Example sentences of "the opportunity [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | They give a chef the opportunity to be creative . ’ |
| 2 | Herron 's pop collages should not be missed , nor should the opportunity to be guided by computers through his latest projects . |
| 3 | Having been waited on hand and foot for most of his life and had people jump whenever he called , he has never really had the opportunity to be anything else . |
| 4 | This would have given him the opportunity to be a restraining influence against the extremists . |
| 5 | Yeah , really it 's a frustrating end of it , but working for Time gives me the opportunity to be in these countries and to do a good photoreportage on the country , even though it 's very rarely published . |
| 6 | You will keep failing in a society based on hierarchical power but that does n't mean you should stop trying to build a structure in which you all have the opportunity to be part of the editorial and creative process … |
| 7 | If he ( and of course this applies to girls too ) is the oldest child in the family , he will have had the opportunity to be the centre of attention for some time . |
| 8 | It was early afternoon of the following day before Karelius found the opportunity to be alone with her . |
| 9 | The telephone , therefore , saves time and gives you the opportunity to be more businesslike , if that is appropriate . |
| 10 | In this way we have the opportunity to be more in tune with nature and to heighten our awareness of the things around us . |
| 11 | However , small libraries , ( or those who did n't send staff on many external courses ) , often looked first to the opportunity to be able to attend external courses rather than develop internal programmes . |
| 12 | Drawing on your reserve of quiet self-confidence , you may change this painful situation of total frustration into being an interested observer , leaving all you can , using the opportunity to be aware of people and their reactions to each other , using the practice material there in front of your nose and being content to wait until you have decided if you wish to participate and have considered how to create the opportunity . |
| 13 | It was interesting to note that in each of his previous six lives , which ranged from the fifteenth century to the late 1890s , Martin had been given the opportunity to be a ‘ teacher ’ . |
| 14 | Furthermore , it is likely that all the candidates will be indistinguishable from each other with respect to their views , as the electoral process itself denies the nurses the opportunity to be fully addressed . |
| 15 | All patients referred to the ENP were given the opportunity to be seen by a doctor . |
| 16 | Now we have the opportunity to be more proactive , we 'll act as a clearing house for standard models from various parts of the company , and will develop our own standard models . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ Gazza has the skill and the opportunity to be as big as Maradona , but he 's not there yet . |
| 18 | At night Keith will go to his own bed and stay there ( so that Mr and Mrs Smith have the opportunity to be husband and wife again ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Big Black had the opportunity to be on several major labels . |
| 20 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table — and final agreement was reached barely 48 hours before Wednesday 17 , opening day of the San Francisco event . |
| 21 | I believe IBM will be one of the most challenging business situations in the '90s and I welcome the opportunity to be part of it , ’ York says . |
| 22 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table . |
| 23 | One of the reasons why Colnaghi 's wanted a presence in Paris and welcomed the opportunity to be at the Hotel Bristol is the attraction which Paris holds to the Japanese ; furthermore , a high occupancy rate at the Hotel Bristol is Japanese and I look forward to being able to meet this clientele . |
| 24 | Students from all years in Industrial Technology have now had the opportunity to be involved in this kind of interactive evaluation . |
| 25 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 26 | Make sure they know the most suitable clothes to wear , how to make the best of themselves while taking the opportunity to be seen and heard by a vast number of people . |
| 27 | and it allows the opportuni it affords the opportunity to be inclusive and I think that 's important . |
| 28 | They could claim that they never had the opportunity to be successful whereas those who filled the top jobs owed their position to their relatives , friends and the advantages of birth . |
| 29 | The relief sought by the applicant was , inter alia , ( 1 ) an order of certiorari to quash the section 2(2) notice dated 24 June 1991 issued by the Director ; and ( 2 ) an order prohibiting her from requiring or further requiring him to attend and comply with the requirements of a notice issued pursuant to section 2 of the Act of 1987 without ( a ) affording him a reasonable opportunity for his application for legal aid to be processed and thereby affording him the opportunity to be legally advised on such requirements and to be legally represented at such time as he was required to comply with them and ( b ) causing him to be cautioned in accordance with Code C , paragraph 16.5 before being required to comply with those requirements . |
| 30 | I think he sees in you and the hotel industry the opportunity to be part of a glamorous , high-profile business , and one his hard-faced wife would approve of . |