Example sentences of "[verb] to resort to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I want a woman , Fran , I do n't need to resort to auto-suggestion . |
| 2 | Similarly we may see the nutter as a pathetic figure who has to resort to self-humiliation in order to establish an identity for himself . |
| 3 | HOW sad that the Church of England has to resort to advertising as a way of encouraging people to attend services . |
| 4 | Quatar announced in February 1988 that both sides had agreed to resort to arbitration by the ICJ . |
| 5 | ‘ A good example of the sort of player who should be a great beneficiary of this scheme is James Lenton — a tremendously hard worker who has struggled financially and once even had to quit to resort to coaching , ’ Lewis added . |
| 6 | The ‘ skill mix ’ of the workforce may have a bearing on the conduct of the strike , since skilled workers tend to have a more harmonious relationship with the employer , and their relatively favoured position in the labour market usually enables them to achieve their demands without having to resort to violence . |
| 7 | One does not have to resort to occultism to find dark forces . |
| 8 | In as far as they were less likely to be increasingly forced to resort to bribery to obtain scant food supplies at a time when the official ration was totally inadequate , farmers were better off than their urban counterparts . |
| 9 | The problem is , they do n't want to resort to hair that looks dyed . |
| 10 | The Scots rebelled and Charles I had to raise more money for an army to quell the uprising and for funds he had to resort to Parliament who demanded the removal of both Archbishop Laud and the Earl of Stafford . |
| 11 | He was obviously worried about the future of a state which had to resort to terror in order to maintain its supremacy . |
| 12 | In the event , the government had to resort to Article 110 of the law , which comes into operation when there is a shortage of foreign exchange at the rates determined by the National Bank . |
| 13 | In the absence of a minimum wage , many of our constituents earn such low wages that they have to resort to state benefits on top . |
| 14 | ‘ I think it has something to do with the word counselling ; people seem afraid of it — maybe it conjures up the wrong image — that they feel they 've failed in some way if they have to resort to counselling . |
| 15 | If you have to resort to manual focusing , remember to use the telephoto focusing routine ( see page 24 ) to help you get your shots nice and sharp . |