Example sentences of "[vb infin] themselves to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of a firm formula , the parties will either tie themselves to a fixed price for the duration of the agreement ( which is clearly usually undesirable ) or else have to provide an agreement with a shorter duration , but with an option of renewal if new prices can be agreed . |
| 2 | They should identify themselves to a responsible official before entering , except in very rare cases where information which ought to be disclosed in the public interest could not otherwise be obtained . |
| 3 | In short , it is that it offers a way of by-passing ‘ the awkward corner ’ , Nearly twenty years ago Professor Joan Robinson observed that the predictable consequences of the attainment of near-full employment must , if institutions and attitudes did not accommodate themselves to the new circumstances , be so far to strengthen the power of the trade unions as to prompt a vicious spiral of wages and prices ; and that it would become chronic . |
| 4 | They do n't limit themselves to a single aspect as you do , Luke . ’ |
| 5 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 6 | Jesus had shown the way back to God and had demonstrated in his own person that he was the Way , but men and women in order to return to God would need to freely join themselves to the new humanity of Christ . |
| 7 | Why in such a case should the courts blind themselves to a clear indication of what Parliament intended in using those words ? |
| 8 | But , headed by a ferociously fearless lad called Craig Dorgan on the wing , they did tackle themselves to a near standstill besides losing nothing in fitness . |
| 9 | From December 10th–15th at Earls Court , top designer names and leading high street stores will present their dazzling displays of style before huge audiences and as always , there 'll be the ever-popular make-over stands where visitors can treat themselves to a new look . |
| 10 | As racial tension increases , social workers must adapt themselves to the prevailing racial climate . |
| 11 | I think that wedding anniversaries make very suitable subjects for pressed flower pictures , and there ca n't be many that do n't lend themselves to a suitable picture . |
| 12 | Death is always a failure in hospital , and the business and routine of life in the medical and surgical wards do not lend themselves to a personal death ( Sudnow 1967 ) . |