Example sentences of "wish [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the modern , more sophisticated inductivists would wish to uphold the literal version of it . |
| 2 | Ethnocide or something approaching it revolts him , but he does not usually wish to champion the preservation of cultures simply as museum pieces . |
| 3 | English Estates are moving ahead with the development of Chatham Maritime and although Mr. Ault assured me that the plaintiff did not wish to drive the dock company away , its operation is clearly less of a godsend than in 1983 and the desire is to curtail it . |
| 4 | Their eldest son aims to prove this by stealing an aeroplane to gain publicity for his pompous declaration that ‘ We boys do not wish to kill the children of any other school . ’ |
| 5 | Does the Minister agree that , although the problem in English cities is bad — I do not wish to underplay the tragedies that have occurred there — the problem in Northern Ireland , especially in West Belfast , is much worse ? |
| 6 | I would be most grateful if you could pass this information on to any representative of your sport whom you think may wish to attend the conference . |
| 7 | In some cases we may wish to compare the categories themselves such as the advanced/underdeveloped dichotomy , in order to illuminate any evolutionary aspects of industrial relations . |
| 8 | The FA did n't wish to risk the boycott that hit Bobby Robson after losing all three matches in the 1988 European championship . |
| 9 | She had grey hair and did n't wish to emphasise the fact . |
| 10 | The principal objective of purchaser research is to identify companies in the same business sector which may wish to acquire the client 's business . |
| 11 | In the example of the paperclip business the purchaser may already have its own metal foundry and surplus premises and will not wish to acquire the long term supply contracts or factory premises . |
| 12 | Management may wish to acquire the assets and business or they may wish to buy the shares of Target . |
| 13 | Defendants will not wish to lose the sympathy of the court by aggressively attacking the plaintiff 's disability status , especially when there is a second line of defence , to be discussed next . |
| 14 | He will then wish to see the dog in motion . |
| 15 | If he ended up with a taste for feudalism and aristocracy it was because he believed that the old paternalism was better than the inhuman gulf between ‘ classes ’ — ‘ One would wish to see the rich mingle with the poor as much as may be upon a footing of fraternal equality . ’ |
| 16 | The user may wish to see the previous few words , or the current sentence , or perhaps more than one sentence , as handwriting before the display changes . |
| 17 | I will wish to see the report and its recommendations by1 July 1992 . |
| 18 | CTI services are well used by academic staff and the University would wish to see the initiative continue . |
| 19 | Chairman , can we have your guidance on this , we have a report and we have a short video , by which I do mean a short video , do you wish to see the video , or do you wish to deal directly with the report ? |
| 20 | Should you wish to cancel the Bond , you then have 14 days to do so by returning the Notice to Midland Life . |
| 21 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 22 | The offeror will also wish to post the offer document as soon as possible following the announcement of the offer ( see para 13.4.3 below ) . |
| 23 | Many other writers working with similar concerns about the analysis of culture would wish to distance themselves from aspects of Montrose 's and Greenblatt 's orientation , though all would likely wish to acknowledge the influence of their work . |
| 24 | On the first part , I could quote to the House increased statistics for money spent on training , but I do not wish to mislead the House into thinking that there is any qualification that can guarantee against the abuse that we have seen . |
| 25 | Writing to the archbishop of York after the Council , he told him he could send only the ‘ headings ’ ( the Capitula ) of the decrees because he did not wish to circulate the fuller texts until they had been approved by those who were present . |
| 26 | Yesterday he smiled for the last time and said he did not wish to obstruct the work of Prime Minister Hans Modrow — who now constitutes , with a small group of associates from Dresden , the only remaining acceptable face of reform within the East German Communist Party . |
| 27 | The investors will obviously not wish to provide the managers with a veto over any potential syndication partner . |
| 28 | The parties will probably wish to provide the expert with documents supporting their respective cases . |
| 29 | Nor do I wish to meet the man from the funeral . |
| 30 | Even if the bidder does have sufficient authorised but unissued share capital and a directors ' authority to effect the bid it may nevertheless wish to pass the appropriate resolutions replacing the share capital and authority used in implementing the takeover . |