Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain types of mental illnesses result in a diminished awareness , so that the sufferers are not able to be completely responsible for carrying out the activities to achieve a safe environment . |
| 2 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 3 | The 20-year-old is set to make his home debut at Easter Road against Dundee after helping the defence to keep a clean sheet at Fir Park and Firhill . |
| 4 | More wounding than the question is the inability to give a coherent answer . |
| 5 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 6 | Even middle management might be frustrated by the restrictions on their authority , the impersonal nature of their organisation , the inability to earn a just reward for their special efforts ( owing to the standardisation of pay and promotion procedures ) and the lack of information about aspects of the organisation which should influence their work . |
| 7 | These advantages may relate to factor supplies , technology spillovers from domestic firms that can only be captured by locating there , the need to jump over trade barriers , or simply the opportunity to exploit a potential monopoly position . |
| 8 | The occasion was the annual dinner of the Corporation of London 's planning and Communication Committee at the Mansion House , when Charles seized the opportunity to say a few words about the plans for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square . |
| 9 | When Henry Vizetelly was prosecuted in 1888 under the obscenity laws for publishing an English translation of Zola 's novel La Terre , purists seized the opportunity to mount a sustained assault on the morally pernicious influence of French culture . |
| 10 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 11 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 12 | There have certainly been criticisms of the relatively narrow view which private practitioners have taken of their work ( a failing which results partly from the type of legal education currently provided ) and it is true that the introduction of the legal advice and assistance scheme in 1973 was intended to give solicitors the opportunity to take a wider range of work . |
| 13 | If you already have a first degree , the OU offers the opportunity to take a higher degree — MKA , MBA , MSc , BPhil , MPhil or PhD — either taught or by research . |
| 14 | Morning , Afternoon and evening activities were scheduled , with the opportunity to take a large lunch , in the hope that you would survive and still be alert after 10pm ! |
| 15 | One of the most valuable outcomes of this initially prescriptive and limiting legislation is the opportunity to take a whole school view of curriculum planning and delivery . |
| 16 | ‘ THERE is no doubt that today we all have the opportunity to open a new chapter , ’ said Giovanni Agnelli , boss of Fiat , Italy 's largest private-sector company , in a speech in Venice last month . |
| 17 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 18 | I have not been in the House of Lords very long , so on the heritage front , I have n't had the opportunity to do a great deal yet . |
| 19 | I went into dyslexia because when I did that course we had the opportunity to do a special study of a subject of our own choice and I spent a lot of time on dyslexia because I was already interested in it before I started . |
| 20 | Tom Jones says that Central has given him the opportunity to do a musical show which no-one else is doing . |
| 21 | Barkley suggests that children have the opportunity to save a third of the tokens each day to go towards the special rewards on the ‘ menu ’ . |
| 22 | First the painting community rejected the opportunity to draw a female nude , a subject which over the centuries has inspired the great artists . |
| 23 | Now Emperor Clocks gives you the opportunity to own a classic timepiece that will stay in your family for generations and give to your children and your grandchildren the same precious memories . |
| 24 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 25 | Parliament , had it been required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights , could have made a small , interstitial alteration of the law by , for example , merely amending the relevant section of the Birth and Death Registration Act 1953 ; or used the opportunity to undertake a wholesale revision of the law as it affects transsexuals . |
| 26 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic . |
| 27 | An important feature of the work of this year is the opportunity to undertake a supervised project on a philosophical topic for students taking major or joint Philosophy . |
| 28 | Though like most artists he regarded the opportunity to teach a mixed blessing , he had a knack for communicating and sufficient generosity of spirit to enthuse others . |
| 29 | UNEMPLOYED women over 25 and living in Cleveland are being given the opportunity to join a free six-week course on media techniques . |
| 30 | What can be done to give even a tenth of our people the opportunity to acquire a small stake in the land , and to replace the missing bottom rungs in the farming ladder ? |