Example sentences of "we [verb] a strong [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We make a strong distinction between ‘ aggro ’ and violence .
2 Throughout our course we place a strong emphasis on the logical structure of information and on the document and hypertext structures available to support it .
3 We found a strong association between gestational age and most respiratory symptoms , especially wheezing most days .
4 The instinct to have or to achieve is toppled off its throne , and instead we receive a strong sense of communion with others and of living in community .
5 We joined a strong delegation from the Cardigan Bay Forum which met senior officials from the Department of Trade and Industry to urge the withdrawal of these blocks .
6 As shown in Table 1 , when C/EBPα was constitutively expressed under the control of the SV40 enhancer/early promoter , we obtained a strong transactivation of our reporter gene which , however , was not further enhanced by IL-6 .
7 We know very little about their lives but we get a strong sense of the individuality of each one in their writings .
8 Pascal goes some way towards this recognition when he observes : ‘ I see , in truth , that the same words are applied on the same occasions , and that every time two men see a body change its place , they both express their view of this same fact by the same word , both saying that it has moved ; and from this conformity of application we derive a strong conviction of a conformity of ideas .
9 The House will recall that we took a strong lead in the international effort to help the Kurds in Iraq .
10 On the negatives there was the er resumption of a S S A P twenty four charge for U K pensions , a little less than we expected , we had a strong revaluation in mid-year , the incremental redundancy costs that Frank has already touched upon and er the er dis er the discontinued profits not in ninety two .
11 Britain had always performed well in this competition and we had a strong team once again .
12 Luckily we had a strong team and managed to gain a lot of points which ultimately clinched it for us . ’
13 I was eyeballing distances at that time , and had no real idea how far Roberto had to clear the out-of-bounds and a wee bank that ran round the hole , but we had a strong breeze behind us going from right to left .
14 We had a strong improvement in operating cash generation and that and the sale of brought net debt down to a low level .
15 As far as the exceptions to the policy is concerned , we , again I I would n't say we had a strong feeling on this , but on balance I think it that if it is considered that they are needed they would probably be better dealt with in a separate policy .
16 we had a strong room were some of the very confidential matters , estates and all that kind of stuff , er was kept and some money kept .
17 We represent a strong policy .
18 ‘ This is the area where we are the clear challengers and we have a strong presence , ’ said Mr Ashdown during a photogenic visit to a seal sanctuary in Gweek .
19 ‘ We have sites in France and the UK and now we have a strong presence in Germany — a cohesive team fighting to achieve the same objective . ’
20 We have a strong tendency to reject it — ‘ Go on , you say that to all your sales people ! ’
21 But actually to press for an out of court settlement which will mean we have to stop other services or stop er building schemes , seems to me wrong whilst we are being advised that we have a strong defence .
22 But Fulton said : ‘ We have a strong squad with new names to look out for in Tim Brasher , Brad Godden and Steve Renouf . ’
23 I will be surprised if more than two or three players will be able to perform to the standard required in a 42-match programme , so it is essential we have a strong squad . ’
24 ‘ I feel we have a strong base for an ongoing quality improvement programme and with the commitment of all at Precision , positive results should be seen during the next 12 months . ’
25 No no , there are natural , we always have a strong preference for something but we can actually develop them , just like management style we have a strong preference for , for one style but it is something that we can learn can get more and try and rationale sort of like theoretical we can try and rationalize what 's perhaps happening is that in situations when we 're not gaining a lot and it could be that it 's because it 's had a lot of activity and we can actually gain more from it we can rationalize it and analyze it .
26 We have a strong science base in Britain , ’ he said .
27 We have a strong community programme here , ’ says the brains behind the scheme , deputy head Alan Davison .
28 When we are very young we see a fluffy kitten as something especially soft and cuddly and we have a strong desire to pick it up and hold it tight .
29 We need a properly thought out defence policy we are a maritime nation we are in a maritime city we need a strong navy we need a strong defence .
30 We need a strong system of local government capable of both planning at the wider geographical level and of acting sensitively and accountably at the most local level , ’ he said .
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