Example sentences of "[verb] an opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | The modification is that the Government would also make a charge to the trading fund , representing an opportunity cost of capital charge . |
| 2 | This is seen as representing an opportunity for the club to achieve its objectives and must be seriously considered . |
| 3 | It has long been argued by some accounting theorists that business accounts should also include an opportunity cost of capital in the income statement . |
| 4 | 13 May — A Movement Accompaniment Day run by and , which will also include an opportunity to try out the machines in the Fitness Centre . |
| 5 | He found an opportunity to work in the biochemistry laboratory at Cambridge , and then came to Florey . |
| 6 | ‘ You found an opportunity to lie and seized on it avidly . |
| 7 | It was over two years after I had subtracted Blyth with an adder that I found an opportunity to get rid of Paul . |
| 8 | There is healthy eating available in today 's RAF , and with messing committees to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute their views and ideas , there seems wider appreciation of the skills of today 's cooks and of the results that they achieve with their limited financial resources . |
| 9 | Similarly , on retreats such as this one , the fire of the Holy Spirit has an opportunity to burn away the dross of the Church and even of doctrine that may obscure the faith that is central to all we believe and hope for . |
| 10 | Now , Major has an opportunity to redress the balance and , at first sight of his celebratory reshuffle , he does not appear to be squandering it . |
| 11 | The new church has an opportunity to start afresh and keep clean and clear and strong relationships . |
| 12 | The witness speaks to the accused , whereby the witness has an opportunity of recognizing the thieves and the animal with its brandmarks . ’ |
| 13 | Fortunately you have a chancre which has appeared soon , and this means that the system has an opportunity to right itself as far as it can , having got rid of some of the trouble . |
| 14 | ‘ the basal reason for binding the creditor with equities arising from the conduct of the husband is that in substance , if not technically , the wife is a volunteer conferring an important advantage upon her husband who in virtue of his position has an opportunity of abusing the confidence she may be expected to place in him and the creditor relies upon the person in that position to obtain her agreement to become his surety . |
| 15 | In commissioning music the Church has an opportunity of affirming the importance for society of musical creativity . |
| 16 | There are many gaps in his legal knowledge that he now has an opportunity to make good , as he never will again . |
| 17 | The Minister has an opportunity to stand up and be counted by the travelling , suffering public in Scotland . |
| 18 | Within the framework of this short debate the Minister has an opportunity to say whether the Government will give any substance to their words . |
| 19 | The Minister now has an opportunity to clarify that position . |
| 20 | The Home Secretary has an opportunity to extend the scope of grants to local authorities under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1989 . |
| 21 | The terms of the motion may not be welcome to all hon. Members , but what he has to say deserves to be aired and I hope that the House will ensure that he has an opportunity to make his point today . |
| 22 | For the moment and until Philips and their partners finally launch their product , CDTV has an opportunity to scoop a substantial segment of the market . |
| 23 | If you ca n't slow down , then deliberately pause so that the person who 's listening to you has an opportunity to mentally catch up on what you 're saying . |
| 24 | It 'll be many months before the case next comes to court but Linda Joyce is happy at last she has an opportunity to clear her name and that her case has opened the way for others in a similar position . |
| 25 | But the company has an opportunity to make other gains through a 50 per cent stake it has secured with BP in five surrounding blocks where an intensive exploration programme will begin later this year in an attempt to discover other ‘ elephant ’ fields . |
| 26 | Yet , seriously enough so she has n't had she has n't , so she has an opportunity to put herself in your shoe . |
| 27 | It may be that they will enjoy an opportunity to talk about their models afterwards , perhaps how they were made , or comparisons of materials used , but this will obviously depend upon the child . |
| 28 | In many cases it is she who develops an opportunity for talk with the children , following their interest in the activities provided , and pursues attention to ideas like one-to-one correspondence , comparison and so on . |
| 29 | Vlasov spurned an opportunity to ‘ disappear ’ from US Army custody . |
| 30 | The civil rights marches created an opportunity for Ian Paisley to put himself at the head of plebeian Protestant resistance to the civil rights movement . |