Example sentences of "the [noun] of [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the Attorney-General agree that the defence of using the treaty of Rome in relation to breaches of the Shops Act 1950 is pretty flimsy and slender ? |
| 2 | The subjects showed latent inhibition , developing the CR ( the response of approaching the site or food delivery when the light came on ) less readily than a control group that had not received pre-exposure ( Fig. 3.1 , lower panel ) . |
| 3 | Gardeners Roadshow Owing to the inability of obtaining the services of a speaker the meeting had to be cancelled . |
| 4 | Gardeners Roadshow Owing to the inability of obtaining the services of a speaker the meeting had to be cancelled . |
| 5 | He said he was afraid the delay over the book had lost him the opportunity of reaching the city in time to take part in any meaningful work , and promised to join the next summer 's dig in June . ’ |
| 6 | An organisation capable of attracting international attention , to which people would come as much for the opportunity of discussion with other visitors , as for the opportunity of seeing the Highland problem at first hand . |
| 7 | Miller stressed the point that former writers had not had the opportunity of seeing the flower or fruit of new exotics cultivated in English gardens , but by this time many had and details of others had been ‘ communicated by persons of skill from abroad ’ and ‘ so the ranging of plants under their proper heads is now better understood and the science of botany rendered more complete ’ . |
| 8 | At that time we also ran a children 's hospital , so that I had the opportunity of seeing the effects of treatment on acute surgical cases , both pre- and post-operatively , as well as dealing with some fairly ill children and a good mix of diagnostic and management problems in the adult unit . |
| 9 | MORE than 1,000 pupils from Cleveland 's primary schools will have the opportunity of hearing the London Symphony Orchestra . |
| 10 | This will give you the opportunity of smelling the oils first , and buying only those you like . |
| 11 | In this case , cerebral development has denied it the automatic response while defective social development has denied it the opportunity of learning the skill it lacks . |
| 12 | I am pleased to have the opportunity of reprinting the material from the original booklet here . |
| 13 | Since the advent of a car-ferry system connecting Denmark , Norway , Shetland , Faroe and Iceland , it has become easier for me to take a vehicle over and , because the ferry terminus in Iceland is in one of the eastern fiords called Seyðisfjördur — see data capture sheet , this has given me the opportunity of exploring the north and east coast of Iceland in greater detail . |
| 14 | By careful selection of topics from the content of the module , the student can be provided with the opportunity of exploring the usefulness and limitations of selected strategies to different types of problem before going on to tackle the formal investigation . |
| 15 | REJECTED the opportunity of healing the rift with the '64 Company . |
| 16 | Thus , for example , the way in which it is proposed to structure the rules regulating take-over bids simply reflects a judgment about how far acquiring companies should , through the mechanism of the take-over bid , be given the opportunity of dislodging the managers of the target company — a judgment which can not be justified simply by appealing to the ideal of a free market . |
| 17 | At the same time the Labour Party took the opportunity of outlining the procedure it wished to be adopted in the selection of a Labour Prime Minister under comparable conditions . |
| 18 | That fixture gives United the opportunity of regaining the League leadership from Leeds , who have only four matches to play . |
| 19 | As a matter of policy , the tutors seldom intervene , so pass up the opportunity of helping the students learn ; also ( critics say ) much time is wasted in interminable discussion over semantic niceties . |
| 20 | Whenever possible , students should have the opportunity of accompanying the occupational therapist or physiotherapist on a home visit . |
| 21 | Even in these days of permissiveness , it may be that the one party has not had , or has been denied , the opportunity of discovering the anatomical characteristics of the other . |
| 22 | Non-Greeks exploited to an unprecedented extent the opportunity of telling the Greeks in the Greek language something about their own history and religious traditions . |
| 23 | I erm am raising this issue today , in order to give the Government the opportunity of telling the House what action they are proposing to take in respect of a serious error which has been made in the Rail Privatisation Legislation . |
| 24 | She enjoyed the opportunity of impressing the president of the Lady Queen Bees . |
| 25 | All claims provide the opportunity of impressing the client with an efficient service . |
| 26 | Under TA 1988 , s776 a capital land gain can be chargeable under Case VI , Schedule D upon a settlor if he has provided his trust with the opportunity of realising the gain . |
| 27 | ‘ … we would welcome the opportunity of using the bus again next year . ’ |
| 28 | THE OXFORD BOOKWORMS COLLECTION offers students the opportunity of reading the work of a wide range of well-known authors in unsimplified and unabridged form . |
| 29 | Durham County B team entertain their Cumbrian counterparts at Barnard Castle golf club this weekend when players on the brink of full county honours are given the opportunity of catching the attention of selectors . |
| 30 | Such action on the part of the employer can deprive the tribunal of the opportunity of considering the factors already referred to . |