Example sentences of "[noun] face the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Official and unofficial anti-Semitism ensured that educated Jews faced the greatest obstacles to entering a satisfying career . |
| 2 | Richard faced the non-existent audience and so could n't see my reaction as he gave vent to excruciating sounds . |
| 3 | The team of expert speakers will use their own experiences and expertise to illustrate the problems , opportunities and solutions facing the international tax professional . |
| 4 | The project will examine the obstacles and opportunities facing the new entrepreneurs in the development of their business activity , and will provide information on the economic performance , innovatory potential , and employment impact of the small sector . |
| 5 | At Crown Alley , beneath the archway facing the Ha'penny Bridge , a tinker lady was begging as usual , her baby peeping from a plaid shawl . |
| 6 | It is usual , though , for the owner to have the posts and rails on his side , with the smooth ‘ good ’ side facing the neighbouring property . |
| 7 | Smith went on Ireland 's recent tour of North America and the stand-off is now hoping to gain selection for Leinster in a push for a place in the Irish side to face the All Blacks next month . |
| 8 | In leafy Whitegate Drive : the car faces the wrong way for the official photographer . |
| 9 | Other Western countries face the same problem of natural monopoly in these industries . |
| 10 | The Anglo-Americans succeeded in restoring democracy in Belgium , Holland , Norway , Denmark and elsewhere but the strategically vital states of France and Italy both had large Communist parties who shared power in coalition governments , and all countries faced the daunting task of economic reconstruction after the war . |
| 11 | This window faced the evil-smelling back-yard and a tall , dismal wall . |
| 12 | A somewhat more difficult question facing the economic reformers at the end of 1989 was how best to tackle the problem of chronically unprofitable state companies . |
| 13 | What on the surface appeared a relatively minor issue in fact went to the heart of a fundamental question facing the Social Democrats : that of the relationship between the Party and the rank and file of the proletariat , the class for whom it was designed . |
| 14 | Miles away from any other human habitation , it sat defiantly on the seashore facing the Arctic Ocean . |
| 15 | No doubt Smith , the Oxford University Australian , who won five caps for the Wallabies , will feel a bit closer to home facing the All Blacks twice in the next 11 days . |
| 16 | In three ways these complex diplomatic manoeuvrings had touched Richard closely : as Alice 's husband-to-be ; as overlord of western Berry and the Auvergne ; and finally as a future crusader , for it was probably in Normandy in September 1177 that he first heard a papal legate preach of the perils facing the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem . |
| 17 | The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power . |
| 18 | Essex 's alleged impotence was the central issue facing the royal commission set up in 1613 , which duly ruled the marriage unconsummated and granted a divorce , freeing the countess to marry Carr . |
| 19 | Fand looked her in the eyes for a long moment ; and it was difficult for Ruth to face the utter loneliness of that gaze . |
| 20 | The number of stock under the supervision of a single worker has increased considerably and this has placed an additional burden on the skill of the stockman to face the new challenges which have resulted . |
| 21 | And , when , finally , she did emerge from her curtain cubicle to face the other girls , they took it very well , for they could afford to be charitable , and they were secretly glad that Clara 's style was cramped , for without some handicap she would have been a more serious threat . |
| 22 | It is well placed for excursions to the most spectacular part of the lake , and a region through its position at the corner , where the main lake turns south to face the high massif of the Gotthard and the route which has always beckoned northern traders , adventurers , mercenary soldiers — and nowadays tourists towards the southern lands . |
| 23 | The dark face was a study in rueful amusement as he helped her to her feet to face the worried circle of fellow-diners and waiters hovering to offer assistance . |
| 24 | Punch , Kick and fight your way through the first four levels of Kung Fu Louie to face the ultimate challenger ‘ Martial Art ’ ( Art being short for Arthur in this case ) . |
| 25 | The diesel engine faces the same problem as many middle aged executives — it needs to lose weight . |
| 26 | IBM Corp 's top management faces the biggest threat yet to its strategy and its continued incumbency atop the beached whale . |
| 27 | James placed two dishes of kidneys in champagne and mushroom catsup sauce on the table while Algernon and Heinrich faced the organised maelstrom of the kitchen to gather the quails and cutlets for the remove . |
| 28 | Now Middlesbrough face the formidable challenge of Manchester United in the two-leg semi-final , a rich reward for the only League club firing on three fronts . |
| 29 | ‘ Middlesbrough face the exciting prospect of the Premier League and I have been offered a new contract . |
| 30 | In the 1980s many local authorities faced the opposite kind of dilemma . |