Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duke said that there were two possible courses — to increase the endowment and/or to increase the annual subscription . |
| 2 | The task might be to review the progress of a project or to plan a piece of action or to analyse a problem or to decide on the best solution to a problem . |
| 3 | This will help her calculate what quantities of tin openers to order , or to plan a promotion campaign at the beginning of February . |
| 4 | Whether the particular objective is to provide school leavers with better general training for the labour market or to stimulate the development of more portable skills , it is hoped that government training initiatives , such as the Youth Training Scheme , will provide a catalyst for change . |
| 5 | But the French had not managed to divert or to accommodate the forces of nationalism . |
| 6 | We just did n't even bother to whitewash or to paint the ceiling again . |
| 7 | The history of the attempts to prevent cracks spreading or to evade the consequences , is almost the history of engineering . |
| 8 | It requires a far finer tuning that that of any ordinary human radio to be able to pick up specific molecular electromagnetic emissions , or to sense a pheromone in any other way . |
| 9 | They have doubts about their ability to tell their partners what they want or to sense a woman 's requirements . |
| 10 | Nowadays all serious conditions were diagnosed before the child was born and steps taken either to correct them or to abort the foetus . |
| 11 | Possible actions are to ignore it ( if previous runs suggest that that light level is about right ) , or to abort the run and recommence from Option 1 . |
| 12 | In the previous decade WEA classes and courses were arranged on an intermittent basis at Hoddesdon , Letchworth , St. Albans , Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City but little had been possible in the organisation of interest or to sustain a social movement in the county . |
| 13 | Whilst we recognise that the Government does not want local authorities to use development plan policies to limit change of use rights , we believe the final guidance should indicate the special circumstances in which such constraints may be justified , for example , in order to avoid environmental problems or to sustain the traditional employment base of a particular locality . |
| 14 | 20.1 The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement . |
| 15 | The differential information limits the ability of legislators or voters to take decisions or to monitor the performance of government agencies . |
| 16 | This information may be used by teachers to plan their lessons or to diagnose the difficulties of individual pupils . |
| 17 | They were less likely to have a general practitioner with an interest in diabetes ( χ 2 =21.7 , df=1 ; p<0.00001 ) or to attend a practice with a miniclinic ( χ 2 =42.6 , df=1 ; p<0.00001 ) . |
| 18 | And she 'd take him off to the second-hand bookstall which specialized in the politics of the left , or to attend a useful meeting , and stand around with banners . |
| 19 | Irrespective of which method is used , full details of the sub-contractor 's background , including employment history , should be obtained by a requirement either to complete an application form or to attend an interview . |
| 20 | Now the poor economies are known to be not so poor as had generally been supposed , more of them should be invited to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( whose membership is currently confined to the 24 ‘ industrial ’ countries ) or to attend the annual economic summit of the leaders of the G7 . |
| 21 | Another concern is that national governments may use competition policy as an instrument to protect domestic markets against overseas entrants , or to promote the interests of domestic producers in world markets ; this suggests the need to harmonize policy in different economies , and to seek international agreements to desist from using policy in a protectionist manner . |
| 22 | Delete a division mark created accidentally , or to reset the default margins . |
| 23 | Pointing to the lack of decent recreational facilities m the slums , Butterworth also believed that ‘ it is pointless to denounce street evils , gang hooliganism or to mourn the absence of team spirit in poorer areas … |
| 24 | Employees ' attitudes er were fairly stable , fairly stable and some of the work that was done was so highly skilled er that it needed a craftsman 's experience to be able to get to that stage of being able to turn a job you know , to very fine limits , or to grind an objective to absolutely no limits , or to , to assemble a job with all the skill and the know-how that had been built up over his twenty five or thirty years ' experience you know , along with his colleagues . |
| 25 | The Thatcher approach was to employ small teams to tackle specific problems or to issue a set of proposals , and then wait for the howls of |
| 26 | Do you want to make regular contributions to an investment plan , or to invest a lump sum ? |
| 27 | As the debt can not be required to be redeemed , its value after the primary period has expired is negligible and , in practice , there will usually be arrangements to transfer it to a party friendly to the issuer or to enable the issuer to elect effectively to redeem the debt for a token amount . |
| 28 | These are rehearsals , and performances given solely or primarily for the purpose of making a recording or to enable the performance to he broadcast or included in a cable programme , unless it was attended by persons other than those participating for such purposes . |
| 29 | The buyer as well as the seller will often have documents to sign ; for example , if the transfer or other document contains covenants by the buyer ( to observe restrictions or to erect a fence , or on a joint purchase ) the document vesting the property in him , her or them will require execution . |
| 30 | Also called virgin or extra virgin , according to acidity Oils , olive , grapeseed , sesame etc p29/ Culinary oils with characteristic flavours for various culinary uses Olives p42/ The fruits of the olive tree , eaten when ripe or crushed to make olive oil Olives , Marinated Green p44 Organic Foods p85/ Foods produced without the use of chemical at any stage , either to fertilise the land or to treat the crops or the food Oriental Beef p54 Osso Bucco p58 |