Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [pron] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The project has caused schools to give priority consideration to their libraries , to invest their own time , resources , and energy in bringing their institution to the threshold of project involvement , to establish appropriate committees , and to undertake the difficult business of planning and producing a proposal . |
| 2 | In bringing its fight to the streets of New York , Virgin also hope to win an injunction restraining B A. B A say there 's no basis for the claim . |
| 3 | Teachers are also represented , and many find marking helpful in shaping their approach to the subject ; they are not involved , of course , in the setting of question papers . |
| 4 | After briefly getting lost in the fog , he finally succeeded in groping his way to the headquarters of Liechtenstein 's cavalry . |
| 5 | Having risen from Ukrainian coal mines through the party ranks as a tough and brutal Stalinist , once he achieved personal power he wasted no time in opening his mind to the ways of the rest of the world . |
| 6 | On behalf of the Ulster Unionist party , I join other hon. Members in expressing our sympathy to the families of those who have been killed and to all who were injured in the incident at the Musgrave Park hospital at the weekend . |
| 7 | Since his privateering interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war , they may have balanced the pension from Spain in forming his attitude to the peace negotiations . |
| 8 | Linnaeus considered the American collector to be ‘ the best natural botanist in the world ’ and was no doubt instrumental in securing his election to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1768 . |
| 9 | This bolstered Deng 's own position and as Gardner writes , ‘ Deng lost little time in directing his efforts to the pursuit of modernisation ’ ( Benewick and Wingrove : 14 ) . |
| 10 | But they made a costly mistake in teaching their language to the hoipolloi . |
| 11 | I am sure that the House wished to join him in sending its sympathy to the many victims , some of whom may have suffered irreparable damage . |
| 12 | In sending his contribution to the fund for Benjamin Haydon , Sir Walter Scott apologized for its smallness , but he had been ‘ a little extravagant lately ’ . |
| 13 | The basic character of husbandry in a particular locality was a major factor in determining its vulnerability to the encloser . |
| 14 | Realist or " realo " Green delegates had not succeeded at Neumünster in ending the separation of party and parliamentary office , nor in electing their supporters to the leadership , Ludger Volmer and Christine Weiske being elected as spokespersons . |
| 15 | It must be remembered that Lord Chancellors in making their appointments to the High Court have a relatively small group to select from . |
| 16 | At the time he was engaged in resisting his extradition to the US and would have been unable to attend . |
| 17 | The coroner Nicholas Gardiner recorded a verdict of accidental death … saying he was quite satisfied the brain damage was caused by the forceps … but he joined the health authority in extending his sympathies to the Taylor family . |
| 18 | Statements from other Iranian leaders suggested , however , that there was still a notable difference of opinion as to whether Iran should support public condemnation of Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait , or whether Iran 's primary interest lay in showing its hostility to the Western arms build-up in the Gulf . |
| 19 | Part of that rally — and I am immodest enough to think a not unimportant part — was to enlist the services of my partner John Montgomerie ( Monty ) and myself to assist in preparing their answer to the consultative document . |
| 20 | The information will be of great help in preparing my remarks to the conference which will take place in Oxford in April . |
| 21 | v. Perry , the wife 's contention was that her husband , in obtaining her consent to the giving of the security , was acting as agent for the bank . |
| 22 | It has been suggested that most of the major problems in the analysis of modern bureaucracies concern the degree of responsiveness they display in adjusting their behaviour to the wants of the public they are supposed to serve . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , there are a series of questions to be dealt with in exploring its applicability to the classroom . |
| 24 | Adults , however , have greater difficulty in accommodating their views to the miracles ' of modern technology . |
| 25 | Gloucester was more successful in asserting his claims to the stewardship of Clitheroe and its members . |
| 26 | Gloucester was more successful in asserting his claims to the stewardship of Clitheroe and its members . |
| 27 | I realise the Lady Yolande is a noblewoman and that you were instrumental in arranging her marriage to the late King . |
| 28 | But then , on the other hand , I believe in devolving your economics to the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |