Example sentences of "[to-vb] any kind " in BNC.

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1 In my , albeit limited , experience of working with clients , I had never before been unable to establish any kind of empathic relationship .
2 Mr. Beazley submitted that the court 's decision in paragraphs 17 and 18 of the judgment , which is also reflected in the answer given to the question in the court 's ruling , is conclusive in his favour and determinative of the construction of article 5(3) ; and that in consequence articles 5(1) and 5(3) are to be construed as mutually exclusive , but as all-embracing so far as actions to establish any kind of liability of the defendants are concerned .
3 Since the Carlists were unlikely to accept any kind of power-sharing arrangement , it was less a question of making a political pact with them than of imposing the desired situation on them and limiting as far as possible their capacity to reject it .
4 This has a stratifying effect , keeping aspiring pilots stuck in their present market sector — not too bad for those still gaining useful experience on commuter operations and keeping their licences current , but a doubly hard blow for newly-qualified CPL/IR hopefuls who are unable to find any kind of commercial flying employment .
5 Yet , until very recently , the local health authority made no attempt to provide any kind of rehabilitation for their former patient .
6 Before discussing what form short and long term residential care should ideally take , it is important to note that local authorities have been extremely slow to provide any kind of residential care for the mentally handicapped .
7 This first period then must be considered as being completely ‘ godless ’ in so far as it would be able to provide any kind of being that could fulfil the human need for a ‘ god ’ .
8 Mr Foster also called on the region 's chairman Peter Carr to issue a statement clarifying the position , adding : ‘ So far the NRH has failed to provide any kind of explanation or issue any credible public statement .
9 It is worth remembering that water can be used to douse any kind of fire except a fat fire or a fire involving electrical equipment .
10 And the irony is compounded by the fact that Derrida goes out of his way to resist any kind of adequate treatment in a book like this .
11 In such situations , the most vital point is to resist any kind of planning application for development that will fragment the grounds — for example , permission to build houses in a walled garden which can ( and will ) be sold off as a separate development .
12 ‘ So , yes , I would be prepared to resist any kind of armed attempt to take away the liberty which I have to determine my own way in the future . ’
13 For around £5 each , DIY shops sell locks to fit any kind of window which makes them impossible to open without the right key .
14 If you want to organise any kind of crime prevention activities within your community , like a neighbourhood watch scheme or tenant group to combat crime , your local Crime Prevention Officer ( CPO ) can provide information and advice .
15 People can use the Counselling Service to discuss any kind of personal , academic or emotional problem or issue which is concerning them .
16 In fact one of the simplest and best ways to extend any kind of seafood salad or cocktail is with fresh pineapple .
17 For all its tension between unison and bedlam , its freedom to use any kind of gesture or step , you are rarely exhilarated by a sense of newly-discovered movement .
18 It would not now be possible in one volume to do any kind of justice to so many .
19 I offered to do any kind of work , teaching , sewing , cleaning , so that I could become independent again .
20 To record any kind of insert , you first have to decide where it is to come within the existing recording , that is the material which is to be over-recorded and therefore lost .
21 These are accessible from under the famous scimitar truss rod cover/logo plate , and are reputed to obviate any kind of neck warp or twist .
22 The paths are far to steep to ride any kind of mount , but it is safe to climb up or down either path at walking pace .
23 To run any kind of quality operation , the name of the game is consistency .
24 To run any kind of quality operation , the name of the game is consistency .
25 I 'd actually like to use a bit of stereo on the next album , because it 's so hard to keep any kind of clarity in mono — everything 's coming out of the same speaker .
26 Ellen was showing Rickie Crowninshield all the elaborate electronic toys that only Ellen wholly understood ; the radios , radars , weatherfaxes and satellite receivers , and Rickie was being surprisingly attentive , but as soon as he saw me he scowled and clamped a pair of headphones over his ears as though to make sure that he did not have to hold any kind of conversation with me .
27 It was foolish to allow any kind of hope for the future to take root .
28 Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’
29 Discourse analysts are rather vague about what they mean by ‘ conversation ’ too , and some seem to use the term to describe any kind of oral interaction .
30 Only the strong figure of David Wallington seemed to promise any kind of help and she called out to him .
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