Example sentences of "an eye to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eusebius , the ‘ father of church history ’ and biographer of the first Christian emperor , commented in his Life of Constantine on the ‘ hypocrisy of people who crept into the church ’ with an eye to the emperor 's favour . |
| 2 | By adopting the Scottish term , Free Church , instead of Nonconformist , the movement was showing that it was making a new start with an eye to the twentieth , not to the nineteenth or even eighteenth century . |
| 3 | This able and likeable man was admirably adaptable to circumstances and had something of an eye to the main chance . |
| 4 | The shortness of the supporting bracket was dictated partly by aesthetics , partly by safety and partly with an eye to the future construction of a reserved track on the seaward side of the traction poles . |
| 5 | Since the many responses will be presented in a statistical way ( that is in tabular form ) the well-designed schedule will be drafted with an eye to the presentation of the results in a clear and simple fashion . |
| 6 | It means having a respect for the past , concern for the present , and an eye to the future . |
| 7 | Sunil Gulati , chairman of the competition , said : ‘ We will use this tournament with an eye to the World Cup . ’ |
| 8 | Craftsmen with an eye to the future like Benjamin would be quite likely to make fairly late marriages — there would be a lot of saving up to do first , and the better established one was , the better the chances of attracting a lady of some substance . |
| 9 | Such a community profile must have an eye to the future . |
| 10 | A fish with an eye to the main chance . |
| 11 | The engineers at Audi , too , have cast an eye to the environment . |
| 12 | Research being carried out with an eye to the development of new theory … is not in conflict with basic conceptual frameworks or methodological allegiances in the field as a whole . |
| 13 | All British governments , however large their majority , must have an eye to the next election and an effective opposition will take maximum advantage of that fact . |
| 14 | You have , by nature , a great deal of common sense , and should life become unexpectedly eventful of confusing , the important thing is to meet things head on with Capricornian determination , and always with an eye to the long-term future . |
| 15 | The RNLI must always have an eye to the future , anticipating the needs of sea rescue many years ahead . |
| 16 | From this again , if we read with an eye to the preceding context , we can draw further conclusions of a social nature . |
| 17 | All of these specialists must be chosen with care and with an eye to the particular skills required . |
| 18 | Within Japanese organization practices , work in the internal labour market seems to be designed with an eye to the collective worker rather than in opposition to the collective worker . |
| 19 | Simon Draper , in particular , realised that as the Sex Pistols began to disintegrate it was Lydon who was ‘ the valuable commodity ’ , and that Virgin should be putting some effort into cultivating a relationship with him , with an eye to the future . |
| 20 | Certainly , there remain some domains of research which are disinterested , but the incentive to have an eye to the main chance grows . |
| 21 | We have highlighted the importance of recognising that the Constitution is subject to change in response to political conflicts , and so we have pointed to the need to study the Constitution ( and constitutional theory ) historically , politically and critically , with an eye to the tensions between things as they are and things as it is thought they are and should be . |
| 22 | They have viewed the option of neutralisation cautiously , selectively and with an eye to the political and strategic implications of each particular scheme . |
| 23 | It looks very much as if the version in the manuscript came first and Purcell did some polishing before the piece was printed — in the treble clef , of course , with an eye to the market . |
| 24 | The sergeant had already mapped out in his own mind , with an eye to the wind , the speed of the flow and the amount of debris being brought down , the procession of spits , shoals , curves and pools where a heavy piece of flotsam would be likely to cast up , beginning immediately below the village of Moulden , which lay just below the Aurae Phiala enclosure . |
| 25 | I acknowledge that we must have an eye to the international experience , and our work internationally is to try to ensure that other countries , too , put up their premiums in a way that sensibly recognises the problems of such cover throughout the world . |
| 26 | It has its own value , but should always be given with an eye to the future ’ ( 4 ) . |
| 27 | By having ‘ an eye to the future ’ the Catholic R.E . |
| 28 | With an eye to the latest unemployment figures , due today , when the seasonally adjusted total is expected to remain just under the three million barrier , the Chancellor added : ‘ Obviously in the months ahead we are going to have good news and bad news . |
| 29 | However , with an eye to the other organisations , the sound of pedals being rotated backwards has been deafening . |
| 30 | Lord Taylor 's main point is to suggest that judges should pass sentence with an eye to the public 's expectations . |