Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] the [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To achieve this , and also to attract the interest of would-be exponents of the approach who have not had the opportunity to undergo an extensive systems education , it has been necessary at times to over-simplify the explanations of concepts and applications , and condense them from those developed by system researchers over many decades . |
| 2 | The majority of Scottish governing bodies of sport have now introduced drug testing programmes to combat the misuse of drugs in sport . |
| 3 | Thus feminists prominent in the labour movement and leaders of middle class feminist groups , such as Eleanor Rathbone and Eva Hubback , were prepared to join anti-feminists in using the rhetoric of maternalism to promote the welfare of women . |
| 4 | In 1793 Britain set up a Board of Agriculture to promote the growing of potatoes to counter Napoleon 's threat to starve this country into submission . |
| 5 | One method attempts to compare the structures of teeth or limbs or some other feature of the extinct animal with living analogues . |
| 6 | His would not have been the only provincial accent to assail the ears of Londoners at the time , but at least it would have lent his speech a touch of bucolic appeal , with its rolling Somerset post-vocalic ‘ r ’ sounds and a liberal sprinkling of ‘ v 's for ‘ f's and ‘ z's for ‘ S'S . |
| 7 | Can we use a shape difference measure to classify the axes into groups of similar types on the basis of their shapes ? |
| 8 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 9 | Patricia Beachy and Jane Deacon , writing in the American Journal of Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing , suggest strategies to increase the safety of neonates while they are in hospital . |
| 10 | In the latter case the Bank of England would have to hold a gold reserve to meet the demand of foreigners who wanted to convert sterling into gold . |
| 11 | Our pledges to increase the income of pensioners and families with children will urgently be fulfilled . |
| 12 | I and some others have tried to do something about it because you 'll remember in the last year last two years , we have put in a a sum of money in the budget to increase the allowances for members and for resources to support members . |
| 13 | Significant population differences were tested for in the second part to establish the probability of variations being due to systematic effects or to chance . |
| 14 | The Ugandan government has announced plans to encourage the production of videos in rural areas throughout the country to counteract the importation of ‘ morally retrogressive films ’ . |
| 15 | The electoral success of the Kadets in the First Duma owed little to their largely unsuccessful attempts to attract the support of peasants and workers . |
| 16 | I feel the media have a great responsibility to inform the public in ways they can understand , how great the challenge is becoming and the need to make changes before it is too late . |
| 17 | THE Brewer 's Society yesterday urged the Chancellor to cut duty on beer in the Budget to counteract the flood of imports from France . |
| 18 | Despite reports of strong objections from Peking , Mr De Silva said the government would proceed with plans to increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly . |
| 19 | In addition , there are plans to increase the number of places available in job clubs and job plan workshops from April . |
| 20 | In addition , there are plans to increase the number of places available in Job Clubs and Job Plan Workshops from April . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has any plans to increase the amount of earnings disregard before benefits for lone parents are affected . |
| 22 | It is interesting to note that 300 years ago in a census to find the number of Conformists , Catholics and Nonconformists , that Hailing was given as " no Papists , no Nonconformists but 60 Conformists " . |
| 23 | The Punjab had stood firm in 1857 ; the emirs of Northern Nigeria , it was noted with pride , stood firm in 1914 , when the British were forced by the outbreak of war with Germany to denude the area of troops . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , within the special schools more thought is being given to providing a varied educational experience to meet the needs of pupils who might share a common handicap but whose aptitude , intelligence and aspirations vary widely . |
| 25 | Today tourist trails follow the route of the old cossack patrols , and schoolchildren participate in archaeological investigations to discover the location of remnants of lost signal towers . |
| 26 | It is possible for such programmes to meet the objectives of organisations such as LEAs and TECs thus attracting additional funding . |
| 27 | As well as enabling the delivery of flexible training programmes to meet the needs of employers and individuals , the National Certificate has proved capable of responding to new education and training initiatives ; for example TVEI and Employment Training ; of providing a basis for access to Higher Education courses ; and of delivering vocational education and curriculum enrichment in schools . |
| 28 | However , delays may occur if the authorities have failed to make contingency plans to meet the change in circumstances , and consequently prolonged discussion may be necessary before a decision is made to use particular instruments in a certain way . |
| 29 | A device which may be adopted by the drafter to increase the likelihood of terms being accepted and being regarded as reasonable , is to include a justification for the term . |
| 30 | A primitive shading is found on a few vases of the generation before , by the Brygos Painter for instance to indicate the roundness of shields ; and in this time it appears , very sparingly , both in red-figure and on another class of Attic vase which we have not yet considered , those with a white slip . |