Example sentences of "to address [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want to address ourselves to concrete problems in today 's world . |
| 2 | In this short debate , we have to address ourselves to the question whether the discount of 25 per cent . |
| 3 | That done , we can begin to address ourselves to identifying the right technical and political means for achieving them . |
| 4 | This personage reflected , somewhat grimly , that the first thing he should have to teach his little charge would be to appear to address himself to his mother when he spoke to her — especially not to make her such an Improper answer as that ( 6 ) . |
| 5 | It was n't , however , until summer had faded that he could at last feel he was his own man again and was able to address himself to the present . |
| 6 | He found another porter to address himself to . |
| 7 | Pop music , it was argued ought to address itself to the ‘ real ’ problems — unemployment , racism , etc etc . |
| 8 | In 1877 Anglicans founded the Guild of St Matthew , the first organization inside the Church of England to address itself to the social implications of Christianity since the 1850s . |
| 9 | Any such scheme must also plan for permanent accommodation and personal assistance ; indeed it was the difficult experience of getting district councils within their area to house people who had tried out the transition project and wanted to live independently which prompted one SSD to address itself to the task of influencing local housing authorities . |
| 10 | And the political culture is one that provides government with the breathing space necessary to address itself to those problems . |
| 11 | I think there are two substantial points that er the house ought to address itself to in conclusion . |
| 12 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 13 | Muslims too claim to address themselves to an external reality and their claim is parallel to the physicists ' . |
| 14 | It is management that have to address themselves to the solutions , either by using internal resources or by engaging outside consultants . |
| 15 | Teacher training institutions therefore still need to address themselves to the issues outlined in the survey : |
| 16 | Had they had a more sophisticated social and cultural theory , they would have been in a much better position to address themselves to this problem . |
| 17 | The report 's authors claim that all three major political parties have failed to address themselves to the country 's ‘ housing emergency ’ . |
| 18 | Again , I repeat with this problem of unemployment and so on , and the really obscene level of unemployment in this country at the moment — absolutely shocking I think — and I think the universities have to address themselves to that problem . |