Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recommendations include stopping development in crucial habitat areas , providing protection for areas of special value , and increasing local jurisdiction over coastal activities and government support of international directives to set an example . |
| 2 | In a series of assaults on Scotland 's natural heritage laws the Scottish Office , and Scottish Secretary Ian Lang , have succeeded in overturning the presumption of protection for Sites of Special Scientific Interest , creating instead new ‘ natural heritage areas ’ which will be protected — if that 's the right word — by voluntary agreements . |
| 3 | The directive requires greater protection for sites of special scientific interest ( SSSIs ) ; however , the SSSI system ends at the low-tide mark , so the government will have to identify a new set of important marine sites . |
| 4 | Yet it is clear that existing law does not provide enough protection for children against sexual abuse within the home and the Committee fails to make alternative proposals that will sufficiently strengthen it . |
| 5 | Edward Leigh , Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Consumer Affairs , has announced the introduction of improved protection for consumers from unscrupulous estate agents . |
| 6 | There is no substantive protection for privacy in British law . |
| 7 | However , the need for physical protection for employees in certain situations must also be addressed . |
| 8 | Erm in the nineteen fifties and right up until I became a full time official , erm there was generated an opinion that if companies were financially well off , due to the effort of the employees , then there was some formal entitlement for employees in these particular undertakings , to put forward a separate claim at domestic level , to , to enhance their pay . |
| 9 | The average social fund grant for furniture in 1990–1 was £377 , excluding grants for washing machines . |
| 10 | Get Ready ! is the ideal preparation for English at primary level , giving pupils that basic knowledge and feeling for English which is the foundation of successful learning . |
| 11 | The purpose of this project is to complete the preparation for publication of thirteen volumes of Bentham 's Collected Works , which are to be published by the Oxford University Press . |
| 12 | Evidence for the importance of preparation for entry to higher education also comes from Yates and Davies ( 1987 ) study of former Access students . |
| 13 | Or are we seeing an indication that some inner processes of preparation for loss at this time of life have come into play ? |
| 14 | The Council considered " that if the challenges of a European Union composed of a larger number of member states are to be met successfully , parallel progress is needed as regards the internal development of the Union and in preparation for membership of other countries " . |
| 15 | They featured ( i ) the reinstatement of the Ministry of Justice ( abolished in 1966 ) , the minister having the right to overturn court rulings ; ( ii ) the guaranteeing to defendants of the assistance on demand of a defence lawyer , including at the investigation stage ; ( iii ) a reduction in the number of capital offences from 34 to 11 ( retaining as capital offences treason , espionage , terrorism , murder and " economic crime " such as sabotage and theft of state property ) , and the exclusion of women from capital punishment ; ( iv ) clearer definition of the crime of agitation and propaganda against the state ( which was no longer to be a capital offence ) , in order to prevent its abuse by the authorities ; ( v ) the redefinition of internment and deportation as penal rather than administrative sanctions ( i.e. requiring a court ruling rather than merely a local authority order ) ; and ( vi ) the introduction of remission for prisoners for good behaviour . |
| 16 | Other accounting applications Baird and Fletcher suggest include year-end reconciliations , electronic transfer of invoices , remote stock-taking using video terminals , and videoconferencing for discussions with senior management at a client . |
| 17 | Abernathy 's inability to fulfil the legacy of his charismatic predecessor , together with increasing differences with the King family , however , resulted in the gradual eclipse of the SCLC and his resignation as president in 1977 . |
| 18 | Zoe , Hannah and Rebecca made sure they got into the picture too ! and the Bishop tested out his zuchetta for size on some of the smaller children , including Ryan ( left ) |
| 19 | Pantaenius Insurance Brokers have introduced a third party only cover that will insure a yacht for damage to other craft or injuries to life or limb . |
| 20 | She also studied badminton as part of physical recreation . |
| 21 | There is considerable opportunity for transfer between one degree curriculum and another , at least until the end of the second year . |
| 22 | In other cases , the decrees seemed to provide an opportunity for insurance against other possible future decrees . |
| 23 | The window of opportunity for survival from sudden cardiac arrest is narrow , the best chance occurring when the emergency medical services are activated first so that a defibrillator can be brought in good time . |
| 24 | It provides an opportunity for researchers in academic institutions , central and local government , the private sector and other agencies to meet and discuss the discipline generally , as well as the specific papers and themes . |
| 25 | It provides the opportunity for researchers from different disciplines to present and discuss papers about the methodological perspectives used in existing studies of the framing and impact of the ERA . |
| 26 | ‘ Either that , or I 'm pointing out that you 've failed on this occasion and will have even less opportunity for success on another . ’ |
| 27 | The recent addition of information from the 1981 Census provides a unique opportunity for studies of socio-economic and demographic change for 500,000 individuals and households . |
| 28 | This will be the first ever opportunity for editors of Christian magazines in the Middle East to meet to share their common concerns and examine their role in the Church and in society . |
| 29 | This will be the first ever opportunity for editors of Christian magazines in the Middle East to meet to share their common concerns and examine their role in the Church and in society . |
| 30 | Or will it be so difficult to interpret , so rigid in its framework that there is no room for the teacher to try interesting diversions and take the opportunity for exploration of unmapped territory — even of contributing to the design of the map itself ? |