Example sentences of "a clear [noun sg] of [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 European political leaders need to give a clear explanation of where the Community stands — a requirement which the MacSharry proposals simply do not meet .
2 From the outset , in this model , technological insights interact with perceptions of market needs and cost-benefit analyses to generate and maintain a clear understanding of how the innovation can be profitably introduced .
3 The main aims will be to : ( a ) identify particular commercial/legal problems of such magnitude as to cause the investor to withdraw or adjust its terms , including the price , either directly or indirectly through indemnities ; ( b ) flush out any unknown or understated liabilities and ensure the vendor will deliver good title ( free from encumbrances ) to the assets ; ( c ) ascertain more precisely the worth of the target business to the buyer and to provide an effective means of valuing the shares or the assets ; and ( d ) provide a clear understanding of how the business functions , including the operation of its financial and management systems .
4 " This is a clear example of how the strength of the environmental lobby directly threatens the long-term economic viability of our communities . "
5 History of this sort , which offers to explain the relations between properties of societies , has been enormously successful in the past thirty years or so and provides a clear conception of how the underlying interest of holism can guide social enquiry .
6 But it is equally important , in the world of the late twentieth century , to form a clear conception of how the processes of political change in any one country or group of countries are located in an international network of political forces .
7 A survey to gain a clear picture of where the dumping occurs is to be carried out by the North Sea Conference .
8 The program designer in creating material of a much less familiar kind , needs a clear view of how the teaching unit may be used by a variety of teachers and how he may help them use it effectively .
9 I was interested to read Hugh O'Neill 's article ( The Price is Right ) in the Turning supplement to the June issue of Woodworker writes Geoffrey Heath , which gave a clear account of how the price of a finished article might be established .
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