Example sentences of "to give in to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angrily she dashed the tears away with the back of one hand , refusing to give in to weakness and self-pity . |
| 2 | Kashmir set to give in to kidnappers . |
| 3 | A simple explanation to the child about how mummy is not going to give in to tempers can help the child learn more quickly . |
| 4 | It is therefore folly to give in to behaviour of this kind , and you should try to prevent it by being aware of the situation when it may arise and not responding as the dog demands . |
| 5 | But it does carry a corollary which is fundamental : namely , that for democracy to give in to terrorism is to undermine its own deepest foundation . |
| 6 | On the eve of the summit the exiled Amir of Kuwait , Sheikh Jabir al Ahmed al Jabir as Sabah , had appealed to Bush and Gorbachev to adopt " decisive measures " to end the Iraqi occupation of his country , while Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had announced that he would not pull out of Kuwait under any circumstances , warned the superpowers not to interfere in Arab affairs , and urged the Soviet Union not to give in to US demands . |
| 7 | While the silence lengthened , he reflected upon the cruelty of Fate : had he but waited , had he refused to give in to Ann 's pleadings , he might even now be in a position to make Martha his own ; but as things had turned out he was saddled with a wife he did not love and would never love — however many sons she bore him . |
| 8 | Not to give in to temptation , no matter what form it takes . |
| 9 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S under-fire coach John Williams refused to give in to pressure as the row over the Springboks ’ rugby tour of France deepened last night . |
| 10 | The government denied that it was pursuing an anti-peasant policy , but refused to give in to demands for guaranteed minimum prices , claiming that this would run counter to its basic principles of establishing a market-based economy . |
| 11 | Constance , whose confidence was growing daily , was not prepared to give in to Nicky 's wishes merely because of his sex . |
| 12 | Teachers report a common range of such self-indulgences : allowing yourself ( in the middle of a bad patch ) to give in to temptations like cream cakes , cigarettes , a bottle of your favourite booze or a spending spree . |
| 13 | In 1922 Parma became the last city in Italy to give in to Mussolini , and then only after violent fighting Oltre Torrente . |
| 14 | She resisted all temptations to give in to homesickness : she had been given the choice between staying at home and starting a new life , and having chosen the latter she was determined to enjoy every waking minute to the full . |
| 15 | The point is that it is very easy , when you live alone , to give in to compulsion . |
| 16 | If the country and the House have refused , since then , to give in to terror — despite all the horrors that have been inflicted against humanity on the mainland and , especially , in Northern Ireland — why should the leadership of the Provisional IRA and its fellow travellers , wherever they may be found , conclude that we shall give in to terror during the next 21 years ? |