Example sentences of "it seek [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crime bill was opposed largely because it sought to enact a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns , while the education legislation , which aimed at upgrading the country 's schools , was opposed by Republicans following a congressional decision to remove an administration proposal to provide government vouchers to assist parents in sending their children to private schools . |
| 2 | A mathematical system is distinguished by the fact that it seeks to derive a large number of very complex conclusions from a small number of primitive propositions , employing a small number of primitive ideas . |
| 3 | Drawing on the work of anthropologists , linguists and historians , it seeks to provide a theoretical framework for an understanding of multi-lingualism and multi-culturalism , and through the Franco-British comparison to suggest guidelines for assessing the implications of multi-lingualism for contemporary social and cultural policy . |
| 4 | I support the Bill because it seeks to address a serious problem , but I believe that that problem is greater than it appears to be . |
| 5 | In effect , it seeks to establish a formal group structure where an undertaking controls a public company ( whether or not its shares are listed ) even if that company is not its subsidiary ; an undertaking can be a person , firm or company . |