Example sentences of "a opportunity to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is more an opportunity to be grabbed than a threat to the survival of Japanese factories abroad . |
| 2 | ‘ When they had read the publicity material offering help for the recently bereaved they had read it as an opportunity to be out and meet people again . |
| 3 | But whilst these languages can be offered as subjects under the National Curriculum , it seems that the denial of an opportunity to be taught in one of these subjects across the curriculum would not per se be unlawful under the Act . |
| 4 | Or perhaps it is an opportunity to be more philosophical , less clinging , over money ? |
| 5 | These meetings can provide an opportunity to be sociable and to exchange views and experiences as they arise , and can help to reduce tension and the feeling that you alone have the monopoly on making elementary mistakes . |
| 6 | The most common reply was that the initiative offered an opportunity to be independent . |
| 7 | It is also essential that more women be given an opportunity to be trained in skills that will enable them to become development communicators themselves . |
| 8 | All these orders are made after an application by summons or notice , giving the defendant an opportunity to be heard . |
| 9 | The First World War gave organized public relations in Britain an opportunity to be used on a national scale and official publicity was carried out by a number of organizations . |
| 10 | The sensible use of back-up material provides an opportunity to be really selective in the material sent to particular media . |
| 11 | Of course there were friends whom I could have asked , but I had seen an opportunity to be stubborn and had dismissed each of her suggested candidates with tiresome and irrelevant objections — too fat , too blonde , too tall , too many teeth . |
| 12 | Their Lordships held that a chief constable who was dismissable only for cause was entitled to notice of the charge and an opportunity to be heard before being dismissed . |
| 13 | To Daniel it was a battle worth fighting , an opportunity to be of service which he had long desired . |
| 14 | Local government is full of excitement and variety ; it is an opportunity to be at the centre of things in the community and an excellent stepping stone to work in private practice as well as commerce and industry . |
| 15 | The closure of the hospitals has proved too tempting an opportunity to be missed by the cost-cutting Right . |
| 16 | Are not the Government missing an opportunity to be both good Europeans and good environmentalists at the same time ? |
| 17 | His opportunity to answer necessarily had to be deferred until the trial was over , and he has now had an opportunity to be heard . |
| 18 | That is not something that my farmers need fear , but rather a challenge and an opportunity to be welcomed and grasped . |
| 19 | Home rule for Scotland would show the rest of the United Kingdom that government devolved from the centre is an opportunity to be seized with enthusiasm . |
| 20 | It means an opportunity to be proactive , to mould the way things go in the future . ’ |
| 21 | This is an opportunity to be built on when it occurs as the insurer 's preference for its own panel members is bound to be an initial issue ; at the same time as asserting the client 's right to choose , panel membership can be discussed . |
| 22 | These cause more of a problem as it is thought that a scheme of arrangement under CA 1985 , s425 can not bind a member who did not have an opportunity to be present or represented at the court-ordered meeting . |
| 23 | THE Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust is to hold its first public meeting on Thursday , June 24 at 7pm in the Lecture Theatre , Postgraduate Centre , Bronglais General Hospital , Aberystwyth , giving the public an opportunity to be kept informed on the key issues which the Trust is currently facing and to hear of proposed new developments in the pipeline . |
| 24 | ‘ The first and most basic thing we offer people is an opportunity to be creative , to explore their imaginative and creative talents which in prison , obviously , are largely stifled , ’ explains Alex Ford , Clean Break 's director . |