Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A node and its children may all have almost identical f values , so the algorithm lacks sensible guidance . |
| 2 | Beldam LJ reviewed the authorities and stated that deciding whether the defence applied involved answering two questions . |
| 3 | There is hardly any bitterness for the devastation caused by the war ; there has been hardly any outcry about the inability to redeem Japanese notes-and the Japs issued Rs562 crores worth £420 million , over 30 years of Burma 's national revenue . |
| 4 | Such topics as sport 's role in the national lottery , the ban on tobacco advertising , the new horse racing authority and the inability to produce British tennis players are issues that should be debated in a sensible forum . |
| 5 | THE PARTY IN THE PARK has live music from Del Amitri , The Farm and Status Quo . |
| 6 | Other primates in the park include Cotton-top Tamarin , Red-bellied Tamarin , Red-handed Tamarin and Squirrel Monkey , all from South America . |
| 7 | China division personnel executive Mike Foster said : ‘ The policy informs employees who feel they have a drink problem of the opportunity to attend special counselling sessions with an external agency . |
| 8 | Jonathan , who works for WEC 's International Business Development Unit , has been given the opportunity to sample Japanese working life and culture as part of the European Commission 's Executive Training Programme . |
| 9 | Further concern rests with the nutritional value of the food after irradiation , in particular vitamin content , and lastly , there is the fear that irradiation will offer manufacturers the opportunity to sell second-rate produce in disguise . |
| 10 | Article 4 requires that persons or organisations with a legitimate interest must have the opportunity to take legal action against breaches of the ban . |
| 11 | In SCOTVEC 's new Quality Framework , centres will be given the opportunity to take devolved responsibility for elements of quality assurance which are currently administered centrally by SCOTVEC . |
| 12 | ‘ There is also the opportunity to take British Horse Society examinations to stage three and gain other relevant qualifications including First Aid and Road Safety . |
| 13 | To gauge the effectiveness of the appeal of the plaque , consider that of the ten donors of $500,000 or more , only one has forgone the opportunity to take public credit for their magnanimity ; and of the thirty-one contributors of $100,000 or more , all but six , ( three have underwritten exhibition and outreach programs ) . |
| 14 | For another , it was the opportunity to take proper revenge for the discomfort that Private Eye had caused him over the years , a revenge more satisfying than that afforded him by the Music Box April Fool 's joke . |
| 15 | Because your money will be in a unit trust fund that specifically invests in UK companies , by opening a PEP now , you have the opportunity to take particular advantage of the potential growth in the economy . |
| 16 | The opportunity to celebrate real success is often missed . |
| 17 | the opportunity merits international marketing . |
| 18 | BBFC policy follows British law in ruling out all such depictions lest they come to exercise a normalising , disinhibiting influence on men who have the power and the opportunity to do untold harm to their offspring . |
| 19 | They were shown videos of past plays performed in the department and offered the opportunity to watch Soviet television or the latest satellite language learning materials . |
| 20 | Projects provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate personal initiative . |
| 21 | He did n't deserve anything more from her , and certainly not the opportunity to draw derisive satisfaction from the fate that had befallen her . |
| 22 | The following version is useful to give children the opportunity to channel excess energy — everybody is in action for the whole time it is being played . |
| 23 | SCE candidates who have the opportunity to undertake sixth-year work in mathematics will find it a valuable preparation for all courses offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics . |
| 24 | Roger Alwen , the club 's joint owner , said : ‘ We have given Greenwich the opportunity to lead British football into the 21st century . |
| 25 | All three units offer a good social life , sporting activities , and the opportunity to visit operational Service Units at home and abroad . |
| 26 | This feature provides the student with the opportunity to pursue supervised research in a chosen accounting area and may involve the use of software packages and the design of computer-based models . |
| 27 | Information is no longer institution based and electronic sources of information such as Prestel and TTNS provide school librarians and teachers with the opportunity to increase individual learning by pupils . |
| 28 | The key element of this enterprise and education initiative was the specific target that , ‘ Each year 10% of teachers should have the opportunity to gain personal experience in the world of business ’ . |
| 29 | In the third term of the second year all students have a period of placement , during which they have the opportunity to gain appropriate work experience . |
| 30 | Under the present GCSE system , it gives schools the opportunity to exert undue influence on exam results , particularly in the marking of course work . |