Example sentences of "had agreed [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On many occasions in our study we found a sharp contrast between the professionals ' perception that a high degree of consensus had been reached and the parents ' perception that they had agreed to a course of action because they saw no other real choice , particularly if the urgent needs of the child and other family members were to be quickly met . |
| 2 | The telephone rang while I was busy explaining to Tony Crosland that I could not accept a further term of office at the Housing Corporation , since I had been appointed to the Mastership of University College , Oxford , but I had agreed to a request that I should at least stay for another year to see someone else in . |
| 3 | It was subsequently reported that West Germany had agreed to a request by Shevardnadze for a DM 5,000 million government-guaranteed loan to the Soviet Foreign Trade Bank , with which to finance the Soviet balance of payments deficit . |
| 4 | On February 29th , it will be recalled that Falkenhayn had agreed to a spreading of the offensive , to ‘ clear ’ the Left Bank , and had allocated some of his jealously guarded reserves for the purpose . |
| 5 | Edward had agreed to a time-limit before . |
| 6 | This was a formidable programme for a king whose father had been defeated and captured by the English only eight years earlier , and who had agreed to a treaty which conceded a Greater Aquitaine in full sovereignty to Edward III ; but in the sixteen years of his reign Charles achieved each one of these objects except the last , and even though he did not attack and destroy England , French and Castilian naval raids along the south coast induced a sense of panic and defensiveness unknown in England since the very earliest months of the war . |
| 7 | Jilly Cooper had agreed to a revision of the promotional leaflet she featured in last year , and a mailing had gone out to every secondary and primary school in the UK . |
| 8 | The ANC said it had agreed to a ceasefire , nothing more . |
| 9 | If the allies had agreed to a peace settlement before starting a land war , Mr Hussein would have been left at the head of a country whose air force and army were still largely intact . |
| 10 | The same issue of ACCOUNTANCY ( also p 16 ) reported that the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA ) had agreed to a change in its code of professional conduct to allow firms to incorporate . |
| 11 | The decision to send a high-level Soviet military delegation to Washington , announced on May 7 , had reportedly been prompted by suggestions that the USA had agreed to a compromise formula permitting the Soviet Union to redefine its motorized forces as naval coastal units , provided that the overall number of Soviet forces was reduced to treaty levels . |
| 12 | Intensive diplomatic negotiations between UN and Iraqi officials in New York on July 24 and 25 led finally to an announcement on July 26 confirming that the government had agreed to a compromise proposal by the UN , involving the appointment of a new team of " impartial " inspectors . |
| 13 | It was the day after the council had agreed to a site meeting to discuss the scheme . ’ |
| 14 | He would have preferred a pub , but somehow that writing-paper had intimidated him so he had agreed to a restaurant . |
| 15 | Bush said afterwards that the USA had agreed to a package of trade credits and food and medical assistance for the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | Unable to pay , he was being harassed by them , but had agreed to a meeting near Crowthorne . |
| 17 | An Indian External Affairs Ministry official said on June 18 that India had agreed to a meeting of Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries in the first half of July to discuss reducing tension on the border . |
| 18 | Janet stated that the Executive Committee had agreed to a membership fee of £1.50 but that the fee for O.A.P . 's and under 16s would be 50p . |
| 19 | On a recent visit to Scout Crag , Langdale , they had agreed to a photo-call on Route 1 , described in the guidebook as the best route on the crag — both of them cranking , ever cranking . |
| 20 | The world heavyweight champion , Riddick Bowe , said yesterday he had agreed to a rematch with Evander Holy- field , whom he dethroned last November . |
| 21 | Representatives did approve an amendment under which the aid would be suspended once the MPLA-PT government had agreed to a cease-fire and to hold elections within two years , provided that the Soviet Union also ceased providing military aid to the MPLA-PT . |
| 22 | In 1991 the partners had agreed on a trading plan that stated ICL would be paid using a raw materials barter arrangement for its components . |
| 23 | Earlier reports on Sept. 7 and 10 had claimed that opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against Saddam Hussein , and had agreed on a plan for joint action , with plans for a government-in-exile composed of " various wings of the Iraqi opposition " . |
| 24 | Despite evident internal disagreements on the pace of economic reform , the government on May 14 announced that it had agreed on a programme of unified reforms to be implemented over the following months . |
| 25 | The day before , the Transport Ministers had agreed on a timetable for the establishment of a high-speed rail network in northern Europe , costed provisionally at pounds 4,300 million , and incorporating the ( non-high-speed ) Channel Tunnel , which was due for completion in 1993 ( see p. 37158 ) . |
| 26 | On May 9 the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Arthit Urairat , announced that the government and opposition parties had agreed on a number of constitutional revisions , including one which would bar a non-elected person , such as Suchinda , from becoming Prime Minister . |