Example sentences of "[conj] to create a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now picture a beautiful scene in brilliant sunshine — you might choose to visualise somewhere you know or to create a perfect place in your imagination .
2 But the long period of non-use can be said to amount to a custom , and to create a reasonable expectation that the pattern of restraint should continue in the future ( O'Brien , 1967 , pp. 79–80 ) .
3 Thus did the monastery come to run the valley and to create a classic example of a Pyrenean ‘ pastoral state ’ .
4 The only way it can be changed after this point is to abort it ( using LIFESPAN option 2.7.0 ) and to create a new DC based on this one .
5 The only way it can be changed after this point is to abort it ( using option 2.7.0 ) and to create a new DC based on this one ( using options 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 ) .
6 The only solution appeared to be to go round existing denominational organizations and to create a new body which would emphasize non-political aims and gather a following based on individuals , not denominations .
7 Adenauer in 1955 proceeded to set up a Ministry of Defence and to create a new Bundeswehr , whose first members joined up in November .
8 The motivation behind the introduction of trust status is the desire to localise management and to create a greater sense of ownership and pride in the service delivered .
9 Five leading guerrilla commanders of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) issued a declaration on Sept. 25 calling for a " democratic revolution " to end a decade of civil war and the " hegemonic political and economic power of the military and the big oligarchic families , to re-establish the nation 's sovereignty and to create a lasting peace " .
10 Striking the balance requires a long lead-in period to allow the land to be cleansed of chemicals and to create a fertile environment through natural manuring and crop rotation .
11 You bozos do n't seem to realise it but if we had n't been there at that Florence Conference , would not be in the leading position it currently holds with the commission to guarantee further funds and to create a positive role for Britain in Europe with the commission to wuk look at the issues that are gon na come up in 1993 .
12 He also urged booksellers to open their shops ‘ across trading hours which match when customers want to shop , including Sundays ’ , and to create a bookselling environment in which children would feel comfortable and inspired .
13 The aim of the guidelines is to establish quality assurance systems for the industry and to create a sound basis for further improvement in the areas of health , safety and the environment .
14 Although other vehicles are available — gesture , touch , dress , etc. , all sometimes speak as loudly as words — for action theorists the capacity to give meaning to the world through a shared language enables people to interact socially and to create a social order .
15 Within moments , he is talking about Brecht 's THREEPENNY OPERA pointing out how Brecht invented an abstract London , not in order to escape from the reality of the city , but to create a generalized framework which could be relevant to audiences in many different places .
16 Even if an officer is working on a pollution problem requiring repeated visits , he continues to do the unpredictable wherever possible to provide the polluter with few opportunities to organize his activities so as to create a spurious impression that things are under control .
17 In the 1960s Kenyatta manipulated sales of formerly white-owned land and businesses in such a way as to create a new class of Kenyan capitalists to replace the old white capitalists , in a no-nonsense determination to both preserve the private sector and to transfer its ownership into African hands .
18 Mr George Gardiner ( C. Reigate ) asked how was Mr Hurd going to explain to ethnic minorities already in this country the strict entry controls on their relatives ‘ while at the same time amending the law so as to create a preferential class of treatment for the Hong Kong Chinese ’ ?
19 The British War Cabinet even went so far as to create a special committee to guide Swinton during the talks .
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