Example sentences of "[v-ing] opportunity for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The official purpose of setting up these institutions was to meet the rapidly growing demand for higher education within further education without prejudicing opportunities for students following non-advanced courses and to make more rational and effective use of the resources available .
2 Alliances We are seeking opportunities for alliances with other companies to strengthen individual business sectors and so position ourselves to maximise profitability in the future .
3 The unintended consequences of the diminished role of the MCC were to erode the very functions of Field Chairs which made the post worthwhile , to make them less informed by removing opportunity for MCC debate and replacing it with reports of MMRC , debates , and to reduce the contribution that fields could make to Modular Course development .
4 Nevertheless tabular evidence demonstrates that non-traditional students and mature student entrants as a category perform well enough to support a policy of providing opportunities for adults previously unable to enter higher education .
5 Diocesan or regional music festivals are valuable in helping churches find the right musical level and in providing opportunities for cathedral and parochial musicians to work together .
6 The Society provides members with information about the UK and international nuclear industry , as well as providing opportunities for members to meet , attend lectures and to present and publish technical papers .
7 The twin objectives of raising awareness of subject assessment and of providing opportunities for college staff to benefit from the SCOTVEC presence seem to have been achieved .
8 At Guinness Brewing Worldwide , a high priority is attached to training and development , and to providing opportunities for individuals to realise their own self-development .
9 The Circular exhorted LEAs to consider new ways of providing opportunities for adult education , including co-operation with universities and voluntary bodies .
10 Schools are " … an environment in which information is not only the key raw material and manipulative tool : it is also the key product' and in the educational environment of the 1980s where TVEl , CPVE , GCSE , 16+ and Standard Grade ( see Glossary ) are providing opportunities for pupils to become increasingly sophisticated users of information sources and systems , the ability to handle information is becoming an important skill .
11 At Milne 's High School , the use of the microcomputer for information retrieval and for providing opportunities for pupils to develop keyword skills , is an important part of the school library policy .
12 The platform upon which the victory was achieved included a commitment to raise the minimum wage by 50 per cent , to index-link pensions , to provide better severance pay and retraining opportunities for workers made redundant , to increase rent controls , to give greater incentives to small businesses and to impose stricter anti-pollution measures .
13 The third factor which I think tends to constrain rapid and effective relief action is that erm disasters are fundraising opportunities for agencies .
14 The competitive process arises out of disequilibrium in markets giving opportunities for entrepreneurs to exploit their superior information and earn profits .
15 By explaining the framework of a school 's aims , by giving opportunities for growth , by bringing separate contributions together and by , as far as possible , helping the colleague who needs help , a head can both lead and serve as an equal in collegial management .
16 Marketing initiatives are currently under way in the food industry where legislative change is creating opportunities for WCUK to deliver a range of extended services designed to assist clients in this sector to manage and implement change .
17 It also means creating opportunities for interaction , either verbal or non-verbal , which reflect the child 's command of the functional characteristics of language ( for a description of language structure , content and function , the reader is referred to Chapters 1 , 2 and 3 ) .
18 creating opportunities for students to learn through engaging in challenging activities ;
19 Mr Graham Crowley says the North-East stands out as an area that is creating opportunities for artists and many craft people encouraged to move to the region in readiness for Arts ‘ 96 .
20 Democratic autonomy seeks to redress this state of affairs by creating opportunities for people to establish themselves ‘ in their capacity as being citizens ’ .
21 The operational function is the provision of teaching and learning opportunities for students .
22 Developed through the business education partnership , the resource area will significantly improve learning opportunities for Gilbrook 's pupils , said headteacher Derek Smith .
23 There are increasing opportunities for Chemical Engineers in the biotechnology industries , and provision is made within the course for students with a school background in Biology , Chemistry and Mathematics .
24 Innovations depend upon finding opportunities for staff to work on developing new policies .
25 Exploiting opportunities for education of people of all ages and in various settings ( home , school and workplace ) is probably the main way in which nurses can contribute to the collective effort to prevent injury and ill-health which is caused by accident , fire , infection and pollution .
26 The Enterprise in Higher Education Initiative for Northern Ireland has made funding available for a programme of curriculum and staff development , and co-operation with industry and commerce , with the aim of extending opportunities for students to engage in such activities and to study relevant aspects of commercial and economic awareness and enterprise initiatives .
27 Workers at all levels add value not solely or even mostly by tending machines and carrying out routines , but by continuously discovering opportunities for improvement in product and process .
28 Her family is described as " infirm " , and this may explain why even with two of her daughters grown women in their twenties the family was able to earn little , although it may also reflect the fact that earning opportunities for women were so poor that even able-bodied spinsters could not wholly maintain themselves .
29 On the whole they saw the British as allies from the point of view of protection , as insurance against massacre , and as offering opportunities for advancement .
30 In 1992 , following opportunities for conversion of 5¾ per cent Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares and 8¾ per cent Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 1996/2001 , the Company exercised its right to convert the outstanding convertible securities into ordinary shares .
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