Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strategy included plans ( i ) to develop a new , voluntary nationwide examination system of " American Achievement Tests " in the core subjects of English , mathematics , science , history and geography ; ( ii ) to promote parental choice as to which schools children should attend ; ( iii ) to establish a business-financed , non-profit-making organization to develop non-traditional types of school , which would receive limited federal funding ; and ( iv ) to boost vocational training by encouraging business and labour to devise ( voluntary ) skill standards and " skill certificates " . |
| 2 | One suspects that the other purposes of the 1988 Education Act , in particular the need to emphasise parental choice and to bring the brisk benefits of the winds of market forces to the education system , will mean that the summative , evaluative and informative purposes might squeeze out emphasis on the other two . |
| 3 | A letter written to Bush in early October by a group of 53 US senators , urging him to suspend economic assistance until the restoration of representative government in Pakistan , led an official Pakistani government spokesman on Oct. 22 to describe the senators as " a group opposed to the national interests of Pakistan " . |
| 4 | It arranged with the manufacturers that he would be allowed to see technical data that had been carefully doctored to include major errors . |
| 5 | For my purposes here it is therefore possible to treat political sociology and modern political science together . |
| 6 | Er , that enables that they choose how much time they need , er because it , do I need to go that time or that time ? |
| 7 | I often used to go fell walking but can not ever remember seeing the deep ruts caused by walkers that were all around , in some cases up to 12–15in deep . |
| 8 | Some of them used to wear normal clothes if they were going home afterwards , some would come in uniform but without their keys . |
| 9 | These figures do not allow any sum for interest and therefore it may be that calculations will have to be made by council to include that figure or alternatively I am informed that both parties wish to consider the possibility of the incorporation of this judgement into a structured settlement . |
| 10 | ‘ So I auditioned for them and they auditioned for me and we got to like each other and at that stage we did n't give a shit what each other looked like , we just realised that there was talent there . |
| 11 | It is an easy trick to target controversial buildings and , in the mind 's eye at least , to pull them down . |
| 12 | These cytokines may affect the functions of immunocompetent cells to induce colonic injury or induce the lysis of colonic epithelial cells directly . |
| 13 | The pupil with poor sight may not be able to see facial expression and body gesture clearly , and these forms of non-verbal communication reinforce meaning and intent . |
| 14 | I did n't look too closely at any of the bits and pieces lying around , squinting at them from the side of my eye , wanting and not wanting to see bloody meat or tattered clothing . |
| 15 | Delegates are regarded as mandated by those who elect them to support specific policies and to return to explain their subsequent decisions . |
| 16 | Witness summonses ( N 20 ) may issue to compel oral evidence or the production of documents . |
| 17 | The Labour governments of 1964 and 1966 expanded the scope of regional policy , both as regards the areas covered , the number of programmes designed to promote regional policy and the administrative machinery needed to implement it . |
| 18 | The closing declaration welcomed the " Enterprise for the Americas Initiative " to promote regional trade and investments , launched by United States President Bush in June 1990 [ see p. 37526 ] , but considered the terms initially offered to be " insufficient " . |
| 19 | The Arts Centre was planning to promote local-based talent and bridge the gap between pub gigs and the 3,000 capacity Hummingbird venue . |
| 20 | With these , the highly skilled and trained chiropractor effects a purely bio-mechanical correction to restore normal movement and function . |
| 21 | In short , the phylogenetic basis of the id seems most definitely to be a set of basically egoistic and anti-social sexual and aggressive drives which cause all men to see each other as sexual rivals and which make sons desire the death of their fathers for possession of the mother and sisters . |
| 22 | For the expressive value is confirmed when people in good faith try to treat one another in a way appropriate to common membership in a community governed by political integrity and to see each other as making this attempt , even when they disagree about exactly what integrity requires in particular circumstances . |
| 23 | By comparison with other videoconferencing systems ( which have been known to take over whole rooms ) the surprisingly compact desktop VC7000 looks basic , but allows small groups of people to see each other and show documents and objects regardless of their location . |
| 24 | In addition he also found that the coursework requirements have encouraged pupils to see each project or course element as being more relevant , which has increased their output of work as well as their motivation . |
| 25 | It is possible to see each monastery and castle , then , as the centre of operations within its area . |
| 26 | Backing for a scheme to upgrade the A701 between Straiton and Milton Bridge is being sought by the council 's transportation convener , Ron Muir , to promote economic development and employment in Midlothian . |
| 27 | Confirming details of the agreement in Washington on Aug. 31 , US President George Bush said that it " will help ensure that nuclear weapons grade material does not fall into the wrong hands , while providing funds to promote economic reforms and the transition to a market-based economy " in Russia . |
| 28 | He saw the trenches as an extreme social situation in which millions of men were involved in trying to kill each other while trying to save their own lives . |
| 29 | She said she 'd got him to agree that day and it was no use arguing because it was her price for keeping her promise to be silent about her work on the other paintings . ’ |
| 30 | It did not take long for the two of them to agree that cost-cutting and restructuring were required . |