Example sentences of "[v-ing] to the [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles III 's reforms improved the quality of the imperial civil service while denying to the creoles a share in the system — perhaps because , as Floridablanca maintained , creoles were too enmeshed in local graft to be trusted . |
| 2 | Using the procedures in this way has the dual effect of preparing the case as precisely as possible for the trial judge and of encouraging a settlement by revealing to the parties the exact nature of their dispute . |
| 3 | According to the visitors the track was unfit for competitive speedway . |
| 4 | According to the bishops the conflict was " all part of a wider political strategy " involving " well-trained arsonists " who were " transported to the scene " . |
| 5 | According to the organisers no previous dancing experience is needed for the classes , which they say will also provide plenty of exercise and the opportunity to meet new friends . |
| 6 | According to the authorities the commando had been responsible for a number of recent attacks in the province of Bilbao , which had claimed the lives of five people . |
| 7 | According to the reports the government forces had acted with great ruthlessness and had executed large numbers of guerrillas and civilians . |
| 8 | According to the reports an explosion caused by staff negligence had destroyed a nuclear waste dump , spreading radioactive particles downwind of the Kyshtym plant for over 100 km and necessitating the evacuation of more than 10,000 people . |
| 9 | According to the professionals the breakdown happened because the parents were the cause of the child 's special needs . |
| 10 | Firminus , comes of the Auvergne , tried to prevent his name going forward , but Avitus reached the court of king Sigibert , and was consecrated in Metz , although according to the canons the ceremony should have taken place in Clermont . |
| 11 | Our carpenter is aboard the Angelina , building a cradle for the bomb according to the specifications the Pentagon gave us . |
| 12 | According to the Jordanians the Israeli delegation concentred on issues such as diplomatic relations and economic co-operation and refused to discuss the settlements issue and interpretations of UN Security Council Resolution 242 . |
| 13 | The fighting was caused for three reasons : different sides kept stealing cattle ; everybody was searching for new land ; and according to the Romans the Celts liked fighting . |
| 14 | As had always previously happened , they made an oral agreement followed by the seller giving to the buyers a ‘ sold note ’ which had on the back an exclusion clause . |
| 15 | But , claims the Greenpeace report , even by sticking to the licences the Filthy Fifty would : |
| 16 | The city of Jalalabad banned unauthorized firearms from its streets on Sept. 15 , extending to the provinces the government clean-up being enforced in Kabul . |
| 17 | It ca n't be referring to the ones the sons of the kingdom that are inheriting it is it ? |
| 18 | Referring to the concessions the Danes negotiated in Edinburgh under Britain 's presidency of the European Community , he said : ‘ The Edinburgh concessions were binding in international law , but have no value in Community law , and Community law overrides international law . |
| 19 | In 1964 , he moved to Trinidad to become Dean of Students , which was a promotion , at the UWI campus there , continuing the work he had begun in Kingston by stressing to the students the importance of discipline , physical fitness , responsibility and such like — in other words , all the values that had made him such a successful captain . |