Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inability to operate with high levels of trust itself implies the use of more complex formal organisational arrangements as a replacement for the more informal co-ordination mechanisms which are possible when there is a higher level of good will . |
| 2 | Indecisiveness , insufficient financial resources , a hostile press , the inability to count on sufficient political support , and lack of creative imagination are the negative factors which will bear on his personal decision . |
| 3 | What the trust offered was the opportunity to invest in interest-bearing mortgages . |
| 4 | Her studies were interrupted by the opportunity to go into local politics , from which she has never looked back . |
| 5 | The table shows the enthusiasm with which centres took the opportunity to go beyond straightforward transfer of old courses . |
| 6 | As far as their disabilities allow they should have the opportunity to participate in normal community activities . |
| 7 | It is a common and enormously frustrating experience for foreign language learners , presented with the opportunity to participate in authentic conversation with native speakers , to fail to join in successfully , despite having a high level of proficiency in the classroom . |
| 8 | I think that also that said to me at the point that there is , people need to er , be paid attendance because otherwise you deny people the opportunity to be able to stand for council , there , otherwise you are going to end up with those that are either rich or retired as the only people who can attend a council which , and therefore we must remember that and make sure those who want to have the opportunity to participate in local government are actually compensated for their , for their erm , for their work . |
| 9 | He believes that older people should be given the opportunity to participate in civic activities during retirement and argues for : |
| 10 | Being free from the constraint of responding to logged calls and from the need to react quickly to one call after another gives the neighbourhood police the opportunity to engage in prolonged contact with the public . |
| 11 | It gives me the opportunity to explain in proper terms why the Government took that step and to give the lie to many of the hon. Gentleman 's arguments . |
| 12 | Such an idea offers elders , carers and practitioners the opportunity to discriminate between appropriate and inappropriate suffering . |
| 13 | At ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , for instance , the opportunity to choose between different types of external moderation was clearly seen as an advantage : |
| 14 | At first some 15,000 households seized the opportunity to sit in darkened rooms when the post-war service started in 1946 . |
| 15 | She had never ridden a horse and , as she had always lived in the city , the opportunity to wander through native bush had never come her way . |
| 16 | Chairman , er I do n't often disagree with er Mr in front of me there , but I have been consistent in my approach over the years , er , wherever I 've had the had the opportunity to speak at political meetings and ministers have been present . |
| 17 | In the context of an employing organisation , this would imply that an individual 's major motivation would be not so much the job itself as the opportunity to mix with other people . |
| 18 | The children should be given the opportunity to mix with handicapped people , and encouraged to participate in voluntary activities , helping in homes and at social clubs for the handicapped . |
| 19 | Doing well at Glenalmond will give us the opportunity to expand into other private schools . ’ |
| 20 | That is why we have invented the concept of trust status , which gives us the opportunity to entrust to local people — those who work in the hospitals — a greater discretion and influence over the way in which resources are used in their institution . |
| 21 | ‘ Management training , including some academic work , e.g. DMS , and new technology , giving more staff the opportunity to learn about new technology in a practical setting , both as personal development and to improve contemporary decision making ’ … |
| 22 | If so , — they can take the opportunity to learn about new teaching methods related to recently developed educational programmes such as CPVE and GCSE ; — they can shadow a senior manager to learn how headteachers and deputies deal with their problems of management ; — they can focus on particular curriculum areas , working with teachers to develop materials appropriate to their skills and experiences , e.g. electronics ; — they can act as consultants on a particular problem within the school , e.g. financial management ; — they can take the opportunity to " de-mystify " industry . |
| 23 | The found the opportunity to learn from fellow managers from different backgrounds invaluable , particularly those from outside financial services . |
| 24 | In the absence of such a process , one prediction can be made with confidence : we shall again lose the opportunity to learn from inevitable problems of implementing complex organisational reform in the public sector . |
| 25 | The result is that , by and large , the fiscal has to take the case as the police have presented it ; he does not seize the opportunity to come into direct contact with the investigation and has little chance of finding out what the police have ignored . |
| 26 | Individuals can benefit from the opportunity to interact with other professionals from different perspectives . |
| 27 | The companies will also have the opportunity to build on existing business links and introduce their goods to new markets in the United States . |
| 28 | The picaresque vitality of Richardson 's novel begins to wane early in the third volume ( a frequent fate of follow-ups ) and , as a theatre audience does not have the opportunity to plough through stodgy bits in their own time , we felt it made for better drama to kill Pamela ( in the novel she comes near to death ) before the dramatic conflict itself dies . |
| 29 | Most rowing clubs do n't insist on immediate payment of an annual membership fe ( usually between £80 and £100 ) and should give you the opportunity to train with other club members before making a commitment . |
| 30 | We would expect training offered by Compact firms to include both on and off the job training , the opportunity to study for technical or professional qualifications as appropriate , and regular individual guidance and counselling sessions . |