Example sentences of "[be] to look at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An even more revealing way to consider the changes in the popularity of divorce would be to look at the proportion of each marriage cohort that divorces after a particular period of time . |
| 2 | The aim of this book , then , will be to look at the relationship between the ‘ culture ’ of subjects and our common-sense constructions of masculinity and femininity ; and the implications of this relationship for gender inequality in higher education . |
| 3 | Abstracting from these difficult matters , an attractive approach to inequality would be to look at the lifetime purchasing power broadly defined over goods and services enjoyed by individuals , appropriately discounted to give a common basis for comparison . |
| 4 | Another method would be to look at the Automobile Association 's figures on the cost of running a motor car of that engine capacity or at the cost of hiring such a car . |
| 5 | Its terms of reference were to look at the management of the financial and manpower resources of the NHS . |
| 6 | They were to look at the sculpture of Michelangelo , and the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel . |
| 7 | If we were to look at the balance sheets of these other banks , we should find that their customers ' deposits had increased and that this increase was matched on the asset side by an increase in their operational balances at the Bank of England . |
| 8 | One simple way of spotting a poisonous species is to look at the shape of the head . |
| 9 | A good rule is to look at the shape and size of the flower before you press it , and then imagine what it will look like once it is flat . |
| 10 | The first step is to look at the contract to see whether there is any discretion with regard to payment that is made . |
| 11 | He says that the only way you can tell they 're fake , is to look at the stitching on the labels . |
| 12 | The purpose of the present investigation is to look at the influence of psychosocial factors on these patterns of health in the middle years . |
| 13 | Secondly Chairman I would like to draw the Councillors ' attention to the fact that I 'm this years representative on the South East Waste Regulation Advisory Committee and we have indeed got in hand a project which is to look at the whole of the recycling and the priorities for the South East region and I would imagine that by the time our officers have reported back to this Authority that they will have an advantage of having access to that report . |
| 14 | it is really very difficult to stick to a principle when the form of capital can be changed about in the many forms that modern complex conditions will allow … the thing is to look at the spirit which initiates these particular forms of thrift on the part of people . |
| 15 | A working party is to look at the provision for 16-plus age groups with special needs . |
| 16 | One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village . |
| 17 | All they can do is to look at the evidence and decide what they are going to believe . |
| 18 | One approach to sites is to look at the way we experience them through our senses . |
| 19 | Erm , the point perhaps of , of , of the thing is , it 's called the Team Focus , and hopefully for that very reason what we 're trying to do is to look at the way in which you can improve your performance together if you like , erm , and it would be very interesting to see what Jack and Linda can contribute to this in that , people who 've worked together for sort of six or seven years , erm , ought to be able to show us something . |
| 20 | One way of analysing video programmes is to look at the film techniques employed : editing decisions , camera angles , the way images are juxtaposed all have an effect on the viewer , who is often unaware of it . |
| 21 | Imagine how difficult it is to look at the speaker if you can not tell the direction the voice is coming from , or if you can not hear his voice and maybe do n't know he is speaking . |
| 22 | One analysis which has proved useful is to look at the issue as a process of dealing with information , and to define the skills involved in this process as information skills ( Winkworth , 1977 ) . |
| 23 | The next logical step is to look at the idea of Highlander , to see how it operates , and how it differs completely from a conventional school for community organisers . |
| 24 | The object is to look at the growth experience of the United Kingdom over the last 80 years or so as a whole — which strangely enough has not yet been examined . |
| 25 | Right , erm , ah , I think the best thing we can do is to look at the rate book for this question because you may have remembered it from er , you may not . |
| 26 | But the next step is to look at the catalogue of a good University library . |
| 27 | A crude but effective method is to look at the rider 's backside and pick a horse with one to match ! |
| 28 | The simplest way to decide whether a collection of individuals ( a group ) will be sufficient or whether a genuine team operating at the skilful stage is necessary , is to look at the nature of the task to be tackled . |
| 29 | The important thing here is to look at the nature of the evidence , which is opinion and hearsay — that MacDonald favoured the idea , and had re-aligned his own political thinking . |
| 30 | It will be looking at the needs of the lay reps the role of full-time officers the way we distribute the up to date information and one of the most vital to our organization is to look at the role of health and safety in the recruitment and retention of membership . |