Example sentences of "to seek [noun pl] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they made clear throughout the case , they are neutral as to the outcome , and their purpose in coming to the court , as the terms of their application expressly shows , is to seek directions in the situation which has arisen . |
| 2 | It came as senior members of the magistrates association met the Home Secretary in London to seek changes in the new fines system . |
| 3 | In the second half of this century , we have had to seek partners in the US and Western Europe to overcome our technological and industrial limitations . |
| 4 | We need to seek answers in the range of influences that guide migration decision making , particularly in those forces responsible for investment and thus employment , in changing residential preferences , and in the interaction between demographic change and the housing stock . |
| 5 | The Persons who inhabit the Cottages are chiefly poor Labouring People , who are induced to seek Habitations in the Forest for the Advantages of living Rent free , and having the Benefit of Pasturage for a Cow or a few Sheep , and of keeping Pigs in the Woods ; but many Encroachments have been made by People of Substance . |
| 6 | The late Dr Bach gave up his lucrative practice in 1930 to seek energies in the plant world which would restore vitality to the sick or distressed . |
| 7 | To counteract these attempts and to shift the ‘ correlation of forces ’ further away from the West in these regions the USSR was tempted to seek facilities in the Third World to enhance its development of long-range air and naval capabilities . |
| 8 | As far as the actual content of the education was concerned , the employers wanted no more than a solid , old fashioned grounding in ‘ the basics ’ and that ‘ bright pupils ’ should be positively encouraged to seek jobs in the industrial sector rather than in the academic world or public services . |