Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His duties were to test aircraft and to instruct cadet pilots . |
| 2 | The directors are presently authorised to allot shares up to a maximum nominal amount of £114,668,095 and to allot equity securities for cash in connection with a rights issue and up to an aggregate nominal amount of £9,350,000 , without applying statutory pre-emption rights . |
| 3 | British Telecommunications Plc 's BT North America says it plans to introduce wire and wireless services by the end of the year that will give its daily users better access to its data network : customers will be able to cut costs of on-line network usage by up to 30% and to access network applications and transfer data up to four times faster via its 14.4Kbs local dial service , which will be available from September , and uniform number access wireless cellular and radio , and its switched digital services . |
| 4 | Companies should now be experiencing shorter delivery times with the absence of physical checks at the frontier but compliance costs will almost certainly have risen , in the short term at least , due to the introduction of new reporting requirements devised for collation of EC trade statistics and to combat fraud . |
| 5 | This makes it very difficult for us to be angry with other people or to give criticism . |
| 6 | Here was Gabriel 's chance to leave his wooden perch and to stand stage-centre with a huge property sword as tall as himself . |
| 7 | ‘ We aim to develop the knowledge , skills , creativity and potential of all our people and to generate involvement , teamwork and pride in their work . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We aim to develop the knowledge , skills , creativity and potential of all our people and to generate involvement , teamwork and pride in their work . ’ |
| 9 | Computer systems should be able to recognise these people and to restrict communication with them to the minimum . |
| 10 | All the increases that he has just quoted — in the number of pupils staying on to the fifth and sixth years and in the number of social workers — are down to the fact that all the regional authorities in Scotland are controlled by the Labour party and they see as their spending priorities the need to create educational opportunities for young people and to provide home helps for old people . |
| 11 | Glenand was set up almost eleven years ago on the initiative of a group of local people to service the community , to provide jobs for local people and to provide training for young people in the Andersonstown and Glen Road areas ( hence the name — Glen And ) . |
| 12 | This enables the Company to manage and control activity levels , to attract and retain top quality staff and to use experience gained in one area in other parts of the world . |
| 13 | In October 1989 a judicial commission had been set up to inquire into alleged destabilization at the university ; some lecturers feared that the findings of the inquiry would be used as a pretext to dismiss teaching staff and to suppress trade union activity on the campus . |
| 14 | A bill to tax profits on land sales and to ban trading under false names was put before the National Assembly in November 1989 . |
| 15 | Jesus said he came not for such ‘ virtuous ’ people but to give hope to those who were aware of their need of God . |
| 16 | This common intention , which was not to agree a figure of £62,480,893 but to deduct group relief at whatever sum was agreed , held until the agreement was made . |
| 17 | A third possible concern is that both may conflict with some human end , perhaps the need to control a population of deer or to eat meat , in which we take an interest . |