Example sentences of "to open up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | His other principal concern was using steam power to open up the interior of Africa to trade . |
| 2 | The criterion-basis of the new examination seemed to open up the possibility of an assessment system that would be public , open , and uniform , yet applicable to virtually all pupils in school , whatever their ability . |
| 3 | ‘ To open up the possibility of independence there 's only one party that is interested in independence , and that 's the Scottish National Party , ’ he says . |
| 4 | It was argued that it would be undesirable to open up the possibility of private prosecution , and that the sensitivity of the area was such that it was imperative that prosecution policy be consistent . |
| 5 | But to regard such [ cultural ] forms as ‘ saying something of something ’ , and saying it to somebody , is at least to open up the possibility of an analysis which attends to their substance rather than to reductive formulas professing to account for them . |
| 6 | A few jokes would help to open up the absurdity of the way things are . ’ |
| 7 | Any attempt to open up the convolutions of farm policy to public scrutiny is bound to be seen as a threat to those with an interest in the status quo . |
| 8 | Robert had tried to open up the subject of Hasan several times , but Mr Malik seemed far less concerned about him than he had been . |
| 9 | The remainder of the chapter begins to open up the question of what impact new technology is having on whatever jobs may remain . |
| 10 | In doing so we shall begin to explore the ways people respond to and cope with high levels of uncertainty and demand , and to open up the question of whether some of these ways are misguided . |
| 11 | Despite its limitations , the project has done something to open up the question of study skills , develop inservice structures and practices , create a core of schools where good practice has been established and from which it might be disseminated , and has clearly improved secondary school library provision through ( amongst other things ) the quality of book selection . |
| 12 | We certainly would not wish to open up the question of need within that area . |