Example sentences of "agreed [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under its terms , the seven Efta states and the twelve states of the EEC have agreed to establish a tariff-free area among themselves , in which the free movement of goods , services , people and capital is assured . |
| 2 | Despite initial US reluctance , the conference eventually agreed to establish a Global Fund , on the basis of a proposal by Mostafa Tolba , the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) . |
| 3 | The British Academy and the ESRC have agreed to establish a working party . |
| 4 | It was announced on Dec. 13 that the Trevi Group of Justice and Interior Ministers formed after the Trevi security conference of 1976 ( see pp. 34883 ; 36492 ) , had agreed to establish a joint police database for use primarily against international terrorism and drug dealing . |
| 5 | As a stepping stone towards a regional common market , the Presidents of El Salvador , Guatemala and Honduras , meeting on May 12 in Nueva Ocotepeque , Honduras , had agreed to establish a free-trade zone creating a potential market of 20,000,000 consumers and to boost annual trade between the three from the currently estimated US$600 million to US$4,500 million . |
| 6 | Late last night they were also reported to have agreed to establish a supranational bank to finance the reconstruction of Eastern Europe — a strategy Mrs Thatcher has doubts about . |
| 7 | It was agreed to establish a public inquiry into methods of limiting the concentration of newspaper and magazine ownership . |
| 8 | At the final Cabinet meeting of the Labour government , held at 12 noon on 24 August , shortly after MacDonald had agreed to lead a National Government , he said : |
| 9 | THE Americans have agreed to open a temporary office in Hanoi . |
| 10 | It was agreed to purchase a new machine at the cost of around £185 plus V.A.T. It was considered advisable to engage a regular ‘ caller ’ who would be paid for his services . |
| 11 | The visit was Saw Maung 's first foreign trip since the SLORC takeover in September 1988 ; reports in February 1991 had claimed that Myanma had agreed to purchase a large arms package from China [ see p. 38005 ] . |
| 12 | New post : Wirral councillors have agreed to create a new post for a recycling assistant to boost the council 's recycling effort . |
| 13 | QC has agreed to chair a working party to consider how best we can provide for effective sanctions for the nonpayment of subscriptions . |
| 14 | The Department of the Environment has agreed to fund a major study into deaths and diseases among marine mammals in the North Sea , in an effort to determine once and for all whether they are linked to pollution . |
| 15 | COSE has also agreed to do a plenary-style panel a la UniForum that should attempt a general statement of intent , an update and try to clear up any COSE confusion . |
| 16 | COSE has also agreed to do a plenary-style panel a la Uniforum that should attempt a general statement of intent , an update and hopefully try to clear up the COSE confusion — see back page . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I simply told the girl I 'd agreed to leave a large sum of money I owed to a friend . |
| 18 | In a statement before he left on Nov. 3 , Bérégovoy was quoted as saying that the two countries had overcome a period of strain and had agreed to give a new impetus to their partnership . |
| 19 | But he was still very much a public man , and to pay for his visit he had agreed to give a limited number of addresses and readings . |
| 20 | The leaders of the two parties , Jacques Chirac of the RPR and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of the UDF , also agreed to nominate a single candidate for the presidential elections . |
| 21 | Four republics — Russia , the Ukraine , Belorussia and Kazakhstan — have already agreed to negotiate a limited union treaty among themselves , which other republics can join if they wish . |
| 22 | The two leaders also agreed to negotiate a Soviet-German treaty to cover security , economic , technological and cultural matters . |
| 23 | Representatives of indigenous peoples from rainforests across the world , meeting in Penang , Malaysia , have agreed to form a global alliance to further their struggle against threats to their homelands . |
| 24 | The FDP leader , Erich Mende , only agreed to form a new coalition with the CDU if Adenauer agreed , in writing , that he would resign within two years . |
| 25 | It was announced on Dec. 13 that British Airways , the Dutch carrier KLM , and the Belgian carrier Sabena had agreed to form a new airline , to be called Sabena World Airlines , in which each would hold a 20 per cent stake ( the Belgian government holding the remainder ) . |
| 26 | As a result of this and subsequent deliberations it was agreed to form a local defence force consisting of 60 cavalrymen , who were to extend their protection ‘ … as far as any adjoining town not exceeding 20 miles distance from Frome ’ , together with 100 infantry . |
| 27 | Common cause has been established between all the charge-capped authorities , they all believe that they 've been unfairly treated , and they 've all agreed to pursue a common search for remedies to the plight in which they find themselves . |
| 28 | I am also pleased to be able to report that the Home Office has recently agreed to run a technical field trial with links to two prisons to evaluate the feasibility of conducting video conferences with remand prisoners . |
| 29 | US presidential envoy Gen. John Vessey announced at the end of a visit to Vietnam on Oct. 17-19 [ see p. 38768 for February visit ] that the Vietnamese government had agreed to start a nationwide search of its military archives for documents and photographs relating to US servicemen listed as missing in action ( MIA ) during the Vietnam War . |
| 30 | Although the issue split the centre-left coalition , with most of the Christian Democrats ( CVP/PSC ) voting against and most Socialists ( SP/PS ) voting for the bill , the parties had previously agreed to allow a free vote and not to let the result lead to a government crisis . |