Example sentences of "[to-vb] closely at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any such attempt has to look closely at their chastened but ultimately unchastenable hero , at his hostility , at his stylistic authority and command of the books he belongs to . |
| 2 | It fell to the diminutive and very tired Mr Havel to declare that a message had gone from the Forum to Presidents George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev , urging them to look closely at 1968 and the invasion when they meet next month . |
| 3 | Last night Mr Nick Lloyd , editor of the Daily Express , who had not been present at Tuesday 's meeting , said that the editors of Express Newspapers — the Daily and Sunday Express and the Star — and the publisher , Lord Stevens , had not had time to look closely at the proposals . |
| 4 | In times of economic recession when business and commerce have to look closely at their finances , the low costs , top quality facilities and services which Larne provides are even more vital to the economy and to enable Irish industries to compete effectively in Europe . |
| 5 | But we need to look closely at such a rhetorical tool . |
| 6 | In order to look at the effect that financial devolution , in the form of LMS , is likely to have , both on schools and on the quality of education , it may be helpful to look closely at what has happened in institutions that have already experienced various levels of financial autonomy . |
| 7 | Brief site visits are not sufficient to supervise work effectively and the surveyor must ensure that adequate time is set aside when on site to look closely at the work executed since the last inspection . |
| 8 | There are three strategic business objectives encouraging senior management to look closely at DIP : profitability ; customer service ; and quality management . |
| 9 | First we need to look closely at the nature of decisions . |
| 10 | It means helping counsellees to look closely at their own emotions in order to decide whether they are necessary , or an on-going indulgence ( on the basis that certain people enjoy the ‘ benefits ’ of sympathy and concern , so actually make use of their social distress ) over which they could exercise more control if they wanted to do so . |
| 11 | It means helping counsellees to look closely at their attitudes and beliefs , about themselves , about other people , and about life generally as an ageing person , in order to determine the effect these have on their lives , and upon the people close to them . |
| 12 | This caused her to look closely at him . |
| 13 | In order to see what this involves , it is helpful to look closely at Poulantzas ' account of classes . |
| 14 | Another helpful procedure would be to let children who are learning to read silently have some experience of reading aloud , to one another , passages of their own choosing , not ‘ from cold ’ , as a test of reading skill , but after they have become familiar with a text in general terms and have perhaps had a chance to look closely at syntax or vocabulary found to be perplexing . |
| 15 | One may need to look closely at developmental and familial aspects , at past and present circumstances and at feelings which , regardless of age , may be unconscious and deeply submerged . |
| 16 | It will be necessary to look closely at the relief sought , and the grounds advanced in support , but it is convenient first to establish the background of statutory and common law to the matters now in issue . |
| 17 | A working group under the chairmanship of Robin Beechey ( Chief Executive , East Sussex CC ) has been established to look closely at the effect 1992 will have on local government and organise an effective response . |
| 18 | As he folded the screen she stepped forward to look closely at the adjacent panel . |
| 19 | Er the reason for the get-together is for us to look closely at the aspirations of the group within the immediate future , and taking us forward three to five years . |
| 20 | ‘ I like to look closely at these things myself , ’ he said . |
| 21 | This has forced us to look closely at what we want the children to achieve and our ways of teaching . |
| 22 | As a result an occupier will tend to look closely at existing accommodation and see how it can be maximised . ’ |
| 23 | When we asked staff to look closely at these figures , it turned out that about half in each case , 5% ( June ) and 45 ( November ) , were what the staff would classify as ‘ real truants ’ . |
| 24 | We will continue to look closely at mergers in the brewing industry which fall for consideration under the fair trading legislation . |
| 25 | First , I am pleased that by means of this debate , we are able to look closely at one particular education service for adults . |
| 26 | I wholly agree with the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook that it would be inappropriate to oppose the Bill on Second Reading , but , like the right hon. Gentleman , I intend to look closely at what happens to it during its passage through the House . |
| 27 | I strongly urge the Under-Secretary to look closely at the recommendation that the personal allowance should not be used as a contribution to bridge the gap between the charges and the benefits . |
| 28 | Dr Vaughan , whose firm employs 3,800 , had asked the MP to look closely at the cuts issue . |
| 29 | ‘ We would need to look closely at allegations of this nature , ’ he said . |
| 30 | FACED with the need for a quick method of raising revenue , the Chancellor must have been tempted to look closely at the energy sector in finalising plans for tomorrow 's Budget . |