Example sentences of "[noun sg] seek [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) . |
| 2 | Labour sought to turn the general election into a referendum on the NHS , asking voters for a mandate to reverse the changes . |
| 3 | The research sought to identify the key factors affecting urban economic change , to examine the consequences of change for the urban economy and the employment of inner city residents , and to assess the effects of public policies in impeding or facilitating urban adjustment to change . |
| 4 | The Soyuz ( " Union " ) group of deputies , formed on Feb. 16 in the USSR Supreme Soviet with the aim of resisting " the destruction of the USSR " by separatist , nationalist and chauvinist forces ( and described by commentators as a largely conservative bloc seeking to counterbalance the radical Inter-Regional Group of deputies formed in July 1989 — see p. 36824 ) , had decided at a meeting on March 11 to nominate other candidates to preserve democratic principle . |
| 5 | Robyn has a vivid mental image of the girl before her , now so pleasantly and comfortably dressed , sheathed in latex and nylon , the full fetishistic ensemble of brassiere , knickers , suspender belt and stockings with which the lingerie industry seeks to truss the female body , and having to parade at some fashion show in front of leering men and hardfaced women from department stores . |
| 6 | To help redress this imbalance , this chapter seeks to evaluate the MDC's policy and practice and will complement Colenutt 's contribution on London in this volume . |
| 7 | Chairman having read again the relevant paragraphs P P G twelve to which er the senior inspector referred , I I think it 's entirely consistent with that that the county should seek to erm include a policy now in the plan which in effect seeks to clarify the basic intentions of the structure plan in in regard to the attitude to development in in open countryside . |
| 8 | The new instrument seeks to skin the same cat but in a slightly different way . |
| 9 | The government 's Job Training Programme seeks to tackle the latter . |
| 10 | The study seeks to identify the main constraining factors operating in each country , and to see to what extent these factors , and the ‘ mix ’ in which they seem to operate , vary from one country to another . |
| 11 | Mr Major and Mr Lamont spent the months following his resignation seeking to undo the consequent inflationary damage . |
| 12 | This grouping sought to oppose the civil rights programme in which Truman called for the establishment of a more powerful Fair Employment Practices Commission , a law to make lynching a Federal crime , and the removal of obstacles preventing blacks from voting . |
| 13 | Like any other predator , leopards when hunting seek to get the maximum return for the minimum expenditure of energy . |
| 14 | As well as planning transport and development together , the Plan seeks to conserve the best of our towns and countryside . |
| 15 | While the earlier research concentrated on the impact of local external resources on innovation within such firms ( eg labour supply industrial material linkages ) , the current work seeks to explore the internal impact of variable entrepreneurship on small firm innovation , and the subsequent ramification on regional economic growth . |
| 16 | Thus criminal law seeks to determine the illegitimate modes of the acquisition of property and therefore is , in part , an integral part of the law of property . |
| 17 | Subsequently the plaintiff sought to join the German parent company , Volkswagen A.G. ( VWAG ) as co-defendant , alleging design defects in the car . |
| 18 | The Purchaser seeks to have the best of both worlds . |
| 19 | The High Court sought to make the final damages reflect Mr Shove 's actual loss . |
| 20 | It is amazing how often one sees a smoker tugging at his or her steering wheel with one hand while the other seeks to introduce the lighted item to those waiting lips . |
| 21 | Campbell argues that ‘ for many , the object of law is to control force ’ , and that it is only natural that a political movement seeking to control the ultimate force should turn to law . |
| 22 | Through examination of the denial of the title ‘ real law ’ to family law this paper seeks to explore the theoretical positions which inform such criticisms . |
| 23 | In the visual arts , the exhibition seeks to codify the classicising social realism of Nazi-approved compositions , contrasting images by Brekker and his associates with prints by German Expressionists . |
| 24 | The exhibition seeks to explain the Buddhist spirituality that is central to Tibetan culture : all the works of art in the exhibition were created as objects of worship . |
| 25 | Thatcher 's government sought to extend the financial incentives , encouraging doctors to undertake preventative health checks and reach immunisation and vaccination targets . |
| 26 | The government sought to offset the immediate effects of the price increases by a special bonus to public sector employees , equivalent to their July salary . |
| 27 | This became extended through the process of emulation , by which lower groups in the hierarchy sought to copy the higher groups , a strategy so fundamental that Veblen believed it to be the foundation for the concept of private property ( 1970 : 33–40 ) . |
| 28 | Where the absolute monarchy sought to solve the colonial problem by an efficient imperial administration , the liberals hoped to satisfy colonists who wanted free trade and home rule by an imperial , liberal constitution . |
| 29 | Never before has a Government sought to cut the free limit , so that millions of people seeking legal aid will be expected to pay a contribution they can not afford . |
| 30 | On May 29 , 1989 , the Majlis approved a bill seeking to amend the 1981 law on the registration of political parties . |