Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun sg] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution alleges that the CEGB is in breach of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 , which empowers the inspectorate to grant a licence to operators . |
| 2 | We are there to provide a service to patients , so it 's nice if we can play their favourite music . |
| 3 | His staff are also involved in trying to find a solution to leaves on lines , BR 's perennial embarrassment . |
| 4 | Public law remedies will enable him or her to establish the illegality of the order ; but , unless the applicant can take advantage of some statutory provision for compensation , he or she will have to establish an entitlement to damages in private law if the damage is to be made good by monetary compensation . |
| 5 | The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge . |
| 6 | Gemini 's aim was to ‘ decolonise ’ world news and to provide an alternative to reports written by western journalists for western readers . |
| 7 | A provision in the IBA code not to be found in the CCBE version draws attention to the need , when in the client 's interest , to endeavour to reach a solution to disputes by out of court settlement rather than by starting proceedings and adds : " lawyers should never stir up litigation " . |
| 8 | The Prince feels he has a responsibility as a landowner to set an example to others , always to take the humane or the conservationist route above the straight commercial . |
| 9 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 10 | It was also seen as a way of raising standards of attainment : the specification of targets and the systematic assessment of pupils ' work on a national basis were thought to constitute a challenge to schools and teachers to raise their expectations , and to channel their efforts to bring about enhanced standards in pupils in the key areas represented by the national curriculum . |
| 11 | It follows that society is entitled to insist , for example , that companies are equipped with governance structures adequate to enforce a commitment to profits on the part of management and to promote the efficient operation of the business . |
| 12 | She went on to issue a challenge to parents : ‘ The Government is allowing Essex to spend as little as £62 per child for a whole year . |
| 13 | But for their own Scottish team , instead of ‘ Scotland the Brave ’ or some other suitable Scottish air to give a lift to players and spectators alike , they fell back on ‘ God Save the Queen ’ . |
| 14 | Similarly , the manager in charge of a local authority department may need to give a lead to others in defining the role and objectives of that department . |
| 15 | Another alternative for a very natural look with no effort is Clinique 's new Allover Face Lustre ( £8 ) , which gives skin radiance and can also be used to give a gleam to browbones and lips . |
| 16 | Police broke news of the tragedy to their father who was taken to nearby Newhaven to give a statement to detectives . |
| 17 | Thus evidence of glacial and interglacial periods , such as the type of flora and fauna present , can sometimes be used to assign a sequence to events , but , as with any relative dating technique , events are only set in order . |
| 18 | EDITOR : As we have always said it is YOUR newspaper , although not being prepared to put a name to letters [ even if the name is not for inclusion ] means authors can not collect the £25 Star Letter prize . |
| 19 | Research director Ulrich Seiffert was anxious to put an end to rumours that the engine had been delayed by chronic friction and vibration problems . |
| 20 | On 6 January , 1918 , the soldiers ‘ protecting ’ its deliberations marched in to put an end to proceedings . |
| 21 | Individual pastors have helped to found some of the numerous opposition groups while bishops have intervened to put an end to confrontations between the police and reformers . |
| 22 | The main policy making body of CPRW is its Council and each of our affiliated members are entitled to send a representative to meetings of Council although they are not entitled to vote . |
| 23 | He may be called upon to represent a party to proceedings under Parts II , IV and V of the Act . |
| 24 | Education — we aim to offer a service to Actuaries . |
| 25 | The Committee continued to monitor the development of CPD and sought more resources to enable the regions to offer a service to members . |
| 26 | Castle Drachenfels is designed to present a challenge to characters of all levels of experience , but inexperienced adventurers will have to be very careful indeed if they want to survive their visit to the Castle ! |
| 27 | In 877 , to pay a tribute to Vikings at the mouth of the Seine , Charles demanded cash contributions from " traders and people living in civitates according to their means , in proportion to their resources " . |
| 28 | But after the wars were over the government cleared off the backlog of prisoners by arranging , in the 1718 Act , to pay a subsidy to merchants to take them across the Atlantic , and it also gave the judges the right to impose a sentence of up to 7 years transportation . |
| 29 | And the house-builder , Trencherwood , lost 0.5p to 7p after cutting heavy losses but again failing to pay a dividend to shareholders . |
| 30 | We launched a national recruiting campaign at the beginning of this year and are shortly introducing a pilot scheme to pay a bounty to specials , as a further boost to recruitment . |