Example sentences of "[noun pl] that [vb mod] [vb infin] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet there are strong financial and commercial arguments why , ignoring the hype , any management should take a cool , business-like approach to assessing and where possible minimising the risks that could damage their operations in terms of liability claims , disruption of output or direct financial loss . |
| 2 | We all know therefore that everyone tries to get their own beliefs by methods that will maximise their chances of being true : like Pooh getting his belief about what 's in his honey pot by tasting it . |
| 3 | The employees then went on to David , who tested heart and lungs and talked to each of them to ascertain whether there were any personal anxieties that might affect their role in management . |
| 4 | Young adult males are driven out of this group and form separate bachelor parties that must bide their time until they can steal young females and set up an oligarchy of their own . |
| 5 | They wore white uniforms in summer to distinguish them from the crowds that might throng their stations . |
| 6 | They did not find oil and gas , merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence . |
| 7 | Often , invoice discounting is more attractive to the larger companies that can manage their own sales ledgers , but it does expose the factor/invoice discounter to greater risks because it is not so closely involved in the client 's affairs . |
| 8 | After the gig , we mooch around the band 's dressing room and try to give off an inconspicuous vibe ( a hard one , since we 're the only ones that are n't stoned out of our gourds and do n't have accents that can hack their way through huge mountain ranges ) . |
| 9 | It was only from the 1880s that the larger Canadian cities sprouted stations that would match their rapidly growing civic pride . |
| 10 | Keep these in distinct formal groups , preferably amongst other plants that will disguise their dying foliage . |
| 11 | Small plants that can get their roots down will soon shoot ahead as has been proven in the Forestry Commission trial plots at Stoneleigh . |
| 12 | Potters , faience artists , pot painters , clay figurine makers , stone carvers and the priesthood probably worked closely together , sharing ideas that would glorify their deities . |
| 13 | The promises to cut taxes had been brushed to one side , but it was unlikely that the government would wish to fight the next election against a background of undertakings that would entail their actually being increased . |
| 14 | If the new democracies are denied markets for their goods , then they will be unable to obtain the hard currency they urgently need in order to carry out the far-reaching reforms that will modernise their economies . |
| 15 | The hottest programme now is said to be on missiles that would destroy their targets within the atmosphere but without using a nuclear warhead . |
| 16 | The prestige audience would be won over by movies that could take their place alongside the middle-class novel and play . |
| 17 | To influence government policy in ways that will benefit their members . |
| 18 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 19 | Male competition can explain many structural and behavioural differences between the sexes , but not those that are deleterious to one sex : male competition can favour characters that make males stronger but not merely ornamental characters that would reduce their fighting abilities . |
| 20 | In this case , firms will wish to cut back their own R&D for fear of generating spillovers that will benefit their rivals . |
| 21 | we 're obviously there 's old people 's homes here on Drive , there are lots of small erm kindergartens that will require their appliances being serviced . |
| 22 | There are , however , a number of very good clubs and outstanding players that could hold their own anywhere . ’ |
| 23 | Under an agreement known as the Luxembourg compromise , EC states can veto decisions that would hurt their vital interests . |
| 24 | The preface also notes that ‘ the poor and disenfranchised communities ( in South Africa ) have had limited access to information and the resources which would enable them to make decisions that will direct their own future . ’ |
| 25 | Similarly the anglers that can control their terminal tackle , and not only that , but know what it is doing and what they are trying to do with it , with a greater degree of accuracy and confidence , will be winners . |
| 26 | Many people live in isolated areas far from medical help , so the National Safety Council of Western Australia issues ( free of charge ) a poisons chart showing common poisons and their antidotes , along with bright stickers printed with the number of the 24-hour Poisons Information Bureau and a booklet listing some common poisons and the symptoms that might accompany their ingestion . |
| 27 | And as they walk staccato , carefully avoiding any bumps or pitfalls that will affect their stride , each gets lost in a world that is so familiar to them now . |
| 28 | This has been an election fought mainly on the middle ground and the Labour Party has avoided any links that might taint their respectable new image of smart suits and red roses . |
| 29 | On Loch Maree the islands were dumpy , thick with Caledonian pines that would keep their blue black prickly leaves all winter . |
| 30 | And yet , look at all the old buggers that would sell their souls for a little bit of humanity like this one . |