Example sentences of "[vb infin] an [noun] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These should include an indication of how the participants of the consensus group were selected and whether their conclusions were based on their original research or their interpretation of the available literature . |
| 2 | We can attack an orange for not being an apple . |
| 3 | British Coal will lodge an appeal against yesterday 's decision . |
| 4 | Later experiments will achieve an accuracy of about 2% for cards and 10% or more for plants , i.e. five-hour detection of growth . |
| 5 | As criterion referencing is concerned with descriptions of performance this exercise may give an indication about how some criteria might be expressed . |
| 6 | A positive result does not give an indication of when the infection by HIV occurred . |
| 7 | Motions , right , black and smelly , okay , and according to how the different colour of the motion be there , or the different colour of the grains were there would give an indication of how long this 'd been going on or how far up the gut it was , and the damage was okay ? |
| 8 | If a firm is operating in a good , competitive market then , notwithstanding the problems associated with accounting measurements , profit does give an indication of how well it produced goods : the market was willing to pay more for the finished goods than it cost the firm to produce them , if the firm made a profit . |
| 9 | And can you give an indication of how quickly these things could be ordered in an emergency ? |
| 10 | That in turn will give an indication of how believable the City finds the Chancellor 's figures . |
| 11 | Hopefully this will give an insight into how we try to please most of the people most of the time , and maybe encourage more staff to put pen to paper and get into print . |
| 12 | It does not give an example of how revenue expenditure is allocated down to Regions , Districts and Units , and the ‘ before and after ’ cases of their allocations showing the impact of capital charges , and how they will change when Districts or Units actually increase or decrease their employment of fixed assets . |
| 13 | Let me give an example of how this might work in terms of numbers . |
| 14 | But an end to new designs would also bring an end to more reliable and safer weapons . |
| 15 | If some biological constraint can rule out , or make unrealistic , some normative practice or institution , then knowledge of it may not only encourage us to decline that practice if it is suggested , but may also contribute an explanation of why human communities do not in general display that practice or institution . |
| 16 | The fact that we already participate in certain ways in what are effectively rationing decisions does not constitute an argument for greatly increasing the scope and visibility of that role . |
| 17 | This would constitute an improvement of just over 50 per cent on the original return on the investment in XYZ Ltd . |
| 18 | This two-day event , offering a wide range of topics relating to teaching and learning , will provide an opportunity for both new and experienced academic staff to develop new ideas and skills in ‘ teaching and learning ’ . |
| 19 | The government was said to be anxious that the Iraqi-Kurdish refugee crisis should not provide an opportunity for either Syria or Iran to extend its influence in the region . |
| 20 | This can be easily assembled on a suitable board or piece of stripboard and will provide an output of about 8V . |
| 21 | However , urban commons may provide an alternative to more formal ways of treating ‘ spare ground ’ , cheaper and in the long run more popular , not only with the wild life , but with the human residents as well . |
| 22 | But the model does provide an explanation of why fieldworking anthropologists set about things in the way they do . |
| 23 | Luckily , grand unified theories may provide an explanation of why the universe should now contain more quarks than antiquarks , even if it started out with equal numbers of each . |
| 24 | They do not provide an explanation of how one turns into the other . |
| 25 | The tour will include a view of some of the former waterworks equipment and will provide an insight into how the rangers manage the park and balance the needs of wildlife with those of the visiting public . |
| 26 | Also , although the survey shows that there is an ‘ opportunity ’ to cut costs , it ‘ does n't provide an insight into how to change your costs . |
| 27 | Workers earning £115 a week or more will receive just over £3 extra in their weekly pay packets , while salaried staff will see an increase of more than £13 a month . |
| 28 | This does not matter too much for the younger pupils , since they draw readily and without inhibition , but it does become an issue with slightly older children . |
| 29 | Depending on the severity of the cold , they will keep an area of about 300mm ( 1ft ) diameter clear of ice , which is usually enough to allow gases to escape . |
| 30 | As you wander along the ridge , it 's a long time before you lose sight of its neat white contours , and if you take a strong pair of binoculars on your walk , you can keep an eye on how the housemaid is turning your bed down . |