Example sentences of "[adv] seek [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it may form the basis of a new approach to problems in which lawyers and advisers will not seek to establish the legal nature of the problem and then find the relevant law , but will rather seek to establish the nature of the problem and then contemplate whether any part of the law might be relevant . |
| 2 | Thus all banks which find themselves illiquid will naturally seek to relieve the shortage by offering to sell securities to the discount houses . |
| 3 | As further examples of postverbals we may cite : ( 50 ) Lola felt angry ( 51 ) the victim was standing very erect ( 52 ) it was the oldest competitor who emerged victorious As was also true with the adverbals and predicate qualifiers , it is quite easy to distinguish postverbal adjectives from adverbs occupying the same structural position ; in some examples we find a substantial difference of meaning : ( 53 ) Margaret was acting incompetently ( 54 ) Margaret was acting incompetent ( See Ferris , 1983 , though we would no longer seek to explain the data in the way proposed there . ) |
| 4 | It is , however , indicative of the political harmony and stability Edward had already achieved that the nobility did not seek to exploit the grievances of the community over taxation , purveyance and military service in order to impose measures of restraint upon the king . |
| 5 | This was also carried on a division ; the Government accepted their defeat and did not seek to reverse the decision . |
| 6 | One would not seek to reverse the course of history . |
| 7 | It is a matter of principle for the Hong Kong government that it should not seek to restrict the numbers leaving , whether directly or by influencing resettlement countries . |
| 8 | The Commission does not seek to deny the validity and value of services without music , such as those held early in the morning or on a weekday . |
| 9 | These rulers did not seek to usurp the position of emperor , or to abolish the institution . |
| 10 | The director nods in agreement and does not seek to argue the point . |
| 11 | We did not seek to extend the Board 's NVQ portfolio because of the merger discussions , but I am pleased to endorse the Trust 's policy of strong support for the organisations charged with achieving the NVQ national targets . |
| 12 | Now , I do not seek to defend the conduct of the Sun , but I do think that it is at best messy and may also be dangerous to use the common law to outflank the Act . |
| 13 | While I would not seek to question the decision of the judges of a number of the awards ( although you may note for the record , however , that there were a lot of eyebrows raised in the trade by the comments on and judging of Helpware magazine , which won both contract title of the year and runner-up to best consumer launch of the year in the 1992 Publishing Awards ) , I would like to question the appropriateness of the chairman of the judges presiding over a ceremony where his own company won the most number of awards . |
| 14 | The plaintiff did not seek to question the correctness of an assessment or to have any underlying issue of fact adjudicated , but disputed the Revenue 's right to seek to vary the existing assessments by bringing s 485 into operation . |
| 15 | Although the Law Society took the steps to establish a Professional and Public Relations Committee in 1971 and employed the public relations firm , Saatchi and Saatchi , to improve its tarnished image , it did not seek to present the profession on any sort of economic/productivity basis . |
| 16 | What is good about the current production is that it does not seek to tilt the play either way : it allows us to decide where we stand . |
| 17 | But the statutory formula does not seek to value the benefit to the employee as such , but requires the quantum of the benefit to be fixed by reference to the cost to the employer in providing it . |
| 18 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 19 | However , the omission can not affect the validity of the decision of 30 October 1990 , and Mr. Collins did not seek to impugn the propriety of S.I.B . 's recognition of Lautro as a self-regulating organisation . |
| 20 | I do not seek to deride the intelligence or all undergraduates , but with one side of the argument apparently lacking , how can target readers of Von Daniken come to any firm , reasoned conclusions ? |
| 21 | Drudy and Drudy also found that 22 per cent of their survey group wished to leave the area , although they did not seek to establish the motives , while Dench found a willingness to leave mid-Devon if career prospects were frustrated . |
| 22 | The project will also seek to examine the differences in the nature of service provided at different fee levels . |
| 23 | If the questionnaire method was chosen this should be ‘ short , unambiguous , logical and not ask leading questions ’ ; it should also seek to identify the sex , age , social class , lifestyle , buying frequency , address and , importantly , postal code of the respondent . |
| 24 | It said it would also seek to ban the fungicides ' use on tomatoes , potatoes and bananas . |
| 25 | ‘ In addition , it is likely that Customs will also seek to prevent the recovery of VAT on other costs incurrred by holding companies which is at present recoverable , for example the costs incurred in restructuring a commercial group . |
| 26 | Champions of the vanquished classes , at home and abroad , would inevitably seek to distort the truth . |
| 27 | Sure enough , the entire church was gutted by fire and the next day the Church authorities responded by saying they would now seek to demolish the church . |
| 28 | In the course of the argument I was told that the debtor will now seek to have the bills taxed . |
| 29 | Mr John Prescott , the shadow transport secretary , will today seek to raise the issue in the Commons , while the Fire Brigades Union and the privately funded British Safety Council have appealed to Mrs Thatcher to overturn the decision by the Anglo-French tunnel safety commission . |
| 30 | The project will initially seek to establish the distribution of care and finance for that care in the present system . |