Example sentences of "'s claim to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carloman 's widow , child , and a small band of supporters were welcomed by the Lombards , who pressed the child 's claim to a share of the Frankish kingdom . |
| 2 | Historically , the Senate 's claim to a say in the making of foreign policy had depended on the provisions in the Constitution regarding treaty-making . |
| 3 | The female half of the population had to wait even longer for an equal political voice : not until substantial numbers of women had moved out from the shelter of the home to take an independent place in the labour market was women 's claim to a voice in the political market allowed . |
| 4 | In a commentary broadcast on July 16 , Tehran Radio said that the Damascus Declaration had become an " axis of discord within the Arab community " due to the pull of opposing forces representing Egypt 's claim to a prominent position in future Gulf politics , to United States determination to maintain its supremacy in the region and to the belief on the part of some Gulf Arabs that only a strictly regional system could guarantee their security . |
| 5 | He appealed for international support for Ukraine 's claim to an equivalent proportion of Soviet assets abroad , and criticized the inter-republican agreement of Dec. 5 on the division of debt , which Ukraine had refused to sign [ see p. 38656 ] . |
| 6 | However , apart from a continuous and fairly boring trickle of snide remarks in the gossip columns ( mainly digs at Morrissey 's claims to a celibate lifestyle ) , nothing of any real harm was seen in print . |