Example sentences of "[prep] change [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A proactive stance is essential in terms of setting and maintaining the mood for change across the various agencies of justice . |
| 2 | Despite a lengthy investigation into the affairs of 10 accountants connected with the Lloyd 's reinsurance scandal in 1982 , the Joint Disciplinary Scheme has decided not to apportion blame to any of them , prompting calls from some quarters for change to the regulatory regime . |
| 3 | The Soviet leader has had a more modest , though not dissimilar effect on East Germany , where his presence last weekend became a focus for calls for change of the type so steadfastly refused by his hosts . |
| 4 | The Alliance , an opposition grouping of five minor parties which had achieved 14 per cent of the vote in the 1990 election but secured only one of the 97 seats , campaigned strongly for change on the grounds that the current system made it almost impossible for minor parties to gain significant parliamentary representation . |
| 5 | There appeared to be a much greater awareness of the possibilities and scope for change at the local levels . |
| 6 | And if yesterday 's result is followed by defeat in the first Test at Old Trafford , the clamour for change at the top will reach a crescendo . |
| 7 | Although Humphrey emphasises that one can not rule out the possibility of auto workers being a conservative force in the future , he does demonstrate that , at this particular historical-political conjuncture , their militant action provided a catalyst for change for the working class . |
| 8 | Before resigning ourselves to permanent depression and a feeling that special needs have slipped from the political agenda , it may be useful to look again at some of the implications for change for the better … |
| 9 | That conference injected a force for change into the thinking of South Africa , at a moment when the country was ripe for it . |
| 10 | His speech to representatives of the Moscow gentry in March 1856 was tame , his creation of a secret committee in 1857 was the traditional way to sweep calls for change under the carpet , the Nazimov Rescript envisaged a form of emancipation which would have severely damaged the peasantry , the relaxation of censorship in January 1858 was short-lived and the provincial tour of 1858 represented yet another futile attempt to persuade nobles to accept a measure they were bent on resisting . |
| 11 | MrLang who firmly ruled out the need for change during the campaign itself , changed tune saying it was ‘ time to change the tone and mood ’ of Scottish politics . |
| 12 | Implications for change throughout the organisation — they are therefore likely to be complex in nature . |
| 13 | Greengate , a greenfield plant opened in 1981 , was to serve as the template for change throughout the company . |
| 14 | When the House of Commons considered the matter in 1953 , its views were affected by the fact that they were unaware of any evidence of pressure for change from the churches themselves . |
| 15 | All of the capacities could have evolved independently , but then obtained further impetus for change from the gradual emergence of language . |
| 16 | The research showed there to be virtually no knowledge among arts projects personnel of available strategies for guiding schools in staff development except for a recognition of criteria by which to identify schools ready for development ( Shipman 's concept of a ‘ healthy school ’ in Slater 1985 ; viz. a recognition of the need for change by the school staff , a supportive headteacher , the active involvement of a senior member of staff , and a professionally interactive staff ) . |
| 17 | But the optimism for change in the Republic of Ireland remains somewhat unqualified . |
| 18 | They will be both a force for stability and a force for change in the next Parliament whatever role we play . ’ |
| 19 | This paper examines the contribution of research to hill farming in Scotland and the opportunities and possibilities that exist for change in the industry . |
| 20 | She highlights the importance of a research-based , problem-solving approach , a holistic assessment and the need for change in the nurse-patient relationship towards a greater participation and equality . |
| 21 | Richard Charkin is the chief executive of Reed Consumer Books and — particularly since he led Reed out of the Net Book Agreement ( NBA ) last year — a major force for change in the business . |
| 22 | ‘ We want to provide the opportunity for change in the viewer , ’ declares George . |
| 23 | He writes songs that bare their roots with an unsubtle pride , and in choosing to cover both a Ron Wood song and a very Clash-version influenced ‘ Pressure Drop ’ , he has outlined his mission very clearly ; namely , to be the sort of rock musician who thinks that Keith Richards is a force for change in the world and that Los Angeles poodle metal is bollocks . |
| 24 | Recent arguments about whether the level of state pensions has or has not risen over time relative to average adult per capita income , about whether pensions should or should not be more generous today , and about how criteria for change in the level of pension payments should be set , are all important , but they are essentially distinct from the issue of whether the receipt of state benefits necessarily creates a dependency in the recipient which would not otherwise exist . |
| 25 | Yet the very need for academic subjects to escape from allegations of ‘ practical utility ’ may yet lead to irresistible pressure for change in the period of economic malaise which we currently confront . |
| 26 | If fundholders were to be a lever for change in the reorganised National Health Service there is evidence from this study that they are achieving this objective . |
| 27 | Thus demands for change in the two spheres must interlink . |
| 28 | Reich thought that there were logical consequences of psychoanalytic findings , which led to a need for change in the moral teachings and practice of educators in schools , the home , and in churches . |
| 29 | The differences between Reich and Freud are concerned not so much with the desirability of sexual activity in youth so as to avoid later sexual disturbances , and therefore the need for change in the morality of that period , as with the consequences which could be hoped for as a result . |
| 30 | The manufacturers found themselves ‘ excluded alike from the County Commission of the Peace and the Municipal Corporation ’ , and from ‘ this essentially ‘ caste ’ struggle between the Tory squires and the radical manufacturers ’ ( Webb and Webb 1963:93 ) there emerged not only the widening of the parliamentary franchise but also the pressure for change in the urban areas . |