Example sentences of "was [verb] to create " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adoption was intended to create new family relationships not change those which already existed and joint custody was introduced as an alternative and to give some legal recognition to step-parents . |
| 2 | Marshall aid was intended to create European stability by 1952 , making further aid unnecessary . |
| 3 | In Scotland , Livingstone ( 1962 ) , 15 miles west of Edinburgh , but basically for Glasgow overspill , was intended to create a new focus of industrial activity in the East Central belt . |
| 4 | They are cases in which a promise was made which was intended to create legal relations and which , to the knowledge of the person making the promise , was going to be acted on by the person to whom it was made , and which was in fact so acted on . |
| 5 | Under the decree , which was intended to create the mechanisms of a free market to replace the administratively determined distribution system of the old Soviet economic system , local governments were ordered to organize facilities for wholesale markets in cities . |
| 6 | The delegates denied that the meeting was intended to create structures supplanting the CIS , but President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan , one of the strongest proponents of the CIS , said after the meeting that his confidence in the stability of the CIS had decreased because of Ukraine 's attitude at the last CIS summit [ see p. 38825 ] and the course of the Russian Congress of People 's Deputies [ for which see p. 38875 ] . |
| 7 | The delegates denied that the meeting was intended to create structures supplanting the CIS , but President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan , one of the strongest proponents of the CIS , said after the meeting that his confidence in the stability of the CIS had decreased because of Ukraine 's attitude at the last CIS summit [ see p. 38825 ] and the course of the Russian Congress of People 's Deputies [ see p. 38875 ] . |
| 8 | Through the above reforms , it was intended to create a more effective Community regional policy to cope with the additional stresses facing some regions as a result of adjustments to the SEM . |
| 9 | Structural and decorative work was undertaken to create the best in modern working environment while maintaining the traditional ambience of this ‘ grand old Bank ’ and its numerous objects d'art . |
| 10 | In his biography , O'Neill mentions his innovation in sending the government 's condolences and explains the Lord Mayor 's action as ‘ responding to the general atmosphere ’ ; an atmosphere which O'Neill was helping to create . |
| 11 | Sensitive to criticism from abroad , it was endeavouring to create a more favourable impression with investors , following what this group regarded as the upheavals of the Arusha Declaration . |
| 12 | It is Government 's aim to create a class of full time professional farmers with sufficient land to provide a reasonable standard of living and , as a corollary , gradually to squeeze the subsistence cultivator off the land into full time alternative employment … the Master Farmers Scheme was designed to create and develop such farmers . |
| 13 | The careful ‘ packaging ’ of Mrs Thatcher by Gordon Reece from the mid-1970s onwards was designed to create a different image of her in the minds of the public , an image which was felt to elicit a more positive response on the part of the public . |
| 14 | The plan was designed to create a streamlined force capable of responding rapidly to " global crises " . |
| 15 | The programme was designed to create 278,000 new jobs , support local authorities , finance infrastructure projects and extend incentives to new investors . |
| 16 | Rachel 's hair is all one length and was wound to create a softer look with more definition to her natural waves . |
| 17 | The plan allowed for IR4,500,000 million in agricultural investment , and was expected to create 2,000,000 new jobs . |
| 18 | The plan ( see Guitart 1981 ; RENFE 1980m : 53–67 ) was expected to create 50,000 permanent new jobs and aimed to put RENFE on a par with the best European railways within a dozen years . |
| 19 | Like others , BOC was seeking to create advantages from an international presence and make it possible to do things a purely local operator could not afford . |
| 20 | Mr Dobson claimed the Government was seeking to create a ‘ DIY third world ’ in Britain by condoning ‘ poverty level wages ’ . |
| 21 | Wella High Hair Bolumising Mousse was applied to create soft curls . |
| 22 | By contrast , those places which could be expected to have a predominantly European clientele , particularly at the hill stations , a sort of English country style was adopted to create the right atmosphere for a cool refreshing visit to the hills . |
| 23 | In 1946 the Americans and British agreed to unite their occupation areas into a ‘ Bizone ’ ; in 1947 western Germany was embraced in the Marshall Plan for European economic recovery ; and in June 1948 , after a conference in London , the decision was made to create a West German government . |
| 24 | This whole matter was destined to create much controversy and is addressed further below , but it is necessary here to note that the problem was of concern to the Rapporteur , Mr. Taborda Ferreira of Portugal , who expressed his anxieties in his commentary on the preliminary draft . |
| 25 | One might surmise that Dame Sirith was written to create and fill a brief space of moral relaxation for an audience who knew well both the moral and the social conventions the tale plays with . |
| 26 | Gaston Flosse , President of French Polynesia since March 1991 , stepped down on July 13 following riots over the imposition of new taxes ordered by France , turning over his duties to Vice-President Michel Buillard ; refusing to characterize his move as a resignation , claiming that he was acting to create " the necessary distance for reflection " on the territory 's current conflict , Flosse had criticized his predecessor , Alexandre Leontieff , for forcing the unpopular measure through the territory 's Assembly . |
| 27 | Christian Education Movement — A grant of £16,693 was approved to create a 3 year part-time post which will develop curriculum material and teaching strategies in RE and PSE in schools in the principles and issues of world development . |
| 28 | In the beginning , much of this effort was used to create music to play on the air when the station 's needletime was used up . |
| 29 | John Frieda 's successful home styling range was used to create this full look |
| 30 | The Bain de Terre Therapy range was used to create these two simple styles . |