Example sentences of "a [noun sg] to bring the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Despite Bush 's support for Puerto Rican statehood ( declared in 1989 ) , the referendum plan was killed on Feb. 27 , 1991 , when the US Senate energy and natural resources committee ( which had responsibility for the legislation ) failed to secure a majority to bring the bill authorizing the referendum before the Senate . |
| 2 | The ambush overshadowed Mr Major 's diplomatic coup of stitching together a deal to bring the Danes back into the EC fold . |
| 3 | It concerned a smuggling gang who had previously used a minibus to bring the drugs from Morocco , but because of increased activity by the Spanish Customs they decided to operate a seaborne campaign using a yacht called Cornish Lady . |
| 4 | The technician pressed a key to bring the view into focus . |
| 5 | Multiple passes through the camera increase the difficulty of exact placing and synchronization , which is why two or four projectors are often preferable While the projectors can be used in line , with the light of one lamp passing through two or more strips of developed and printed film , so that the first image goes through the second before hitting the unexposed film , the use of four rather than two projectors generally requires the use of a prism to bring the beam of light to the camera lens . |
| 6 | Whoever you 're working with you need , as a pair or a three-some to bring the solution with you next week please ? |
| 7 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
| 8 | It would make a difference to bring the bus back up Albert Road . |
| 9 | The Badgers Act 1991 has changed that position along with a number of others , and the RSPCA intends to publish a leaflet to bring the book right up to date . |
| 10 | Then they became animated , gesturing and talking , devising a strategy to bring the boar back across the river . |
| 11 | Management is negotiating with the workforce a strategy to bring the structure of the business down to a size that matches its present turnover . |
| 12 | And right away they worked , five minutes of chaos in Terry Venables 's rearguard ending with Dave Martin heading home a corner to bring the sides level on aggregate . |
| 13 | Some showbiz ponces claim that Freddie did a lot to bring the pain of AIDS to public awareness — only by dying , surely . |
| 14 | A second full-size machine , with a reel to bring the standing corn to the knives , and rollers to deliver the cut corn to the ground , was demonstrated in 1812 before witnesses . |
| 15 | Geac maintains very conservative accounting standards and often writes off soft or non-cash assets when it buys a company to bring the acquisition 's books in line , he added . |
| 16 | The two and a half hour plenary session this afternoon will provide a forum to bring the insights of the workshops to everyone at the conference and to make practical suggestions for the way forward . |
| 17 | West Midlands police inspector Vince Dean said : ‘ It took 20 officers an hour to bring the situation under control . |
| 18 | It took 11 firemen almost half an hour to bring the blaze under control and bingo players had to be evacuated as smoke seeped into the auditorium of the Mecca Social Club , next door . |
| 19 | Six firemen took more than an hour to bring the fire under control . |
| 20 | The " crisis " was also used as an opportunity to bring the education and training of nurses in line with the demands of the twenty-first century , acknowledging some of the trends discussed earlier in the chapter . |
| 21 | Napoleon III was well aware of the danger posed by prolonged disputes about the Spanish succession and in an attempt to bring the problem to a quick end , he proposed as a ‘ neutral ’ candidate the Portuguese Prince , Fernando , husband and former King-Consort of Queen Maria . |
| 22 | The Canadian-American Challenge Cup series of international road races in the United States and Canada was introduced in 1966 in an attempt to bring the excitement of Grand Prix racing to the North American road circuits that had sprung up . |
| 23 | An attempt to bring the imam of Yemen into alliance was vetoed by India , but he played tribal politics better than the craftiest of sheikhs , cheaply keeping the peace with well-placed bribes . |
| 24 | Wherever one goes , whatever statistical projection is used in an attempt to bring the future into focus , one is aware of a rising sea of people and their vehicles which defeats frontiers . |
| 25 | Their typical approach can be divided into two lines of attack : a challenge to the deductibility of payments to the tax haven , and/or an attempt to bring the haven 's profits within the tax net in the high-tax jurisdiction . |
| 26 | Allowances that are given , based on an intention to bring the building into use by 31 December 1994 , will be withdrawn where this condition is not , in the event , met . |
| 27 | The activated silica is prepared by the addition to a solution containing 1.5–1.8% sodium silicate of an acid to bring the pH down to 5 . |
| 28 | So , in an effort to bring the sport together under one roof , the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre played host to the first All-England Championships . |
| 29 | EVERTON are to carry out over £2.5 million worth of work on a Goodison Park facelift in an effort to bring the stadium up to standard for the 1996 European Championships . |
| 30 | Why does the hon. Gentleman not agree that the position is untenable and reach an agreement to bring the money to the areas which need it ? |