Example sentences of "an opportunity [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can also keep alive inside me an awareness of the delicate balance , looking out for an opportunity to support independent initiative within whatever restrictions are imposed . |
| 2 | There is nothing ins intrinsically long with the concept of Percent for Art , but we saw an opportunity to extend that concept to make sure that the real need of real people in real communities were properly reflected in any scheme . |
| 3 | The economy of London is suffering dreadfully in this second Conservative recession , and we should have an opportunity to debate that matter in the House as soon as possible . |
| 4 | A core programme , coupled with an opportunity to spend some time in the patient area of their choice , is most likely to meet the needs of the individual . |
| 5 | It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters . |
| 6 | It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters . |
| 7 | The officer at Leicester 's not available at the moment , so he hopes by the next meeting erm if Leeds have an opportunity to see that letter , and perhaps have a short report on what this council does with respect to Nestle/1 and also what other councils have done . |
| 8 | Get the children to take their autograph book as there should be an opportunity to do some celebrity spotting . |
| 9 | Later you are going to have an opportunity to do some writing similar to the pieces you have heard , however , if you have been fidgeting and not concentrating , you wo n't know what to do big boys . |
| 10 | The magistrates ' courts provided an opportunity to do this while simultaneously bolstering flagging markets for solicitors , who were feeling the economic pinch of a depressed property and commercial market . |
| 11 | While that is good news for farmers , who are undoubtedly being given an opportunity to earn more money than the multiples would ever be happy to pass back — it does mean that consumers will have to get used to paying a little more . |
| 12 | On the plus side it gives an opportunity to monitor good practice , which will hopefully lead to improved standards ’ . |
| 13 | It had been Dalrymple 's idea to require the clan chiefs to take the oath of allegiance and it became obvious that he had hoped for an opportunity to punish one clan as an example to the others . |
| 14 | Macari used his appointment not only to begin his personal return to form , but as an opportunity to put further distance between himself and the squalid affairs at Swindon . |
| 15 | While the city administration of New York Mayor David Dinkins has viewed museums and performing arts funding as an opportunity to promote cultural diversity , the city 's government has largely ignored the arts as a sector for economic development . |
| 16 | These skills are applied in a dissertation which provides an opportunity to undertake original research . |
| 17 | The course is broadly based on the disciplines relevant to business studies but also offers an opportunity to undertake some specialization in the final year . |
| 18 | The Minister now has an opportunity to clarify that position . |
| 19 | Er the Noble Lord is not in a position to say that the overwhelming erm number of parents support not going grant maintained , because until this year , until the new Act of Parliament er came into place , er not all parents were given an opportunity to answer that question er it is now er necessary for every single governing body to return to that question on an annual basis . |
| 20 | Natural justice requires that a firm should have an opportunity to answer any criticism before a decision is made . |
| 21 | No lord could afford to turn his back on an opportunity to demonstrate good lordship and extend his connection , particularly as lordship was cumulative , with each sphere of influence strengthening others . |
| 22 | No lord could afford to turn his back on an opportunity to demonstrate good lordship and extend his connection , particularly as lordship was cumulative , with each sphere of influence strengthening others . |
| 23 | Indeed , we were most disappointed he squandered an opportunity to improve local government services by encouraging a superficial debate over boundaries . |
| 24 | But however much he desired peace and , with peace , an opportunity to make good war 's heavy drain on his financial resources , there were limits to Henry 's clemency . |
| 25 | Now it 's a different ball game because we I think we have an opportunity to maintain that price for a while . |
| 26 | The great grey army out there , the growing number of pensioners , saw the legislation as an opportunity to lower unfair standing charges . |
| 27 | There is more variety and imagination than before and of course an opportunity to specify stricter flow and speed characteristics for these roads than when they were less differentiated . |
| 28 | There is also little evidence to show that farmers welcome an opportunity to become glorified park wardens or landscape gardeners — nor , indeed , have they the necessary skills to do so . |
| 29 | give you an opportunity to achieve lower interest rates than on sterling |
| 30 | In addition , most of the courses include a period of placement with employers , which enables students to relate their studies to real-world problems , as well as affording them an opportunity to gain some experience of dealing with these problems . |