Example sentences of "[verb] opportunity for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This area is probably more suited to the older children , and offers opportunity for experience of sorting , matching , comparisons and shape .
2 Variety offers opportunity for comparisons and the discovery of new and different properties , which may be generalised later ; experience of many rounded things will suggest that ‘ rounded things roll ’ .
3 A vacuum is then created because new employers have not been given a chance to develop sufficiently for an orderly takeover and employees have not been given opportunities for retraining .
4 The allies had to be given opportunities for glory , booty , settlements and trade in conquered lands .
5 Enrolled training would be phased out as fast as possible , with existing enrolled nurses given opportunities for conversion courses .
6 More general distance learning provision in chemistry is available through the Open University and Riddick has highlighted opportunities for Licentiates to study for the Graduateship .
7 The growth of broadcasting hours made opportunities for lunchtime news in 1972 and an extended early evening news in 1976 , with similar BBC expansion and a distinctive approach from Channel 4 .
8 — to provide information , through appropriate media , to the whole community which will enhance opportunities for researchers and practitioner contributions to substantive research within the Programme and beyond ; — to liaise and seek additional contributions in the formulation of the research/evaluation agenda and its execution from other bodies ( DES , SED , TC , DTI , EEC , UNESCO , industry , training bodies , etc. ) ; — to support UK participation in multi national conferences , programmes and projects organised by such agencies as the British Council and the EEC ( ESPRIT , DELTA , AND COMETT ) ; — to assist ESRC in its relations with SERC , DTI etc. in post- ALVEY , joint Research Council approaches to cognitive science and human computer interaction , and other joint governmental initiatives which require an IT and education contribution .
9 Is he not still missing the real point if he really wants to do something radical to promote opportunities for people at work , and create rights for citizens at work to ownership and participation in decision-making at the place of work ?
10 In his response to the January 1986 Tunnel announcement Kent County Council Leader , Tony Hart , said ‘ the fixed link offers opportunities for Kent but only if there is a determination at national and local level to make sure Kent reaps the benefits — not just the drawbacks — from having the project on the doorstep ’ .
11 It can make provision to dovetail with schools or colleges for 16 to 19 year olds , but it also offers opportunities for students with special educational needs to continue their education when most schools and colleges no longer have courses for them .
12 Our current pay structure , designed as a result of the 1990 job evaluation exercise , carefully reflects the skills and responsibilities of each job holder and , in addition , offers opportunities for staff to earn further rewards through the two higher rates which you mention .
13 The department offers opportunities for postgraduate study in all areas of systematic theology from the Patristic to the Mediaeval era ; from the Reformation to modern times ; in philosophical theology , from the pre-Socratics to the encounter with modern humanist systems ; in comparative religion and the history and phenomenology of religions , and in such specialised topics as theology and ecology ; feminist theology ; theology and imagination ; theology in the post-modern world ; theology of world religions ; Celtic Christianity ; ecumenical theology ; and theology , ideology and culture ( representing some prominent research interests of current members of staff ) .
14 We advertise opportunities for promotion internally .
15 — meetings should be long enough to provide opportunity for fun and relaxation as well as worship and discussion .
16 The Lanka Guardian plans to provide opportunity for information and discussion under a new section in the newspaper entitled ‘ South Asian Forum ’ .
17 provide opportunity for catharsis ie. the release of hostile feelings etc that have been , or may be , repressed otherwise .
18 The authority will not only need to provide opportunities for development in schools in the form of in-service training opportunities and ‘ non-contract ’ periods but also to anticipate an adverse reaction from schools who believe that the outward referral of their pupils is the only acceptable solution to their troubles .
19 This probably represents the future , at any rate so long as petroleum-led growth continues to provide opportunities for differentiation .
20 Since it is one of the most natural of all pleasures , the Church should not be afraid to provide opportunities for enjoyment of it in worship .
21 It can be very valuable in such situations to provide opportunities for researchers to share their experience of particular data .
22 It acts as a service agency for Christians working with youth , and is concerned to provide opportunities for education , and training , for consultation and referral , and to make known or available information , research and resources for frontier work .
23 to provide opportunities for members not attracted to committee work to make a useful contribution .
24 The Teenact Theatre Company , based in York , exists to provide opportunities for youngsters in the performing arts .
25 The higher education sector continues to provide opportunities for WCUK , particularly in student accommodation with a number of projects under way throughout the UK .
26 To provide opportunities for research students to meet and discuss their work with their peers .
27 Head teachers seek to provide opportunities for pupils to complete their homework on the school premises
28 Together with the prosperous shopkeepers and merchants , rather than seeking to challenge the aristocracy , they found opportunities for investment and perhaps superior status in the farming of feudal dues .
29 Its permanent collection of fine Victorian paintings often sits cheek by jowl with a varied selection of current art and craft practices some of which also provide opportunities for visitors to participate in .
30 Full-time provision includes courses of one to three and four years ' duration , some of which may be studied as separate ‘ end-on ’ courses and many of which provide opportunities for transfer of suitable students to degree courses .
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