Example sentences of "opportunity for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a wonderful opportunity for a limited number of ( loud and enthusiastic ) Amnesty members and supporters to be part of the audiences for The Big Three-O and there is only one catch — you have to wear a fancy dress costume reflecting the fashions of either the 60s , 70s or 80s . |
| 2 | King Hassan of Morocco , in a broadcast on Nov. 11 , called for an emergency Arab summit as a last opportunity for a peaceful Gulf settlement , with the Palestinian issue also on the agenda . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The existence of a specialist team , it may be argued , provides a clearer opportunity for a specific model of service to be developed and implemented . |
| 5 | The introduction of new technology creates the opportunity for a wide range of choices to be made about how work should be organised . |
| 6 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 7 | Possible remedies for the lack of closeness to shareholders include the appointment of an intermediary group such as a supervisory board , more flexible audit reporting and the opportunity for a two-way dialogue between auditors and shareholders at the agm or in private . |
| 8 | It was the first opportunity for a small celebration . |
| 9 | The Fellowship represents an exciting opportunity for a high-profile research career and will appeal to those wishing to join a small and highly motivated research team . |
| 10 | Crump — this would provide an opportunity for a salving weep — Crump would live on for this child herself one day would bear children … |
| 11 | Adam was n't around , so she was getting an opportunity for a confidential chat with Aunt Sarah . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ There may be an opportunity for a private member to introduce the bill , ’ a DTI spokeswoman said yesterday . |
| 15 | The gated road offers an opportunity for a pleasant diversion through the park and a chance to join the Knightley Way . |
| 16 | General SVQs offer the opportunity for a major shift in vocational education in this country , and a real chance to achieve parity of esteem between vocational and academic awards . ’ |
| 17 | As he told Fred Emery on Panorama , ‘ from the moment that decision was taken to cancel the opportunity for a collective judgement to be taken , I knew that something very wrong had happened . ’ |
| 18 | The celebration of feasts such as Easter , Christmas , Whitsuntide , Rogationtide , and the Harvest Thanksgiving gave the local community a much needed opportunity for a collective expression of its religious values . |
| 19 | At no time in history has there been more opportunity for a middle-class person to rise , yet , at the same time , the possibility of falling to great depths has similarly increased . |
| 20 | The circle has to be broken if the Book Trade is not to miss a major opportunity for a logical , practical and lucrative diversification . |
| 21 | Peace Alliance supporters , and the Communists in particular were annoyed that the opportunity for a joint candidature had been lost . |
| 22 | Perhaps at such times there is an opportunity for a general biological and genetic reorientation ? |
| 23 | There would however be opportunity for a general ASMT discussion at an appropriate point . |
| 24 | The opportunity for a serious educational intervention was missed : a sad contrast to the rapid organisation of adult education lectures by Yorkshire WEA and Nottingham University during the 1926 miners ' lockout , especially in the light of the College 's unambiguous commitment to a working-class adult education that is independent and emancipatory , that analyses and seeks to explain the structures of inequality and power that operate in British society and elsewhere . |
| 25 | Despite the fact that winter will soon be drawing in , many of you will , no doubt , be taking the opportunity for a late holiday in the sun and looking for suitably cool tops to pack in your suitcases . |
| 26 | Before either her mother or Lydia had the opportunity for a quiet chat with Martha , the even tenor of life in the kitchen was disrupted the following day , by the arrival of Tamar . |
| 27 | David Hudson and Katharine 's father are both hoping that she 'll get the opportunity for a quiet word in the Prime Ministerial ear . |
| 28 | The criminal seized on the new opportunity for a quick get-away across state boundaries . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , as the outcome if the Eastbourne parliamentary by-election demonstrated , a strong local electoral base developed over a number of years can provide the Liberal Democrats with the opportunity for a sensational , if perhaps transient , victory . |
| 30 | 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 . |