Example sentences of "to seek [noun] from the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In July 1989 it was reported that Rotumans wanting to leave the island , 400 km north of Suva , would have to seek permission from the island 's authorities .
2 Members also agreed to seek permission from the policy and resources committee , at its December meeting , for the £700,000 needed to fund the development , which would be financed by the sale of the land at the St Helens Road site .
3 Whatever you decide about pregnancy , it is advisable to seek support from the sources that will allow you to come to your own decision , in your own time , and not force you to make a decision that is based on their belief and judgment rather than yours .
4 However , as the travaux préparatoires indicate , many countries in the Americas require the costs of judicial acts to be borne by the interested parties , and the Protocol reflects this by allowing a state of destination to seek payment from the party seeking execution of the letter rogatory of charges payable under its local law .
5 Eventually , institutions will be forced to seek help from the Bank which can then use its power to signal the level of interest rates it would like to see .
6 11.2 At the same time , the Department recognises that it has long been practice to seek assistance from the police in certain situations , particularly in order to avoid a breach of the peace when carrying out statutory duties which involve the restriction of liberty and removal of persons .
7 Guardians will have to seek approval from the panel before instructing a solicitor in this situation .
8 Skeletal arms lifted , one pointing ; eyes that were just holes in maggoty wood seemed to seek compassion from the human .
9 At Bodycare '92 you will be able to seek advice from the experts and have a good old browse through all of the stands .
10 They hastened into the shelter of rocks and wood , wary of falling branches but aware that they had little choice but to seek refuge from the storm in the wind-shadow of great trees .
11 The only solution for them is to seek information from the manufacturer or retailer .
12 In certain circumstances it may become necessary to seek waivers from the Law Society , as for instance : ( 1 ) where the new office is no more than a consulting room open for restricted periods , when a waiver would normally be granted provided ( a ) the opening hours are sufficiently advertised ; ( b ) during those hours there is always in attendance a person duly qualified to manage or supervise the office and that all correspondence is seen by a partner of the firm ; and ( c ) the business of the consultancy is accounted for centrally and not as a separate business ; or ( 2 ) where the new office is an annexe ( whether housing a separate department or otherwise ) near to the main office , when a waiver could be expected to be granted if ( a ) a common switchboard is used for both main office and annexe ; ( b ) accounts are centralised ; ( c ) correspondence is attended to in the main office ; and ( d ) clients are asked to address correspondence to the main office .
13 The terms of reference of the Northern Ireland Panel were to commission a programme of research on Northern Ireland within a budget of £350,000 ( 1980 Survey Prices ) ; to consider how the social science research capacity for work on this area , particularly within Northern Ireland , might be enhanced in the commission of that programme ; to commission a register of recent and current research on Northern Ireland ; to liaise with the Northern Ireland Office and other relevant agencies with research requirements ; to establish links with relevant agencies with research requirements ; to establish links with relevant researchers in Great Britain and other countries with a view to the possibility of setting up comparative studies ; and to advise researchers in Northern Ireland , who wish to seek finance from the ESRC general research funds or from other agencies .
14 Legislative changes are consequent upon the Housing and Planning Act 1986 which will repeal the requirement on the NCB to seek authorisation from the secretary of state for their opencast coal activities .
15 The vendor should try to seek agreement from the purchaser that the policies applied in the last audited accounts , will be applied to the completion accounts .
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