Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delegates approved a policy which would seek to give workers the freedom to organise effective industrial action . |
| 2 | Otherwise children , without those , grow up physically , psychologically damaged and the purpose of Save The Children Fund is to work to give children the chance of a better childhood and the chance to grow up to be adults who wo n't repeat the sins of their forefathers . |
| 3 | The International Planned Parenthood Federation — an association of local family planning organisations around the world — also lost its US funding because it would not promise to deny women the option of an abortion . |
| 4 | A special clinic is being organised to give employees the chance to take a big step towards being someone else 's chance-in-a-million . |
| 5 | The Royal Family will not profit from the business , though one report said that the campaign by Anglo-American firm the Eclectic American Catalogue Company appears designed to give customers the impression that what they are buying is backed by the Queen . |
| 6 | Due around the same time , TPI is designed to give developers the basic tools that they need to build applications that can use the wide area network technology . |
| 7 | On becoming a head I was determined to try to give parents the opportunity to talk freely and frankly about their children and their children 's needs . |
| 8 | ‘ In the early years of National Certificate , we tried to allow centres the maximum flexibility by avoiding laying down too many fixed dates . |
| 9 | She says modern methods do more harm than good , and has written a book designed to teach youngsters the traditional way . |
| 10 | The Directors propose to offer shareholders the opportunity to receive fully paid ordinary shares in the Company in lieu of the cash dividend . |
| 11 | Before the talks , the union had not been recognised by the Government for national pay bargaining , leading to the belief that recognition had been granted to give managers the opportunity to impose the offer on all ambulance staff if it was accepted by Apap . |
| 12 | Course content has been selected to give graduates the necessary knowledge , skills and experience to equip them for careers in software development , application systems development , and in using computer systems to further organizational goals . |
| 13 | The tippee need not only knowingly obtain the information from an individual connected with a company ( as defined above ) who he knows or has reasonable cause to believe holds the information by being so connected , he must also know or have reasonable cause to expect that individual not to disclose that information save for the proper performance of that individuals duties . |
| 14 | Then he drove to tell police the murdered woman was in his car boot . |
| 15 | When staff advisors are used to plan changes the business , they must be kept involved during the implementation , monitoring and review of the project , so that they share responsibility for outcomes . |
| 16 | You will , however , probably need to draw your own soft furnishings , since our colonial cousins seem to favour settees the size of a stuntman 's soft landing pad . |
| 17 | Mistakes of that sort apart , it would seem that , as had always been the case , some sort of checking system was needed to give lenders the required degree of confidence to carry on , and that the more thorough and ‘ scientific ’ it was the better for both borrower and lender , the more effectively it reduced the incidence of overindebtedness , and saved borrowers from overstretching themselves and indulging in mad bouts of impulsive buying . |
| 18 | ‘ You do like to do things the hard way , do n't you , Mr Glover ? |
| 19 | There have certainly been criticisms of the relatively narrow view which private practitioners have taken of their work ( a failing which results partly from the type of legal education currently provided ) and it is true that the introduction of the legal advice and assistance scheme in 1973 was intended to give solicitors the opportunity to take a wider range of work . |
| 20 | However , each task was intended to give children the opportunity to exercise a range of reading , writing and other language skills . |
| 21 | The house is not very large — there are only 13 bedrooms in all — and this , together with the friendly , attentive service , combine to give guests the impression that they are staying in a graceful home rather than a hotel . |
| 22 | Assertion of the principle served to do away with the monarch 's previously claimed powers to suspend or dispense with acts of Parliament and it served to deny judges the power to strike down measures . |
| 23 | But there was obviously no point in wasting any more time expecting to get results the easy way . |
| 24 | For slightly less than $10 he offers to mail customers the plans for a do-it-yourself coffin which , until required , doubles as a bookcase . |
| 25 | It was a time for looking back , for appreciating the warmth and supportive atmosphere which is characteristic of Somerville and which seems to give Somervillians the confidence and enthusiasm to develop and contribute in so many different ways . |
| 26 | On the other hand there are a few techniques , frequently used in constructing proofs , to which it is perhaps useful to draw attention as they have been known to give students the occasional difficulty . |
| 27 | He did try to give parents the right to choose a school for their children and not just accept the one that happened to be closest ; this mattered , since property values soar where schools are good . |
| 28 | Whilst no-one would wish to deny landowners the ability to make a living , it must be accepted that in many circumstances , such as Glenbrittle , more appropriate ( or even no ) development should take place . |
| 29 | On the surface the Government 's plan is reasonable because it aims to give employers the right to choose how they negotiate with staff . |
| 30 | The circuit aims to give walkers the best possible experience of the area in a single route . |