Example sentences of "towards [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If partnerships find the case proven they should consider how the tensions towards fragmentation might be reduced and how they might come to be a better understanding of the responsibilities and common commitments which are essential in any decentralised organisation . |
| 2 | AIthough there are common concerns shared by the two theories , and indeed attempts to draw on both of them , there are also differences in terms of , for instance , the way in which they characterize society , or the part of it they are dealing with , the degree to which they focus on production and technology , whether their focus is on sectors or wider processes , and in relation to evidence ( both in terms of whether their balance is towards description or explanation and in terms of their interpretation of evidence ) . |
| 3 | ( v ) A systematic approach towards literature searching … ( vi ) The opportunity … to read a wide range of documents and to communicate information in writing and orally . |
| 4 | Here , we believe , lies the root cause of indifference and hostility towards literature which is the disturbing feature of the situation , as we have explored it . |
| 5 | As he watched , a young woman emerged from the restaurant and walked towards cabin fifteen . |
| 6 | However , this approach towards electronics is not without its critics ( Moore and Booth , 1986 ) : few jobs have been created for the long-term unemployed ; a relatively small proportion of posts are for managerial and technical positions ; and the indigenous sector remains small , as do total exports and research and development capacities . |
| 7 | On the one hand , advisory roles are shifting more towards inspection and quality control , and the accountability of advisers and inspectors to their employing LEAs is being more firmly underscored ( Audit Commission 1989b ) . |
| 8 | They can all be yours for only £1.99 , plus £1.99 towards postage and packing , as your introduction to this invaluable children 's book club . |
| 9 | If I decide to keep them you will charge me the special offer prices only , plus a total of £1.50 towards postage and packing . |
| 10 | ‘ Now , Trevor , ’ Derek Carlisle confronted his colleague , ‘ we know that the President of the World faced a demand for higher salaries from our research workers ; that unless he came up with some incentive we would lose the best of those workers ; and that the increased contribution towards marioc manufacture would compete directly for Exchequer funds . |
| 11 | This report was the result of four months ' research , including material relating to Britain , Belgium , South Africa , Canada and the US , and noted that the IDA 's and the IIRS 's ‘ complacent attitude ’ towards asbestos was not shared by many eminent bodies throughout the world and that there was movement towards the phasing out of asbestos . |
| 12 | The fact is that many Liberals , and especially those in the local constituencies , adopted something of a larger mentality towards change . |
| 13 | Pressures towards change |
| 14 | I should perhaps say a little about how I came to think this way : that the key to educational change is in the stance that teachers individually and collectively adopt towards change . |
| 15 | The circular pushed local authorities towards change . |
| 16 | Japan seems to be shuffling inexorably towards change . |
| 17 | Seniority had been a bulwark of power and independence for chairmen in the past , but now both parties in both houses began to edge towards change . |
| 18 | Whilst the change process was vital to a return to competitiveness and profitability in 1985 , perhaps the most important consequence of the realignment of the early 1980s was the establishment of patterns of managerial organizing geared towards change as an on-going process . |
| 19 | FROM STARTRAC TO LEISURE CHOICE : THE FIRST SLOW STEPS TOWARDS CHANGE |
| 20 | proliferation of rules , norms and myths ; especially widespread use of arbitration , appeals to higher authority , and inflexible attitudes towards change . |
| 21 | But the greatest blow to the dictates of fashion on women 's dress came with the World War I. Although Laura Ashley had , unconsciously , much in common with the nineteenth-century dress reformers it is ironic that their efforts towards change were entangled inextricably with the organized struggles for the rights of women ; women , to be taken seriously , had to dress in a more robust , sensible manner , they stated — an argument amply demonstrated by their usefulness in wartime . |
| 22 | What happens , I believe , is that a Federal institution like the FRCN tends to report Federal Government news more often and thus leans towards support for the NPN 's view of things . |
| 23 | Whether their inclination was to enhance the symbiotic relationship of church and state or , for those of them tending towards support of Tractarianism , to reunify the church by distancing it from the state while reinforcing respect for its ordinance , hierarchy and ‘ Catholic ’ traditions , nonconformists were likely to perceive either process as antithetical to their status , rights and interests . |
| 24 | The current trend away from separate language units towards support language teaching in mainstream classes is reflected in the training students now receive for TESL . |
| 25 | The Section 11 review has clearly put a stop to any funding for mother tongue teaching shifting the emphasis towards support for English . |
| 26 | The majority feeling in the CDP was moving towards support for development within the CNAA . |
| 27 | The consultation leaflet was slanted in a way er which moved the response towards support for the proposed relief roads . |
| 28 | As Germany slides towards reunification , arms control will become even more central to military preoccupations , as the only way of matching armed forces to Europe 's rapidly changing political structure . |
| 29 | Viscerally , political leaders in all parties recognise that Germany is moving towards reunification , however uncomfortable that prospect may be for one of Germany 's wartime adversaries . |
| 30 | But others may see his move as evidence of a desire to use the election campaign to concentrate on moves towards reunification with East Germany . |