Example sentences of "the chance [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In other words ‘ the Russian revolution will create conditions in which power can pass in to the hands of the workers … before the politicians of bourgeois liberalism get the chance to display to the full their talent for governing ’ .
2 But it was Signals that offered just what we need before settling down on Saturday night with soft cushions and iron rations : a clear summary , and the chance to fix on the central characters in this huge dramatic tapestry .
3 Vernon Bogdaner a reader in government at the University and a Fellow of Brasenose College , says he too is in favour of P R , and wants the electorate to be given the chance to vote on the issue .
4 Bazeley accepted the chance to score from the loose ball .
5 During a period when Crawford was moving swiftly between film , television and theatre , he jumped at the chance to act on the American stage for the first time .
6 DAVE EGERTON has the chance to emerge from the shadow of Dean Richards when England begin their Five Nations Championship campaign against Ireland at Twickenham on January 20 .
7 Every town along the Italian Riviera holds its own market — and here you will get the chance to stroll among the colourful stalls and find souvenirs , presents , local handicrafts , clothes and a cornucopia of fruit , vegetables and flowers .
8 It seemed he had left in the Casa Guidi a gun of which he was fond , taking only his hunting rifle in case he had the chance to go into the country to shoot rabbits .
9 ‘ He had the chance to go to the States with them but he said , ‘ No ’ .
10 Amazingly , he only got the chance to go for the try because Cardiff players over-ruled skipper Mike Hall .
11 Lorna Marsh initially turned down the chance to go on the trip when she found out that Bingo The Clown would be joining them .
12 London , UK : Courtaulds employees have the chance to go behind the scenes at the Science Museum , under a sponsorship scheme , to view collections currently not on display .
13 It offered her managers the chance to participate in the |Management Charter Initiative 's approach to the accreditation of Prior Learning .
14 The incursion of pagan Galla tribes , who now seized the chance to profit from the chaos and disruption of the Muslim war , did , however , have a lasting effect on large areas .
15 Mark Roe 's Sunningdale high point : the chance to commentate for the BBC .
16 It also gives us the chance to talk to the clients and to get to know exactly what they want . ’
17 For example , should the member believe that the issue may be sufficiently important to be disclosed to the relevant authorities in the ‘ public interest ’ , then the chance to talk through the matter can be helpful .
18 You want the chance to spit in the eye of these landlords ? ’
19 PEPs originally were designed as part of the Government 's plan to help more people become share owners by offering them the chance to invest in the Stock Exchange .
20 And Brucie , 35 next month , will relish the chance to return against the team that has caused Liverpool so much grief in recent years .
21 BUDDING young jazz musicians are being given the chance to shine with the launch this autumn of the Ulster Schools ' Jazz Orchestra .
22 That was clear evidence of how the operation of the Trades Union Congress 's Bridlington principles can deny employees the chance to belong to the union of their choice .
23 readers should have the chance to read of the project 's progress .
24 You will have the chance to qualify for the highest civilian cookery qualifications available in Great Britain .
25 The answers are , I suppose , the largest possible tank and therefore the most stable environment for my fish ; ease of maintenance ; an attractive living picture ; and the chance to experiment with the latest equipment .
26 The Southampton striker was expected to reject the chance to stay with the First Division strugglers .
27 The council says it would welcome the chance to expand on the submission when the inquiry takes oral evidence .
28 At the presentation , Sir Humphry did not pass up the chance to impress upon the business world the great value of science to their endeavours : ‘ Science , gentlemen , is of infinitely more importance to a state than may at first sight appear possible ; for no source of wealth and power can be entirely independent of it ; and no class of men are so well able to appreciate its advantages as that to which I am addressing myself .
29 Studio 64 in Middlesbrough 's Corporation Road , is planning to train ten out-of-work enthusiasts , offering them the chance to break into the music business .
30 George will make the most of the chance to unwind in the Australian sunshine — it 's spring over there .
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