Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain types of mental illnesses result in a diminished awareness , so that the sufferers are not able to be completely responsible for carrying out the activities to achieve a safe environment . |
| 2 | We regret though that it will not allow the defence to make an early submission of no case to answer in the magistrates ' court . |
| 3 | Where sexual intercourse takes place before the barrel of a gun , it seems quite appropriate that it should be up to the defence to discharge an evidential burden with respect to consent . |
| 4 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 5 | The 20-year-old is set to make his home debut at Easter Road against Dundee after helping the defence to keep a clean sheet at Fir Park and Firhill . |
| 6 | More wounding than the question is the inability to give a coherent answer . |
| 7 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 8 | Even middle management might be frustrated by the restrictions on their authority , the impersonal nature of their organisation , the inability to earn a just reward for their special efforts ( owing to the standardisation of pay and promotion procedures ) and the lack of information about aspects of the organisation which should influence their work . |
| 9 | These advantages may relate to factor supplies , technology spillovers from domestic firms that can only be captured by locating there , the need to jump over trade barriers , or simply the opportunity to exploit a potential monopoly position . |
| 10 | When Henry Vizetelly was prosecuted in 1888 under the obscenity laws for publishing an English translation of Zola 's novel La Terre , purists seized the opportunity to mount a sustained assault on the morally pernicious influence of French culture . |
| 11 | When Mr Walesa was in Washington last week , George Bush took the opportunity to forgive an additional $800m of Poland 's debt to America ( it has now forgiven 70% of it ) . |
| 12 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 13 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 14 | Morning , Afternoon and evening activities were scheduled , with the opportunity to take a large lunch , in the hope that you would survive and still be alert after 10pm ! |
| 15 | One of the most valuable outcomes of this initially prescriptive and limiting legislation is the opportunity to take a whole school view of curriculum planning and delivery . |
| 16 | This afternoon you have the opportunity to take an optional tour to Universal Studios where you can see the film sets of your favourite TV shows and famous movies . |
| 17 | ‘ THERE is no doubt that today we all have the opportunity to open a new chapter , ’ said Giovanni Agnelli , boss of Fiat , Italy 's largest private-sector company , in a speech in Venice last month . |
| 18 | NCR is talking about seizing the opportunity to form an effective user group that includes systems companies and customers . |
| 19 | I have not been in the House of Lords very long , so on the heritage front , I have n't had the opportunity to do a great deal yet . |
| 20 | I went into dyslexia because when I did that course we had the opportunity to do a special study of a subject of our own choice and I spent a lot of time on dyslexia because I was already interested in it before I started . |
| 21 | Tom Jones says that Central has given him the opportunity to do a musical show which no-one else is doing . |
| 22 | A particular feature of such a view of what is just is that any attempt to translate it into practice must begin by favouring the weakest and the least advantaged , since these are the people least likely to have the opportunity to enjoy an equal share of what we have , and are thus most in need of help . |
| 23 | I took the opportunity to enjoy an excellent luncheon . |
| 24 | Now Emperor Clocks gives you the opportunity to own a classic timepiece that will stay in your family for generations and give to your children and your grandchildren the same precious memories . |
| 25 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 26 | Parliament , had it been required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights , could have made a small , interstitial alteration of the law by , for example , merely amending the relevant section of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1953 ; or used the opportunity to undertake a wholesale revision of the law as it affects transsexuals . |
| 27 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic . |
| 28 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic for students taking major or joint Philosophy . |
| 29 | Though like most artists he regarded the opportunity to teach a mixed blessing , he had a knack for communicating and sufficient generosity of spirit to enthuse others . |
| 30 | To achieve this , and also to attract the interest of would-be exponents of the approach who have not had the opportunity to undergo an extensive systems education , it has been necessary at times to over-simplify the explanations of concepts and applications , and condense them from those developed by system researchers over many decades . |