Example sentences of "[to-vb] for peace " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a month , Valencia was virtually an island in the middle of El Cid 's forces ; by July they were ready to sue for peace , which Rodrigo granted , on condition that all Almoravid soldiers left immediately . |
| 2 | She was compelled to sue for peace and under the terms of the Treaty of Paris was disarmed on the Black Sea . |
| 3 | Here , on 1 July , they were joined by the Young King and such was the overwhelming strength of their combined forces that both Aimar of Limoges and Élie of Périgord decided to sue for peace . |
| 4 | But Richard was in no mood to sue for peace . |
| 5 | The rebels were forced to sue for peace — and they received it , but only on condition that they too took the cross . |
| 6 | It was not until the following summer that Cadwallon surprised Osric 's forces and slew the Deiran leader , thereafter ravaging widely across Anglian territory and slaying Eanfrith when he came to sue for peace ( HE 111 , 1 ) . |
| 7 | They are prepared to sue for peace . |
| 8 | Instead , he announced that he was going to the United Nations in New York to appeal for peace , and that in accordance with the Council 's wishes he would establish the long-awaited synod of bishops . |
| 9 | Mr Escobar , in a letter to La Prensa , called for ‘ direct dialogue to search for peace ’ , with participation by government , opposition , judicial , church and journalism representatives . |
| 10 | He had been in correspondence with Ho , and now determined to make a personal visit to Hanoi to search for peace . |
| 11 | The warring groups in the Bosnian crisis are to meet for peace talks in Sarajevo next week . |
| 12 | He called on its rivals in UNITA to work for peace . |
| 13 | So we pray that you will guide the efforts of the United Nations , and of national leaders , to work for peace . |
| 14 | Amid reports of continuing subregional tensions , including incursions into Sierra Leone by Charles Taylor 's rebel National Patriotic Front of Liberia ( NPFL ) , the field commander of the 10,000-strong Economic Community of West African States Ceasefire Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) appealed to Taylor on May 6 to work for peace . |
| 15 | Although the PAC and Azanian People 's Organization ( Azapo ) refused to sign the accord they gave separate undertakings to work for peace . |
| 16 | Dressed only in her thin nightgown , she had no intention of entering the room , just of poking her head into the doorway to yell for peace and quiet . |
| 17 | The Irish Prime Minister , Mr Albert Reynolds , said that Unionists had ‘ crossed the line to vote for peace ’ by backing Dr Hendron . |
| 18 | Any takers for a satellite to spy for peace ? |
| 19 | Without his aid , Edward was bound to negotiate for peace with Scotland ; but the best he could do was to conclude a thirteen-year truce in 1323 . |
| 20 | Surely all political parties would do well to agree that there is to be no political vacuum in Northern Ireland and that we are determined to fight for peace as the future of Northern Ireland . |
| 21 | Promoted by the ILP and the Women 's International League , Peace Crusade branches sprang up throughout Northern England and the Midlands , getting large numbers of women out onto the streets to demonstrate for peace negotiations , despite constant harassment from patriotic bystanders . |
| 22 | A Sony mobile phone costs around £299 , subscription to Cellnet Lifetime is about £15 per month , and calls are generally charged at 20p a minute off-peak and 50p a minute peak time — all in all , a reasonable price to pay for peace of mind . |
| 23 | That was about all I did have , but it was n't much to pay for peace and a future of freedom . |
| 24 | The cost of a policy premium is a small price to pay for peace of mind . |
| 25 | In 1917 , after the bombing of Funchal by the Germans , a large procession of people from all over the island walked to Monte to pray for peace , and the local priest promised in his prayers that , if peace came , he would erect a monument to Our Lady of Monte . |
| 26 | THE Women Together for Peace organisation has urged women to pray for peace in the province . |
| 27 | About three weeks later , the King of Blefuscu sent his officials to ask for peace between the two countries . |