Example sentences of "opportunity [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a superb opportunity to compare the varied football cultures . |
| 2 | One disadvantage of the departure from the planned scheme was , of course , the loss of the opportunity to compare the new pathway students with their colleagues continuing on a traditional course . |
| 3 | Good , well thought out industrial or commercial experience for teachers provides the opportunity to spot the exciting curriculum vehicles and identify the challenging and enterprising educational opportunities . |
| 4 | A unique opportunity to enjoy the magical experience of a dive beneath the sea … without getting wet ! |
| 5 | This is a splendid opportunity to enjoy the fantastic visibility from the Trislander 's big windows , for many passengers the first time they have really had much of a view from an aircraft . |
| 6 | Finally , it made sense with the gallery 's affairs already disrupted by the construction , to seize the opportunity to restore the original museum , reinstall the collection , and landscape the surrounding grounds . |
| 7 | Finding a competing behaviour means finding an acceptable activity for the child to engage in which robs him or her of the opportunity to perform the defined problem behaviour . |
| 8 | I should like to take this opportunity to thank the vast majority of our shareholders who have clearly recognized Palatine 's potential and have remained unimpressed by the attempted takeover . |
| 9 | I wish to take this early opportunity to thank the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) . |
| 10 | It also gives participants an opportunity to see the complete video and express their first impressions . |
| 11 | This excursion offers the opportunity to see the breathtaking spectacle of Holland 's fabulous bulbfields . |
| 12 | A unique opportunity to see the world-famous brewery in operation during which a short video will be shown . |
| 13 | We took the opportunity to drive the outgoing model while we had the new one and were left in no doubt about which was the driver 's car . |
| 14 | ‘ But that 's all the more reason to stay on and take the opportunity to redress the lamentable impression you seem to have had of my country . ’ |
| 15 | Professional : The family member may give progressively less attention to his or her own work because of the problems at home and may even change employment in order to have more time or opportunity to supervise the worsening chaos at home . |
| 16 | Members of staff are often available for an informal chat , and this can be a golden opportunity to absorb the general atmosphere and the attitudes of prospective colleagues . |
| 17 | The ceasefire with Iran in September 1988 was taken as an opportunity to concentrate the military offensive on those living in Iraq Kurdistan . |
| 18 | I detest the armoured , air-conditioned truck that deprived me of my final opportunity to desecrate the holy relic that is ‘ Guernica ’ . |
| 19 | The Advanced Courses Development Programme has provided the opportunity to consolidate the existing system and simultaneously to introduce certification for individual units . |
| 20 | The Ibrox manager , Walter Smith , had too much respect for tradition yesterday , however , to take an opportunity to diminish the modern-day importance of his club 's historic rivals . |
| 21 | Jilinski , now overconfident and desirous of seizing the opportunity to destroy the German Army in East Prussia , urged Samsonov and his five corps , a total of some 200,000 men , to advance at maximum speed . |
| 22 | All students on the course will have the opportunity to visit the European Parliament and to take part in a work placement in Europe . |
| 23 | Colleagues , just before we adjourn for lunch , could I ask you to try and take the opportunity to visit the Labour Party and Trade Unions for Labour stand where there is a live link to the national membership system . |
| 24 | AN HOUR to spare on a recent visit to London gave me the opportunity to visit the famous Science Museum 's well-advertised new gallery ‘ Physics and Nuclear Power ’ . |
| 25 | WHILE staying at the hotel — there is easy access from junctions 16 and 18 on the M6 and Crewe railway station is nearby — you will have the opportunity to visit the exotic Stapeley Water Gardens , Bridgemere Garden World or the Cheshire candle workshops . |
| 26 | What Kinnock must say : Giles Radice on the Labour leader 's opportunity to set the political agenda |
| 27 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 28 | His opportunity to counter the French threat came in the Low Countries , an area which had witnessed English intervention against France almost half a century earlier . |
| 29 | This provided the opportunity to widen the High Street . |
| 30 | Nine months later , in July 1991 , we facilitated a second self-evaluation process during which VHWs had the opportunity to evaluate the newly-developed health education programme at the well baby clinic of the health centre . |