Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The phone will automatically dial the number of a local taxi firm . |
| 2 | Maxim wished he had made the call himself even if George had had to look up and dial the number for him . |
| 3 | However , one could invoke the concept of ‘ moral luck ’ , discussed by both Nagel and Williams . |
| 4 | Still , there 's nothing secretive or lacking in discussion on the new laws in operation — and how refreshing to mention something that does not invoke the subject of money . |
| 5 | Mr Pinochet junior , asked if he used his father 's name to get business , replied : ‘ One does not invoke the name of God . ’ |
| 6 | v. Kantner ( Case 38/81 ) [ 1982 ] E.C.R. 825 the Court of Justice held that a plaintiff may invoke the jurisdiction of the courts of the place of performance of a contract in accordance with article 5(1) even where the existence of the contract on which the claim is based is in dispute between the parties . |
| 7 | We do not invoke the use of every single management procedure and every single quality procedure on all projects . |
| 8 | One need not invoke the authority of the law over the defamer to justify such action . |
| 9 | She would still invoke the aid of neighbours but would be more likely to take in lodgers or do homework in the form of sewing , for example , than use credit systems ( especially the pawnshop ) or go out to work . |
| 10 | We will design the sequence in the timetable to give priority to : |
| 11 | An alternative explanation of collective agricultural work could very plausibly stress the degree of compulsion by landlords on landless peasantry . |
| 12 | I really can not stress the desirability of this area strongly enough . |
| 13 | expected over the next four months it 's nevertheless from a reasonably high level because it 's done well so far erm and I would n't want to over stress the sense in which Wales is perhaps not doing as well as the others . |
| 14 | Naturally he would stress the difference between phalanx and legion in a war between Macedonians and Romans ( 18.28 ) , but he would not present the war as a conflict between Macedonian monarchy and the Roman mixed constitution . |
| 15 | Or more exactly , while he does stress the difference between poetry and referential language , he also stresses that the experience which poetry produces differs only in degree , not in kind , from other types of emotive experience . |
| 16 | Mr Kinnock must stress the extent to which Labour has really changed . |
| 17 | Critics would stress the extent to which the children 's freedom to map out their lives for themselves , to make genuine preferences on the basis of a range of possibilities denied them , had been stifled . |
| 18 | But while recommending such long-term plans , I must stress the need for flexibility . |
| 19 | Once more one must stress the variability between individual and individual , and within social or religious sub-groups . |
| 20 | Here the consequentialist differs from the non-consequentialist in that some of the latter would stress the importance of people keeping their promises and would consider it better if they did . |
| 21 | Indeed , we shall stress the importance of work organization in change agendas geared towards securing competitive advantage in uncertain market environments . |
| 22 | We must stress the importance of reading the labels carefully before purchasing sweet food . |
| 23 | We would here stress the importance of giving plenty of rests to the double basses . |
| 24 | I can not stress the importance of individual fund raising efforts enough . |
| 25 | John MacGregor , the Secretary of State for Transport , said that the code would stress the importance of testing essential systems and of advising coastal states if a vessel is experiencing difficulties which could lead to pollution . |
| 26 | Some of them give a great deal of importance to using weak forms , but do not stress the importance of also knowing when to use the strong forms , something which I feel is very important . |
| 27 | So when they laugh , as in fact they do often , they must muffle the sound beneath sobriety , and hope no one notices . |
| 28 | At the same time , public opinion may qualify and grade the measure of its ‘ realism ’ , and some genres may be more ‘ verisimilar ’ than others : ‘ In other words , the law of certain genres coincides with public opinion ; but the latter does not have absolute rights . ’ |
| 29 | She did n't have to like it , any more than she had to like being Vanessa Vail , but there was no way she could evade the responsibility without racking up a seed of guilt that would sprout and eat at her Dreams . |
| 30 | However , a party can not evade the Act by a choice of law clause providing for the contract to be governed by the law of some state other than the UK . |