Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] an end " in BNC.
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| 1 | It calls for an end to the fighting , and re-asserts the OAS principles of non-interference in the internal afairs of other states and no military action against a fellow OAS member except in the case of aggression . |
| 2 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the use of animals in cosmetic-testing in particular and product-testing in general . |
| 3 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the coercive use of any animal in military research , or in such research topics as the deleterious effects of smoking , maternal deprivation and drug addiction . |
| 4 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the traditions of ‘ sport ’ hunting and trapping of wildlife . |
| 5 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the commerce in the skins of other animals for purposes of human vanity . |
| 6 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the capture and training of wild animals , for purposes of entertainment . |
| 7 | To be brutal , no plan for a branch of public expenditure that calls for an end to disparities by ‘ levelling-up resources ’ across the board will ever drown out the office CD of the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury . |
| 8 | As the term draws to an end , his desire for her dominates his letters . |
| 9 | Many years later , as The Return of the King draws to an end , Bilbo gives a markedly different version sitting in Rivendell , having heard Frodo tell the story of the destruction of the Ring and , in his advanced old age , having failed to understand most of it : |
| 10 | Such contracts enable the latter to adjust their seasonal labour force downwards to cope with any less busy periods within the summer season and , more important , to run their labour forces down gradually as the season draws to an end and the number of guests tails off . |
| 11 | Meanwhile the notion of education as an instrument , or means to an end , was subject to pressures of a quite different kind . |
| 12 | Animals are not self-conscious and are there merely as means to an end . |
| 13 | Now Kant does argue that animals exist ‘ merely as means to an end ’ which involves man . |
| 14 | Most barons saw their papers as means to an end . |
| 15 | The formation of Compartners SRO puts to an end the sole distributor status of Prague-based Sofram , and Swallow has set Compartners the target of matching Sofram 's 1992 revenues this year — he estimates this at $2m . |
| 16 | The death of Dr Julius Grant brings to an end a life of determination and distinction , which progressed from a deserved reputation in paper chemistry to an international career in forensic science . |
| 17 | The green light for the X100 brings to an end nine months of heart searching at Browns Lane while Ford invited its own design offices to submit plans for a new Jaguar sports car . |
| 18 | This article brings to an end the current series on colour mixing . |
| 19 | The agreement , which was announced by the Department of Health , brings to an end six years of controversy over the future of the Adelaide . |
| 20 | Three years after publisher Robert Maxwell sacked twenty one journalists from the Pergamon Press company , it 's been announced tonight that they 're to be paid thousands of pounds in compensation.The deal brings to an end one of the longest runing disputes in British trade union history . |
| 21 | The closure brings to an end 67 years of rayon activity at Cornwall , making it by far the Group 's longest surviving manufacturing unit . |
| 22 | Begin with a light regime and then gradually increase the work-load as the acute phase ( the period when the injury is most painful but the effects have not yet manifested themselves ) comes to an end . |
| 23 | After Brunnhilde throws herself on to the pyre Valhalla comes to an end , to be replaced by a new era of human love . |
| 24 | Salut ! as long-running French drinks feud comes to an end . |
| 25 | The holder of such an estate in land is , like an owner , entitled to the possession , use , and enjoyment of the land , and he can dispose of his interest ; but at the death of the person by whose life the extent of his estate is measured , the estate comes to an end , and nothing passes from the holder . |
| 26 | The right to a trade mark can be assigned only in connection with the goodwill of the business concerned in the goods for which it has been registered , and comes to an end with that goodwill . |
| 27 | After an eternity or two , the film comes to an end . |
| 28 | As the curative curve of a particular remedy comes to an end , the vital force has only the excess artificial disease stimulus of the remedy to respond to — susceptibility having been satisfied . |
| 29 | Beyond , a lane — called Long Lane — branches left and comes to an end after two miles with Clapham Beck down on the left and the limestone scars of Norber up on the right . |
| 30 | Occasionally , employers argue that a prolonged illness ‘ frustrates ’ the contract , so that the job comes to an end through operation of the law as a result of the unforeseen occurrence of the sickness , without there being a dismissal . |