Example sentences of "the [noun] agree to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus last year , the council of ministers of the EEC agreed to a £20 million research programme in materials , parts of which should boost recycling techniques and produce substitutes for the strategically important metals . |
| 2 | In practice , this is unlikely to prove a problem for directors of private companies who are probably also the shareholders , but directors of public companies do have to consider whether it is in the interests of the company and the shareholders to agree to a lock-out clause at a figure which may not be the highest obtainable . |
| 3 | Perhaps instead of competing with each other to sell their wares , Third World countries could get together and force the West to agree to a standard minimum price for commodity prices , like oil-producing countries did with OPEC . |
| 4 | The new Russian leaders seemed anxious for a thaw in the Cold War , and despite Dulles " reservations , the President agreed to a " summit " meeting at Geneva in July 1955 . |
| 5 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |
| 6 | While appearing to be a tactical move by the BCP to try to force the UDF to agree to a coalition , this also reflected strong criticism voiced at the BCP congress of Atanasov 's failure to tackle economic problems . |
| 7 | In the Minutes of March 1908 , the Committee agreed to a proposal from Mr. Keene , a cab driver . |
| 8 | But after several members argued against the closure the committee agreed to a site visit . |
| 9 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 10 | The conference agreed to a deadline of Dec. 31 , 1990 , for the adoption by the participating countries of its 21 recommendations , including ( i ) the criminalization of conspiracy to engage in money laundering ; ( ii ) the adoption of Organization of American States extradition guidelines ; and ( iii ) the confiscation of assets of those convicted of drug related offences . |
| 11 | Never one to let a lack of cash stand in his way , Desmond persuaded the liquidator to agree to a long closing — i.e. to wait for his money until UPH had re-sold the site . |
| 12 | In 1987 the Community agreed to a package of measures which will create greater fare competition , will allow the airlines to increase market shares at each other 's expense ( rather than maintaining a rigid fifty/fifty split ) and will allow other airlines ( both from the bilateral partners and from other states ) to ply for trade on particular routes . |
| 13 | The FNT agreed to a six-month no-strike deal in return for a government undertaking that it would suspend plans to dismiss 25,000 state-sector workers , stabilize the currency and adopt a " realistic " view on questions of economic regeneration , privatization and title to property seized under Sandinista rule . |
| 14 | As earn outs are based on future performance and are only payable in the future , they enable the purchaser to agree to a price it may not be able to afford at completion and which it will not be obliged to pay unless profits are generated . |
| 15 | As a compromise , the Nottinghamshire Miners ' Association and the owners agreed to a modified piece-rate system for each coalface , but nevertheless many owners retained the butty system , and it was revived when the Dukeries field was opened . |
| 16 | That the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and that the respondent agrees to a decree being granted . |
| 17 | After the court refused a stay , lawyers for the investors agreed to a settlement which puts them on an equal footing with other unsecured L&H creditors . |
| 18 | That is to say that when the Unionists agree to a united Ireland , there wo n't be any need for Articles 2 and 3 ! ’ |
| 19 | Called the Hospitality Partnership , the Charter will promote closer working relationships between the two industry sectors as the partners agree to a set of standards which encourage commitment to good practice in the areas of student placement ; secondment to college and industry ; curriculum development ; adult training and development ; and research . |
| 20 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
| 21 | The government agreed to a 100 per cent pay increase , to meet demands for job security , to index wages to inflation , to set up an inquiry into the current salaries of health workers and teachers , to reinstate all workers dismissed since March , and to involve the unions in revising the Civil Service Law . |
| 22 | In an effort to meet the terms set by the World Bank in June 1989 for the granting of a US$150,000,000 structural adjustment loan , the government agreed to a number of measures aimed at restructuring the banking , state and agricultural sectors . |
| 23 | On Aug. 16 the government agreed to a UN-brokered amnesty for political exiles , clearing the way for as many as 40,000 exiles to return to the country , thus removing the largest obstacle to direct constitutional negotiations . |
| 24 | By means of the CKR 's ‘ no disp ’ clause the shipper-consignor agreed to a known ( although not widely used ) method of creating a security interest , i.e. , the conveyance of its negative possessory right to a consignee who was either an issuing or confirming bank . |
| 25 | In exchange the Sandinistas agreed to a six-month no-strike deal [ see p. 37771 ] . |
| 26 | ‘ Normally there could be no question that this was an ordinary weekly tenancy , duly determinable by a week 's notice , but the parties in the rent-book agreed to a term which appears there expressed by the words ‘ furnished for duration , ’ which must mean the duration of the war . |
| 27 | After 18 years of marriage to Lord Snowdon the couple agreed to a divorce in May 1978 after living separate lives for two years . |
| 28 | The terms of the sale were negotiated on a normal commercial basis but the company agreed to a significantly longer credit period than usual . |
| 29 | This demand remained a precondition for the North agreeing to a non-aggression declaration with the South . |
| 30 | The Sinn Fein President , Gerry Adams , has said that the IRA agreed to a two-week ceasefire last May to allow talks with the Government . |