Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] itself to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The image of ‘ basket power ’ possessed by women cooperators was a formidable and persistent one , and the guild applied itself to the task of arousing women to a sense of this leverage . |
| 2 | A permanent consultation mechanism was established and the public sector committed itself to the privatization of state enterprises except for certain strategic concerns , and to the substantial reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy , of expenditure and of the public deficit . |
| 3 | The CNAA committed itself to the Diploma . |
| 4 | His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters who responded eagerly to his promise of a " New Deal " , and he polled 22 million votes to Hoover 's 15 million , carrying 42 out of 48 states . |
| 5 | Through this attempt the Restoration lent itself to a repetition of the earlier struggle between King and Commons . |
| 6 | On 19 December 1960 a new Cuban — Soviet agreement was announced , by which the USSR committed itself to the purchase of 2.7 m.t . |
| 7 | She was too lost in misery , and when she found herself being lifted to her feet embarrassment added itself to the misery . |
| 8 | The agreement followed a NATO meeting in London on July 5-6 when member countries redefined the organization 's strategies and goals , and NATO committed itself to a limitation of the size of Germany 's armed forces [ see pp. 37599-600 ] . |
| 9 | For example , the problem of representing three-dimensional figures in two dimensions lent itself to the splitting of animal forms so that they faced out in both directions , joined by a centre line around the mouth and spine . |
| 10 | The Commonwealth as a whole committed itself to the promotion of sustainable development and alleviation of poverty , with the more prosperous Commonwealth members promising " an adequate flow of resources " to alleviate the debt burdens of the most needy . |
| 11 | It is hard to be sure about the year the photograph was taken , since the monuments of both Pahlavis were pulled down several times , whenever the occasion presented itself to the people . ’ |
| 12 | The communion wafer glued itself to the roof of her mouth . |
| 13 | What they may not have realised is that that message conveyed itself to the American public ! |
| 14 | Without realizing it , their orchestral accompaniment fined itself to the quality of her voice . |
| 15 | They believed that as soon as a person died their spirit attached itself to the family left behind . |
| 16 | That situation lent itself to a kind of reverse patronage if the town annoyed the Administration , and the advice sent to Lord Milton in 1734 when the Stirling people were ‘ very insolent ’ and ‘ were Drinking at the Cross disappointment to L[ord] I[lay] and all his Designs ’ was that the bulk of the troops should be removed , together with much of the community 's business , as a preliminary to an attack on the town council . |
| 17 | Eldorado pitched itself to the tabloids as a ‘ sun , sea , sex and sangria ’ story . |
| 18 | After one attack at Kharg , the Iraq News Agency announced the terminal 's destruction ; this was widely reported , although a later report confined itself to the installation 's T-jetty on the eastern side of the island . |
| 19 | Not many years ago , it seemed that almost all readability research , and almost all research in linguistics confined itself to the analysis of units no larger than a sentence . |
| 20 | In a slow , confused , grudging process of adjustment the Labour Party attuned itself to the fight against fascism , and eventually the need to abandon its emphasis upon political independence . |
| 21 | In line with Ozawa 's own views the new faction committed itself to the adoption of single-member constituencies in place of the current multi-member system . |
| 22 | The new regime submitted itself to a plebiscite on 28 December and the result was a resounding success for the Prince president . |
| 23 | One section of the New Left allied itself to the black working class who were demanding civil rights , and so acted against the narrow interests of the professional-managerial class . |