Example sentences of "[to-vb] the party [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February 1915 the National Union Executive refused to sanction a scheme to use the party agents to find recruits , since it " might savour of compulsion " and in April the Committee refused to debate a motion on compulsory service because of the party truce . |
| 2 | On landing , the Ashdown mob spilled on to the apron and surrounded Kinnock 's plane , still singing and trying to persuade the party leaders to shake hands like opposing troops on the Western Front at Christmas . |
| 3 | In mid-1968 , a time of financial difficulty , while urgent discussions were taking place at the highest level on ways to save the party newspapers , the Ministry of Information was trying to find ways of cutting back expenditure on broadcasting and information services . |
| 4 | Faye lay on an Oriental couch amid a pile of silk brocade cushions and was happy to have the party guests come to her instead of herself circling amongst them . |
| 5 | Besides , the Gaitskellite strategy for Labour was more deeply problematic : if the implicit criterion for political acceptability was resemblance to the Tories , what was there to convince voters that Labour was preferable , and what was there to motivate the party activists to build support ? |