Example sentences of "[det] sides [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Following a series of meetings the government and the Liberation Front of Air and Azawad ( FLAA ) , representing the Tuareg rebels , on May 12 issued a joint communiqué in which both sides committed themselves to working to create a favourable climate for effective negotiations , beginning with a 15-day truce from May 15 [ for January threat of force against Tuaregs see p. 38708 ] .
2 Gorbachev had made an official visit to India in November 1986 , concluding with the signature of a ‘ Delhi Declaration ’ in which both sides pledged themselves to the peaceful resolution of international disputes .
3 Both sides committed themselves to continuing high-level discussions ( expected to be between Meyer and Ramaphosa ) .
4 The tension on the border encouraged both sides to maintain themselves in a state of armed readiness and this made conflict even more likely .
5 Gradually , as the war proceeded , both sides equipped themselves with a varied range of missiles , all with conventional high-explosive warheads .
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