Example sentences of "[not/n't] seek [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , indicative of the political harmony and stability Edward had already achieved that the nobility did not seek to exploit the grievances of the community over taxation , purveyance and military service in order to impose measures of restraint upon the king . |
| 2 | This was also carried on a division ; the Government accepted their defeat and did not seek to reverse the decision . |
| 3 | One would not seek to reverse the course of history . |
| 4 | It is a matter of principle for the Hong Kong government that it should not seek to restrict the numbers leaving , whether directly or by influencing resettlement countries . |
| 5 | The Commission does not seek to deny the validity and value of services without music , such as those held early in the morning or on a weekday . |
| 6 | These rulers did not seek to usurp the position of emperor , or to abolish the institution . |
| 7 | The director nods in agreement and does not seek to argue the point . |
| 8 | We did not seek to extend the Board 's NVQ portfolio because of the merger discussions , but I am pleased to endorse the Trust 's policy of strong support for the organisations charged with achieving the NVQ national targets . |
| 9 | Now , I do not seek to defend the conduct of the Sun , but I do think that it is at best messy and may also be dangerous to use the common law to outflank the Act . |
| 10 | While I would not seek to question the decision of the judges of a number of the awards ( although you may note for the record , however , that there were a lot of eyebrows raised in the trade by the comments on and judging of Helpware magazine , which won both contract title of the year and runner-up to best consumer launch of the year in the 1992 Publishing Awards ) , I would like to question the appropriateness of the chairman of the judges presiding over a ceremony where his own company won the most number of awards . |
| 11 | The plaintiff did not seek to question the correctness of an assessment or to have any underlying issue of fact adjudicated , but disputed the Revenue 's right to seek to vary the existing assessments by bringing s 485 into operation . |
| 12 | Although the Law Society took the steps to establish a Professional and Public Relations Committee in 1971 and employed the public relations firm , Saatchi and Saatchi , to improve its tarnished image , it did not seek to present the profession on any sort of economic/productivity basis . |
| 13 | What is good about the current production is that it does not seek to tilt the play either way : it allows us to decide where we stand . |
| 14 | But the statutory formula does not seek to value the benefit to the employee as such , but requires the quantum of the benefit to be fixed by reference to the cost to the employer in providing it . |
| 15 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 16 | However , the omission can not affect the validity of the decision of 30 October 1990 , and Mr. Collins did not seek to impugn the propriety of S.I.B . 's recognition of Lautro as a self-regulating organisation . |
| 17 | I do not seek to deride the intelligence or all undergraduates , but with one side of the argument apparently lacking , how can target readers of Von Daniken come to any firm , reasoned conclusions ? |
| 18 | Drudy and Drudy also found that 22 per cent of their survey group wished to leave the area , although they did not seek to establish the motives , while Dench found a willingness to leave mid-Devon if career prospects were frustrated . |
| 19 | His order was not seeking to determine the rights of those represented by Crossman Block should there be any challenge to them . |
| 20 | Now it seems to me with erm with great respect from the view of the taxing officer , that er it 's quite clear that er both parties were holding han were holding their hands in relation to a question of taxation because negotiations were going on between the parties and indeed the defendants were being requested er not to proceed with taxation but to see if they could obtain an overall assessment and the point was met to the defendants barrister , telling quite frankly there would n't be much advantage in the defendants pushing on with erm taxation because they 'd only , they would have to look to his interest in the property to get payment , it seems to me in those circumstances that it can not be said that erm the plaintiffs were in any way acting improperly and not seeking to have the costs taxed during the period while the negotiations were being carried on er because effectively and |
| 21 | 574 , a judge 's decision to call a witness at a late stage of the trial was upheld because he was ‘ not seeking to supplement the prosecution . ’ |
| 22 | We have not sought to extend the list of conditions which entitle a sufferer to exemption from prescription charges . |
| 23 | Where trade unions have been involved at the level of the enterprise they have generally not sought to resist the introduction of temporary workers . |
| 24 | It is to the new government 's credit that , in its first budget , it has not sought to loosen the constraints , but to carry on living within them . |
| 25 | It is clear from these statutory provisions that in general Parliament has not sought to remove the responsibility for formulating admissions policy from the governors , although requiring admission of a minimum number of pupils and consultation between the governors and the local education authority as to the contents of the policy . |
| 26 | But it has not sought to gain the backing of an official international financial institution . |
| 27 | I acknowledge that experience has shown that local authority councillors have not sought to assert the right to sue in libel , save in a very small number of cases . |
| 28 | In the end the police decided not to seek to ban the march but to police the route and to provide protection for the marchers against the violence which had been threatened by opposing factions . |