Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as the bass extension , the controls on the KUBE permit some fine-tuning of the response to suit different rooms and different positionings within them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | On the field , the recurring problem was the inability to turn critical periods to advantage : never more obvious than in the 1990–91 Ashes series : this in a decade when failure , far from being excused , was despised , claim Scott and Cook in the most questionable of their conclusions . |
| 4 | The inability to convey accurate figures limits the use of pictograms except where we wish only to provide a general impression of a set of figures and where detail is not important . |
| 5 | Debtors feel shame and guilt by their continuing inability to pay their creditors , which is made worse by the never ending demanding letters that fall through the letter box and the inability to get proper legal advice due to lack of money . |
| 6 | Low pick up rates , the inability to make confident diagnoses with current technology , and the potential problems of managing those with equivocal or definite disease may render larger scale surveys unnecessary , excessively problematic , or not cost effective . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Few women had the opportunity to earn other than low wages ; many had small opportunity of regular waged employment at any level of remuneration . |
| 9 | To-day , the world 's great athletes in almost every sport have the opportunity to earn large sums of money as a result of their skill and dedication , and no-one begrudges them that , but the Olympians compete in the Olympic Games solely for the glory and the chance of winning a gold , silver , or bronze medal . |
| 10 | Nobody could blame her for taking life as seriously as she 'd had to , but the way to some kind of peace and personal balance would surely lie in the opportunity to stop running and relax a little . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | These offer the opportunity to record additional insights into the content or application of a term , particularly if there is some ambiguity involved . |
| 13 | This is the last occasion on which we shall have the opportunity to debate foreign affairs and the Gracious Speech in this Parliament . |
| 14 | Our photographic service offers readers the opportunity to order image-enhanced reproductions . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | These sessions will be used as ‘ surgeries ’ where this age group can be informed of road safety issues and be given the opportunity to voice local problems . |
| 17 | Now , for the first time , the Library has the opportunity to mount imaginative , multi-media displays , individually tailored to their subject matter and capable of competing on equal terms with exhibitions in other major venues . |
| 18 | When I 've had the opportunity to ask new supporters their reasons for coming to watch us , the main answers have been : |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The Wedgwood Visitor Centre near Stoke- on-Trent offers the opportunity to see skilled craftsmen at work , and factory tours can be enjoyed at the Royal Worcester Porcelain works . |
| 21 | I would say that it is our job to let people judge for themselves and have the opportunity to see controversial productions , whether it 's dance or drama , and unless people have the opportunity , and unless the companies are given the chance to perform their own thing , that drama and dance in the long run will die . |
| 22 | The rules have been changed this season to give fans of Second Division sides the opportunity to see first-class opponents . |
| 23 | There is also the opportunity to see new places , another way of life and meet new friends : rock music tourism . |
| 24 | Article 4 requires that persons or organisations with a legitimate interest must have the opportunity to take legal action against breaches of the ban . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | 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 ) . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The opportunity to celebrate real success is often missed . |