Example sentences of "[vb pp] to the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our family were activists , totally committed to the struggle for freedom and justice . |
| 2 | Nonetheless it noted that " the two teams expressed their interest and willingness in making every effort to implement a constructive search for lasting peace … [ and ] to become deeply committed to the search for a working platform to end the war and to create political conditions permitting the normalization of the lives of all Mozambican people " . |
| 3 | In 1293 he was committed to the Tower for a second time , perhaps for misconduct in the service of Queen Eleanor , and only released for a second fine of 1,000 marks . |
| 4 | By 1901 worker activists were overwhelmingly committed to the need for political revolution . |
| 5 | Moreover , the struggle between the Whigs and Tories suggests a large degree of continuity with the period before the Glorious Revolution : the Whigs are still the party of the Low Church and Dissent , of resistance theory , and committed to the need for an aggressive stance against France , whilst the Tories remain the party of the Church , of non-resistance , and more isolationist in foreign affairs . |
| 6 | Several staff had responded to the request for ‘ Dark Mornings ’ training sessions . |
| 7 | Now another Angevin had responded to the call for help . |
| 8 | Sixteen members of the United Nations responded to the call for action , though the main military forces were American ( 48% of the troops , with 43% provided by South Korea ) . |
| 9 | Chay Blyth feels the crew are all , by nature , high achievers who could have responded to the call for any challenging adventure . |
| 10 | Attention is being given to the manner in which higher education responded to the demands for a ‘ hard science ’ approach in education during this period of post ) war reconstruction . |
| 11 | COOK 'S NOTE : A layer of soured cream may be added to the pie for extra flavour . |
| 12 | The trench must be about 500mm wide with 100mm added to the depth for any bedding material which the Building Control Officer may insist on . |
| 13 | A second and more fundamental change occurred in the tenth and eleventh centuries in Europe and in the Islamic world , when lead was added to the ingredients for the inlay . |
| 14 | But Merson has been added to the squad for tomorrow 's clash at Anfield after being axed for the match at Blackburn in midweek . |
| 15 | Flake the tuna fish ; dispose of any brine , but if the fish is packed in olive oil it may be added to the dressing for the beans . |
| 16 | He was immediately added to the committee for the revenue and the committee for compounding . |
| 17 | Cats hate this and , if a new wing has been added to the home for example , will defecate on the floor of the new area , almost as a comment on how they feel about the upheaval . |
| 18 | Tudor composers or Elizabethan playwrights can be added to the time-line for the unit on life in Tudor and Stuart times . |
| 19 | Most Chinese names have three characters , often for the sake of euphony , as with my own Chinese name where the final ‘ Fu ’ — meaning , man , husband , teacher , leader or father , is added to the characters for climbing ( Tdong ) — a family name , and happy ( lao ) to round out and complete the name . |
| 20 | On one issue which centrally concerned the Consultative Councils — electricity prices — their attitudes were predictable and damaging : the Councils generally added to the pressure for uneconomically low prices , though members who adopted an aggressively consumerist line were unlikely to find themselves reappointed by the Minister . |
| 21 | The Act stated that other schemes could be formed from the schedule of twelve by advancing or postponing the day of payment of the first instalment , provided that the first payment was not made sooner than the eleventh day , and that not more than one penny per pound was added to the interest for every thirteen days of such postponement . |
| 22 | As one of the leaders commented , this day 's trek was exactly what we had come to the jungle for . |
| 23 | It is the sixth time the Bobby Charlton sports skills contest has come to the North for heats for the national competition . |
| 24 | Solutions in terms of this everyday discourse could have and may have been thought of by the client , who had come to the solicitor for a legal rather than an everyday solution . |
| 25 | Lewis seemed to be taking it as a personal insult that the family had come to the Hebrides for their summer holiday . |
| 26 | The patient had come to the hospital for tests , and suffered a massive heart attack . |
| 27 | STRIVING to be better and more distinctive is not confined to the workplace for Francisco Fabrö Riera . |
| 28 | It is sometimes suggested not only that postmodernism scarcely exists in Britain , but that it would not be a good thing if it did : like structuralism , it is seen as a form of literary rabies , to be confined to the Continent for as long as possible . |
| 29 | These findings were unexpected , as most of previously published clinicopathological studies have shown that low grade B cell gastric lymphoma is a disease process confined to the stomach for years . |
| 30 | Preparation for adoptive parenthood is at best generally confined to the offer for couples to attend the local antenatal parentcraft class , but this may be an emotionally painful and inappropriate experience for a couple . |