Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to create a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kitchen and breakfast room were joined to create a spacious 22ft by 15ft area . |
| 2 | However , officials in Moscow and sections of the national media claimed that the attack on the border was inspired by " extremists " associated with the Azerbaijan Popular Front who were seeking to create a separate state through the union of Soviet and Iranian Azerbaijan . |
| 3 | In the early 1960s , however , changes within Northern Ireland were beginning to create a degree of common interest between Unionists and Nationalists in Derry , and they were brought closer together in resistance to the industrial and commercial decline of the city . |
| 4 | Groups such as APRA , which were aiming to create a broad alliance across class boundaries , were obliged to resort to very general slogans , typified by their rallying cry of ‘ Against Yankee imperialism , for the unity of the peoples of Latin America , for the realisation of social justice ’ , in order to avoid alienating any of their potential supporters . |
| 5 | This was clearly shown in Case 28/84 Commission v. Germany , where the animal foodstuffs directives , which , as mentioned in the previous paragraph , had been held not to preclude health inspections under national law , were found to create a comprehensive system with regard to the composition and preparation of animal foodstuffs , so that Germany could not lay down its own rules on minimum and maximum levels of certain ingredients . |
| 6 | Sequences from two overlapping Drosophila cDNAs were combined to create a composite sequence of 2384 bases . |
| 7 | And if you cast your minds way back to Tuesday you will remember that what I said was that the Americans were trying to create a system of limited government er and yet one which er protected the liberties of individuals not all individuals , not black individuals especially but of individuals , this was the rhetoric of the time and the main device that they invented to do this was something called the separation of powers and they argued that , where political power is concentrated , the potential for abuse is greater so that where executive and legislative powers are held in the same hands , as they are in our system of government , the , there is more prospect of government encroaching upon the rights of individuals . |
| 8 | They were hoping to create a little election history in Belfast , where brothers have never been elected to the city council at the same time . |
| 9 | In particular BR were advised to create a new senior post at headquarters with special responsibility for London and the South East . |
| 10 | In Scotland , Livingstone ( 1962 ) , 15 miles west of Edinburgh , but basically for Glasgow overspill , was intended to create a new focus of industrial activity in the East Central belt . |
| 11 | Through the above reforms , it was intended to create a more effective Community regional policy to cope with the additional stresses facing some regions as a result of adjustments to the SEM . |
| 12 | Sensitive to criticism from abroad , it was endeavouring to create a more favourable impression with investors , following what this group regarded as the upheavals of the Arusha Declaration . |
| 13 | The careful ‘ packaging ’ of Mrs Thatcher by Gordon Reece from the mid-1970s onwards was designed to create a different image of her in the minds of the public , an image which was felt to elicit a more positive response on the part of the public . |
| 14 | The plan was designed to create a streamlined force capable of responding rapidly to " global crises " . |
| 15 | Rachel 's hair is all one length and was wound to create a softer look with more definition to her natural waves . |
| 16 | Mr Dobson claimed the Government was seeking to create a ‘ DIY third world ’ in Britain by condoning ‘ poverty level wages ’ . |
| 17 | In 1946 the Americans and British agreed to unite their occupation areas into a ‘ Bizone ’ ; in 1947 western Germany was embraced in the Marshall Plan for European economic recovery ; and in June 1948 , after a conference in London , the decision was made to create a West German government . |
| 18 | Christian Education Movement — A grant of £16,693 was approved to create a 3 year part-time post which will develop curriculum material and teaching strategies in RE and PSE in schools in the principles and issues of world development . |
| 19 | It was agreed to create a joint military committee and to establish a direct telephone " hotline " between the two military commands . |
| 20 | Nor is there anything to suggest that Gregory was attempting to create a new genre of national historiography , although his History is often , misleadingly , described as a history of the Franks . |
| 21 | When the Grand Junction Canal was commenced to create a shorter route for trade in coal and other freight between the Midlands and London , the construction of a tunnel through Blisworth Hill proved to be one of the biggest engineering problems . |
| 22 | A stream , which is a tributary of the River Ouse , was dammed to create a large millpond which feeds the waterwheel . |
| 23 | Keynes was trying to create a consensus around public works and his adoption of protection in the autumn of 1930 was almost certainly an attempt to enlist the support of the growing tariff lobby . |
| 24 | Moreover , the approach was trying to create a science of international relations . |
| 25 | Another scholar claims that since the government was trying to create a class of peasant smallholders , it had to safeguard the peasant 's person , his property and his entrepreneurial activity ; " Securing these conditions without an apparatus of justice was impossible " . |
| 26 | The new initiative was launched at a meeting between President Clinton and the chief executives of the three largest US car manufacturers : General Motors , Ford and Chrysler , at which a new 10-year target was established to create a practical and affordable model running at a level of fuel efficiency three times higher than at present . |
| 27 | In 787 the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury was divided to create a second metropolitan see at Lichfield in the heart of Offa 's kingdom . |