Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following may also appear beside the tag to indicate the current state of the media unit in the Offline cycle : |
| 2 | We regret though that it will not allow the defence to make an early submission of no case to answer in the magistrates ' court . |
| 3 | Where sexual intercourse takes place before the barrel of a gun , it seems quite appropriate that it should be up to the defence to discharge an evidential burden with respect to consent . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Indeed , as we have seen , such an infantile fixation at a pre-genital stage is an inevitable consequence of the very thing which explains the protests and the revolt against authority — the inability to transcend the phallic , Oedipal phase . |
| 7 | In the last chapter we saw that the crisis of capitalism resulted from the crisis of humanism — the inability to resolve the basic tension between freedom and control . |
| 8 | More wounding than the question is the inability to give a coherent answer . |
| 9 | Lack of communication and the inability to see a differing point of view are cited as being the main causes . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But these offsets are seldom adequate to compensate for the inability to afford the technological investments needed to compete globally . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Many of them will also have the opportunity to attend the famous WHAM Bicycleship Training School . |
| 14 | Finally , it made sense with the gallery 's affairs already disrupted by the construction , to seize the opportunity to restore the original museum , reinstall the collection , and landscape the surrounding grounds . |
| 15 | I warmly welcome the opportunity to debate the many forward-looking suggestions the APB has put forward . |
| 16 | Finally , the Churchill patience snapped and , peering over his glasses at the hapless Opposition MP , he retorted : ‘ I am grateful for the opportunity to remind the Honourable Member for Dewsbury what a dirty dog does to a paling . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The opportunity to evaluate the only airworthy UK example of anything is a rare privilege . |
| 20 | Nine months later , in July 1991 , we facilitated a second self-evaluation process during which VHWs had the opportunity to evaluate the newly-developed health education programme at the well baby clinic of the health centre . |
| 21 | When Mr Walesa was in Washington last week , George Bush took the opportunity to forgive an additional $800m of Poland 's debt to America ( it has now forgiven 70% of it ) . |
| 22 | Above all , project work provides learners with the opportunity to use the newly-acquired language to talk about themselves , and to express their own ideas , feelings , and opinions . |
| 23 | Helen would then seize the opportunity to use the controlling tactic of sympathy on Jennifer . |
| 24 | All the firms invited to donate the custom-built models in the Dolls ' House took the opportunity to use the black and maroon colours of the royal livery on their bodywork . |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | The opportunity to see a semantic net and dynamically generate outlines from it may help authors mold the desired document . |
| 27 | As well as world No. 1 , Monica Seles , fans will have the opportunity to see the top players , including Steffi Graf , Zina Garrison , Jennifer Capriati , Sanchez-Vicario , not to mention the British contingent of Jo Durie , Monique Javer , Clare Wood and Sam Smith . |
| 28 | This excursion offers the opportunity to see the breathtaking spectacle of Holland 's fabulous bulbfields . |
| 29 | This will give people the opportunity to see the same actors play three different parts , and it will give me that essential ingredient of a good farce : strong ensemble acting . ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |