Example sentences of "[verb] to the local " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1985 Report on Social Attitudes found that the most highly valued method of taking personal action against an unjust law being considered was to write to the local MP and , although the importance of contacting the media for this purpose has increased , the 1986 report found ‘ a widespread and growing self confidence on the part of the electorate to try to bring influence to bear on Parliament ’ . |
| 2 | The couple agreed to continue going out socially together , and the therapist agreed to write to the local housing department to back up their application for council accommodation . |
| 3 | It need not take much effort to write to the local paper , or phone a councillor , with a complaint , and the effects will impact upon management . |
| 4 | I have been saying he is an absolute ‘ bag o shite ’ since day one ( I was so mystified by the signing I was moved to write to the local rag — and they printed it ! ! ) . |
| 5 | The chairman of the committee telephoned me in the late spring of 1976 to say that they were organising a series of public meetings at Wapping when the committee 's plans for the area would be disclosed to the local population for the purpose of hearing their comments and enquiries . |
| 6 | Because cars take up room , they have the overall effect of spreading people out and making them more insular — driving to a distant supermarket in your car is a different experience to walking to the local shops , where you may meet other members of the community on the way . |
| 7 | I watch over my shoulder just walking to the local shops . |
| 8 | What 's happening to the local government this time of the democracy and they have been savagely attacked savagely attacked at the locally controlled Labour councils . |
| 9 | One feature I was sad to see here on a recent visit was a fish hatchery installed in the bay , a sight now common in the western lochs and doubtless contributing to the local economy ; sad because I feel that all living creatures should have freedom of movement and not be bred and confined in restricted space for the table . |
| 10 | It seems to me that that would be wholly inappropriate — it would involve further analysis of the history relating to the local authority 's care of these children and that , I think , can be in the interests of no one , certainly not of the children . |
| 11 | The entry in the charges register relating to the local authority 's charge was deleted . |
| 12 | Data have been obtained from all government and other offices which regularly produce information relating to the local economy . |
| 13 | Companies wishing to enter the waste disposal business at this level must demonstrate to the local Waste Disposal Authority ( usually a county council , but in some cities and in Wales a more local authority ) that they can meet various criteria , although the authority may be over-ruled on appeal to the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 14 | Sailing is confined to the local bay , and we show you how to rig and stow the craft . |
| 15 | The duty to provide services for children in need is not confined to the local authority social services department . |
| 16 | Any theft must be reported to the local police and Risley Transport Services as soon as possible . |
| 17 | The DHSS has regional social work inspectors who help the department to relate to the local social services departments . |
| 18 | He was educated at the Orme Boys ' School , Newcastle under Lyme , then articled to the local architects Chapman & Snape . |
| 19 | It began with a letter from a certain hotel in Selkirk dated September 1982 and addressed to the local club following the Selkirk Sevens . |
| 20 | Actors in travelling companies used to set up their stage in a town or village , mix among the inhabitants , watching and listening to the local news , gossip and scandal . |
| 21 | For those who would like a more relaxing evening , what better than to sit at an open air cafe , sipping an ice cold beer , listening to the local brass band in the village square and watching the sun slip down behind the mountains — perfect ! |
| 22 | Under these circumstances at least a gesture towards listening to the local people has been made . |
| 23 | Well I 'm I 'm very disappointed about that I mean we 're listening to the local community we 're reporting the local communities views but at the end of day South Milford Parish Council have in fact moderated their views . |
| 24 | He argues that the ‘ local state ’ is not simply the national state writ small , and that a general theory of the state can not be applied to the local level . |
| 25 | A total of 34,521 families and single people have applied to the local authorities under the homelessness legislation in 1990-91 . |
| 26 | If Labour won , however , he could not say how long she would continue to suffer , since the practice 's funds would be transferred to the local health authority and some sort of delay-inducing chaos would ensue . |
| 27 | The social security funds spent upon residential care were to be transferred to the local authorities . |
| 28 | Shortly before the start there were roughly 30,000 converging from all parts of the province as well as from the South which added to the local population put the attendance at something like 80,000 . |
| 29 | Thus , ‘ in their simplest form partnerships have involved a local authority leasing land on ground rental terms to a private developer who has designed , financed , built and managed the completed project , any community benefits passing to the local authority ’ . |
| 30 | At the beginning of this century , people walked from neighbouring villages to take the water and listen to the local Labour Party leaders . |