Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not need words to join in this act , he could use the words of the prayer book or his own words , but he needed no words at all . |
| 2 | This takes note of the widespread area staff wish for the larger piece of time in a Region ( but also gives the shorter period too ) : it reduces a lot of sorting out of requests by the Overseas Groups and simplifies for them a pretty complicated and demanding piece of work : it means we do n't expect visitors to fly from one end of the UK & Ireland every 2 or 3 days as has sometimes happened in trying to meet a lot of requests . |
| 3 | One might expect females to compete for rich food sources , for these are important to them in gaining nutrition for child-bearing and lactation . |
| 4 | ‘ Good God , ’ he muttered , ‘ did we really send men to fight in that ? ’ |
| 5 | Although you should have a clear idea of how you would expect and like candidates to reply to this and other questions do bear in mind that nervousness can have an effect on what people say . |
| 6 | And second , if borne out , it would enable parents to choose among particular infant-care practices and foster the kind of personality they wish . |
| 7 | He favours careful risk assessment , which should enable regulators to concentrate on those ( like Maxwell ) who look most likely to step out of line . |
| 8 | Consumer groups claimed full and clear labelling of food products would be preferred , which would enable customers to choose between similar products and ‘ to decide for themselves as to what constituted the best quality at a given price . ’ |
| 9 | DB2 Version 3 will enable users to work on one partition of a table space or index space without locking the other partitions . |
| 10 | A group of consultants at Guy 's Hospital were unsuccessful in seeking to prevent the Minister from spending money in anticipation of the legislation which would enable hospitals to apply for self-governing status . |
| 11 | Many of these children do not have skills to relate to black people and they will experience rejection by white society ( Ladner , 1978 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ So we will take steps to deal with this . ’ |
| 13 | They should also have opportunities to write in aesthetic and imaginative ways . |
| 14 | The rules make no distinction between triple-A loans and weaker credits , which can encourage banks to invest in high-yielding junk . |
| 15 | But with the best guesses indicating that the domestic housing market may take years to return to former levels of activity , Costain faces an extremely tough struggle . |
| 16 | Some were wounded ; others so damaged by their experiences that it would take years to return to normal . |
| 17 | Town and country planning were important symbols of the more farsighted and strategic uses of planning , of necessity areas which would take years to come to full fruition . |
| 18 | The idea was that PEPs would encourage individuals to invest in British industry , receive annual reports and be able to vote at the AGMs . |
| 19 | Equally , legitimizing insider dealing could encourage managers to invest in risky projects . |
| 20 | Other creatures , according to their own tattvic tapestry , will have communications to make to each other which reflect that inward condition . |
| 21 | Heads should encourage governors to visit with specific aims in view . |
| 22 | Questioned about high damages awards following motor accidents , Ivor Carr , Secretary of the British Motorists Association , said there were moves afoot to increase car insurance premiums by 1,000 per cent and this would encourage motorists to indulge in defensive driving to keep premiums down . |
| 23 | Charles Booth argued , probably correctly , that old age pensions would encourage children to take in elderly parents . |
| 24 | Different selections of equipment will encourage children to experiment in different ways , and a plank resting over the tray will make a level surface on which to stand containers to be filled . |
| 25 | Some claimed that the plan was underfunded by the multilateral institutions and that its call for debt-reduction agreements would encourage debtors to default on existing commitments , thus impeding the extension of new loans . |
| 26 | We believe the capitalist state and its institutions to be at the heart of this oppression , and that we must organise and educate women to deal with this on varying levels . |
| 27 | We will encourage councils to invest in modern , well-staffed sports centres for the enjoyment of people of all ages and abilities , and give mandatory rate relief to voluntary sports clubs . |
| 28 | Unicef is implementing a programme to help prepare teachers to cope with these added problems in the classroom , and the government itself is to include ‘ rehabilitation ’ as an aspect of the training of teachers . |
| 29 | It is all very well for us to sit here and tell teachers to go on extra courses , but they 're finding that there are n't any left , so the next thing that they can turn to the next person they can turn to is the educational psychologist . |
| 30 | Correa suggests that the optimal density for tropical Third World countries is 200–240 people per hectare , which will allow cities to dispense with expensive central sewerage systems and to recycle human and animal wastes locally to provide cooking gas and fertilisers . |