Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not new in child-centred teaching , but Way extends the notion of direct experience to exercise of the senses in the way other theatre people like Rose Bruford ( 1955 ) have recommended for children . |
| 2 | It may suit some English commentators to think of the IRA as only a terrorist force rather than the Irish Republican Army because the acronym represents the IRA as shadowy forces of savagery and evil , which by definition it is difficult for the civilised good to understand . |
| 3 | It did not , however , take long for the French press to learn of the Academy 's blunder . |
| 4 | An individual wishes to complain of the tribunal 's findings . |
| 5 | Moray and Robert Stewart had similar tales to tell of the poor leadership and rash foolishness at Halidon Hill , although being themselves young and inexperienced they did not see it in quite the same terms as had the veteran Keith . |
| 6 | The standard way to think of the manager-employee relationship is again as principal and agent respectively though as we will see shortly , the relationship can be reversed . |
| 7 | There would also be economic implications to reform of the mental-health system . |
| 8 | When such temptation comes , it should be seen as an amber light to warn of the worldliness of mind into which we are slipping . |
| 9 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
| 10 | It gave her a comfortable glow to think of the church and the life that went on around it , dear and familiar and with the same basic pattern everywhere . |
| 11 | Even the great spread of inter-war surburban houses , such as those which line the Kingston by-pass in Surrey , have a fascinating story to tell of the growth of such areas if we are prepared to look at them properly . |
| 12 | It also approved the Democracy and the Individual review , proposing : To replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber ; Devolved assemblies for Scotland , Wales , and the regions of England ; Unification of Ireland only by consent of the majority in the North ; A Freedom of Information Act ; A Ministry for Women ; A Department of Legal Administration to run the courts ; Extend legal aid ; A statutory duty on local councils to provide integrated child care services for the under-fives ; A Children 's Commissioner to act as an ombudsman on childrens ' rights ; Firm opposition to reform of the voting system for the House of Commons . |
| 13 | Mr. Richards also accepts that the procedure adopted by the judge on 16 October 1991 , and in particular his long and involved attempt to dispose of the matter otherwise than by an order , was inappropriate , and the judge was wrong to link the question of a wasted costs order with the question of a disciplinary complaint to the General Council of the Bar . |
| 14 | The Group has no present intention to dispose of the AUK Notes and therefore no tax provision has been made for the potential liability to corporation tax . |
| 15 | Not in all cases , but in ‘ appropriate cases ’ , an occupier may discharge his or her duty by taking reasonable steps to warn of the danger , or taking steps to discourage people from incurring the risk ( see s. 1(5) OLA 1984 ) . |
| 16 | However , in the USA , the chemical fallout from industry and agriculture has prompted an environmental expert to warn of the many unseen air pollutants which are not covered by the Clean Air Act and are damaging not only to human health — linked to ills from leukaemia to heart disease — but are implicated in the formation of ‘ acid rain' which has devastated vast tracts of forest ( Begley , 1988 ) . |
| 17 | Byron , who had no good word to say of the town itself , spoke highly of its inhabitants : ‘ … both female and male , at least the young ones , are remarkably handsome , and how the devil they came to be so is a wonder . ’ |
| 18 | At that moment the men detailed as River Watchers radioed that a fast-moving vessel was coming downstream , and the Safety Officer , not at all sure of the newcomer 's identity or intentions , fired an illuminating parachute flare over the nearly complete bridge to warn of the obstruction across its bows . |
| 19 | Now they want doctors who deal wioth the physical side to think of the mental scars as well . |
| 20 | That is a harsh judgment to make of the freest-flowing and most sophisticated ( that is , complicated ) financial markets the world has ever known . |
| 21 | That is an arrogant view to take of the Bill . |
| 22 | On 13th September , the Nez Perce scouts flourished their red blankets to warn of the approach of Sturgis , who had marched sixty miles the previous day . |
| 23 | The next day Mr Gorbachev met François Mitterrand , the first western leader to hear of the plan . |
| 24 | Even if the outgoing employee has no constructive criticism to make of the job , the period of compiling the job specification prior to the interview is an invaluable chance to reconsider what exactly the job involves and to compare what is being done to what is really needed . |
| 25 | Food Minister Nicholas Soames has appointed two new members to serve of the Food Advisory Committee chaired by Dr Ewan Page , the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading . |
| 26 | Low-battery signal to warn of the need for replacement |
| 27 | Willie Carson , Rock City 's rider , has a significant ride to start of the afternoon when he partners Nashwan 's half-brother , Mukddaam ( 1.30 ) , on his first racecourse appearance , which has been delayed by injury and hard ground . |
| 28 | Last night her sister Lucy , 21 , emerged from a tearful reunion to tell of the ordeal . |