Example sentences of "and [art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Company commitment and the willingness to remain with the same firm for long periods may therefore be underpinned by the prospect of heavy sacrifices that accompany the alternatives . |
| 2 | In 1973 David Clarke wrote an article called ‘ Archaeology : the loss of innocence ’ and although things have moved on , and there have been lots of new ideas since the early days of the new archaeology , that loss of innocence , and the willingness to think about the theoretical foundations of archaeology , have been the big new development . |
| 3 | Of the fifty men at arms there , thirty to get inside Scone , ten to Perth , and the rest to stay with the household . |
| 4 | Time could be usefully spent with the dining hall supervisor and the cook to talk about the sorts of food children like . |
| 5 | Developed for spinnaker sails , where tear resistance is critical and the ability to form into an aerodynamic shape is of greatest importance for efficiency , ripstop has become an ideal fabric for all types of kite . |
| 6 | Of course , what is really needed , and what would be better for the children 's education , would be either more nursery schools , or reception classes that have the right equipment and staff , and the ability to cope with the three and four-year-olds they are being handed so prematurely . |
| 7 | All you need is an open , enquiring mind and the ability to wonder at the fascinating world of wildlife . |
| 8 | He ( among others ) perceived adolescent labour as an obstacle to efficiency not only because it lacked knowledge of employment opportunities and the ability to distinguish between the merits of different occupations , but also because its inherent ‘ adaptability ’ was ‘ wasted ’ ( always a key notion in National Efficiency circles ) by the ‘ haphazard ’ nature of the transition which left too many youths in dead-end jobs and failed to enrol them in any form of further education . |
| 9 | The final part ‘ Towards the intimate machine ’ , discusses the possibility of developing computer systems with personalities and the ability to adjust to the need of the human user . |
| 10 | The open air is what you yearn for — a pair of good walking shoes , a green thornproof , and the ability to melt into the undergrowth . |
| 11 | We in the armed forces are privileged to be able to use an ideal environment to assess leadership potential and the ability to work as a team . |
| 12 | It has enhanced internationalisation features and the ability to work with a mixture of different fonts and character sets . |
| 13 | The craftsmen , and we shall always need them , combine through the use of the whole range of human skills such extra elements as proportion , difference , originality , and the ability to work with the grain or the particular unique characteristics of the materials they work with . |
| 14 | The new train guards will be assessed on communication skills , self-perception and the ability to work in a team . |
| 15 | Many advanced kung fu students practise their forms blindfolded , in order to gain awareness , a sure sense of balance and the ability to react to the unexpected . |
| 16 | But it was Signals that offered just what we need before settling down on Saturday night with soft cushions and iron rations : a clear summary , and the chance to fix on the central characters in this huge dramatic tapestry . |
| 17 | The answers are , I suppose , the largest possible tank and therefore the most stable environment for my fish ; ease of maintenance ; an attractive living picture ; and the chance to experiment with the latest equipment . |
| 18 | Balbinder was 3 years old when I first started visiting the house , a very sociable child who eagerly awaited my arrival and the chance to play with the bag of toys I always brought with me . |
| 19 | He had cheered up when told he was going to have a plastic sword , a cardboard helmet and the chance to run around the stage hitting the Husayn twins . |
| 20 | Take the centre of mass as origin and the orbit to lie in the xOy plane with the masses along the x axis at time zero . |
| 21 | A meeting on Jan. 6 between representatives of political parties and the government to prepare for the national conference scheduled for Feb. 19 [ see p. 38517 ] , ended abruptly when opposition groups walked out . |
| 22 | Take the footpath between the hedge and the gravestones to go through a gate and along a grassy path . |
| 23 | The usual scramble for the bathroom in the morning , cycling through the sunny streets to the shop , serving cakes and pies and bread all day , then cycling home and the rush to prepare for a dance or a visit to Sarah . |
| 24 | In practice , this is unlikely to prove a problem for directors of private companies who are probably also the shareholders , but directors of public companies do have to consider whether it is in the interests of the company and the shareholders to agree to a lock-out clause at a figure which may not be the highest obtainable . |
| 25 | for many , the key aspects are the transience of video sculptures and tapes , and the necessity to intervene in the apparatus itself . |
| 26 | Has n't he got enough to worry about without being clobbered over the head by the injured pride of a woman fortunate enough to have the time and the brain to worry about the title on her season ticket ? |
| 27 | Normally , any ordinary citizen subject to dropped charges would receive a stony-faced apology and the opportunity to leave via the public foyer . |
| 28 | Two of the prime needs of adolescence , I have found both from my own experience and that of my children , are those for privacy and the opportunity to participate in a subculture . |
| 29 | The possession and mastery of one 's own instrument , and the opportunity to contribute to an ensemble have given an exciting new dimension to music-making . |
| 30 | Despite Hayatou 's appeal for calm and his announcement of a policy of " dialogue , consultation and national reconciliation " , a meeting on May 2 at Yaoundé University between students and the chancellor to prepare for a consultation with Hayatou broke up with the arrival of troops . |