Example sentences of "an opportunity [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's in it for the businesses is this : at the moment they can see Eastern Europe as an emerging market , but it 's very difficult to get in there because the hard cash and the skills that they need do n't exist in those countries , but they want to do something , they want to demonstrate their interest , they want to make contact , and what Enterprise Europe gives them is the opportunity to make a good business contact amongst one the young generation of er of business leaders in those countries er in order , and keep those contacts in order that when they do have an opportunity to go into those markets they 've got some young people there to start off with . |
| 2 | All day long she had wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into a consultancy , but first the calm , unflappable way he had dealt with Steve and now here , with the devastated relatives , Kathleen had an opportunity to see at first hand the qualities that set him apart as a consultant . |
| 3 | I think it was very worthwhile and certainly on the road home , Densen Mafinyani had an opportunity to engage in considerable debate over the future of Africa ! |
| 4 | Active citizenship requires an opportunity to participate in normal patterns of life , to overcome unemployment , poverty , homelessness , create equal education and equal opportunities , and strengthen social and political rights which have been under attack . |
| 5 | An offer of preference shares , while not conferring an opportunity to participate in future growth or general voting powers , may have certain attractions . |
| 6 | Industry and academia have had an opportunity to participate in these discussions through Industrial Working Groups , and the open workshops held in conjunction with the ESPRIT conference in November . |
| 7 | The reason for the exception is to give all shareholders an opportunity to participate in large share purchase operations . |
| 8 | But you will have an opportunity to talk to another adult and this will help remind you that you have just as much to offer as anyone else . |
| 9 | The tour of the exhibition will provide an opportunity to talk with major producers on the latest developments in roofing materials , and there will be a technical briefing on the implications for specifiers of the introduction of CEN standards , the Construction Products Directive , quality assurance and guarantees . |
| 10 | Both men had a history of lawlessness , petty felonies and misdemeanours , but this was to be their first foray into serious and hopefully prosperous crime , an opportunity prompted by pure chance . |
| 11 | Let's start the structural isomers , and we can use this as an opportunity to look at some aspects of the . |
| 12 | This session also provides an opportunity to look at cultural bias and racism in materials . |
| 13 | I have now had an opportunity to discuss with relevant staff the intention to re-site the emergency alarm system to cover the reception area . |
| 14 | Parallel workshops on the second day will provide an opportunity to discuss in more detail the matching of user requirements in the individual technology areas . |
| 15 | And the production of numerous low-budget pictures stimulated by the Cinematograph Act of 1927 — passed to get the film industry moving again — was treated , for the most part , not as an opportunity to experiment with new styles and cultivate new talent , but as an occasion for allowing mediocrities to make low-budget versions of Hollywood pictures . |
| 16 | He will also notify the authority and any person named in the complaint as having taken or authorised the action complained of , giving them an opportunity to comment on any allegations contained in the complaint . |
| 17 | The adjudication officer is then asked to respond and the claimant is given an opportunity to comment on those responses . |
| 18 | Newly appointed as Duke of Swabia , Frederick Barbarossa had an opportunity to mix with other nobles , and acquitted himself well in the crusade . |
| 19 | Final-year units present students with an opportunity to study in some depth particular problems and aspects of the state of the contemporary world . |
| 20 | I have had an opportunity to study in some detail how this resistance to change has nearly ruined the Swiss watch industry . |
| 21 | Most would welcome it and would also appreciate an opportunity to meet with other trainers . |
| 22 | A crisis presents the Profitboss with an opportunity to learn about these limits , about his own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of others around . |
| 23 | The intention is that the members of the household should have an opportunity to communicate with each other , to sense their unity as a family , and to enjoy time set aside from the normal rush of daily life . |