Example sentences of "an opportunity for a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There may be an opportunity for a private member to introduce the bill , ’ a DTI spokeswoman said yesterday .
2 Then seek an opportunity for a meeting .
3 The road passes by the chapel and is soon joined on the left by a road coming from Ingleton and this offers an opportunity for a brief detour to see Deepdale .
4 For Baxter and George Kinnell it was an opportunity for a spot of transatlantic trouble and on arrival at their luxury hotel , the cousins ordered huge quantities of drink to be brought from a local liquor store .
5 This interweaving of pre-Christian , reformation and contemporary religions gives Lewis its unique flavour and an opportunity for a lot of us to take stock of all that is slowly being eroded in our own cultures .
6 The National Curriculum offers an opportunity for a school to engage in critical thinking about practice .
7 A growing number of the University 's courses provide an opportunity for a period of study in another country of the European Community .
8 Coordinators of the WCY , at the Geneva-based International Telecommunications Union ( ITU ) , see the year as ‘ an opportunity for a quantum leap in the development of a complete world communications network , which will leave no one isolated from his local , national or international community . ’
9 Perhaps at such times there is an opportunity for a general biological and genetic reorientation ?
10 The gated road offers an opportunity for a pleasant diversion through the park and a chance to join the Knightley Way .
11 Routes to England and France are normally flown at flight levels 50 and 40 respectively , and present an opportunity for a reasonable period in cruise mode .
12 The otter and its haunts are now protected by law too and so this lovely animal has been given an opportunity for a new lease of life .
13 Family members too will have considerable feelings , and this might be an opportunity for a family meeting in the old person 's home , acknowledging the sadness for everybody of having to give up that home , accepting the necessity for more care , and with it the reassurance that the family will be vitally needed for continued regular visiting and involvement .
14 There is also an opportunity for a CASE studentship , leading to a PhD in work associated with this project .
15 Biometrics is a key contributor to their success , and recognition of this has led to an opportunity for a Statistician to complete a team of three .
16 The Children Act 1989 bringing disabled children into the same system as children in care , will provide an opportunity for a much needed impetus to research and to development in policies and practice concerning disabled children .
17 When it was suggested to them as a possibility it was understood by them as an opportunity for a breathing space in the absence of any other alternative .
18 One or two , accompanied by a wife and children , had seemed to regard the tournament as an opportunity for a free family holiday ; and some had even managed to miss the halfway cut , to the great embarrassment of all concerned , except probably Mike Martinez whose twenty-five per cent commission was safe whatever happened .
19 Mini-Enterprise is an opportunity for a group of young people to come together and make a product for sale , or market a service .
20 Adam was n't around , so she was getting an opportunity for a confidential chat with Aunt Sarah .
21 And so Katherine learned that it was better not to provide an opportunity for a row .
22 Crump — this would provide an opportunity for a salving weep — Crump would live on for this child herself one day would bear children …
23 There is an opportunity for a subsequent improvement , if the system is freed from the worst effects of political interference , which should be made more explicit .
24 My other reason was that I wanted to have an opportunity for a more leisurely chat with you about your future . ’
25 As ex-Lord Mayor of Manchester and former chairman of that City Corporation 's Housing Committee , his experience led him to demonstrate that : The return of a Labour Government in 1929 provided an opportunity for a different approach .
26 Apart from the doctor and his wife and Giles Carnaby they were all people from the village who had not had an opportunity for a good look at the inside of Greystones for quite a while and were busy taking note .
27 Prevalent among the emotions on view were : self-satisfaction amongst those who had received their C'est la Vie gift box , which included a baroque heart-shaped brooch estimated to be worth about £120 and , amongst those whose boxes had gone astray , resentment ( which gave the first group an opportunity for a bit of schadenfreude , which , emotionally speaking , is always a big hit ) .
28 Go for it and use this as an opportunity for a very significant earnings boost next year .
29 I shall look for an opportunity for a debate , but I can not promise one next week .
30 Integrated learning programmes offer an opportunity for a team approach and the forging of new partnerships .
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