Example sentences of "success in [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strength of the HNC/HND system of group awards needs to be reinforced by an additional form of certification to recognise success in each unit making up the group . |
| 2 | Success in that direction is unlikely and , besides , warranties and indemnities from an insolvent company would be worthless . |
| 3 | It was a foolhardy decision : these formations arrived too late in the east to affect events there , but their transfer so weakened the German thrust in the west as to make material success in that theatre improbable . |
| 4 | in the Court of Appeal , ‘ in view of the historic struggle of the legislature to secure for itself the sole power to levy money upon the subject , its complete success in that struggle , the elaborate means adopted by the representative House to control the amount , the conditions and the purpose of the levy , the circumstances would be remarkable indeed which would induce the court to believe that the legislature had sacrificed all the well-known checks and precautions , and , not in express words , but merely by implication , had entrusted a Minister of the Crown with undefined and unlimited powers of imposing charges upon the subject for purposes connected with his department . ’ |
| 5 | Not just for our members in the coal industry and their communities , not just for our members in the coal-fired power stations , not just for all of the rest of our membership whose industries depend on a secure supply of cheap energy , but for our children and the generations to come after us , whose very prosperity will depend heavily on our success in that campaign . |
| 6 | ‘ No , and just as well really because we have a marked lack of success in that area ! |
| 7 | Unlike many others , he achieved success in that respect as well through his work as a writer . |
| 8 | But listings , plus music , plus music ads were the backbone of It 's success in that period . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman surely realises that the key to success in that industry is lower interest rates and that the key to lower interest rates is lower inflation . |
| 10 | Other benefits stated include increased weight and muscle mass , greater strength and stamina , and enhanced possibility of success in both bodybuilding competitions and potential employment in occupations in which physical size may be important — for example , as a debt collector or ‘ bouncer . ’ |
| 11 | The contract with Blue Rondo , and Virgin 's success in another auction for the signature of a limpid guitar group called the Pale Fountains , brought accusations within the industry that Virgin were guilty of ‘ chequebook signing ’ — paying prices that made life more expensive for everyone . |
| 12 | Lord Denning and the few colleagues agreeing with him met with little success in either case . |
| 13 | The relatively high completion rates for the ‘ Other NSEs ’ reflects the fact that this includes students with ‘ professional , nursing , technical or secretarial qualifications ’ The pattern which emerges is that students who have been selected on the basis of success in some form of study which prepares them for the demands which will be placed on them in higher education respond as least as well if not better than the traditionally qualified A-level entrants , while those with less evidence of success of this kind find the transition to higher education difficult and are more likely to drop-out . |
| 14 | Students selected on the basis of success in some form of study which has placed similar demands on them to the ones which they will experience in higher education have been shown to respond as least as well as , it not better than , the traditionally qualified entrants . |
| 15 | It is a measure of success in any society when this post is filled as a way of taking the pressure off the General Secretary and we are grateful to Mr Field for offering his services . |
| 16 | It is still necessary to decide whether to use total variation in breeding success in any calculation or just variation due to differences in mate number . |
| 17 | If Gorbachev enjoyed success in any sphere it was perhaps above all foreign policy . |
| 18 | Indeed , the pervasive appeal of the term ‘ bottom line ’ ( profit after all deductions ) is such that it is often used as the ultimate test of success in any aspect of society ; in sport , how well the game is played is irrelevant , what matters is the final score — the bottom line is winning or losing . |
| 19 | In five years we 've had a record of seven per cent success in any enquiry involving the Regal Arms . |
| 20 | The first principle of success in any walk of life is to know when to cut your losses . " |
| 21 | IRELAND 'S chances of success in this weekend 's Home International series in Glasgow have been hampered by the re-emergence of England on the scene . |
| 22 | Erm we have had some success in this year and we have , hope that we will have similar success in the future . |
| 23 | I 'd like to wish you every success in this venture . |
| 24 | It is important that the client 's first task is one in which success is highly probable , as nothing succeeds like success in this way of working . |
| 25 | Perhaps the scheme could operate with much greater success in this sense if a special in-service provision was made — but this , of course , depends on whether time and money can be found for it . |
| 26 | For Nicholson , success in this quarter is doubly gratifying — displaying his ability to attract women by means other than looks . |
| 27 | Warning and volenti would not appear to have any chance of success in this case . |
| 28 | A 10% drop ( to £11.3m ) in DK 's children 's books sales was a result of increased competition from what chairman and chief executive Peter Kindersley called a glut of ‘ me too ’ non-fiction in the US , inspired by DK 's extraordinary success in this genre and all vying for a place on the 10% of shelf space allotted by bookshops to children 's books ( including fiction , he pointed out ) . |
| 29 | Her success in this enterprise had fortified her in her career as psychotherapist , had given her confidence in her right to pursue it , in the rightness of her pursuing it . |
| 30 | Secondly , and a possible explanation for the first phenomenon , only those companies having on their own staff a group or individual of at least the same calibre and ability as the outside group are likely to achieve success in this type of collaboration . |