Example sentences of "choosing the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will be able to have a voice in choosing the chairman of the European commission which is like a Euro quango in a way so I do see a parallel which I want to put to you that we are remedying the democratic deficit in Europe with that giant Euro quango in the same way that we would like to remedy the democratic deficit with respect to the proliferation of quangos in Wales . |
| 2 | The principal effect of referring to rules of private international law to extend the scope of a Convention would seem to be to displace a possible presumption that the parties , in choosing the law of a Contracting State , intended only its domestic law to apply ( that is , without the Convention ) and to impose on them the onus of displacing the Convention . |
| 3 | And he could accept the limitation in the knowledge that , when it comes to the point , one of the clearest prerogatives of a Prime Minister is that of choosing the date of an election . |
| 4 | The principle of fixed-date elections has never been established : instead choosing the date of the general election remains one of the vast range of powers of patronage and manipulation in the hands of the incumbent prime minister . |
| 5 | You would be advised to read Chapter 15 before choosing the type of exercise that would be best for you . |
| 6 | Sub-text : ‘ I 'm choosing the direction of this conversation . ’ |
| 7 | The ‘ Poet ’ can not marry the ‘ Friend ’ ( to use the conventional terms for our two personae ) , does not wish to seduce him : in the first seventeen sonnets he urges him to marry , indeed , but not ( as elsewhere ) choosing the writer of the poetry , but someone else , a woman ( obviously ! ) . |
| 8 | Certainly Joanne Menzies appeared not to recognize him , although he 'd rather regretted choosing the character of Detective-Sergeant McWhirter of Scotland Yard when she revealed that she 'd been brought up near the Kyles of Bute . |
| 9 | The screen then gives you the option of choosing the level of help required . |
| 10 | The main trend was for greater powers for the republics , which were to join the new union on a voluntary basis , choosing the level of involvement which they wanted to have . |
| 11 | The indignation of the trade union mounts ; there is the threat of a strike ; Government , which fears a strike more than the nationalised undertaking , sounds the call for retreat ; and amid paeans of praise for everybody 's wisdom in choosing the path of peace the claim is settled — more generously than it could have been in the first place ( Aubrey Jones , cited in Bell 1975 : 10 ) . |
| 12 | In choosing the time of the exodus to reveal the meaning of his name , he identifies himself as the God who saves his people and overthrows his adversaries . |
| 13 | If men who take advantage of their own daughters are simply choosing the object of least resistance , then we dare not tamper with the ancient , world-wide , multi-cultural taboo against such conduct . |
| 14 | That was the freakish effect of blast for you , so powerful , yet capable of being deflected by the flimsiest thing , always choosing the line of least resistance . |
| 15 | Whether you intend a five-star sojourn in the Bahamas or a fortnight under canvas in Calvados you can trim costs by choosing the form of travel money which best suits your needs . |
| 16 | 2.1 CHOOSING THE FORM OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE |
| 17 | The essence of limited partnership as a form of business enterprise has been explained on p. 29 in the section on choosing the form of business enterprise . |