Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another entry the master had sent the porter for the medical officer at three o'clock in the morning to attend a single woman in childbirth . |
| 2 | Emerson got a carbon copy of his first try after a swift counter attack , Stevens , came across from his wing into the centre to slice through the defence for a fine individual score , and left winger Paul McAteer raced in from 20 metres . |
| 3 | Her final sight of Hatherley was from the lane which skirted the park for a short distance . |
| 4 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 5 | The opportunity for a serious educational intervention was missed : a sad contrast to the rapid organisation of adult education lectures by Yorkshire WEA and Nottingham University during the 1926 miners ' lockout , especially in the light of the College 's unambiguous commitment to a working-class adult education that is independent and emancipatory , that analyses and seeks to explain the structures of inequality and power that operate in British society and elsewhere . |
| 6 | The introduction of new technology creates the opportunity for a wide range of choices to be made about how work should be organised . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that winter will soon be drawing in , many of you will , no doubt , be taking the opportunity for a late holiday in the sun and looking for suitably cool tops to pack in your suitcases . |
| 8 | Peace Alliance supporters , and the Communists in particular were annoyed that the opportunity for a joint candidature had been lost . |
| 9 | Possible remedies for the lack of closeness to shareholders include the appointment of an intermediary group such as a supervisory board , more flexible audit reporting and the opportunity for a two-way dialogue between auditors and shareholders at the agm or in private . |
| 10 | General SVQs offer the opportunity for a major shift in vocational education in this country , and a real chance to achieve parity of esteem between vocational and academic awards . ’ |
| 11 | As he told Fred Emery on Panorama , ‘ from the moment that decision was taken to cancel the opportunity for a collective judgement to be taken , I knew that something very wrong had happened . ’ |
| 12 | We have discussed this at length and although we have a number of ideas we feel that if we were to air them now we would perhaps stifle your creativity and spoil the opportunity for a fresh approach . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , as the outcome if the Eastbourne parliamentary by-election demonstrated , a strong local electoral base developed over a number of years can provide the Liberal Democrats with the opportunity for a sensational , if perhaps transient , victory . |
| 14 | Before either her mother or Lydia had the opportunity for a quiet chat with Martha , the even tenor of life in the kitchen was disrupted the following day , by the arrival of Tamar . |
| 15 | David Hudson and Katharine 's father are both hoping that she 'll get the opportunity for a quiet word in the Prime Ministerial ear . |
| 16 | Such gains were effectively only taxed as and when a UK resident enjoyed a benefit ; hence arose the opportunity for a gross roll-up of gains , followed by the eventual distribution of all gains to a beneficiary on a tax holiday . |
| 17 | The opportunity for a negotiated peace had been lost — and with it the hope that anything good might come out of the Great War . |
| 18 | Rebutting suggestions that Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs would baulk at losing the opportunity for a Scottish Assembly , he added : ‘ My colleagues and I have taken this decision jointly and collectively . |
| 19 | I wore a set for nine days , without having the opportunity for a proper wash , and they were still comfortable and did not smell . |
| 20 | Though they missed the opportunity for a rapid spurt in growth in the 1970s , they were spared the social and political strains of vulnerability to the subsequent cut-off in bank credit . |
| 21 | Imagine that — passing up the opportunity for a little hanky-panky with yours truly . |
| 22 | then you 've lost the opportunity for a full page |
| 23 | Once again the opportunity for a secure pocket has been overlooked . |
| 24 | Photographers were tending to adopt that method on every job , even if there was the opportunity for a natural approach . |
| 25 | Overall , the study of visionary leadership and strategic vision offers the opportunity for a rewarding and revitalizing interchange between the fields of leadership studies and strategic management . |
| 26 | Adrian Jones of Laser … says its easy to sail … its not for the beginner but the club sailor will be able to handle it … he says it gives the opportunity for the normal man or girl in the street to sail together in a powerful boat … all the boats will be exactly the same … it means that the best sailor will win … |
| 27 | In striking down the law Duplantier made it clear that he hoped that his decision would provide the opportunity for the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 judgement Roe v. Wade which provided the foundation of legal abortion in the US . |
| 28 | ‘ And I appeal to employers to look on our ex-service people and see in them the opportunity for the loyal , dedicated , hard-working men and women that they are . ’ |
| 29 | S so the position as of say the summer nineteen forty seven when , when you 're , you , this law was being formulated the reports coming back are that although there is the opportunity for the poor to do better , as a , as a matter of course they 're not all doing better . |
| 30 | In addition the development of birth-control techniques provided the opportunity for the above changes of attitudes to be encouraged . |