Example sentences of "agree [to-vb] a certain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of matching grants the central government agrees to match a certain proportion of the expenditures of the local authority ; for example , central government may pay x per cent of the total cost of providing a service at the local level . |
| 2 | In accepting this offer , they agree to buy a certain number of books or records over a specific period of time ( eg four books a year ) . |
| 3 | The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities . |
| 4 | This is a new sales approach , designed to support the industry 's desire to link information technology and business objectives to gain the competitive edge : if a customer wants to increase market share by say 5% over a year , Customer Systems might , for example , agree to take a certain fee up front , and then link subsequent earnings to the achievement of the customer 's business aim . |
| 5 | The wildest approach is the ‘ free hand ’ ; a fund manager agrees to spend a certain amount and buys anything and everything up to that limit . |