Example sentences of "emphasis on [verb] " in BNC.

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1 We acknowledge that there are well-known problems with the domestic rate system in the UK , but leave it to readers to discern whether the emphasis on constraining local authority growth warrants this change of taxation .
2 For those pupils who possess some vision , there will need to be an emphasis on helping them to use this effectively for learning , with special training as well as some adapted materials .
3 The emphasis on helping the visually handicapped pupil to develop skills to cope with his school environment , rather than adapting the environment significantly to accommodate the visually handicapped child , may , however , be usefully tempered by an understanding of the way in which the developmental and experiential levels of the child can be affected by his school life .
4 Expected changes include : greater emphasis on helping the poor ; a weakening of the main churches ' toleration of the other great religions ; and the disappearance of celibacy among the Roman Catholic clergy of Africa and Latin America .
5 I 'm sure Councillor and erm , and certainly there does seem to be more emphasis on helping people with difficult educational disabilities , and those with learning difficulties , but if we could encourage even more , excellent , and I think it 's very important that er , bank agencies er emphasise the fact that it 's training , plus their main aim being er also a qualification , which does help them get , erm jobs .
6 There was also an emphasis on getting all urban and 75 per cent of rural children through seven grades of primary school .
7 At the interview all aspects of your financial affairs will be discussed , with the emphasis on minimising your tax liabilities , maximising your income and generally protecting your assets .
8 Originally limited to training in the criminal jurisdiction ( with an emphasis on sentencing ) , the Board now is concerned also with the civil and family courts and tribunals .
9 This is very much in line with a wider emphasis on transmitting leadership qualities at Nottingham .
10 When Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tesfaye Dinka visited the Soviet Union on March 7 , the Soviet side laid particular emphasis on promoting talks on peace and national reconciliation , while on March 21 the Western press reported comments by the Soviet ambassador in Sudan , that all Soviet military advisers had been withdrawn by late February to Addis Ababa or back to the Soviet Union .
11 Finance Minister Barend du Plessis presented a budget on March 20 offering large tax incentives to business , with the emphasis on promoting growth ( GDP having fallen by 1 per cent in 1990 with a further fall expected in 1991 ) .
12 Finally , we were supported in our approach by the social work department 's growing emphasis on trying to deal with problems in the context of the local community and where possible through mainstream schooling rather than any other provision such as residential schools .
13 They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage .
14 Although a succession of Conservative governments since 1979 has expressed a firm belief in monetary methods of managing the economy , with the emphasis on controlling inflation , it is fair to say that the empirical justifica-tion for much of this policy has been thin .
15 As both politicians and the public become more economically orientated there is a knock-on effect such that organizations are required to place a far greater emphasis on controlling costs and on the provision of relevant financial information .
16 It is this emphasis on controlling the money supply that has led to the title ‘ monetarist ’ .
17 As well as placing a strong emphasis on singing throughout this time , the Music Department also offers all pupils structured tuition on percussion and recorder , as well as an introduction to keyboard and guitar , and encourages the development of their creative abilities through practical group projects using material related to classroom topics .
18 He hopes to spend time exploring the challenges of ‘ spirituality and non-literate young people ’ with an emphasis on communicating and sharing the good news , working with the bible and the issue of ongoing nurture .
19 And just to make things really tough the matches are rovers with each angler sent off one at a time to pick his swim , putting the emphasis on reading the water .
20 It continues the development of oral/aural skills begun in Departures and adds to this a greater emphasis on reading skills , now that students have progressed beyond the beginner level .
21 Start with English provides full coverage of all four skills , with an emphasis on reading skills in Books 4–6 to match children 's developing abilities .
22 In Books 1–3 , the emphasis is on listening comprehension and oral work , while in Books 4–6 there is increased emphasis on reading and writing skills in line with children 's developing abilities .
23 Teachers felt that it was m appropriate to help pupils move as quickly as possible from purposes to information , with emphasis on reading and note making skill that stage .
24 Apart from classroom work and regular written homework , there is a great emphasis on reading on your own .
25 This means that the emphasis on modelling demand for fuels at the level of the individual household will , in itself be novel , and will allow account to be taken of the enormous variation that exists in household income , demographic characteristics and appliance stocks .
26 This will continue with particular emphasis on developing regional resources for the teaching of communication and for training in alternative media work .
27 As we shall see in the following chapter , mechanization has not been the only process responsible for this , but by enabling the farmer to de-bureaucratize his farm and place greater emphasis on developing the personal loyalty of his workforce rather than relying upon regulations and sanctions , it has been an important contributory factor .
28 For some , the development of the student 's critical abilities is central to liberal education , with its emphasis on developing the student 's autonomy .
29 The Commission of the European Communities is already placing strong emphasis on developing these frameworks through heavily funded transnational development programmes .
30 Given the inability of the government and local authorities to agree on funding for community care , the report , not surprisingly , puts great emphasis on monitoring the progress of the reforms .
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