Example sentences of "in seeking [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are useful in seeking to record the impact of a development or innovation in a particular context . |
| 2 | In seeking to promote the realization and wholeness of human nature , we attempt to correct our early unsatisfactory experiences . |
| 3 | Where this value is low , as with mercaptans for example , there are obvious technological and financial problems posed in seeking to control the emission of such odours . |
| 4 | However , the meeting is bound to increase pressure on European governments to adopt a more forceful approach in seeking to improve the environment . |
| 5 | In seeking to set the scene for the changing face of county hall , and in summarising the changing relationships between all involved in education , it is important to consider the meaning of ‘ delegation of authority ’ and the values it contains . |
| 6 | While much previous research by geographers , economists , sociologists and planners has tended to focus on the cases and consequences of industrial decline in the conurbations of northern Britain and London , this research attempts to break new ground both in examining the cause of economic growth and prosperity in southern England and in seeking to assess the extent to which the benefits of growth have been equally shared amongst different segments of the population in such areas . |
| 7 | But , in seeking to test the correlation , problems soon arise . |
| 8 | As a result of the above decision and in respect of criterion ( a ) above , it is a matter for the Head of Department to consider if a workplace closure is desirable and , if so , to take account of the terms of this memorandum in seeking to effect the closure . |
| 9 | The judge was therefore at fault in considering that there was no need for him to pay explicit regard to the public interest in freedom of expression guaranteed by article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ( 1953 ) ( Cmd. 8969 ) in seeking to resolve the uncertainty or ambiguity in the common law ; ( 7 ) in failing , as did Browne J. in the Bognor Regis case , to have proper regard to the public interest in freedom of expression and to the question of whether in a democratic society there really was a pressing social need to extend the ambit of the law of defamation to enable a governmental body to sue in respect of presumed ( and not actual ) injury to its governmental reputation ; ( 8 ) in failing to take into account the acceptance by the English courts of the fact that where a governmental plaintiff sought to invoke a private law right to interfere with freedom of discussion about the workings of government , the court 's approach would ( because of the competing public interests involved ) differ from that in a private dispute between citizen and citizen . |
| 10 | However , Government also has a role , not least in seeking to maximise the return received from the substantial investment of public money in the science base . |
| 11 | As Europe 's politicians reeled from the shock of Denmark 's rejection of the Maastricht Treaty , it was François Mitterrand , a fierce promoter of European integration and the Community 's longest-serving head of government , who took the initiative in seeking to resuscitate the Treaty . |
| 12 | To a considerable extent these views supported those of the Bar Council in seeking to retain the monopoly of barristers in the superior courts , in rejecting multi-disciplinary partnerships , and in objecting to the Lord Chancellor having power to make final decisions on the training , conduct and rights of audience of advocates . |
| 13 | In Anns v. London Borough of Merton [ 1977 ] 2 All ER 492 ( HL ) , Lord Wilberforce in a now well-known passage , attempted to articulate a general principle in seeking to determine the existence of a duty of care when he stated : |
| 14 | However in seeking to prove the existence of ‘ authority ’ for such an idea , care should be taken not to dilute the concept and hence to reduce its utility . |
| 15 | If , during the first decade of the seventeenth century , he was not yet an outspoken Copernican , he was nevertheless a virulent critic of Aristotle , soon arousing the hostility of Ludovico delle Colombe who , in seeking to protect the immutability of the heavens , had to endure Galileo 's exposure . |
| 16 | In seeking to interpret the Constitution , the courts may have recourse to works by constitutional experts . |
| 17 | In seeking to understand the extent of the LEA 's influence on primary classrooms it is instructive , as we have already noted , to compare our own findings with those of Mortimore et al . |
| 18 | The modern State is no less opportunistic in seeking to hijack the fiction of the family as a model for national loyalty , making all citizens brothers and sisters , and the territory a parent . |
| 19 | In seeking to influence the size and timing of interest changes we can operate with a higher profile — through publicised 2.30 p.m. lending to the market , for example , which is the equivalent to the earlier MLR announcement ; or we can operate more discreetly through varying the scale of assistance in relation to the market 's needs or the terms on which we lend privately to the discount houses . |
| 20 | In seeking to establish the role of headhunting within the general economic environment , the survey questioned whether or not the Big Bang of October 1986 and the stock market crash of a year afterwards affected companies ' recruiting policies and usage of headhunters . |
| 21 | In seeking to expand the market , publishers and booksellers would have to take into account a number of factors , such as : |
| 22 | A group of consultants at Guy 's Hospital were unsuccessful in seeking to prevent the Minister from spending money in anticipation of the legislation which would enable hospitals to apply for self-governing status . |
| 23 | They should also indicate potential problems , which , if rectified at a sufficiently early stage , will avoid the need for unnecessary expenditure of time and money in seeking to correct the position . |
| 24 | In seeking to make the Church 's worship widely accessible , however , people 's capacity should not be underrated . |