Example sentences of "seek [to-vb] [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The churches should seek to discover the community trends and local authority plans for the coming years . |
2 | I shall seek to evaluate the Maastricht proposals in the light of these different levels of loyalty to help me to decide whether what is on offer is worth supporting . |
3 | Jovic nevertheless dismissed fears that the Presidency might seek to annul the election results and declare a state of emergency . |
4 | Many might seek to use the asylum route and , indeed , it would be naive to think otherwise . |
5 | A note of warning is necessary here , as the Revenue can sometimes seek to deny the £30,000 exemption under s188 where a departing executive is also a vendor shareholder , on the basis that the sum paid as compensation for loss of office is in reality attributable to the sale of his shares , and they may also challenge the deductibility by Target of such payments , especially if these are effectively funded by a reduced acquisition price for Target . |
6 | On January 21st it forwarded to NCR written requests from owners of 51% of the shares for a special shareholders ' meeting , at which AT&T will seek to oust the NCR board . |
7 | The person conducting the interview may seek to produce the video recording as evidence that statements were made by the child which support a diagnosis of sexual abuse . |
8 | 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 . |