Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] seek [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | If the questionnaire method was chosen this should be ‘ short , unambiguous , logical and not ask leading questions ’ ; it should also seek to identify the sex , age , social class , lifestyle , buying frequency , address and , importantly , postal code of the respondent . |
| 3 | One would not seek to reverse the course of history . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It said it would also seek to ban the fungicides ' use on tomatoes , potatoes and bananas . |
| 6 | Sure enough , the entire church was gutted by fire and the next day the Church authorities responded by saying they would now seek to demolish the church . |
| 7 | Champions of the vanquished classes , at home and abroad , would inevitably seek to distort the truth . |
| 8 | However , it may form the basis of a new approach to problems in which lawyers and advisers will not seek to establish the legal nature of the problem and then find the relevant law , but will rather seek to establish the nature of the problem and then contemplate whether any part of the law might be relevant . |
| 9 | Thus all banks which find themselves illiquid will naturally seek to relieve the shortage by offering to sell securities to the discount houses . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | The project will also seek to examine the differences in the nature of service provided at different fee levels . |
| 12 | ‘ In addition , it is likely that Customs will also seek to prevent the recovery of VAT on other costs incurrred by holding companies which is at present recoverable , for example the costs incurred in restructuring a commercial group . |
| 13 | In the course of the argument I was told that the debtor will now seek to have the bills taxed . |
| 14 | Mr John Prescott , the shadow transport secretary , will today seek to raise the issue in the Commons , while the Fire Brigades Union and the privately funded British Safety Council have appealed to Mrs Thatcher to overturn the decision by the Anglo-French tunnel safety commission . |
| 15 | The project will initially seek to establish the distribution of care and finance for that care in the present system . |
| 16 | A note of warning is necessary here , as the Revenue can sometimes seek to deny the £30,000 exemption under s188 where a departing executive is also a vendor shareholder , on the basis that the sum paid as compensation for loss of office is in reality attributable to the sale of his shares , and they may also challenge the deductibility by Target of such payments , especially if these are effectively funded by a reduced acquisition price for Target . |