Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of this briefing is to enable attendees to widen their knowledge and understanding of the products , standards , protocols and terminology within the IBM environment . |
| 2 | Moreover , countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs , including environmental costs . |
| 3 | Many of the most highly regarded chefs choose their menus after seeing for themselves which the freshest foods are at the market ! |
| 4 | Samsung is recruiting non-Hewlett-Packard partners , offering unbundled configurations to enable resellers to configure their own systems by adding third-party peripherals . |
| 5 | Competition may be no bad thing if it encourages the development of new perspectives , sets standards and encourages groups to improve their performance . |
| 6 | At Dover they were greeted on the quayside by cheering crowds welcoming their heroes home . |
| 7 | The Mediterranean non aligned states held their first regional conference in Malta in 1984 ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 8 | The whole point of the Independents exhibition was to enable artists to satisfy their need to exhibit without having to submit their work to a hanging committee . |
| 9 | Daily food was kicked into the huts as they lay in their own vomit and excreta , with suppurating sores exposing their bones ; large black beetles were eating their eyesockets . |
| 10 | Exhortations to channel operators to co-ordinate their programme schedules and content were often ignored ; for the two main channels , brand advertising was the chief source of revenue — the choice of attractive programming at 8.30 p.m. ( a film , telefilm or series ; sports ; light entertainment , games , shows ) all-important . |
| 11 | Pupils will appreciate the distinctive elements of period music , if they are given opportunities to create their own music using elements/themes , rhythms from earlier music . |
| 12 | Unless they are given opportunities to express their grief in appropriate ways which can include weeping for loss , they will never be able to acquire the creative energy necessary to find a new job . |
| 13 | The exclusion of wills and conveyancing originated in a recommendation of the Legal Aid Scrutiny that public money should be directed towards the enforcement or defence of rights and not simply to enable clients to arrange their own affairs . |
| 14 | These must not be sung in the unfamiliar acoustic of the Church hymn , but suitably doctored so that they do not make shoppers stop their trolleys to listen . |
| 15 | The range of activities recommended for programmes of study is drawn up in general terms and , for the most part , gathered in clusters to enable schools to match their particular planned activities to our specifications . |
| 16 | Analysts said that corporate borrowing was a major factor in the rise as companies sought funds to pay their tax bills . |
| 17 | But some children , either through their experience of using tantrums to get their own way or through general strong will and temperament , will take a lot of teaching and repeated experiences to realize finally that they can not always get their own way . |
| 18 | Music mightier than machine-guns A Scottish composer is helping Sarajevans save their city 's soul , writes Susan Nickalls |
| 19 | The general picture , however , is that girls , especially outside the main towns , have limited opportunities to pursue their education . |
| 20 | EC insists that carrots are classified a fruit to enable the Portuguese to continue using carrots to make their jam . |
| 21 | In America 26 of the 50 states have published ‘ shield ’ laws allowing journalists to protect their sources , with certain exceptions which generally apply only if the information is relevant , can not be obtained in any other way , and public interest is better served by disclosure than by keeping the source confidential . |
| 22 | For example , they might negotiate with other organizations in society , or with other states to routinize what was previously uncertain , Sixth , a more internal response is to develop ‘ programmes ’ , ‘ repertoires ’ , and standing operating procedures , all of which are devices to enable organizations to embody their past experiences of problems ( organizational learning ) . |
| 23 | Some people like the idea of using weights to toughen their bodies . |
| 24 | Unless interviewers can be accepting and supportive and skilled at helping clients explore their difficulties , little progress will be made . |
| 25 | They have a major part to play in helping clients get their rights from other social services . |
| 26 | HELPING CLIENTS TO CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLES |
| 27 | In the preamble to the final version of the Declaration released by Egyptian officials , contracting parties reaffirmed their " rejection of the aggressive course and alignment that occurred during the Iraqi aggression and occupation of the state of Kuwait " and recognized that it had " destroyed many of the concepts and achievements of joint Arab action " . |
| 28 | These provisions are an example of the recent trend of legislating against tax avoidance in an arcane and difficult fashion , leaving the Revenue to publish Practice Statements or press releases giving their interpretations ( though the Revenue has not been particularly forthcoming regarding " options arrangements " in Statement of Practice 3/93 which supersedes Statement of Practice 5/80 ) . |
| 29 | Demobilisation was muddled and the government made no attempt to help returning servicemen resume their former employment . |
| 30 | To define standards around someone 's job you can : ask job holders to write essays describing their work and its purpose ; create detailed job descriptions ; use rating scales ; identify critical incidents such as good or bad behaviour ; and compare declared aims and results . |