Example sentences of "handing back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After half a century of rejection by the Arab world , Israelis have reason to doubt whether handing back the territories they captured in 1967 would make any lasting difference to Arab attitudes . |
| 2 | On handing back the computer I put aside any previous prejudices and purchased my own . |
| 3 | Had he been unfeeling in handing back the bowler 's sweater less than gently ( but by no means callously ) after an over full of backchat by the bowler and his captain ? |
| 4 | In 1790 , a cartoon in praise of the French Revolution and the Fail of the Bastille , depicts Liberty handing back the crown to Louis XVI with the words ‘ Receive from Liberty your crown again' ( see Hill , 1965 : 42 ) . |
| 5 | But whatever the motives , the Government 's twin aims of handing back the control of unions to the individual members , and ensuring that trade unions act within bounds set by a democratic state , are ones that should have been promoted by the left . |
| 6 | Within two hours , a representative from Harbottle and Lewis , the lawyers retained by Branson , was at the High Court in London getting an injunction to stop Chemical handing back the plane to Boeing . |