of the church choir , and a group of local enthusiasts had the idea of combining a church with ideal acoustics , with an organist-conductor with a passion for Bach and access to young professional and semi-professional musicians . |
| 14 | Everyone is short of cash , and nobody set on the goal of having a station could argue with the idea of combining the efforts . |
| 15 | It seems that Leapor absolutely rejected the idea of seeking a patron through a dedication . |
| 16 | These are based on the idea of choosing a sound ( unbiased ) analytical technique and establishing that the performance of the analytical system , once it is set up , meets predefined accuracy requirements . |
| 17 | Then an idea glimmered in one face — the idea of touching the Miracle-Worker — and instantly it was in every mind at once , with young and old alike fighting each other to be first up on the pageant . |
| 18 | The idea of destroying the Rainbow Warrior would have pleased both MI6 and the British government since they dislike organisations like CND and Greenpeace who hold very vocal anti-nuclear views , and already had their members listed on MI5 files and regularly tapped their telephones . |
| 19 | In the aftermath of the election , the prince seemed to be retreating from the idea of including the Khmers Rouges in government . |
| 20 | The Triple Alliance , which I first tried to arrange after the Franco-Prussian War , and about which I had already approached Austria and Russia in 1870 , was an alliance of three Emperors , with the further idea of including the King of Italy . |
| 21 | In the later sketches , which become cruder and less Cézannesque in style , Picasso abandoned the idea of including the two male figures in the composition . |
| 22 | Seaview boss Roy Walker , toying with the idea of including the suspended Kirk Hunter against the Swiss at Seaview on Tuesday — Kirk 's ban does not include European games — was delighted with this result and namesake Glenn Hunter 's performance . |
| 23 | Vast numbers of bricks were required and Bevan had the idea of constructing a tramroad alongside the line of the flight to raise bricks fired at Foxton not only for Foxton Locks but also for other constructions such as the Bosworth Tunnel . |
| 24 | Trafalgar House , BR 's favoured partner , is reliably understood to have rejected the idea of building a terminal at Stratford and to be sticking to the final route chosen by BR . |
| 25 | In March 1973 the Trustees returned to the original idea of building a church hall attached to the Memorial hall . |
| 26 | Tom had until now pooh-poohed the whole idea of building a shelter . |
| 27 | What do you make of this idea of building a new hospital at Norwich with fewer beds ? |
| 28 | This example illustrates the essential idea of modelling the behaviour of other actors associated with the firm , as well as that of the managers . |
| 29 | As a consequence the original idea of installing an additional floor in the building could not go ahead at present . |
| 30 | It was called " Reunion by Destruction " and in it Eliot set out his reasons for opposing the idea of uniting the Anglican , Presbyterian , Congregationalist and Methodist churches . |