Example sentences of "[to-vb] relations [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The indications are , however , that Moscow wanted to establish relations with the new Cuban regime as part of its overall campaign for promoting global diplomatic acceptance of the USSR . |
| 2 | He also strove staunchly to strengthen relations between the Poles living in Poland and those scattered abroad in the 13-million-strong Polish diaspora — links which had been almost destroyed during the Cold War period by Communist authorities , oblivious to their potential value to both sides . |
| 3 | But we remain keen , as many partners do , to strengthen relations between the Community and Cyprus . |
| 4 | ‘ Certainly this is going to help relations with the United States and other Western countries , ’ Mr Kamm added . |
| 5 | The West Germans were becoming increasingly eager to cultivate relations across the Iron Curtain , and both sides were hinting at new arms talks . |
| 6 | A few years later William Tyrell , private secretary of the foreign secretary from 1908 onwards , " went out of his way to cultivate relations with the Press " . |
| 7 | González also said that the problem of Gibraltar continued negatively to affect relations between the two countries . |
| 8 | An interstate council was to be established to monitor relations between the states and central government . |
| 9 | On Feb. 21 , 1989 , the Guardian reported that the CCP had decided to keep relations with the USA " one step ahead " of ties with the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | Just before the outbreak of the First World War , H. N. Brailsford , a liberal socialist who did much to popularize Hobson 's ideas , coined the phrase ‘ dry war ’ to describe relations between the European powers : |
| 11 | As Professor Heuston says , the decision left ‘ a legacy of suspicion and mistrust … to poison relations between the courts and the unions for many years ’ . |
| 12 | The PLO then issued a statement calling for a ceasefire and for a " serious political dialogue … to normalize relations between the two sides " . |
| 13 | As a result of British pressure on Argentina , the only country apart from Mexico to maintain relations with the USSR was Uruguay ( 1925–35 ) . |
| 14 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how he intends to develop relations with the Baltic republics . |
| 15 | The regime had recently expressed readiness to develop relations with the United States and to join the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) . |
| 16 | No similar possibility existed with the Soviet Jewish community , since it was only possible to have relations with the Soviet Union through its government . |
| 17 | ‘ Women ’ , the Sarakatsani reason , ‘ through the particular sensuality of their natures are inherently more likely to have relations with the Devil ; and goats were originally the animals of the Devil which Christ captured and tamed for the service of man . ’ |
| 18 | On the same day Li Peng , told an Indonesian journalist that it would be " impossible " for China to have relations with the Indonesian Communist Party ( PKI ) because , he claimed , China had " no idea " whether the PKI still existed . |
| 19 | Richard Crossman , a Labour Member of Parliament , also noted the determination of the " liberal " establishment by the end of 1956 to rebuild relations with the United States " without whom we could not survive " , a conclusion with which he reluctantly concurred . |
| 20 | Against the background of the trial of Nelson Mandela 's wife Winnie on charges of kidnapping and assault [ see below ] , the deadlock appeared to threaten relations between the government and the ANC . |
| 21 | Read in this way , community policing in Northern Ireland seems designed exclusively to improve relations between the police and Catholics , but it is much wider than this for it is also employed in Protestant t areas like Easton , where the existence of ‘ ordinary crime ’ ensures that the police are keen to improve crime prevention by better relations with the public generally . |
| 22 | When in 1732 , to quote only two British cases , the representative of George II in Turin was promoted from minister plenipotentiary to full ambassador , this was a clear indication of a desire in London to improve relations between the two states ( especially as the diplomat in question was an earl ) , while simultaneously the strained Anglo-Prussian relations of the 1730s were reflected in the fact that Britain was represented in Berlin throughout the decade by a mere secretary ( and he a humble army captain ) . |
| 23 | In Sedgefield , Specials have started to take part in a victim support scheme and frequently visit crime victims to improve relations between the community and the police . |
| 24 | They have opposed every attempt to improve relations with the West and to liberalise the economy as a betrayal of the legacy of Khomeini . |
| 25 | The duke immediately saw an opportunity to improve relations with the powerful Buchanan family , none of whose members were of great wealth , but several of whom were freeholders in Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire . |
| 26 | Observers in Tokyo commented that Abe 's visit was as much an attempt by Abe , who still hoped to succeed Kaifu as Prime Minister if the LDP was successful in the elections , to upstage Kaifu 's European tour as to improve relations with the Soviet Union . |
| 27 | Reflecting the desire to improve relations with the United states , North Korean officials on May 28 handed over the remains of five US soldiers killed in the Korean War ( 1950-53 ) . |
| 28 | He also vowed to maintain ties with the United States while continuing to improve relations with the Soviet Union . |
| 29 | The visit formed part of Mongolia 's stated policy to improve relations with the USA , the Soviet Union and China . |
| 30 | In an apparent effort to improve relations with the United States , the government of North Korea on June 24 returned the remains of 11 US servicemen killed in the 1950-53 Korean War , and promised to help search for a further 9,000 allied military personnel still officially listed as missing in action [ see also p. 37456 ] . |