Example sentences of "the opportunity [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give each child the opportunity to hit the bag with a stick . |
| 2 | He also said we should be asked to give a few extra lectures , to a wider group of comrades , viz. teachers who did not have the opportunity to attend the course full time . |
| 3 | It would not appear that the debtor need be informed of the application nor be given the opportunity to attend the hearing of the application . |
| 4 | But where local law is absent or ambiguous , and British courts have the opportunity to shape the law according to their notion of an appropriate public policy , they should give effect to the policy laid down by the Convention . |
| 5 | It gives us the opportunity to shape the direction of the Community and to establish its priorities . |
| 6 | In particular , he did not take the opportunity to restore the land to the heir general , his close ally Ralph lord Neville , but simply added it to his fund of patronage . |
| 7 | In particular , he did not take the opportunity to restore the land to the heir general , his close ally Ralph lord Neville , but simply added it to his fund of patronage . |
| 8 | I can recall no initiatives from the myriad environment and energy groups about seizing the opportunity to force the pace on alternative energy policies . |
| 9 | Indeed , few annual reports of Liberal organizations missed the opportunity to reiterate the need for free trade , peace , sound finance and a modicum of reform . |
| 10 | The subject of the appraisal should be given time to prepare and the opportunity to corroborate the report . |
| 11 | I am grateful for the opportunity to record the fact that the Government support the Bill and encourage all hon. Members to vote in favour of Third Reading , so that the Bill can proceed to another place for further consideration . |
| 12 | It is not wrong and I understand that next week we shall have the opportunity to debate the correctness of what I have said . |
| 13 | May we be given the opportunity to debate the economy of Renfrewshire , which has suffered 35,000 job losses since the Government came to power ? |
| 14 | Mr Mitchell-Gears said he was very pleased to have the opportunity to promote the council 's case for assisted area status . |
| 15 | This dinner , to be held on Monday March 15 , will be hosted by George Sandeman , and present the opportunity to sample the restaurant 's renowned cooking of fine Scottish produce , matched to wines specially chosen for the occasion by Witchery sommelier Claus Nielsen . |
| 16 | In his chairman 's statement , Terry Shand explains why the group has taken the opportunity to overhaul the presentation of the annual report and accounts and to include operating and financial reviews . |
| 17 | Sharron Davies ' bid to win the 400 metres individual medley title for a record sixth time will be watched with added interest now that she has been given the opportunity to swim the event in Barcelona next month . |
| 18 | Schools have been accused of neglecting economic and industrial understanding and its relationship with social standards ; partnerships have the opportunity to improve the quality of this aspect of the curriculum . |
| 19 | A facility such as VIEWINDEX , while not an essential feature of a word processing package , nevertheless gives school users the opportunity to improve the quality of their reports . |
| 20 | Blanche saw the opportunity to prod the historian towards her goal . |
| 21 | Inroads staff had the opportunity to see the video at total quality teamwork evenings which took place in the Banfield Bowling Club near Inroads ' McLeod Street headquarters . |
| 22 | However the wording of the Act refers to the person the child lives with rather than any third party regarded as rejecting the opportunity to see the child . |
| 23 | ‘ What I 'm saying is that unless you take the opportunity to see the system installed and working you 'll be missing the chance of increasing your knowledge of the product and thereby depriving yourself of valuable information . |
| 24 | Pinchbeck 's return coincided with the 10th anniversary of Magnus production and he welcomed the opportunity to take the asset through a critical phase of its field life second time around . |
| 25 | On telecommunications , Banegas took the opportunity to criticise the government for the little interest it has shown in putting an end to the import of unauthorised pirate telephones , 3m of which are now in Spain . |
| 26 | With R & D environments , a project may frequently be stopped or transferred to another department before the inventor has had the opportunity to reap the joy that comes from full explorations of their work . |
| 27 | Mr Penton took the opportunity to stress the importance of the Group 's many links with higher education and he confirmed that the company would continue to place great emphasis on the development of its staff — even in the present , extremely difficult , economic circumstances . |
| 28 | It is less , however , as an authoritative survey of 20th century design than as the opportunity to counter the notion of a monolithic and omniscient museological history that this new gallery represents a tantalising prospect for the future . |
| 29 | One of the few companies to have had any serious success in selling generic products is Interactive Information Systems ( IIS ) who offer their customers the opportunity to lease the hardware needed to run the laser disc applications . |
| 30 | This presents the powerful neighbouring country of Guambia with the opportunity to invade the island , under the pretext of a request for assistance from the royal family . |