Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] to [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They assessed that the BCP leadership was interested in opposition participation in government only in order to demonstrate Bulgaria 's commitment to democratic reform to Western bodies which might offer financial support , and to burden the opposition with some of the responsibility for tackling the current economic crisis , but that the BCP in practice would still retain control of all the levers of power . |
| 32 | Mr Kinnock appears to have been preparing the ground for a possible arrangement with the Liberal Democrats by stressing his party 's commitment to proportional representation in a Scottish assembly , and to involve other parties in a review of alternative voting systems for the House of Commons . |
| 33 | Mr Patten will also outline the forthcoming ‘ green Bill ’ , underlining the Government 's commitment to environmental protection in the wake of his decision to reject a proposal for a new town at Foxley Wood , Hampshire . |
| 34 | As his eagle eye surveys the political scene here , from his bungalow above Howth lighthouse , he recognises the importance of the SDLP 's commitment to joint authority in Northern Ireland . |
| 35 | The 1990 budget , presented by Babangida on Jan. 1 , renewed the government 's commitment to economic reform under the structural adjustment programme [ see p. 37140 ] , and stated that emphasis would be placed on reducing inflation and restricting monetary expansion . |
| 36 | The external economic relations commissioner , Sir Leon Brittan , welcomed Mr Clinton 's commitment to successful completion of the Uruguay Round , which he said he had expected after his talks with US officials in Washington last week . |
| 37 | AI Japan had spent several years planning the ICM , and Asia , s hosting of the event was appropriate in view of the organisation 's commitment to developing AI in that region . |
| 38 | The Project Coordinating Team 's commitment to whole-school involvement in curriculum-related library planning was paralleled by the involvement of faculty , departmental and pastoral representatives on the library committee . |
| 39 | As part of the board 's commitment to improving access to NVQs , the Vocational Access Certificate became available . |
| 40 | The National Executive Committee was warned that watering down the party 's commitment to sexual equality in the policy review , out of a fear of losing votes , could backfire . |
| 41 | Given PNP 's commitment to positive discrimination in favour of children and schools with particular needs , the phasing system for introducing schools to the programme was , by and large , appropriate and equitable . |
| 42 | During his speech , the Scottish secretary will underline the Government 's commitment to spreading ownership through deregulation , and supporting joint private and public sector ventures in order to produce more home base companies . |
| 43 | Interviews with personnel experienced in agricultural development and training programmes in the target country will be the principal means of assessing the suitability of the ATB 's approach to agricultural education in the Third World . |
| 44 | Also well known abroad is Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa , the Bank 's other deputy-director general and a prime candidate to replace Mr Ciampi ; he was a member of the committee of great and good that first sketched Europe 's path to monetary union in 1988 , for example . |
| 45 | you mean a solicitor 's letter to another solicitor during the conveyancing period |
| 46 | The first high-ranking British politician ever appointed to the governorship , Patten would have the responsibility of managing Hong Kong 's transition to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 . |
| 47 | It seems , once again , that Sussex are the last in the queue , yet not the least indelible of the summer 's memories will be Franklyn Stephenson 's contribution to that win over Durham at Horsham . |
| 48 | The aid was part of a package drawn up by the responsible EC Commissioner , Abel Matutes Juan , as part of the EC 's contribution to economic development in the region ( in particular by creating jobs and thus reducing emigration pressures ) and of its efforts to stimulate the political dialogue with Arab countries and Israel . |
| 49 | Different agencies and personnel will be required to administer the state 's contribution to capitalist production by controlling the business cycle , providing subsidized energy and communications for industry and commerce , and investing in industrial development from those involved in the renewal of society 's productive forces , especially the reproduction of labour through programmes of social welfare . |
| 50 | Mrs Castle 's contribution to this cornucopia of political wisdom and strategic insight was that policies had to be put in their philosophical context to win consent . |
| 51 | Already by 1890 there had been a big improvement in the relations of the Papacy with governments conscious of Roman Catholicism 's contribution to social order in a time of revolutionary fears . |
| 52 | This must be Paul 's reasoning as he applies Jesus 's principle to another area of experience . |
| 53 | He left unsettled estate of over £2.5 million , of which almost £200,000 was bequeathed for the benefit of London hospitals , and a year 's salary to each member of the staff of Barings . |
| 54 | From more recent times comes the will left by a Yorkshire vicar who viewed his daughter 's adherence to contemporary fashion with mounting horror . |
| 55 | On their sitting-room wall hangs a big calendar illustrated by glossy colour photographs of Mr Deng 's visit to southern China in early 1992 — the pilgrimage that relaunched radical economic reform in China . |
| 56 | An indication of Iran 's increasing alignment with East European countries was the large-scale trade agreement reached with the Soviet Union during Rafsanjani 's visit to that country in June 1989 [ see p. 36725 ] . |
| 57 | During Özal 's visit to Soviet Union in March [ see p. 38116 ] he initialled a new bilateral friendship and co-operation agreement ; discussions also covered a new US$300,000,000 Turk Eximbank credit , the establishment of two joint banks , co-operation in telecommunications , and the promotion of Turkish agricultural products . |
| 58 | Plymouth Argyle 's devoted travelling supporters turn every away trip into a real day out and Saturday 's visit to Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough was no exception . |
| 59 | Indeed , France even had a kind of mini-Ridley affair when the ( then ) Minister for European Affairs ( now Prime Minister ) , Edith Cresson , resigned from Michel Rocard 's government in October 1990 because she resented Germany 's hostility to French investment in East Germany . |
| 60 | Not for the first time , Rostov reflected that the situation was the typical result of the Imperial bureaucracy 's solution to any conflict of interest between the Civil Service and the Navy Board . |