Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " 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 Samsung is recruiting non-Hewlett-Packard partners , offering unbundled configurations to enable resellers to configure their own systems by adding third-party peripherals .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 To enable readers to understand its financial statements properly , a company must disclose its accounting policies .
8 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 ) .
9 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 .
10 To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills .
11 To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills .
12 The idea of the bond is both to demonstrate the financial security of the firm and to provide funds to rescue its clients if it goes out of business .
13 But the council is defending its decision … it says it has to find savings to balance its budget .
14 But is it not desirable to encourage authors to recognise their social responsibility ?
15 The effectiveness of the support provided by the IDB to encourage companies to develop their export potential may be illustrated by the results which they achieve through their involvement in these schemes , and during 1990/91 , companies taking part in the IDB trade missions and trade fairs programme reported actual and potential orders totalling around £46 million .
16 ‘ Anything that can be come to encourage companies to increase their efforts or to consider exporting as a viable means of increasing profitability has to be seen as a most worthwhile and objective exercise . ’
17 Started in the 60s by HRH Prince Philip , the Award Scheme aims to encourage youngsters to expand their personal horizons , realise their potential and serve the community .
18 He was a river pilot in the sailing ship days and look at him now , having to catch elvers to supplement his income .
19 The aim here is not to encourage hauliers to do their own conveyancing , but to ensure they are better equipped to appreciate what the solicitor or other ‘ expert ’ is doing on their behalf .
20 A new pension environment has been created in recent years by legislation designed to encourage individuals to arrange their own pensions .
21 Many streams have been stripped of their ancient boundary trees , and the knock-on effect of the drainage schemes has been to encourage farmers to turn their farms into prairies .
22 Vets , like all those involved in promoting responsible ownership , want to encourage owners to have their pets neutered and , while many charities talk about trying to set up discount neutering schemes , vets have been running their own for years .
23 It is our human duty and pleasure to understand the locust as a locust but we are equally morally compelled to find ways to control their self-destructive rampages .
24 Further work is needed to enable those specialist groups with support to offer to identify indicators of vulnerability and to find ways to reach their most needy group .
25 Different ruses were used to encourage Africans to leave their homes and work on the new colonial projects .
26 When he suspected a specific person , it was his responsibility to find witnesses to support his case .
27 A document will be ‘ contractual ’ if a reasonable person in the position of the prospective buyer would expect it to contain terms affecting his rights and liabilities .
28 The group is now trying to encourage members to increase their commitment to 1 per cent ( which still pales in comparison with the US , where there are 2 , 5 and 10 per cent clubs ) .
29 One source attributed the quick victories of the initial push to agreement by the ill-trained Heng Samrin forces to accept payments to abandon their positions before the assaults .
30 All Western societies have a heritage with religious roots — and still alive today despite massive conscious abandonment of the specifically religious aspect — and these roots are actually being strengthened by the multi-faith presence ; 2. promote moral education in the sense of transcending the purely informational and inspirational in order to encourage pupils to play their part in maintaining an ordered and civilized society .
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