Example sentences of "themselves to [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of a firm formula , the parties will either tie themselves to a fixed price for the duration of the agreement ( which is clearly usually undesirable ) or else have to provide an agreement with a shorter duration , but with an option of renewal if new prices can be agreed . |
| 2 | The vast majority of cross-national case studies confine themselves to a narrow range of countries : United States , Japan , Scandinavia , France , West Germany , Italy and the United Kingdom ; and to a lesser extent , Canada and the smaller northern and central European countries ( notably Holland and Austria ) . |
| 3 | My objection was not to discussion of the subject , but to the refusal of those who might be expected to be clear and able spokesmen of the Church to commit themselves to a firm position on right and wrong . |
| 4 | A Punjabi speaking volunteer was suggested to sit in , but this was not acceptable as the family did not want to commit themselves to a regular time for the volunteer to call . |
| 5 | Although the public enterprises have a primary economic task , such as the provision of railways , energy , postal services and so on , they also lend themselves to a wide range of other economic goals , precisely because they are under political control . |
| 6 | Under the terms of an agreement , signed on July 14 , the two parties committed themselves to a temporary truce from July 19 to be followed by a complete ceasefire on July 31 . |
| 7 | For Spender , it makes no sense for reformists to restrict themselves to a small set of targets like generic pronouns and man . |
| 8 | Further even that this , although it is not possible for knitters to write their own programs for Form , there are programs that lend themselves to a great deal of adaptation and change that can be used to knit almost any type of garment . |
| 9 | The Tories , to their credit , submitted themselves to a democratic election in a part of the territory which they govern — and they were routed . |
| 10 | They should identify themselves to a responsible official before entering , except in very rare cases where information which ought to be disclosed in the public interest could not otherwise be obtained . |
| 11 | Why in such a case should the courts blind themselves to a clear indication of what Parliament intended in using those words ? |
| 12 | He was told to unlock the premises and his assailants then helped themselves to a large quantity of cigarettes and cash . |
| 13 | Once Ann had been helped to understand that she felt insecure in her relationship with Charles as a result of earlier experiences , she and Charles were then able to commit themselves to a contractual approach to problem-solving . |
| 14 | But , headed by a ferociously fearless lad called Craig Dorgan on the wing , they did tackle themselves to a near standstill besides losing nothing in fitness . |
| 15 | I tried to imagine Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher agreeing to submit themselves to a monthly grilling by members of the public , and failed . |
| 16 | Although the Republicans had pledged themselves to a tough stand against the Soviet Union , they could not ignore the fact that Stalin 's death in 1953 opened the possibility of improvement in East-West relations . |
| 17 | Labour Front-Bench Members seem to have committed themselves to a single currency despite the fact that some of their Back-Bench supporters continue strongly to oppose it , although they are having difficulty with the question whether a European central bank would be independent . |
| 18 | Few of these books , however , have any relevance to teaching undergraduate computer science as they normally restrict themselves to a single language on a single make of computer . |
| 19 | Within years their cotton plants were decimated by a tiny bug and the Sutherlands resigned themselves to a meagre living from farming . |
| 20 | The two sides to the civil war which had raged in the capital , Mogadishu , since mid-November committed themselves to an immediate ending of hostilities at UN-sponsored peace negotiations in New York on Feb. 14 . |
| 21 | But in Russia the masses refused to do so , refused to resign themselves to an indefinite period of subjection to capitalist exploitation . |
| 22 | Your issue concentrated too much on women deploring male violence : if men are to become less violent , women must stop requiring them to enslave themselves to the industrial machine in order to support a family . |
| 23 | He refers to symbols as pointing beyond themselves to the Ultimate while at the same time partaking of the nature of that to which they point . |
| 24 | By way of illustration , let us take an example from the development of Newton 's theory that we have considered several times before , and consider the situation that confronted Leverrier and Adams when they addressed themselves to the troublesome orbit of the planet Uranus . |
| 25 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 26 | The hands Maria had raised to Luke 's shoulders strayed eagerly to the back of his neck and up into the thickness of his dark hair , her fingers pressing themselves to the perfect shaping of his skull as she sought and claimed a deeper kiss , drawing him far into the warm moist depths of her mouth . |
| 27 | She will see those who have committed themselves to the traditional model of education , some as a matter of principle , but others because to question it opens up too big a can of worms . |
| 28 | Gorbachev had made an official visit to India in November 1986 , concluding with the signature of a ‘ Delhi Declaration ’ in which both sides pledged themselves to the peaceful resolution of international disputes . |
| 29 | Jesus had shown the way back to God and had demonstrated in his own person that he was the Way , but men and women in order to return to God would need to freely join themselves to the new humanity of Christ . |
| 30 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |