Example sentences of "[be] still [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may have sacked the Chancellor but they 're still committed to capitalism and economic policy which is diametrically opposed to any form of such a justice . |
| 2 | Both are still committed to meaning , both want to promote pride and dignity , give us clear vision , a sense of sanity , encourage people to take control of their lives . |
| 3 | The position was that the plaintiffs effectively retained possession of the surgery premises and the defendant er moved out of the premises and er went and found other surgery premises and er the position as I understand it is that he is carrying on his own practice today from other premises , the plaintiffs are such as now surviving , are still continue to practice from the former part of the premises . |
| 4 | Although day-care programmes are gaining increasing recognition , most patients who are moderately or severely ill are still admitted to hospital . |
| 5 | Oh his very calm , very calm , and I 'm still going to work , I did n't go to work while , I went too work while he was in hospital , and when he first came out . |
| 6 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
| 7 | ‘ Some of them were still standing to attention as they fell . |
| 8 | The Labour party 's amendment shows that it is still wedded to clause 4 and to renationalisation , despite the fact that the leader of the Labour party said recently : ’ We must learn to run capitalism better than the Conservatives . ’ |
| 9 | The north-bound carriageway is still closed to traffic . |
| 10 | The Likud Prime Minister , Mr Yitzhak Shamir , proposed holding the elections last May , but he is resolutely opposed to any role for Mr Yasser Arafat 's Palestine Liberation Organisation , which he insists is still committed to terrorism . |
| 11 | Although made in black-and-white , Sir Francis Drake is still sold to television stations around the world . |
| 12 | Desmond Dekker is still playing to capacity crowds and you will recognise his unique sound on three national TV campaigns . |
| 13 | Well like that 's good for a wee girl who 's still going to college and what not right ? |
| 14 | Catherine Moore , 19 , of Daniels Court , Middlesbrough , was still clinging to life in hospital last night . |
| 15 | In Tanzania in the early 1980s , 90 per cent of agricultural production in the resettled villages was still geared to subsistence consumption and there had been no long-term increase in the productivity of the farmers involved . |
| 16 | If preference was still given to diplomacy , force ( alone or in co-operation with Britain ) was not ruled out — especially in defence of oil supplies to Europe against any threat , Arab or Soviet . |