Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately the anonymity of the process limits the opportunity to put out contracts on those most worthy of such largesse . |
| 2 | The database administrator ( DBA ) is given the opportunity to set up indexes at data creation time and this will increase the speed by which data is retrieved . |
| 3 | No well more or less the branches had the opportunity to send in resolutions to the national agreement which were dealt with at conference . |
| 4 | Acute back pain forced the Prince to give up polo for a month in June , 1991 . |
| 5 | What prevented French or German firms borrowing on similar terms in Europe or the United States to those faced by US firms , and using the money to buy up firms in Europe or indeed the United States , was their financial and industrial weakness , not the state of Europe 's balance of payments . |
| 6 | A number of institutions were invited to tender for the contract to carry out research into the needs of the European manager . |
| 7 | To be more accurate , I had gained dispensation from the CAA to carry out test-flights for the renewal of a C of A and from the PFA for the test-flight programme of a new homebuilt aircraft . |
| 8 | The International Atomic Energy Authority ( IAEA ) is concerned that Bulgaria will hold the West to ransom over demands for the closure of Kozloduy nuclear power plant , found to be " in a very poor condition " by IAEA experts [ see ED 48 ] . |
| 9 | An official decision by the authorities to switch off electricity to student dormitories at 11 p.m. led to unrest on campus . |
| 10 | Demands for the NEC to draw up proposals for widening the party franchise were led by John Edmonds , general secretary of the GMB . |
| 11 | Diplock LJ said " A contract in restraint of trade is one in which a party ( the covenantor ) agrees with any other party ( the covenantee ) to restrict his liberty in the future to carry on trade with other persons not parties to the contract in such manner as he chooses " . |
| 12 | With Hewlett-Packard Co heading for $18,800m turnover this year and Fujitsu Ltd at around the $26,000m mark , while Digital Equipment Corp looks hopefully to Alpha to rocket it off its $14,000m-a-year launchpad , the contenders to take over leadership of the mainstream computer industry from IBM Corp are lining up — and a major new round of mergers and acquisitions could be on the way . |
| 13 | In those states whose governments have refused to have anything to do with the presidential liaison officers appointed by the president to set up offices in the nineteen state capitals , radio station staff have been likewise forbidden to make contact . |
| 14 | were reluctantly constrained to order the defendant to give up possession of 336 , Stocksfield Road to the plaintiffs because of the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal ( Kerr and Woolf L.JJ. ) in South Northamptonshire District Council v. |
| 15 | Llhuyd paid a shilling to the verger for a portion of it , for it seems it had long been the practice to saw off portions of it to sell to pilgrims probably an early example of Welsh private enterprise . |
| 16 | It is against that background that the DES approach to the CNAA to take over responsibility for the DMS has to be seen . |
| 17 | Mr Sherwood has offered to raise $1.1billion from the sell-offs , and would use at least half the proceeds to buy back stock from shareholders at $70 a share . |
| 18 | The DUP says that Republican violence paid off in the disarming of the RUC , the disbanding of the B Specials , the banning of Orange , Black and Apprentice Boys ' parades resulting in the imprisonment of Loyalists , the overthrow of Ulster 's parliament , the plan for talks with Dublin to change the status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom , the abolishing of the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in the new Assembly and Executive , the making of such oaths illegal for appointment to government boards , the removal of the Governor , the obliteration of ‘ On Her Majesty 's Service ’ from official paid envelopes , the attempt to destroy democracy by power-sharing which was a blow at the secrecy of the ballot box and an insult to British citizenship and standards , the proposal to set up machinery for the transfer of Northern Ireland 's powers to a body or bodies in or with the Irish Republic , and the continued existence of areas in Northern Ireland where the Queen 's writ did not effectually run . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , we have enough evidence under the law to swear out warrants for your arrest and ask for your committal to Newgate , Marshalsea , or even the Tower . ’ |
| 20 | It states that Aksum was eight days ' journey inland from Adulis , a port on the Red Sea established by Greek traders sent by the Ptolemys to bring back elephants to be trained for war . |
| 21 | Moreover , this lower level of spending is still sufficient to give us the flexibility to take up opportunities in new areas . |
| 22 | It may be useful for family health services authorities within the zone to take on responsibility for arranging early retirement packages , where these could be shown to be in the interests of the service . |
| 23 | The move to build up stockpiles in the US is a result , at least partly , of such fears . |
| 24 | Either he had perfected the performance over the years to ward off sympathy from the able-bodied , or he was hiding something far worse than a self-destructive youth . |
| 25 | Arrangements were made for the deceased to take up residence in a residential home for the elderly known as Samuel Saye House , owned and managed by a Mr. and Mrs. Tinker . |
| 26 | There is too much busyness in schools , staff need ‘ dream time ’ too and also the security to try out ideas without becoming nervous about making mistakes or being afraid of failing . |
| 27 | This feels wholesome and gives me the confidence to take up issues of racism and sexism in the Lesbian and Gay Workers ' Group and issues of sexism and heterosexism in the Black Workers ' Group , within the organization we work for . |
| 28 | We all spurred and whipped as we reached the bottom of the hill to keep up pace for the snow underfoot made the going heavy , when both Bowyer 's horse and that of Southgate suddenly took on a life of their own . |
| 29 | In an effort to produce a short form the JCT has not included specific provisions for many common situations , such as the need to open up work for inspection , or loss and expense suffered by the contractors due to default by the employer and supervising officer . |
| 30 | the need to carry out research in a variety of different contexts , environments ( and languages ) . |