Example sentences of "[vb pp] to an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the alternatives have not been properly considered , and must be before the Institute is committed to an enterprise of this magnitude . |
| 2 | He was committed to an asylum where he died soon afterwards . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I had a feeling he 'd been committed to an asylum . |
| 4 | Committed to an asylum for the criminally insane … |
| 5 | We know that the Labour party is committed to an increase in child benefit and pensions , covered by its eight new or increased taxes , a point that has featured in the debate . |
| 6 | While some linguists may concentrate on determining the formal properties of a language , the discourse analyst is committed to an investigation of what that language is used for . |
| 7 | The bottom line for liability is that you are only legally committed to an agreement made by an agent when : |
| 8 | Suppose that I am committed to an ideal of conserving areas of natural beauty or variegated wild life in my country . |
| 9 | Committed to an ideal of ‘ astronomy without hypotheses , ’ he nevertheless chided Copernicus for having employed the ‘ most absurd fable in order to demonstrate the true facts of nature from false causes . ’ |
| 10 | The prophet Tawney , now writing for the Manchester Guardian and still committed to an extension of grammar-school opportunities could , on the twenty-first anniversary of Secondary Education for All , write : ‘ Now , at last , the reign of organised torpor masquerading as statesmanship shows signs of ending . ’ |
| 11 | Anglicans were still too heavily committed to an organization suited to a predominantly rural society . |
| 12 | In the late twenties I was attracted to an article which appeared in the Scout Magazine written by the Chief Scout , Lord Baden-Powell , about Halton and the Trenchard Experiment . |
| 13 | In our view such developments will only be attracted to an area if there is a clear prospect of of a site being made available as an exception to normal blank policies to meet those very specific requirements . |
| 14 | Other routes are open ; namely , that a profit has accrued to an insider , or that an investor has been adversely affected by the contravention in question . |
| 15 | Co-ordination may be subcontracted to an organisation like Project Trident or to the DTI 's Education and Industry Advisers . |
| 16 | Hartlepool MP Ted Leadbitter has responded to an attack on Hartlepool 's image in America 's leader business newspaper The Wall Street Journal by writing an angry letter to its editor . |
| 17 | They did not enter into lengthy explanations about the sanitary and social implications of such behaviour , because the recruit had more than likely spent his entire life spitting on the floor at home ; the recruit responded to an order backed up with the threat of violence . |
| 18 | At present , eight schools in the Region have responded to an invitation to submit proposals under these headings , and all are likely to receive funding . |
| 19 | More than 60 people responded to an invitation to a meeting at Richmond Town Hall last month to raise awareness of the work and developments of Darlington and District Hospice Movement . |
| 20 | These were 30 drivers who had responded to an advertisement placed in a local newspaper . |
| 21 | The lunch was attended by 50 women chartered accountants who had responded to an article , Making the Most of a Vital Resource ( see ACCOUNTANCY , October 1992 , p 76 ) , in which Institute Council member Susan Gompels explained the aims of the CCAB 's Women in Accountancy Group . |
| 22 | I had agreed to be co-author , but it was not until seven years after his retirement that work could begin , for only then had his committee activities abated to an extent which allowed the long periods necessary for writing and discussion . |
| 23 | HERMS is updated every time a part is added to an assembly . |
| 24 | Brooches , bracelets and pendants were no mere accessories to be added to an outfit as art afterthought ; they were chosen with care and worn with pride . |
| 25 | In Hart v Sangster 37 TC 231 , £2M was added to an account which had a credit at the time of approximately £20,000 . |
| 26 | And a little added to an almond base , and used as a massage oil , can help those who find it hard to sleep . |
| 27 | Modules of any type may also be added to an SSR , after it has been submitted , by its submitter and the range of module versions to which an SSR refers may be extended . |
| 28 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship . |
| 29 | Modules of any type may also be added to an SSR , after it has been submitted , by its submitter . |
| 30 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , using options 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship and further endorsements are required . |