Example sentences of "[v-ing] to a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peat-based products that are not from SSSIs will continue to be stocked , but according to a spokeswoman the move is a part of an overall shift away from peat to substitutes . |
| 2 | According to a report the next day on Soviet television a powerful home-made bomb had been placed in a carriage of the train , which was travelling from Georgia to Moscow . |
| 3 | According to an insider the cuts were made ‘ to satisfy calls from Novell to get costs down , ’ before the acquisition is complete . |
| 4 | But something about him had fastened itself to her memory , and she found herself saying to a bartender the night after , ‘ Do you know a boy , about fifteen or sixteen , a legit , who goes around with a large black dog ? ’ |
| 5 | In coming to a decision the tribunal is bound by decisions of the Employment Appeal Tribunal and must ensure that its decisions take full account of the cases presented to them and any others that are relevant . |
| 6 | And in 1937 , just as their " reign " was coming to an end the Bugatti claimed one of racing 's greatest prizes by winning Le Mans with Wimille and Robert Benoist in the driving seat . |
| 7 | While the law as to imputing to a principal the knowledge acquired by his agent in the course of the business about which the agent is employed is at points confused ( see Bowstead , Agency , 13th edn , Article 112 and pp 356–7 ) , it would have been difficult in the circumstances of the case to withhold the concession . |
| 8 | Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Soviet Union had been established in September 1990 , thereby bringing to an end a period of hostility dating from the Korean war . |
| 9 | But perhaps Governor Clinton 's most remarkable achievement will have been bringing to an end the Reagan-Bush years . |
| 10 | An annual subscription of £21 to the funds of Bedford County Hospital was sanctioned , thereby bringing to an end the disagreement which had begun 10 years earlier . |
| 11 | If he has any social reform plans , he should approach the Minister of Health who is at this very moment bringing to an end the old Poor Law … ’ |
| 12 | A government of national salvation by another name , it includes several non-party technocrats , the leader of the Greens and , most important , three members of the Democratic Party of the Left ( PDS ) , bringing to an end the former Communists ' 45 years of political ostracism . |
| 13 | They forbade lavish wedding ceremonies , bringing to an end the glitzy Punjabi wedding . |
| 14 | Of course the Government are not satisfied with that , but at least it is clear that our efforts are having an impact and are bringing to an end the unsatisfactory increase in the number of homeless in bed-and-breakfast accommodation — which is falling in London , and is virtually stable across the rest of the country . |
| 15 | Le Monde of Oct. 5 , 1989 , reported that Parliament had approved a law allowing the establishment of local private television stations and thereby bringing to an end the state broadcasting monopoly . |
| 16 | On Jan. 15 the executive committee of the FFS had authorized Ait Ahmed " to examine with all parties concerned " the means of " putting to an end the illegal and illegitimate state caused by the resignation of the President of the Republic " and to promote " the continuation of the democratic process as soon as possible " . |
| 17 | Since the first of these measures runs counter to the purposes of binding , it can not be considered acceptable ; it is suggested , therefore , that , wherever possible , current procedures for channelling material to and through the bindery be investigated , with a view to reducing to a minimum the time which such items spend off the shelf . |