Example sentences of "they agreed [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They agreed to examine the question of transferring WEU headquarters from London and Paris ( seats of the Secretariat and Parliamentary Assembly respectively ) to Brussels ( headquarters of both the EC and NATO ) . |
| 2 | They agreed to extend the aid programme ( already applying to Hungary and Poland ) to Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Yugoslavia and ( pending unification ) East Germany , on the grounds that all four had made sufficient progress towards democracy and a free market economy . |
| 3 | After persistent lobbying of the Bishop of Salford and correspondence with the Jesuits , they agreed to withdraw the church from sale , and worship now continues as before . |
| 4 | When William Wilson , Chairman of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners , introduced a Bill for the free feeding of schoolchildren by local authorities , early in the new session of Parliament , both the government and civil servants were unprepared , but in view of its considerable support in and out of Parliament , they agreed to support the Bill . |
| 5 | 23–4–1875 The attention of the Session was drawn to the desirability of having the children brought together on the Sabbath in a central place and they agreed to give the subject further consideration . |
| 6 | On Monday they agreed to allow the evacuation of about 5,000 people . |
| 7 | They agreed to transport the wheelbarrow on those days when I was able to carry supplies on my back from one village to the next . |
| 8 | They agreed to observe the moratorium , and to resume dumping after 2007 only in consultation with other signatory states . |
| 9 | But after Nick confronted council chiefs , they agreed to waive the costs . |
| 10 | They agreed to limit the whole to 23 acres , 13 of which were on his Lordship 's land , and offered 40 years ' purchase of the actual rent — an offer which ‘ we flatter ourselves will preclude the unpleasant necessity of having recourse to the decision of a jury ’ . |
| 11 | An extradition treaty was signed with Rwanda on Aug. 16 aimed at improving effectiveness in combating crime ; the treaty excluded individuals wanted for political offences , and both governments reserved the right to refuse to surrender their own citizens , in which cases they agreed to prosecute the individuals themselves . |
| 12 | It is not recorded whether they agreed to baptise the child . |
| 13 | In 1987 they agreed to pay the sum to help bring construction forward , but the project has been dogged by setbacks . |
| 14 | They agreed to adopt the Friends of the Earth information set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report . |
| 15 | With heads bowed they agreed to tour the reservation , but Yellow Wolf recalled : ‘ In peace councils force must not be talked . |