Example sentences of "would seek [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thrust of this was that if the passenger liability suits went against Pan Am , the airline would seek to recover the cost of the compensation awards from the government on the grounds that the Flight 103 disaster had been due to the misconduct of government agencies . |
| 2 | President José Eduardo dos Santos said that a sovereign conference would deprive legally established state organs of their authority , and would seek to replace the People 's Assembly . |
| 3 | It is significant that the Liberal Democrats , unlike Labour , see a central role for the law and the courts in promoting citizenship : they would seek to clarify the obligations of the state and the rights of the citizen in law . |
| 4 | Ismael Boulbine , president of the Ecology and Liberty Party , spoke on local radio about how his party would seek to improve the quality of life , teaching Algerians to live in harmony with nature . |
| 5 | Indeed , there was still a chance that , terrified they might lose a crucial test of confidence in the chamber that Democrats have controlled for four decades , the president 's managers on Capitol Hill would seek to delay the vote . |
| 6 | It would only be a matter of time before the strong-willed de Gaulle would seek to reshape the EEC according to his own conceptions . |
| 7 | The new State would seek to draw the minorities back into union with Russia but only as ‘ a free and fraternal union of workers and working people ’ . |
| 8 | After the meeting Coun Wilson said he would seek to have the issue raised in the House of Commons . |
| 9 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that the greatest danger to the North sea would be an incoming Labour Government , who would seek to shackle the oil and gas companies by imposing new controls and high taxes ? |
| 10 | Despite the eviction order there remained considerable press speculation that the US government would seek to reopen the issue of Subic Bay 's future with the new Philippine government which would emerge following the presidential elections of May 1992 . |
| 11 | In an address to the nation he promised that his government would seek to lower the cost of living and to stimulate employment , and would " promote a stable atmosphere for production and protect investors ' interests " . |
| 12 | Like attempts to reduce barriers to world trade , a defence GATT would seek to reduce the barriers to a company from one NATO country bidding for a defence contract in another . |
| 13 | The Chancellor 's comments were viewed with dismay by many senior railway managers , who had feared that the Treasury would seek to cut the cost of the plans by abandoning the King 's Cross scheme . |
| 14 | The agreed position of the Government was that we would not move over to private health insurance but would seek to make the health service as effective as possible . |
| 15 | Whereas ‘ the true self , in sex , would seek a meeting , would seek to meet the other ’ , this being the ‘ true flow ’ , sexuality today is merely greedy , blind , selfseeking , and ‘ therefore , since the thing sought is the same , the self , the mode of seeking is not very important . |