Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't believe that pension rights should be undermined by privatization or by C C T. We agree with motion three seven one but add one qualification the best way to provide protection for members threatened in this way is to force the government to honour its obligations under European law and push for pensions to be included in the regulations . |
| 2 | We are keen to promote the UK system of funding which we believe provides the necessary protection for pensions scheme members . |
| 3 | I beg to move , That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for certain descriptions of shops in England and Wales to be open for trade on Sunday , subject to their being registered with the local authority ; to impose a general prohibition on the opening on Sunday of other shops , extending this prohibition to certain business premises which on week-days are open for the service of customers ; to provide protection for persons employed in or for the purposes of a shop which is , or is to be , registered for Sunday opening , where they have conscientious or other objections to working on Sunday ; to make consequential and other repeals in the Shops Act 1950 ; and for connected purposes . |
| 4 | Again , the counts of Flanders were in the vanguard , with Robert the Frisian and Robert II offering protection for merchants crossing the county and their peace for the duration of fairs . |
| 5 | The new government plan included a system of protection for witnesses turning state evidence , a toughening of bail conditions , and provisions for the police to hold suspects for up to 48 hours without charge and to suspend for 12 months any financial operation suspected of involving Mafia assets . |
| 6 | Radioisotopes are used in agriculture as tracers to detect fertiliser distribution in plants . |
| 7 | The maximum grant for students living away from home is £2200 . |
| 8 | He did not , however , reduce the minimum level of grant for schemes receiving government support from £2 million , making many cycle schemes ineligible . |
| 9 | This office was to move to Assam in preparation for developments planned for the Katha-Naba-Bhamo area . |
| 10 | Brian Everthorpe led Robyn a tortuous route through streets lined with factories and warehouses , many of them closed down , some displaying ‘ For Sale ’ or ‘ For Lease ’ signs on them , some derelict beyond the hope of restoration , with snow blowing through their smashed windows . |
| 11 | It is planned to run a second certificate level course during weeks commencing 29 March and 26 April . |
| 12 | The Oxford Regional Health Authority is denying it 's seeking an out of court settlement for haemophiliacs infected with the AIDS virus . |
| 13 | And genetic engineers seeking to develop new characteristics in farm animals have tapped in to Buckhaven 's expertise for intermediates used in the synthesis of proteins . |
| 14 | Despite the reduction of inflation to 12.9 per cent ( compared with a 1989 target of 15 per cent ) and a growth rate in 1989 which was expected narrowly to exceed population growth , the economy 's structure remained largely unchanged , particularly in agriculture , with a prominent division between estates producing commodities for export , and a peasant sector where successful farmers were in a tiny minority . |
| 15 | Thus , while inter-sectoral divisions were indeed dominant in the wave up to the inter-war depression , the latest phase of Fordist restructuring has involved the establishment of ‘ a new intra -sectoral spatial division between regions specializing in different sub-sectors within the same industry , such as research and development , component manufacture and final assembly ’ ( ibid. , p. 228 ) . |
| 16 | Some community organisations are concerned that Compacts might : a ) be a means of encouraging young people to leave school too early to perform menial jobs ; b ) be an opportunity for employers to recruit selectively without using proper procedures ; c ) allow discrimination according to gender , race and disability ; d ) discourage the development of different philosophies springing from different cultural backgrounds and points of view ; e ) develop an unchallenging , potentially exploited , workforce . |
| 17 | An important feature of the Scottish Council 's work is the opportunity for members to exchange views with visitors and specialists . |
| 18 | An important feature of the Scottish Council 's work is the opportunity for members to exchange views with visitors and specialists . |
| 19 | But there will be an opportunity for members to look at the present programme which will need pruning to get it down to those guidelines , and they can obviously make any comments they wish to , or any advice they wish to give the P A G in terms of individual schemes or the detail . |
| 20 | The dinner was a pleasant opportunity for members to catch up with each other 's news . |
| 21 | Given alternative attractions this afternoon , though , we shall make sure this is not the only opportunity for members to contribute to the debate . |
| 22 | Such meetings provide an excellent opportunity for researchers to make contact with others working within their field and to develop research initiatives . |
| 23 | Since most of England south of the Trent was now in a state of cultivation , there was little opportunity for drovers to strike across country and create new lines of movement , though on the moorlands north of the Trent they may have done so . |
| 24 | She also pointed out , quite rightly , that exhibitions can mislead the public in that it is seldom , if ever mentioned , that the events have no real relevance , except as a means of entertainment and an opportunity for players to earn more money in a fairly relaxed mood . |
| 25 | The competition also offers an opportunity for players to appear at Wembley . ’ |
| 26 | all too often produce defensive or even hostile reactions : the more so because there is rarely the opportunity for teachers to discuss the points directly with the inspectors . |
| 27 | In setting a precedent , the BWG created the opportunity for others to make their demands and needs widely known from an organized base . |
| 28 | A TEN pin bowling competition between a LASMO Pakistan team and a group from HMS Chatham provided an opportunity for contestants to display some unusual techniques . |
| 29 | The reason for for local plan consultation is such that erm it gives the opportunity for objectors to make comments and otherwise , and that District Council and the the County Council erm should consider er objections and it 's i it it happens that erm the local authorities you know can change their mind as the process goes along . |
| 30 | The seminar examined assessment issues in some depth , and provided an opportunity for delegates to give feedback on issues such as the design of the awards , and the additional assessment . |