Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made it clear that our policy was to use that money to reduce the level of the council tax over that period of time . |
| 2 | It was very painstaking , eye-straining work , with all the extra plotting and without the alleviation of trotting outside each hour to scan the horizon and study the sky . |
| 3 | Also the subject of discussion and refinement during the first term are the number of offers to be made for each field to reach the target ( the offer ratio ) and the A level grades normally required for entry . |
| 4 | At the same time it converts the colour coding frequencies from PAL to NTSC and combines 50 lines of each field to reduce the scanning pattern from 312.5 lines to 262.5 lines . |
| 5 | Once a specific PCR has been developed for an organism , it requires little expertise to perform the test . |
| 6 | Aerial work pilots such as crop-sprayers , aerial photographers , power-line inspectors etc. have to give great concentration to their work and have little opportunity to scan the sky for aircraft approaching at high speed . |
| 7 | The Democrat-controlled House budget committee , therefore , had little opportunity to redraft the budget in a radical fashion , although overall its budget proposal did redirect some $13,0000 million of the spending embodied in the Bush plan . |
| 8 | In our ( hopefully ) crystal-clear water , Koi have little opportunity to sift the silt . |
| 9 | The situation in the Gouriet case was a politically sensitive one and this may well have justified the court 's refusal in that case to review the Attorney-General 's decision , but it is not clear that such refusal would be justified in every case . |
| 10 | They all seek declarations to the following effect : ( a ) that as a matter of law in the case of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence the Secretary of State is required to set a period for retribution and deterrence which does not exceed the tariff recommended by the judiciary ; ( b ) that the Secretary of State is required by law to tell the prisoner what period the judiciary have recommended , and the reasons for that recommendation , and also if he has departed from that recommendation to tell the prisoner his reason for doing so ; ( c ) that the prisoner is entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before the tariff is set , and for this purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State will make his decision which is not in his , the prisoner 's , possession . |
| 11 | He pulled at the starting device , a coil of plastic-covered wire that snapped obediently back into position after each attempt to engage the engine . |
| 12 | And I think we 've got to remember that a local authority is not funded from money that grows on trees , it is funded by the electorate and we , as Councillors , have a duty to that electorate to spend the money wisely . |
| 13 | I wanted that card to complete the set , so ruefully handed over twelve of my duplicates . |
| 14 | To obtain the best possible tone and depth from such a small driver and cab , Trace 's engineers spent three months researching various designs of enclosure , eventually settling on a kind of reverse flare , with the inner front panel of the cabinet curving in on each side to channel the sound of the rear mounted speaker through a central , vertical slot , 11″ ( 28.5cm ) high x 1″ ( 3.5cm ) wide . |
| 15 | Greenhill ( 1981 ) , then a lecturer at the college , discussed this history of police/sociology antagonism in detail , arguing a tendency in each side to discredit the other ; resulting in a situation where ‘ the number of published British texts and research studies on the sociology of the police may be numbered on the fingers of both hands ’ . |
| 16 | Now the sides of the hold and the , the chains used go down , they did n't have wires they had chains go down and with a big ring on the top and then when you 'd the door out , knock the pin out and the door would drop down the mud and cos the ship would come up because she got two side tanks on er a tank each side to bring the ship out of the water . |
| 17 | LIFESPAN 's rules are that the author of a piece of work may not be its approver , so you now need to create another user to approve the package . |
| 18 | If it is necessary to appoint Loss Adjusters or another Branch to investigate the claim . |
| 19 | Thus if an individual is to be deprived of a benefit which was enjoyed in the past , and which he could legitimately expect to continue , or he has received assurances from the decision-maker that such a benefit will not be withdrawn without giving him some opportunity to argue the contrary , then in either instance an opportunity for the individual to make representations will be accorded . |
| 20 | It does offer some opportunity to counteract the disadvantage many older people experience in access to health services , and in the reluctance of doctors to make home visits . |
| 21 | So I was laid out in the back of the van on the bed and he 's driving down this field to put the tent , because it had little er bits you know where it 's marked out for you to camp , and I 'm driving around in the back saying , yes you 've , you 've just missed the fence there and you know . |
| 22 | The further assumption of public choice theory , that states are rational actors and interact rationally with each other , has led many scholars in this field to follow the lead of the economists — who in turn were following the mathematicians — to use game theory and to make limiting assumptions about the nature and duration of the game . |
| 23 | One might have expected that at least some of the Labour members would welcome this opportunity to save the airport entrusted to them , but it appears that the ordinary members are unable to use their right to vote in accordance with their wishes , however strongly held . |
| 24 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 25 | THE Mervyn Brown Memorial Game organising committee wishes to take this opportunity to thank the soccer public throughout the province for the tremendous support they gave to this memorable occasion and for the spontaneous and genuine reception accorded to both teams prior to the commencement of the game . |
| 26 | My Lord Mayor , I 'm delighted to have this opportunity to debate the Government 's health reforms again . |
| 27 | I believe we should all warmly welcome this opportunity to debate the role of audit ; it gives the users of audit services the opportunity to have their say and it should make a major contribution to dealing with the expectation gap . |
| 28 | Will he therefore take this opportunity to emphasise the employment aspect as well as the strategic importance of the fourth submarine ? |
| 29 | Do n't miss this opportunity to see the product of a European system that makes the best of emerging talent by staging work to a high standard . |
| 30 | He had felt sorry for him when his own bull died and he was afraid it would be tempting fate to throw up this opportunity to redress the balance in their fortunes . |