Example sentences of "[noun] have agreed [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Canada 's provinces have agreed to appoint a three-man commission to investigate the efficiency , safety , and management of the country 's blood-supply system . |
| 2 | In early March Syria , Egypt and the six Gulf Co-operation Council countries had agreed to establish a joint Arab Gulf regional security force [ see pp. 38116-17 ] . |
| 3 | Malaysia 's Agriculture Minister Sanusi Junid said ASEAN had agreed to take a common stand to discourage similar actions by other countries . |
| 4 | Under pressure from the European Community , the two countries have agreed to operate a temporary water management scheme , which aims to reconcile the Slovakian need for increased energy with Hungary 's fears about environmental impact . |
| 5 | Basis has agreed to sell a half-million dollars worth of the C++ SoftBench 3.0 and SoftBench 3.0 products on Sparc machines . |
| 6 | QC has agreed to chair a working party to consider how best we can provide for effective sanctions for the nonpayment of subscriptions . |
| 7 | It was announced on Dec. 13 that British Airways , the Dutch carrier KLM , and the Belgian carrier Sabena had agreed to form a new airline , to be called Sabena World Airlines , in which each would hold a 20 per cent stake ( the Belgian government holding the remainder ) . |
| 8 | Under the new settlement , Exxon have agreed to pay a criminal fine of US$150 million , of which $25 million is suspended . |
| 9 | The Department of the Environment has agreed to fund a major study into deaths and diseases among marine mammals in the North Sea , in an effort to determine once and for all whether they are linked to pollution . |
| 10 | These principles were applied in Victoria Laundry v. Newman Industries ( 1949 C.A. ) where the laundry had agreed to buy a new ( larger ) boiler . |
| 11 | The visit was Saw Maung 's first foreign trip since the SLORC takeover in September 1988 ; reports in February 1991 had claimed that Myanma had agreed to purchase a large arms package from China [ see p. 38005 ] . |
| 12 | Mubarak confirmed after talks with Shaikh Jabir that Egypt had agreed to join a planned Arab peacekeeping force in the Gulf . |
| 13 | The Indian government has agreed to hold a public review of the Sardar Sarovar dam project on the Narmada river after protesters called off threats to drown themselves in the river in an effort to stop the project . |
| 14 | In a move that runs counter its commitment to clean up the environment in former East Germany , the German government has agreed to exempt a huge rubbish tip near Schonberg near the Baltic coast from its regulations for a five year period . |
| 15 | The NAO report concentrates on the £18 billion bill faced by the industry in closing down and dismantling stations ( of which the government has agreed to cover a third ) . |
| 16 | US presidential envoy Gen. John Vessey announced at the end of a visit to Vietnam on Oct. 17-19 [ see p. 38768 for February visit ] that the Vietnamese government had agreed to start a nationwide search of its military archives for documents and photographs relating to US servicemen listed as missing in action ( MIA ) during the Vietnam War . |
| 17 | It was reported on Sept. 17 that the Federation of European Stock Exchanges had agreed to initiate a shared electronic market information service for the 200-300 largest companies in the new EC equity market , but no firm timetable was set for the move . |
| 18 | South Korea , Japan , China and the Soviet Union have agreed to form a regional environmental co-operation committee aimed at limiting waste disposal , preventing accidents , and preserving marine life . |
| 19 | New post : Wirral councillors have agreed to create a new post for a recycling assistant to boost the council 's recycling effort . |
| 20 | THE Americans have agreed to open a temporary office in Hanoi . |
| 21 | At the final Cabinet meeting of the Labour government , held at 12 noon on 24 August , shortly after MacDonald had agreed to lead a National Government , he said : |
| 22 | Here are three examples of different planned programmes spread over twelve weeks , based on the assumption that ( i ) the school has agreed to allocate a basic six hours per term to music and ( ii ) the school spends a proportion of its time on an integrated project . |
| 23 | ALMOST the entire workforce at a Birmingham engineering company has agreed to join a tailor-made group pensions plan drawn up by Royal Scottish Assurance . |
| 24 | Under its terms , the seven Efta states and the twelve states of the EEC have agreed to establish a tariff-free area among themselves , in which the free movement of goods , services , people and capital is assured . |
| 25 | The British Academy and the ESRC have agreed to establish a working party . |