Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defence protects the honest views of the crank and the eccentric , but not when they are based on dishonest statements of fact . |
| 2 | But these offsets are seldom adequate to compensate for the inability to afford the technological investments needed to compete globally . |
| 3 | As well as world No. 1 , Monica Seles , fans will have the opportunity to see the top players , including Steffi Graf , Zina Garrison , Jennifer Capriati , Sanchez-Vicario , not to mention the British contingent of Jo Durie , Monique Javer , Clare Wood and Sam Smith . |
| 4 | This will give people the opportunity to see the same actors play three different parts , and it will give me that essential ingredient of a good farce : strong ensemble acting . ’ |
| 5 | When planning for the appointment of either additional or replacement medical staff , the manager should have the opportunity to assess the nursing consequences of the appointment . |
| 6 | He said Labour would be denied the opportunity to re-erect the interventionist policies promised in the policy review . |
| 7 | The new procedures were well received by the delegates who took full advantage of the opportunity to clarify the administrative details relating to the Pilot Courses . |
| 8 | It allows for the development of skills appropriate to each study area and gives teachers the opportunity to explore the specific approaches which are appropriate to particular subject disciplines . |
| 9 | I also took the opportunity to visit the regional offices of my firm in those towns where dinners were held , and this was very much appreciated by the people concerned . |
| 10 | In a report to the committee , Roy MacIver , secretary general , suggests that the Government may use the opportunity to delineate the respective responsibilities of councils and the local enterprise companies ( LECs ) . |
| 11 | The agent 's first objective is to obtain the best possible price for his client and secondly , if possible , to generate the opportunity to market the completed units . |
| 12 | This is a high pressure environment but relishes the opportunity to play the best players in the world , including previous world champions : ‘ The main thing is to just stay cool — you ca n't afford to make any mistakes . |
| 13 | The interview board can have covert purposes where the senior person who is the chairman of the board will use the opportunity to orientate the precise expectations from the post to be filled including settling differences of opinion between his subordinates who are also members of the board . |
| 14 | The remaining yeast in the casks turns the residual sugars into alcohol while the natural gas produced escapes through a soft porous wooden peg knocked into the shive hole on top of the cask . |
| 15 | The remainder include the African whydahs and indigo birds , the cowbirds of North and South America , the honeyguides and even a duck — the black-headed duck of South America . |
| 16 | The spear and the shield symbolises the early wars of resistance . |
| 17 | As well as the Coronation , the crowds lining the rain-soaked streets of London , and at street parties and gathered round the spate of new television sets the Coronation had sparked , were also celebrating some news from the other side of the world . |
| 18 | Of the four university colleges , only Nottingham was a substantial provider of Chapter III courses , in the East Midlands , and here again as the provision pre-dated the 1932 Regulations , existing practice was recognised and approved by the Board of Education . |
| 19 | All you need to do is cross the ridge separating the two villages and continue on to Day 11 . |
| 20 | Soldiers quickly reinforce the road-blocks to stop the emerging onlookers from reviewing the scene . |
| 21 | THE CLIMBER ASCENDS THE MAYPOLE TO RELEASE THE GUIDING ROPES ( Page 33 ) |
| 22 | The terms Riedel 's thyroiditis , sclerosing cholangitis , retroperitoneal fibrosis , mediastinal fibrosis , and pseudotumour of the orbit reflect the multiple areas affected . |
| 23 | Finally , the exigencies of the struggle forced the conservative burghers of the Netherland cities to involve an increasing number of people in the provision of manpower and funds , so that they in turn claimed the right to participate in political life . |
| 24 | Zaidie 's evidence at the trial included the following points . |
| 25 | The EEC pursues the dual policies of denying its markets to goods from these countries while dumping its own subsidised products abroad , policies paid for at considerable cost by its own consumers and taxpayers respectively . |
| 26 | In giving written reasons for their decision it is not sufficient for the board to reiterate the statutory grounds on which their decision is based : Martin v. Ellis , 1978 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 38 at p.40 ; Chief Constable of Grampian v. City of Aberdeen District Licensing Board , 1979 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 2 , and Troc Sales Ltd. v. Kirkcaldy District Licensing Board , 1982 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 77 . |
| 27 | He swore vaguely , pushed away from the board to see the enquiring looks . |
| 28 | ( c ) whether in the board 's judgment , given the trading environment in which the company is operating and expects to operate , adequate financial resources are available to enable it to continue in business for at least 12 months from the date the board approved the financial statements . |
| 29 | Members of the senior management team who will be responsible for guiding and shaping the Board to meet the many challenges and opportunities of the future are … |
| 30 | The board has the same switches on it as I have on the rack , so if Bryan presses the board they light up for me too , so I can see what he 's got on . |