Example sentences of "a [noun] towards " in BNC.
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| 31 | If you can spare any of the above , or if you would care to make a donation towards a further trip , please contact Rob on . |
| 32 | Instances of cruelty and mania , in O'Brian and Forester , are not minimised , but they are subordinate to the drive of a story towards the traditional and expected ending in the triumph of right over wrong , of good over evil . |
| 33 | He has to pay a £1,000 towards the costs of going to Spain , but because of training ca n't work full-time . |
| 34 | As a group develops , it slowly attains a responsibility towards the people who work for it . |
| 35 | They , at least , felt a responsibility towards the hand-picked support band themselves regardless of what label they hail under ( strangely enough — Factory ) . |
| 36 | She had a responsibility towards her . |
| 37 | It wo n't be altogether a lie , I feel a responsibility towards him that I do n't really understand . |
| 38 | From this it might have been possible to develop a philosophy in which humankind had a responsibility towards the other species with which we share the earth . |
| 39 | Every manager has a responsibility towards the organisation as a whole , and must define the activities of his own unit so as to contribute towards achieving the organisation 's objectives . |
| 40 | Every manager has a responsibility towards his subordinates ( ie to make sure they know what is expected of them , to help them set their own objectives , to help them attain their objectives , to offer counsel and advice etc ) . |
| 41 | Every manager has a responsibility towards the organisation as a whole , and must define the activities of his own unit so as to contribute towards achieving the organisation 's objectives . |
| 42 | Every manager has a responsibility towards his subordinates ( ie to make sure they know what is expected of them , to help them set their own objectives , to help them attain their objectives , to offer counsel and advice etc ) . |
| 43 | All who are constitutional politicians in Northern Ireland have a responsibility towards the political development process . |
| 44 | Resolving the gravitational force due to the star tangential to OA gives zero for A , while for B the force has a component towards A. Therefore there is a relative acceleration between A and B given by which is independent of the masses of A and B. Such an acceleration is called a differential or tidal acceleration ; it is unaffected by the choice of reference frame . |
| 45 | This proved not only a dishonesty towards the oath , but also an immorality . |
| 46 | If you are receiving income support , family credit or housing benefit you may be able to get a grant towards the cost of insulating your house . |
| 47 | The Housing Executive can make a grant towards improving or repairing your home . |
| 48 | Gwrych Castle was offered rent-free by Lord Dundonald — who also made a grant towards rates and taxes and paid half the cost of repairs — a necessarily generous offer since the castle had been uninhabited for over fifteen years . |
| 49 | The types of work for which grants may be given are : the provision of a damp-proofing course , dealing with dry or wet rot , repairs or renewal of faulty floors , ceilings or roof , installing a hot and cold water supply , adding or installing a bathroom if one does not exist in the house , installing an inside lavatory with proper drainage , extending a very small kitchen , improving the heating system ( with in some cases a grant towards the cost of installing central heating ) , and roof insulation . |
| 50 | Employees also received a grant towards incidental expenses like buying carpets and curtains and paying for telephone installation . |
| 51 | It is usual for relocation policies to pay a grant towards the costs associated with the education of employees ' children . |
| 52 | The Training and Employment Agency offers to companies a grant towards the achievement by individuals of recognised standards of training in certain craft based skills . |
| 53 | The acquisition would not have been possible without the help of the National Heritage Museum Fund and discussions are continuing with the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland regarding a grant towards endowment costs . |
| 54 | Your local council can make a grant towards improving or repairing your home , and that can include a grant for making your home warmer . |
| 55 | Here efficiency is increased if a per-unit output subsidy is paid to suppliers , rather than a grant towards input costs . |
| 56 | The Scottish Clearing Bankers involvement in the MESP is much appreciated and they offer financial and practical support to secondary schools in Scotland by way of a grant towards each enterprise project and a low interest overdraft facility . |
| 57 | The Scottish Clearing Bankers involvement in the MESP is much appreciated and they offer financial and practical support to secondary schools in Scotland by way of a grant towards each enterprise project and a low interest overdraft facility . |
| 58 | The EC has suspended a grant towards restocking the Pyrenees with eagles and vultures because of fears of the roads ' impact on the birds . |
| 59 | ‘ Find yourselves somewhere to sit , ’ said Cobalt with a wave towards the clutter that obscured most of the furniture . |
| 60 | They have the opposite effect : they draw or call a horse towards the horseman ; but they , too , depend for their effect on the horse 's keen sense of smell . |