Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] to [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many factors , such as differences between social classes in attitudes to marriage , could explain or contribute to explaining the difference . |
| 2 | Beresford identifies three models or approaches to hearing the voice of the consumer . |
| 3 | Measurement must and should take place , but every successful public relations tactic achieves its short-term goals , and contributes to moulding the longer term attitudes and patterns of public opinion . |
| 4 | In others , even though managers may be conscientious and committed to furthering the interests of the members , weak shareholder control may ensure the survival of boards which are incompetent or simply just ‘ average ’ . |
| 5 | Poverty amongst the lower classes was an expected and accepted facet of societal structure and education was rarely of a good standard , being intended for a lowly station in life , laced with religion and related to prescribing the sanctity of the sabbath . |
| 6 | It is number one nylon producer in Europe and second in the world and looking to narrowing the gap between itself and world leader Du Pont , says Coleman . |
| 7 | The first stage is to develop wholehearted , positive attitudes and approaches to selling the subject in the curricular market place of the 1990s . |
| 8 | What I want to get at through these quicksand-like words is how Coward shared and contributed to making the male homosexual structure of feeling that I and many other contemporary gay men find in his writing . |
| 9 | Its overall conclusion was that such a policy increased the mutual respect and understanding of social workers and parents and contributed to improving the thinking , discussion and decision making . |
| 10 | They creaked awake and set to rousing the fire and cooking breakfast , the Hearthwares cursing the chill weight of their armour , hopping up and down to get the blood moving through their limbs . |
| 11 | The patient who can stand and balance can work standing up , so he can probably tackle every job in the garden , from digging and weeding to mowing the lawn . |
| 12 | Gilly is taken to the police station and confesses to stealing the money for her fare to San Francisco . |
| 13 | Everything — growth , employment and prosperity — is to be subordinated and sacrificed to pegging the exchange rate of the pound . |
| 14 | And returned to charting the journey to the Fire Court . |
| 15 | I asked myself and returned to folding the froth into the coffee . |
| 16 | I feel that the facilities provided by the Careers Service have never had greater significance and I take some consolation in knowing that the current team is well structured and dedicated to providing the best possible service in finding careers and fulfilment for graduates from the University ’ . |
| 17 | The leaders of the new Progressive party , founded in 1912 and dedicated to bridging the gap between the professional middle classes and businessmen , proved much more adventurous and vigorous than the Kadets in exploring — without success — the possibility of co-operation with parties to the Left . |