Example sentences of "[conj] continue [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Yet in practice this view was not extended to take in the case of gender : the advances made as a result of the critique of behaviourism and pluralism did not go on to question the assumptions and mechanisms that continue to define politics as the affair of men .
2 Even if Shilton , inevitably cautious in his 41st year , is now most likely to be found out by teasing centres ( never mind the ‘ hand of God ’ , he should have been quicker , more positively to the ball than Diego Maradona in Mexico four years ago ) , his reliable and spectacular shot-stopping in Poland emphasised glaring inadequacies stemming from the grossly misguided philosophy that continues to gain ground in the Football League .
3 During this time , offerings are made to the gods and to ancestors in the hope that they will be pleased by such bounty and continue to send prosperity throughout the coming year .
4 There are , therefore , a few sub-contractors who may choose to work exclusively in this sector and continue to avoid detection by the Inland Revenue .
5 Yet politicians persisted in propagating the myth and continued to draw attention to the supposed independence of the press .
6 Morocco refused to withdraw its claim to the region and continued to wage war on the Polisario guerrillas ; Mauritania had declared its neutrality and withdrawn its troops after concluding a peace treaty with the Polisario Front in 1979 [ see pp. 29565-67 ] .
7 The CNIAG later took part in discussions with the Raybestos workers and continued to share information with the workers by producing a series of leaflets on the hazards of asbestos and on the need for workers to organize autonomously from the trade union in order to defend their health and safety .
8 Across on South Stack , the difficult overhanging wall of Rosebud sports about as many jugs as a pool ball , and continues to join Primate near the step around the arête .
9 Prejudice against deaf drivers nevertheless persists and continues to require intervention by the BDA on their behalf at regular intervals .
10 While China insists that its open-door policy remains intact and continues to encourage investment from the West , it has revived a vocabulary of ideological struggle almost identical to that used in East Germany .
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