Sentence examples for a proper opportunity from inspiring English sources

It was a proper opportunity wasted.

The more serious the allegation, the more important it is to provide the subject with a proper opportunity to respond.

The programme made a number of "serious allegations" against the organisation and failed to provide a proper opportunity to respond.

Far from suppressing free speech, we will want to ensure that there is a proper opportunity to challenge religious and extremist speakers.

Distressed by my ineptitude and my lack of control, I reloaded and resolved to wait until I had a proper opportunity.

There may be a later need to reinstate Beckham, an unsurpassed crosser of the ball, but only after the teenager has been allowed a proper opportunity.

But she made no mistake putting away the second chance with a belting double-fisted backhand to level and give herself a first proper opportunity.

That will give the news media the proper opportunity to challenge those requests in court".

The Germans were given their first proper opportunity to be briefed by the British on Monday afternoon, according to Der Spiegel.

This gives proper opportunity for the young hero David, fresh from slaying Goliath, as well as Saul's three children, Jonathan, Merab and Michal, time to establish themselves.

It was first break, which presented us with our first proper opportunity to crack into the first bit of stuff we'd managed to muster.