Example sentences of "understand [coord] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frightening : Sufferers are repeatedly shown the potential consequences by doctors and others but " in denial " do not understand or accept the connection between drink and drug use and these fearful consequences . |
| 2 | Every Resident , every bush DO , who had ever over-persuaded erring emir or recalcitrant chief , could understand and envy the nature of the viceroy 's coup de théâtre . |
| 3 | Your relatives , friends , social worker and/or solicitor will do all they can to help you understand and complete the formalities . |
| 4 | Say what you do n't understand and ask the group for help . |
| 5 | Teachers will understand and support the way in which management decisions are made if they are fortunate enough to receive any management training and any assistance in their professional development , especially if it is linked with their working experience ( DES 1990a:9 ) : Training opportunities increase in value to the degree that they are planned to integrate with and enhance the experience of management in school . |
| 6 | There is no attempt to understand or explain the phenomenon in terms of wider social forces . |
| 7 | We Westerners find it hard to understand or admire the growth and success of Islamic fundamentalism , but the traditional Muslims have realised far better than the ‘ progressives ’ that if you want to resist consumerism and individualism then you have to capture the public ground and control the country from the centre . |
| 8 | As for the white kids on the estate , they experience the immediate effects — unemployment , bad housing , but they 're in no position to understand or tackle the actual underlying causes . |
| 9 | Natural parents find it just as hard to understand and meet the needs of their adolescent children . |
| 10 | As obvious as it may sound , it is essential to understand and identify the business being sold and the use to which the purchaser will put the assets . |
| 11 | ‘ Many people who are just beginning to trace their family tree need help and guidance about what is available and how to understand and interpret the documents , ’ said Janet Smith , principal archivist in charge of public services . |
| 12 | Most of all , it was suggested , these explanations have placed most of the blame for quality deficits onto teachers themselves or those who train them , instead of examining the characteristics of the environment in which teachers operate and trying to understand and interpret the ways in which teachers make sense of , and adjust to , that environment . |
| 13 | The relationship between society and the state has been a central concern of western political and social thought for the last four hundred years , one crucially bound up with attempts to understand and evaluate the character of new social , political , economic and intellectual forms associated with the development of a capitalist world economy . |
| 14 | It may be an appropriate time to revisit casework theory and research in order to help us to understand and isolate the variables which are important to successful outcome for long-term case management intervention , particularly the clinical model . |
| 15 | Feminists have approached the work of Irigaray eagerly , looking for a theory which would help to understand and change the situation of women , but have been divided in their interpretations of her writing . |
| 16 | This enthusiastic group of 16 men and women share an affection for the Museum and its objects and their informative tours have helped many visitors to understand and make the most of the collections . |
| 17 | If we want to understand and possess the Spirit in his fullness , we need to keep our eyes firmly on Christ himself , for it is to him that all the Spirit 's authentic witness is directed . |
| 18 | The 1970s saw the beginning of serious and substantial attempts to understand and improve the financial reporting practices of public sector organizations . |
| 19 | But this shows only that International Relations has become an American dominated discipline , and readers should firmly make up their own minds about the best way to understand and explain the international scene . |
| 20 | To understand and explain the behaviour of matter it is sufficient to observe it from the outside . |
| 21 | In the study of Languages , the pronounced use of interactive techniques underpins the necessity to understand and manipulate the syntax that forms the basis of the language . |
| 22 | This is partly because we need to understand and classify the vast amounts of pottery recovered from excavations at archaeological sites , and partly because of the high success rate of such analytical projects . |
| 23 | In seeking to understand and present the work of others in his Report on the Theory of Numbers , he had in many cases progressed far beyond them . |
| 24 | Political scientists attempting to understand and analyse the processes of change in global politics in the post-Cold War era are having to reassess the utility of conceptual frameworks developed in the past . |
| 25 | The Department needs to understand and analyse the scale and extent of the problem before effecting action to address it . |
| 26 | A sound financial department and her strong sense of accountability enabled her to understand and monitor the financial side . |
| 27 | Choreographers must have been dancers themselves if they are to understand and feel the natural abilities of the body and to allow fur the influence of the techniques in which they have been trained . |
| 28 | Individuals must be able to understand and explore the multiple identities and experiences they , their families and friends will carry with them . |
| 29 | Many ageing people need to understand and accept the changes in their sexuality in order to continue enjoying it to the full . |
| 30 | But , first , they have to understand why such an instruction is given , even when it appears to be against their interests , and secondly they have to have been involved in the decision and to understand and accept the consequences of such a strategic direction . |