Example sentences of "and [adv] sight [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although our Head Office is in London , we help registered blind and partially sighted people nationwide , particularly through our Grants-in-Aid scheme which makes over 6,000 payments a year to blind people in need . |
| 2 | All year round we help blind and partially sighted people living near you ! |
| 3 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 4 | The needs of blind and partially sighted people can not properly be met within a ‘ standardised ’ care management system , says a new report published by CCETSW . |
| 5 | Tape copies are available free of charge to blind and partially sighted people . |
| 6 | But this organisation makes it a permanent pleasure for blind and partially sighted people . ’ |