Example sentences of "to present [art] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Area director Terry Wigley was on hand to present the new trophy to Islington . |
| 2 | Selleck , 47 , above , jumped at the chance to present The Practical Guide to the Universe . |
| 3 | We discovered very rapidly that if it was the doctor that had to present the age-well project to the patients that quite often they forgot to do it . |
| 4 | The aim is to enable organisations to present a friendly face to visitors . |
| 5 | The continuing failure of Labour to present a distinctive alternative to the Tories was indicated strikingly in the opinion poll finding that 40 per cent of electors believed it made no difference which party was in power . |
| 6 | It is not the purpose of this or the following chapter to present a comprehensive guide to the administration of a solicitors ' practice or to advise as to the ways in which its profitability can be increased . |
| 7 | Chris Larkin is proud to present a new addition to his range of handcrafted guitars — the ASAS small-bodied semi-acoustic guitar . |
| 8 | Conservative Cabinets used to present a strong contrast to Labour ones , as ‘ Labour governments are very much more used to the idea of people being mandated to do things . |
| 9 | The Open Day Committee hope to be able to present a substantial cheque to local charities later in the year . |
| 10 | Within a few years , most Boards felt that the Consultative Councils helped to defuse individual complaints and to present a favourable image to the public , and were willing to defer to them on some matters of general policy of an essentially political or presentational nature , such as priorities in rural electrification or aspects of domestic charging . |
| 11 | Reveals how public inquiries work and how to present a good case to the inspector . |
| 12 | But he had more craft and policy , more capacity to wait , to present a good face to the world , and to advance step by step towards his goal . |
| 13 | The new party aimed to present a viable alternative to the existing groupings but was widely expected to take part with the BNP in forming an anti-Awami League alliance . |
| 14 | The events surrounding the creation of the PDS were regarded as having illustrated the difficulties awaiting Italy 's second-largest party in any bid to present a convincing challenge to the Christian Democrats ( CD ) through new alliances with the PSU , independent leftists or radical Catholics . |
| 15 | Parents need to present a combined front to the children which is firm and united . |
| 16 | Support for the aged warrior extended as far north as Angouleme and seemed to present a serious threat to Frankish rule in Aquitaine . |
| 17 | ‘ The 1991 Dangerous Dog Bill already gives the Secretary of State a reserve power to impose muzzling or leashing on other types of dogs when they are considered to present a serious danger to the public . |
| 18 | Aim to present a final proposal to Principal 's Committee by end of 1994 ; |
| 19 | A member with a holding of a similar size will be quite unable to present a credible challenge to the board because in any contested vote the bulk of shareholders who bother to participate can be relied on to support the incumbent management team . |
| 20 | But now these incidental catches have come to present a major danger to cetacean populations . |
| 21 | The Portuguese Empire , which was constantly under threat , had to present a self-confident face to its European neighbours . |
| 22 | Eisenhower 's comments to reporters on the outcome at Geneva may hint at more than a desire to present a brave face to the world . |
| 23 | It was important that they should all be seen to be doing this in a town as a matter of agreed policy , to present a common front to prospective buyers who could not therefore accuse a particular tradesman of unfairly , unjustly discrediting him as a personal vendetta . |
| 24 | Thus in societies where kinship is an important determinant of behaviour , brothers and sisters are expected to present a common front to the world . |
| 25 | Management will therefore need to be able to have sufficient information to present an accurate account to the media . |
| 26 | It required governors to present an annual report to parents at the school , and to arrange a meeting with them to discuss it . |
| 27 | ‘ Clearly the Kurds , one way or another , are going to present an enormous problem to the courts very shortly , as they are at the moment to the Home Office , ’ Mr Justice Schiemann said . |
| 28 | However , there is great pressure on the authors to present an optimistic view to parents : |