Example sentences of "offer [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This system , devised by Rentokil 's Research and Development department , offers for the first time a non-chemical , twenty-four hour detection and protection system . |
| 2 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 3 | This position of service is also offered as the primary justifica-tion for the special privileges enjoyed by the profession . |
| 4 | In view of its clear advantages over the other lasers , whose rate of energy delivery does not match the predicted physical behaviour of the blood vessels , we suggest that the pulsed dye laser should be offered as the first line treatment for portwine stains whenever possible . |
| 5 | A version of this argument was offered as the underlying policy rationale by the Second Circuit in the celebrated case of SEC v. |
| 6 | Few references are made to the social class distribution of West Indian and Asian parents found in other studies , and no supporting evidence is offered for the following statement : |
| 7 | Having placed these matters on record in its minutes , the London committee proceeded to its own business : ( i ) a prize of 10 guineas was offered for the best description of not more than 20 cases of glanders ; ( ii ) the circularisation of honorary and subscribing members , asking for their ‘ communications on the veterinary art ’ . |
| 8 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 9 | Contestants in fancy dress will be judged at 10.20 with a prize offered for the best outfit . |
| 10 | Fresh and wider insights have been offered for the ongoing formation to which ministers of the Eucharist are committed , whether ordained or for special needs . |
| 11 | An additional quantity is offered for the normal price , e.g. ‘ two for the price of one ’ or ‘ 10% bigger — same price as before . ’ |
| 12 | On the one hand this expansion offered for the first time a substantial number of teaching posts which together formed a fully-integrated career structure , and on the other it considerably lessened the security of both the " historical " and " critical " paradigms for which Bateson had been at such pains to seek some form of mutual accommodation . |
| 13 | Tailored awards , designed to meet the specific needs of particular organisations and employers , were also offered for the first time , attracting over 500 candidates . |
| 14 | Either English for Business ( First Level ) or English for Commerce ( First Level ) must be passed for the First Level Certificate in Commercial Studies award ( which will be offered for the first time in 1993 ) . |
| 15 | These pilot events have been developed , in conjunction with the Department of Industrial and Social Studies , to form the core of a new elective module ‘ Team Development in Practice ’ being offered for the first time in semester one 1993/94 . |
| 16 | As an added incentive , two complimentary tickets for the evening 's disco are being offered for the winning entry . |
| 17 | The First Level Certificate in Commercial Studies will be offered for the last time in 1993 . |
| 18 | Is it possible to determine the ways in which children think prior to the emergence of spoken language and , if so , what kinds of description can be offered for the conceptual understanding which precedes the expression of ideas in language ? |
| 19 | Offered for the third time in its history by Agnew 's is Turner 's ‘ Sunset : a mackerel shoal ’ . |
| 20 | With employment at L1 and wages at W1 the imposition of a payroll contribution on employees is equivalent to a reduction in the net wage offered of the vertical distance S1S2 . |
| 21 | Of course I would like tenants to have realistic rent demands and then have successful businesses on the back of them , and I hope that the rent demands will turn out to be realistic in relation to the actual security of tenure offered under the new style of lease and in relation to the business opportunities offered under that style of lease as well . |
| 22 | The parable is teaching that prayer must be offered with the right spirit . |
| 23 | Such a course can then remain relatively isolated , or at least on a par with other courses offered within the same institution on a more traditional basis , or act as a focus for further course development ( through the processes of ‘ accretion ’ or ‘ invention discussed in Chapter 2 ) . |
| 24 | Most commentators on mental health care agree that some people with severe mental illnesses ( mostly those with chronic schizophrenia ) need the safe , full time specialist care that is offered in the long stay wards of the old asylums . |
| 25 | This impressive painting will be offered in the first part of the Impressionist and modern painting sale with a cryptic estimate of ‘ several million dollars ’ . |
| 26 | Haute cuisine in the beautiful Chambertin Restaurant , with a more relaxed alternative offered in the elegant Carver 's Table restaurant where you can help yourself as to as much roast beef , lamp or pork ( hot or cold ) as you wish or the Balcony Restaurant offering quick service and budget menu . |
| 27 | Haute cuisine in the beautiful Chambertin Restaurant with a more informal alternative offered in the elegant Carver 's Table Restaurant . |
| 28 | An alternative power to Section 47 is offered in the Mental Health Act 1983 ( S.7–10 Guardianship ) . |
| 29 | Fluka Chemicals Ltd , based at Glossop in Derbyshire , is the British subsidiary of Fluka Chemie AG , Switzerland , and is part of a world-wide network of subsidiary and distribution companies , providing a high speed , high quality sales , distribution and technical back up service for the full range of over 14,000 chemicals and bio-chemicals offered in the present Fluka Catalogue . |
| 30 | The objects offered in the present sale have been culled from ‘ [ secret ] warehouses dating back to the start of the Revolution in 1949 and also from the time of the Cultural Revolution ’ . |