Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] the current " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now Scottish Natural Heritage has asked the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology , Banchory , in liaison with the Scottish Agricultural Statistics Service and Biosphere Consultancies , to do a study to determine the current status of adders in Scotland . |
| 2 | Security chiefs were meeting today in a bid to counter the current upsurge in loyalist violence which has claimed four lives in as many days . |
| 3 | As noted , eurobond firms are seeking to reform issuance procedures in a bid to reduce the current pressures on profitability , one underlying cause of which has been excess capacity . |
| 4 | The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , Joao Baena Soares , led a 13-member OAS delegation to Haiti on Aug. 18-21 after which he stated that there remained " some opportunities " to promote a dialogue to resolve the current crisis [ for previous OAS interventions see pp. 38522 ; 38569 ; 38670 ; 38905 ] . |
| 5 | Among the activities planned for the evening are continuous guided tours of the exhibition Dynasty : The Royal House of Stewart , an introduction to the Scottish Photography Archive with with a chance to view the current display , and an historic overview of the Queen Street building given by . |
| 6 | Apart from the incentive the match will offer to Test aspirants such as Surrey 's Darren Bicknell and Warwickshire 's Tim Munton , the selectors will have a chance to assess the current form of Devon Malcolm and Mark Ramprakash , who are still on the threshhold of England places . |
| 7 | She investigated both historical and research background as well as using a questionnaire to study the current picture in Edinburgh Schools . |
| 8 | The paper proses a set of principles which should underpin quality assurance systems and develops a strategy to harmonise the current systems , building on strengths and tackling weaknesses . |
| 9 | a marker to show the current hard copy state of the module . |
| 10 | 1.3 These emphatic results have given the trade union a clear mandate to pursue a better settlement and we are therefore not in a position to accept the current offer . |
| 11 | In conjunction with the Master Innholders with whom it is closely associated , the Worshipful Company has commissioned Gayton Consultancy to undertake a survey to assess the current levels of training received by management . |
| 12 | Roh 's subsequent decision to join them reflected the strategic vision associated with his political style ; the merger offered an opportunity to break the current legislative impasse resulting from the DJP 's failure to command an overall majority within the legislature . |
| 13 | Argentina 's Economy Minister , Domingo Cavallo , appointed on Jan. 29 [ see p. 37959 ] , announced an emergency tax plan on Feb. 4 in an attempt to halt the current economic crisis and to establish fiscal solvency by increasing revenues by the equivalent of $2,400 million a year . |
| 14 | Recently in an attempt to reduce the current wave of social violence , projects have been piloted in the UK and 20 ‘ safer cities ’ will be set up in selected areas which have high rates of crime and violence , and other social and community problems ( Delamothe , 1988 ) . |
| 15 | The two-day conference was organised in an attempt to inform the current public debate and arrive at conclusions about the best way forward . |