Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Board had the opportunity to take two people for the event but , presumably on Frank 's recommendation , they elected to take only one . |
| 2 | One solution to the problem of stereotyping , and of endangered adulthood , is to rotate staff so that all have the opportunity to serve young people for short periods in their own particular way . |
| 3 | The excitement of the exhibition concerns the opportunity to place many works around the park 's lake where they will create an impression quite different to the context of brutal architecture of the Hayward Gallery , or of the European Patent Office in Munich and of other cities for which King has made commissions in recent years . |
| 4 | Ward learning is however a gradual process , and the student can easily overlook the value of discussions of patients ' progress , the care supervised by a senior nurse and the opportunity to observe experienced people at work . |
| 5 | The expense of improving the standards of qualification and training of both categories of investigator was high , but these days newly recruited Inspectors ( Ops ) usually have a current qualification on modern aircraft and the cost is concerned merely with maintaining their currency on these types and giving them the opportunity to fly light aircraft regularly . |
| 6 | Although during the years I worked there I had the opportunity to meet many people , mainly the farmers who were our principal customers , I can honestly say that my job was the most boring and monotonous I could possibly have had . |
| 7 | Very often they just need the opportunity to meet other people in a similar situation , and in so doing learn to form new relationships again , but in a safe and caring atmosphere . |
| 8 | By living in a private house the student can be independent while having the opportunity to meet British people and to live in a British environment . |
| 9 | Go to your bank manager and explain your problem , he or she will probably be able to advance you the money to pay these people off straight away and you will then pay the bank the £25 a month , except that because you will pay interest , it will probably take you sixteen months to pay it off instead of fourteen . |
| 10 | These skills include the use of the computer to analyse social data , the management of small organizations , and social skills training . |
| 11 | The decision to include married people in this was both practically and theoretically crucial . |
| 12 | Lastly , Mr Gandhi has been critical of the decision to let American aircraft refuel in India on their way to the Gulf . |
| 13 | Consequently , field social workers delayed the decision to admit young people to care , and , subsequently , were forced to do so when events had overtaken them . |
| 14 | What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’ |
| 15 | It was suggested that the auction should be held in the open-air to enable more people to take part but William Dunlop objected , insisting that the venue be strictly adhered to as arranged . |
| 16 | NCB chairwoman Barbara Kahan warned : ‘ It is critical managers take on board the responsibility to make sure staff understand what they are allowed to do . |
| 17 | This emphasis frequently serves to obscure the real differences between deafness and learning difficulties , for example , in the attempt to place all people with special needs under one legislative umbrella . |
| 18 | Mr. Croucher replied that under the present law it was up to the applicant to notify other people of their intention in writing . |
| 19 | In Non-preventive or non-therapeutic research the experimental subject is simply assisting the research to obtain biological data |
| 20 | Although in some branches of the law a defendant may be treated as intending the known inevitable or likely consequences of his act , that is not so here , for it would stretch the tort too far to impose liability where ‘ the reasons which actuate the defendant to use unlawful means are wholly independent of a wish to interfere with the plaintiff 's business , such interference being no more than an incidental consequence foreseen by and gratifying to the defendant . ’ |
| 21 | The Hindu rightwing Bharatiya Janata party yesterday condemned the massacre and called for a strike in Patiala today in protest against what a party spokesman in New Delhi described as ‘ criminal neglect by the administration to protect innocent people ’ . |
| 22 | This is attached to the telephone to enable several people to listen to a call simultaneously and it is also useful if you wish to keep your hands free during a call . |
| 23 | Power is the capacity to affect other people 's behaviour with or without their consent ; it allows for the deployment of resources to achieve ends . |
| 24 | The qualities looked for in a higher civil servant are : intelligence ; fluency of mouth and pen , particularly in producing a persuasive argument and in composing a good ministerial speech ; the capacity to induce other people to carry out a policy that perhaps they do not much wish to carry out ; a political ‘ nose ’ ; the ability ( in a Department or a local or regional office ) to organise those beneath him or her ; and capacity for hard work ( many of those at the top work extremely hard ) . |
| 25 | A joint venture between Brazil and Paraguay it began transmission late in 1984 and has the capacity to produce 12,600 MW with a flow of water through the 18 turbines which is 150 times that of the River Thames . |
| 26 | Intel Corp says it will ship 60 versions of the 80486 this year , with clock speeds ranging from 25MHz to 100MHz , senior vice-president Paul Otellini told the Hambrecht & Quist conference in San Francisco : ‘ We now have the capacity to build some 30m 80486s in 1993 , ’ Otellini said , and he expects Intel to sell some 100m 80486 chips after 1993 ; Intel expects to spend some $900m on research and development this year , up from $780m in 1992 , he declared , and would do 1m Pentiums in 1994 . |
| 27 | In addition to academic qualifications they will expect you to demonstrate that you have the intelligence to understand the demands of their businesses , the fluency to communicate ideas to others and the flexibility to develop other people 's ideas . |
| 28 | As the expedition nears the summit of the world 's highest mountain , base camp manager Nick Stevenson joined the campaign to get local people to step out for health . |
| 29 | The geographical location of the prospective family must be considered carefully since it is important for the child to see black people : |
| 30 | Increasingly , the teaching staff participate fully , but the governors and senior management might consider broadening the process to include non-teaching staff and the parents who , after all , are the clients . |