Example sentences of "[vb -s] to [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The system of the citizens filling offices by random rotation , and of having the right to take part in the assembly , meant that Athens between , say 462 and 322 , came as near as any community ever has to achieving the democratic ideal of government by the people themselves , through citizen participation , rather than the modern substitutes of representation or even delegation .
2 My third point is to remind you that fixing a criterion for non-intervention amounts to setting the moral agenda for the treatment of VLBW babies .
3 In the same interview from which I quoted , Mr. Bickerstaffe went on to repeat the high priority that NUPE attaches to increasing the minimum wage — a proposal which the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) has already said would cost the NHS between £400 million and £500 million .
4 The term rectification refers to rendering the alternating current or potential difference unidirectional through removing or reversing it whenever it is one of its two possible polarities .
5 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 .
6 While Mrs Weller confesses to liking the young rebel , he was unpopular with most of the teachers .
7 Simple life Nowadays she admits to enjoying the simple pleasures in life .
8 She admits to touching the Black Prince , so its suitability as a weapon could well have occurred to her then .
9 No matter how hard she tries to give up , she still admits to smoking the occasional cigarette .
10 In his introductory note Gavrilov admits to finding the four Ballades among the most problematical of all Chopin 's works to interpret — in terms of reconciling swift-changing moods with architectural shape .
11 When it comes to achieving the right weight for health , and maintaining it , some of us are going to have a far harder task than others .
12 Erm Gordon Brown is giving in , is he not to pressure from the traditionalists , when it comes to soaking the rich , or soaking the middle class , he 's now saying , well maybe there will be a bit of soaking the rich , or soaking the middle class , whereas he wanted to say , and you wanted him to say , no we 're not going to do that , we moved away from that .
13 When it comes to using the right tools for the job it is also important to realise that the final output from a desktop publishing system is not always the end product .
14 But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women .
15 I 'm sure you 'll work something out with Ian , but Sophie will have to be very careful when it comes to choosing the right person to replace you . ’
16 Some people are ‘ naturals ’ when it comes to helping the elderly , because they are affectionate , imaginative and capable .
17 It is obvious United can no longer compete when it comes to buying the best .
18 When it comes to supporting the private sector , Scott is a vociferous and tough opponent .
19 ‘ Gabriel , when it comes to escorting the good folk up to Heaven , you point straight at the old dame .
20 When it comes to handling the environmental crisis there is undoubted strength but also a flaw in the Western democratic system which has triumphed so dramatically , both ideologically and materially , at the end of the twentieth century : its political and economic well-being depends on growth and the prospect of ever-increasing wealth and improved standards of living .
21 I do n't believe in any hard and fast rules when it comes to hanging the best work .
22 In all the tanks where my fish are housed a small terracotta saucer is placed on to the bottom where the food is placed , this does help when it comes to cleaning the uneaten food off the aquarium bottom .
23 The list of Scottish footballers who have frequented their local turf accountant is longer than the starting lineup for the Grand National , but when it comes to identifying the ante-post favourite one player stands out above the rest .
24 … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left …
25 The £6 billion received in farm subsidies has put Ireland very much on the side of the French and West Germans when it comes to defending the Common Agricultural Policy .
26 WHEN it comes to marketing the greatest sailing regatta in the world — the America 's Cup — the visiting nations in San Diego have beaten the host city hands down .
27 When it comes to putting the finishing touches to the tractor , though , this Italian firm still has something to learn from other makers .
28 The closer a community comes to realizing the democratic ideal of self-government , the greater the extent of citizen participation in government , the more the conventional distinction between government and governed is dissolved .
29 When it comes to confronting the Soviet military challenge , strategic provincialism and its companion , strategic introversion , may prove more damaging to the West than Soviet power itself .
30 When it comes to specifying the fundamental disciplinary components which constitute the actual means of engaging in this " climb " , the Committee selects exegesis , art , and history , while at the same time insisting that English literature should clearly be distinguished from history , and indeed sociology and philosophy .
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