Example sentences of "[vb pp] to remain [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SALT I , the most important of these , placed limits on the further construction of intercontinental nuclear weapon systems by both sides ; it was intended to remain in force for five years or until superseded by a more comprehensive agreement , and it was the first real fruit of negotiations that had been proceeding since the late 1960s . |
| 2 | Despite the apparent goodwill , deep distrust was reported to remain among the factions . |
| 3 | If a window has been defined , the cursor is constrained to remain within the window . |
| 4 | If a window has been defined , the cursor is constrained to remain within the window . |
| 5 | If a window has been defined , the cursor is constrained to remain within the window . |
| 6 | If a window has been defined , the cursor is constrained to remain within the window . |
| 7 | If a widow has been defined , the cursor is constrained to remain within the window . |
| 8 | It was claimed that in the Krajna ( Serb populated areas ) over 90 per cent had voted to remain in Yugoslavia . |
| 9 | The rate is expected to remain at 54% until the end of the century . |
| 10 | High street sales fell in Novbember and business this month is now expected to remain at last year 's depressed levels , says Nigel Whittaker , chairman of the CBI 's Distributive Trades Panel . |
| 11 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis . |
| 12 | Left-wing parties were highly critical of the proposals , and called instead for increases in public spending to reduce unemployment , which was expected to remain at around 10 per cent . |
| 13 | In Britain , water tables are expected to remain at a low level throughout the summer . |
| 14 | Most analysts reckon some sort of reflex reaction is inevitable , although fund managers are expected to remain on the sidelines , perhaps even until the new government 's Budget is unveiled in two or three weeks time . |
| 15 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 16 | Growth in GNP was expected to slow to 2.2 per cent in 1991 and , although inflation might continue to decline , unemployment ( which had fallen from over 17 per cent in 1985-87 to 14 per cent in 1990 ) was expected to remain above the European average . |
| 17 | But Mr Patten — who would earn a tax-free salary of £140,000 — would be expected to remain in office until the handover in 1997 , taking him out of mainstream politics for five years . |
| 18 | However , those who came to Remaisnil for meetings could not but be struck by a paradox ; they were expected to remain in the château for meals and afterwards , until they retired to bed . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , Scotland is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery , according to two surveys published yesterday . |
| 20 | Women writers were expected to remain within strict bounds of modesty . |
| 21 | Many former rebels were expected to remain within two government development zones covering 25,000 sq km in the south region bordering the San Juan River , to be policed by 300 armed former contras . |
| 22 | Fergus said , ‘ And so I was sent away and Grainne was permitted to remain at Tara . ’ |
| 23 | It also suggested that he would be permitted to remain as leader until the completion of his first term in October 1991 , and would possibly achieve a second two-year term . |
| 24 | Most employers have required women to retire from their jobs at a ‘ normal ’ pensionable age of 60 , whereas a much greater number of men are permitted to remain until 65 , despite trends towards earlier retirement . |
| 25 | Where developing countries restrict the numbers of expatriates that are permitted to remain in TNC employment in the host country or the level of ownership that the TNC retains , the power of the TNC appears to be undermined . |
| 26 | While some single-parent families have an adequate income , others are poor , and some are destined to remain on welfare for very long periods . |
| 27 | The Budget Planner ( pages 120–25 ) may help you to work out whether the various luxuries and plans of which nearly all of us dream could be affordable or are destined to remain as fantasies . |
| 28 | In this year , Samuel Healing opened his new mill , the business destined to remain in the family for many years . |
| 29 | The Pru , it seems , is destined to remain in the headlines — Mr Newmarch 's views on self-regulation hit the papers soon after the accruals announcement . |
| 30 | In the autumn of 1342 Edward III himself did so , winning over parts of the duchy and leaving Englishmen in many of the castles and garrisons , including Brest , the port destined to remain in friendly hands for much of the next half century or so . |