Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] for [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 2 | The NCVO is pressing for a simpler SORP and for the timetable for compliance to be extended to mid 1994 to allow charities more time to prepare . |
| 3 | There is no necessity for the agreement for lease to be under seal as the promise to grant and accept the lease will be adequate consideration , and although it is suggested that the agreement should be under seal if one or more of the parties is a company ( to secure the presumption of due execution ) in practice this is not usually done . |
| 4 | During the campaign for elections to the European Parliament ( EP ) in June 1989 [ see pp. 36737 ; 36874-75 ] they successfully capitalized on opposition to controversial proposals that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections throughout European Community ( EC ) member states . |
| 5 | The Ilo-Puerto Suárez link would help trade with Brazil , Paraguay and Argentina , with Ilo seen as the launching-pad for exports to the Pacific Rim countries . |
| 6 | This was set as the minimum for contributions to the first loan , in 1522 , men of less substance being let on until , perhaps , the yield had proved disappointing . |
| 7 | They include practical matters such as the need for historians to be better informed about the nature of information creation in the present , the need for archivists to be involved at the creation stage of ‘ documents ’ rather than 30 years afterwards . |
| 8 | However , despite general agreement about the need for groupworkers to be supervised by university trained personnel , this occurs in only 30 per cent of services in Flanders ( Hellinckx and Munter , 1990 ) . |
| 9 | At the Arts Council , he accepted government wisdom about the need for alternatives to public funding . |
| 10 | Keown , an important part of Everton 's defence , was off the field for treatment to an eye injury when Gayle 's long ball enabled the veteran Cork to score his first goal for United since his move from Wimbledon . |
| 11 | No restriction would be placed on the amount in lei being taken out of the country for visits to other COMECON countries . |
| 12 | " In order to strengthen the role of the European Parliament , the Council asks the conference to consider the following measures : extension and improvement of the co-operation procedure ; extension of the procedure for assent to international agreements which require unanimous approval by the Council ; involvement of the European Parliament in the appointment of the Commission and its president ; increased powers on budget control and financial accountability ; closer monitoring of the implementation of Community policies ; and consolidation of the rights of petition and inquiry as regards Community matters . " |
| 13 | Traditionally everything is carried in baskets on the head or shoulders , and you can often see these large wicker baskets full of cabbage , potatoes , oranges , apples or whatever is in season waiting at the side of the road for transport to the market in Funchal . |
| 14 | The search of the trackside for clues to the Chiltern line bombers will resume at first light tomorrow . |
| 15 | ( 8 ) The holder of the licence for premises to which this section applies shall keep posted in some conspicuous place in the premises a notice stating that this section applies thereto and setting out the effect of its application , and if any person contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 16 | ( 8 ) The holder of the licence for premises to which this section applies shall keep posted in some conspicuous place in the premises a notice stating that this section applies thereto and setting out the effect of its application , and if any person contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 17 | ( 7 ) The holder of the licence for premises to which this section applies shall keep posted in some conspicuous place in the premises a notice stating that this section applies thereto and setting out the effect of its application , and if any licence-holder contravenes this subsection he shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 18 | It follows that the principle of the liability of the state for damage to individuals caused by a breach of Community law for which it is responsible is inherent in the scheme of the Treaty . |
| 19 | North told him not to be downhearted , ‘ that the one bright spot is that the government is availing itself of part of the money for application to Central America . ’ |
| 20 | As we have seen , market theorists regard the threat of take-over as the main contribution of the market for control to the promotion of efficiency . |
| 21 | No conclusive view about the contribution of the market for control to management short- termism is , at least as yet , possible . |
| 22 | It takes the total cost of the package for Britain to at least £1.3bn . |
| 23 | In 1918 Eliot wrote of the need for artists to be at once very primitive and very sophisticated ; he praised Lewis 's Tarr as being ‘ like our civilization criticized , our acrobatics animadverted upon adversely , by an orang-outang of genius , Tarzan of the Apes ’ . |
| 24 | There was constant talk and frequent illustration of the need for film to be used by teachers , lecturers , trade unionists , preachers , and social workers . |
| 25 | The Brazilian government plans to build more roads into the heart of the rainforest for developers to prospect for oil and metals . |
| 26 | If rot is present there , it does not stem from recent damage to the roof and remedial work to the areas affected would not ordinarily be accepted as a valid part of the claim for repairs to the roof . |
| 27 | These statements can be summarized as where is the demand for real money balances , and are as above and and are the coefficients describing the sensitivity of the demand for money to the level of income and the rate of interest respectively . |
| 28 | The system of advancement through the grades was ( and is ) tightly controlled , and was ( and is ) done strictly on the basis of seniority , and a driver is penalised if he breaks the chain : if his name is top of the list for promotion to a certain level , he is allowed to refuse such promotion twice ( Murdoch 1986 : 44 ; 30 ) . |
| 29 | Charles explained that he 'd come round in answer to a complaint and rather thankfully began to pass on apologies on behalf of the Regiment for transmission to Lord Southdown later , but the butler shook his head regretfully once more , indicated that Lady Charity was at home , and felt certain that she would deal with the matter . |
| 30 | Similarly magistrates can make maintenance orders often against the father for maintenance to be paid to the mother as well as the children . |