Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By April he had recovered sufficiently to travel to America once more , to see his sisters ; this visit is perhaps most remarkable for the fact that he addressed the largest assembly ever gathered to attend a literary lecture ( he also received what was then the largest fee for such an event , some two thousand dollars ) . |
| 2 | Some focus on a particular joint-venture subsidiary company ; some involve the sharing of research and development ; some are an alliance of production capacity with marketing strength ; some involve putting a foreign product under a domestic label ; some alliances are intended to promote a new standard or form of compatibility ( and to defeat a rival standard ) . |
| 3 | As well as raising money for the National Trust for the Homeless , the event was intended to promote a National Sleepout next month . |
| 4 | The most militant fan of Sixties architecture would be hard pressed to support a last-minute appeal for the Bull Ring , although crocodile tears will be shed over the probable demolition of the Rotunda , a monumental steel and glass phallus , that , in the absence of a sky-piercing cathedral , acts as the city 's one instantly recognisable focal point . |
| 5 | The rations given to Parnaka were surely intended to support a large household , of a feudal type ; in fact a household of what Herakleides called ‘ fellow-diners ’ . |
| 6 | However , it would be dangerous indeed to assume that all these entrants were intended to acquire a full competence in the trade.58 Work on Essex shows that the skill and training content of female apprenticeships was generally modest , and that they tended to have a different meaning . |
| 7 | It is intended to interview a representative sample of 3,000 married women under the age of 60 together with a sample of 500 of their husbands . |
| 8 | We believe specific criteria should be formulated to enable a reasoned judgement to be made as to whether any new body should be subject to the provisions . |
| 9 | The BBC 's International Role : The charter should be amended to carry a specific guarantee of editorial independence from Government . |
| 10 | And if Jardines sought to sell out of Hongkong Land , it would be better placed to demand a hefty premium for offering effective control without the need to buy out smaller shareholders . |
| 11 | Sealants Adhesives and Coatings also had to have the paint , originally designed for use on military truck exteriors , adjusted to provide a satisfactory finish on the composite while still meeting the MoD 's demanding DEF-STAN 80–41 criterion . |
| 12 | A piece of elastic , it seems , is attached to the side of the horse 's throat and minutely adjusted to provide a sufficient opening . |
| 13 | The core questions of why policy developed in the way it did and which factors initiated and influenced change are intended to inform a critical assessment of the outcome of policy in the shape of service provision for alcohol problems in the 1990's . |
| 14 | It stated that , ‘ The course adopted , prompted by a desire for expedition , can scarcely be considered the best calculated to obtain a grand whole ’ . |
| 15 | National Certificate Modules and Higher National Units in the training of trainers are currently being revised to provide a pre-vocational qualification for those considering a career in training . |
| 16 | Agree that the Solicitors ' Remuneration Order 1972 be amended to provide an upper limit to the jurisdiction of £50,000 . |
| 17 | The title is intended to indicate a wider scope than ‘ Community legislation ’ in this narrow sense , extending to all categories of Community legal texts . |
| 18 | In parts of England people still worship Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit trees , through the custom of wassailing which is intended to encourage a good crop of apples . |
| 19 | Subsequent investigators have attempted to read deep , allegorical , psychological , and even transcendental meanings into the book ; it is more likely that Stoker merely intended to write a popular horror story by taking an ancient legend , placing it in a contemporary setting , and garnishing his tale with blood , thunder , and damsels in distress . |
| 20 | In celebration of his new appointment Mozart apparently intended to write a large scale missa solemnis in D minor , of which one movement , a Kyrie previously thought to date from much earlier in his career , survives . |
| 21 | The first two years are intended to provide a solid foundation in the basic elements of computing such as software development , computer systems , an introduction to the organizational context for computing and concepts of basic programming . |
| 22 | This leaflet is intended to provide a concise overview of the 1992 process , focusing on what it might mean for local authorities . |
| 23 | Unlike occupational SVQs , general SVQs are intended to provide a broad preparation for employment in a range of occupations . |
| 24 | Guide is intended to provide a broad review of the current work of colleges and institutes of higher education . |
| 25 | The various techniques described and proforma letters set out in section 11 are intended to provide a helpful aid to the smooth running of the sale rather than to prescribe standard procedures and formats . |
| 26 | It is intended to provide a factual framework within which future debates can be conducted . |
| 27 | The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves . |
| 28 | It was intended to provide a comprehensive view of public expenditure planning and control . |
| 29 | Utilising at a local level the dynamic model of the building process developed at macro level by the Building and Civil Engineering Economic Development Council ( see ‘ How Flexible is Construction : a Study of Resources and Participants in the Construction Process ’ NEDC HMSO 1978 ) the research is intended to provide a detailed profile of the construction industry into the counties of West Glamorgan and Dyfed . |
| 30 | Longer-range decisions — Decisions made once and reviewed infrequently , but which are intended to provide a continuing solution to a continuing or recurring problem . |