Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] time and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps there is a natural reluctance to give addresses to an organisation such as CPRW which intends to write demanding time and money . |
| 2 | Perhaps there is a natural reluctance to give addresses to an organisation such as CPRW which intends to write demanding time and money . |
| 3 | Over the next few years , it is true , both the Eden and Macmillan governments devoted much time and energy to schemes for partial demilitarization , disengagement , or confidence-building measures in the heart of Europe , schemes which were sometimes linked to the question of German reunification . |
| 4 | The talent he has encouraged and given much time and effort to , includes the 1986 Club Champion , 20-year-old Simon Barrington who was twice Junior Champion ; Michael Orris , the Joint Course record holder and County Alliance player ; Guy Phillips , still 17 , the Junior Champion and Captain ( handicap 5 ) and who whilst competing in the Daily Express Ford qualifying round at Royal Mid-Surrey in 1986 played to level par and went on to play in the finals in Spain ) ; Henry Bareham , also handicap 5 , who played for English Schools and Graham Booth , the Thames Valley League Junior Champion . |
| 5 | It 's agreed that we should be looking at improving the standard in D risk areas etc etc etc etc but we should have a higher level of cover , not putting anybody into a suffering situation , quite the reverse that we would have an improved level of of cover within the County and the Chief Officer he 's said this time and time again . |
| 6 | It has saved much time and effort in the long run . |
| 7 | I would have saved much time and pain if I had paid more attention to how I was racing . |
| 8 | Specialized apparatus , which formerly had been made for specific purposes in the laboratory where it was required , could be obtained from manufacturers of scientific instruments , saving much time and labour . |
| 9 | The price of cobalt soared and the industry suddenly had to pour much time and money into redesigning the magnets in loudspeakers , using less expensive ceramic materials instead of cobalt . |
| 10 | The application of such legal rules as those concerned with implied terms and frustration will often be uncertain , creating scope for disputes as to the extent of the parties ' rights and liabilities , costing valuable time and money . |
| 11 | Even eighteen months ago he said that he doubted if he could give enough time and energy to securing a World Cup place . |
| 12 | The CAB invests considerable time and energy in improving the standards of advice-giving for the seven million enquiries each year . |
| 13 | This can make markets more efficient , and lets investors spend less time and money searching for information . |
| 14 | AT&T complains that US carriers wanting to enter the UK market not only have to invest substantial time and money in building their own networks , but also have no alternative but to negotiate with British Telecom for local access to customers . |
| 15 | The distance between each man-inspired burrow was just sufficient to give adequate time and space to allow shooting in comfort as the rabbits were bolted . |
| 16 | It takes much time and effort to find recorded music that is suitable as movement accompaniment . |
| 17 | This demands not only the skills of counselling previously outlined , but the ability to referee and control the expression of different and conflicting attitudes , to give equal time and importance to everyone 's point of view , and to encourage each member of the family not only to explain their own feelings , but to listen to each other . |
| 18 | Because she spent endless time and money searching for her father , for the man on her birth certificate who did n't exist ! |
| 19 | Effective personnel management requires considerable time and effort , and annual interviews ( appraisals ) are necessary to ensure a progressive environment in which partners and staff can develop and the business of the firm be discharged with increasing quality and efficiency . |
| 20 | Newton spent more time and energy on alchemical speculations than on the scientific discoveries which galvanised the Western world : Storr reconstructs the neurotic drive which impelled him to heroic intellectual feats . |
| 21 | It takes considerable time and ingenuity to find out who these informal players are , but once discerned , the model performs very well and can be relied upon to enrich , screen , and find sponsorship within the organization , for a good number of complex ideas . |
| 22 | Therefore , refuse to be browbeaten or discouraged , especially around the time of the full Moon on the 10th , and devote more time and attention to your general health and wellbeing . |
| 23 | It all takes more time and effort , but without the money there is no way forward , she said . |
| 24 | However , the costs of production will increase as farmers are made to invest more time and money in each animal , and these costs must be met by the consumer . |
| 25 | Instead of devoting more time and money to the inherently unlikely possibility that this organism alone among replicating particles contains no nucleic acids , researchers should concentrate on cracking its tough proteinaceous capsule . |
| 26 | But as they do need the financial background too , finding a suitable candidate to take on the finance director role , particularly of a large organisation , can be a problem and it 's not unknown for a company to invest considerable time and money in training someone specially for the job , though it is rare . |
| 27 | Besides sitting on the boards of prestigious companies ( Caterpillar , The New York Times Co , AT&T and Bristol-Myers ) he also contributes considerable time and energy to charitable organisations . |
| 28 | The Institute will be devoting considerable time and effort , in the coming months , to taking a leading role in the consultation process and preparing a coherent and comprehensive response to the important issues the APB has raised . |
| 29 | He says of himself that he was , that there was a curious pleasure in making oneself believe that time and space are unreal , that matter is an illusion , and that the world really exists , consists of nothing but mind . |
| 30 | Many local authorities are issuing court summonses and spending much time and money trying to persuade them that the poll tax has not been abolished and that it will be with us next year and possibly the year after . |