Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the question of whether or not to grant immigrants the right to vote in local elections , Michel Rocard , the PS Prime Minister , stated that the " extension of the right to vote in local elections to immigrants must be the consequence of successful integration , not its prerequisite " . |
| 2 | He argued that rational people drawing up a just social contract would only be willing to grant governments the power to punish to the extent that was necessary to protect themselves from the crimes of others . |
| 3 | In a bid to encourage councillors the company has offered to increase Darlington 's commission to 12.5pc . |
| 4 | Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group . |
| 5 | He stood up to indicate thai the conversation was at an end and that he had no wish to be involved as a partner in such blasphemous and heretical talk . |
| 6 | 1.7 Example ( 26 ) shows us the second and less common relation contributing to the unfolding of syntactic structures , which we shall call equation , adopting the obvious symbol to represent it : ( 26 ) Fitzpatrick , our neighbour , used to plant potatoes the subject exemplifies the basic pattern [ E = E ] , ( as does the underlined portion of ( 22 ) ) ; in more exact terms , what we have in this subject phrase is : As we have just remarked , equational phrases are rarer than phrases involving qualification ; and , among them , there is a very large disproportion in favour of equation between E and E , rather than between P and P. Nevertheless , the latter can be found ; two examples would be : ( 28 ) what I need is a cup of strong , dark coffee for a fast , convenient trip to the city , take the Skytram This is clearly not to say that strong and dark , or fast and convenient , are equivalent at the type level ; only that on some particular occasion of use , as here , they may be regarded by speaker , or copywriter , as equivalent . |
| 7 | Pravda noted the heavy responsibilities that party papers had to accept in these difficult times , and charged that the Andreeva letter was in effect an attempt , ‘ little by little ’ , to reverse decisions the party had already taken . |
| 8 | If the language were extended to include vectors the situation would be more difficult , and some of our laws would have to include exception conditions . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | To avoid problems the drafter should make clear whether the reference in the terms is to the definition current at the time of drafting or to the version in force from time to time . |
| 11 | the extent of reliance which can be placed on the information to be included in the report : to avoid misunderstandings the client should be made aware that suitable caveats may need to be included in the report . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 14 | Absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever you know all they 'd done it 's you know it 's sad to see things the way they are but it seems to be that with the world over at the moment so . |
| 15 | Cash underwritten alternatives are used where the bidder wishes to give shareholders the option to take cash , but does not have sufficient cash resources of its own or prefers to offer shares for merger accounting or merger relief purposes . |
| 16 | THE Government whipped its supporters into the Lords last night to defeat a final attempt by Labour to give shareholders the right to decide on company donations to political parties . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | On the surface the Government 's plan is reasonable because it aims to give employers the right to choose how they negotiate with staff . |
| 19 | It will be the usual exhaustive ballot procedure and if the first vote does not give an overall majority to one of the candidates there will be an adjournment for fifteen or twenty minutes in the same room to give candidates the opportunity to withdraw . |
| 20 | We soon learned to give animals the right of way in the swamps , sitting for hours at a time in the dugout , watching elephants plod by . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Both are always ready to give visitors the benefit of their experience and advice ; and , at times , they may be able to arrange for newcomers to fish Loch Brora in company with a local angler . |
| 25 | At 18.30 a special evening train was behind 2857 in order to give visitors the chance to experience night steam , and on return to Toddington the loco was positioned in front of the station building to provide photographic opportunities . |
| 26 | SIS will also be covering Kelso , Newbury and greyhound racing from Bristol so the need to give punters the opportunity to additionally sample delights from the orient hardly seems necessary . |
| 27 | The Workers ' Travel Association was set up to give workers the opportunity to travel ; it began in a modest way but by the 1950s had become a worldwide organization . |
| 28 | Delegates approved a policy which would seek to give workers the freedom to organise effective industrial action . |
| 29 | We will legislate to give individuals the right of access to their personal files , except in matters relating to national security , whether held by public or private bodies . |
| 30 | To give policyholders the security they need the Society , like any other responsible motor insurer , includes in its premiums a prudent allowance for the effect of future inflation on the cost of claims . |