Example sentences of "[to-vb] advantage [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New measures to give £700 million of extra help to exports to take advantage of the lower value of the pound . |
| 2 | The company had been well placed to take advantage of the 1960s consumer boom , and was already prospering by the time Horsley joined the Board in 1963 , at the age of twenty-nine . |
| 3 | As the national economy moves out of recession , Northern Ireland is therefore well placed to take advantage of the economic upturn . |
| 4 | THE IDB is organising a seminar to encourage local companies to take advantage of the major export opportunities in three of the fastest growing economies in the Asia Pacific region . |
| 5 | Because the converting builder had demolished most of the internal walls there was no correspondence in the shape and layout of the rooms to the flat below , but the lounge was still at the back to take advantage of the small terrace and river view . |
| 6 | The 500 stars brake so violently because they are brave , strong and skilful enough to take advantage of the extraordinary power of modern brakes and the grip of the latest slicks . |
| 7 | However , it is a dilemma that they will have to address if they are to take advantage of the clearer remit introduced by the reforms . |
| 8 | That Labour leader John Smith should try to take advantage of the current tide of moral unease in Britain is perfectly understandable , since his party 's policies generally are hard to distinguish from those of the Liberal Democrats and even of the Conservatives . |
| 9 | Now Payne wants to take advantage of the current absence of stars like Montgomerie , Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam from the circuit to advance his already impressive claims for a place in Bernard Gallacher 's European team at the Belfry in September . |
| 10 | In this case , BCCI argued that it was not open to Fashions and Wholesale to take advantage of the set-off effect as between BCCI and Mr Sawar . |
| 11 | Now that tax rates on income have fallen to a maximum of 40% , there is less incentive for individuals to buy low coupon gilts to take advantage of the tax-free capital appreciation . |
| 12 | Many golfers therefore opt to take short trips abroad to Spain and Portugal , in order not only to play but to take advantage of the warm climate . |
| 13 | TIME is running out for house-buyers hoping to take advantage of the temporary suspension of stamp duty . |
| 14 | The invasion , which was only admitted by the government at the beginning of January , was reported to have been launched on Dec. 22 to take advantage of the international attention focused on the area as the competitors in the Paris to Cape Town motor rally passed through . |
| 15 | Could my Noble Friend give an assurance that if these schools wish to take advantage of the new legislation and to opt into grant maintained status , they 'll be given every encouragement ? |
| 16 | It also contributed to a shift in opinion at the Ministry of Education away from the curtailment or freezing of grant towards modest and flexible expansion — and the Eastern District was able to take advantage of the new grant regulations which followed the Report in 1955 to achieve a level of aid a few percentage points higher than the 75% hitherto regarded as standard . |
| 17 | Not only would any subsequent residential development be wonderfully placed to take advantage of the new route into the heart of the city — thereby making the houses attractive to those whose business was in the city centre — but past experience had shown more often than not that the railway barons could well pay a fortune for any land they needed . |
| 18 | By 1966 , the Church was better able to take advantage of the new interest in its separatist stance because it now had a core of Ulstermen who had been converted under Ian Paisley s preaching and who had grown up with his politicized evangelicalism . |
| 19 | Under these circumstances , it is unlikely that foreign computer firms will scramble to take advantage of the new policy under which they can subscribe for 30 per cent of equity in a local producer . |
| 20 | Taxpayers who wish to take advantage of the new practice for valuations currently being negotiated should write to the inspector to whom they submitted the claim . |
| 21 | Glaswegian clubbers were a bit slow at first to take advantage of the late opening hours , says Stuart , but are now making up for lost time . |
| 22 | But the visitors were unable to take advantage of the strong tailwind and it was Alton who scored a vital goal to lead 1–0 at half-time . |
| 23 | The Communist Party was preparing to take advantage of the strong reaction to Nazism which was sweeping the Left . |
| 24 | However , we know that some colleges will be anxious to take advantage of the greater flexibility and relevance of the new-style courses as soon as possible and SCOTVEC is still confident that substantial progress can be made in the current session in the development centrally of the new style course material . |
| 25 | His purpose in doing so was to take advantage of the political uncertainty following the death of Richard de Burgh Earl of Ulster and win Irish support for an invasion of England . |
| 26 | He said some training councils had increased their bids to take advantage of the political sensitivity of the subject . |
| 27 | By phasing in HDMAC gradually , over a number of years , the European manufacturers hoped to time its introduction to take advantage of the increasing miniaturisation of some of the associated technologies , while avoiding the high costs associated with bringing the new digital technology to the market . |
| 28 | ‘ The centre is now better positioned to take advantage of the increasing demand for training and it will be able to compete more effectively with similar commercial organisations , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Boehm 's group began work in 1979 at the research reactor at the Institut Laue Langevin ( ILL ) in Grenoble , but the researchers have since moved their apparatus to take advantage of the higher flux of neutrinos from the more powerful commercial reactor at Goesgen in Switzerland . |
| 30 | Finally , WordPerfect have announced WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows which includes an integrated module to take advantage of the Digital Equipment Corporation 's TeamLinks for Windows — a network , electronic mail and file sharing utility . |