Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] the [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 First , there are problems over ‘ ambiguity ’ , and whether to use Fielding 's definition of counterurbanization as the opposite of urbanization , or to extend the term to Robert and Randolph 's ( 1983 ) prerequisites including both decentralization and deconcentration .
2 We hold such information in our collections , and our staff have the necessary skills to interpret this information , to recognise its significance , and to impart the knowledge to others throughout Europe .
3 It is a programme designed to add to the wealth and efficiency of the nation , to give a spur to industry and to open the way to markets . ’
4 Certain administrative changes at this time appear designed to effect a stricter supervision by the Exchequer over the collection of the Forest revenues , and to lessen the temptation to extortion by the Forest officers .
5 For the most part , however , it was not the democrats who carried the day , but the Whig Founding Fathers , who were as concerned as their British namesakes to establish restraints on the popular will , to protect the interests of the rich and propertied , and to restrict the franchise to property-holders .
6 The prime objective is to advance understanding of the initiation and response to new technologies in firms , and to disseminate the findings to industry , government , and unions , as well as to the academic community .
7 We are committed to legislating as soon as possible on a new scheme to protect hedgerows and to notify the intention to grub up .
8 The EC Communications and Telecommunications Ministers agreed on Dec. 8 , 1989 , on a programme to deregulate and liberalize the remaining areas of the EC market in telecommunications which had not been covered by earlier agreements ( see p. 36494 ) , voting to deregulate value-added telephone services by April 1 , 1990 ( with transitional concessions to Spain , Portugal and Greece ) , and to extend the ruling to packet-switching and circuit-switching services by the start of 1993 .
9 To supply the power and the raw materials to factories , and to send the goods to markets , they built an infrastructure of railways , roads and canals .
10 Also it is hoped to monitor the current advertising campaign and to assess the reaction to diesel power .
11 It strengthened his conviction that ‘ there exists in man 's nature an undying capacity to break through the barriers of error , and to seek the road to truth ’ ( Pacem in Terris 158 ) .
12 In addition to the Appropriation Accounts , there are many statutory bodies that have responsibilities to produce accounts , to have them audited by the C. and A.G. and to present the result to Parliament .
13 To the public , especially the British public , fed by its rabid tabloid press , it seemed an absurd technicality ; further , given the power of Ferrari within the sporting authorities , there was a widespread belief that there was a plot against Master James and to hand the championship to Lauda , who was awarded the race while Hunt was disqualified .
14 Even now , the categories of duty can not be regarded as being closed ; they have been held to include a general duty to enforce the law , to detect and prevent crime and to bring the offender to justice , to prevent harm to persons and property and to preserve evidence .
15 Mr Major replied : ‘ We will continue to leave the French government in no doubt that we expect them to act where necessary to safeguard free trade , to pay compensation when losses have occurred and to bring the perpetrators to book . ’
16 But to lose the part to George Birkitt … that he found hard to stomach .
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