Example sentences of "to give in to [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This was pre-eminently the case where the Area Boards were united in opposing the Central Authority or the Government ( as on the Clow differential ) , though Citrine was more willing to give in to such pressure on matters where he respected the Board Chairmen 's views , such as tariffs , than on matters where he was determined to impose his own , as in labour relations . |
2 | COUNCILLORS vowed yesterday not to give in to unruly schoolchildren who bring mayhem to Cleveland buses . |
3 | ‘ It would be easy to give in to that criticism and just make mindless , utopian house records or ambiguous grunge records . |
4 | But you 're too good at your job to give in to that kind of temptation . |
5 | He accused the USA of attempting to strip Arabs of their military strength to force them to give in to Israeli demands in the Middle East peace negotiations . |
6 | On the other hand , they also need to explain their own good reasons for a decision , and refuse to give in to teenage threats or tears , when they know that decision is right . |
7 | Alyssia refused to give in to any urge to stare at Piers , though she was sorely tempted . |