Example sentences of "to accept [noun pl] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rich countries are not going to accept proposals from India and the Group of 77 countries for an environmental aid fund which would be administered by the developing nations , but transfers of technology and financial aid will be part of the eventual package . |
| 2 | At the beginning of the nineteenth century , building societies began to accept investments from people who did not want to buy a house , but use them as a way of investing their savings and obtaining an income in the shape of interest . |
| 3 | If you have a home recording setup , the Quad-FX will expand the number of insert points on 4- or 8-track recorders ; add extra inputs to your mixer ( 4 in stereo , 8 in mono ) ; act as a DI box for bass and guitar or anything else that requires a high impedance input section ; work as a 4-way distribution amp and an 8-mono or 4-stereo into 2-line mixer ( both at the same time ! ) ; match analogue effects pedals to mixer insert points ; convert your hi-fi into a 4-stereo-input monitor system ; and even expand a power amp 's inputs to accept signals from up to four separate stereo sources . |
| 4 | Although the government eventually decided to accept royalties from sales of the chip rather than to take an equity share in the company , it was widely seen as the last straw in a conflict between Fields and the administration . |
| 5 | The purpose of a unit trust is to accept funds from individuals or companies and to invest those funds in a wide variety of assets . |
| 6 | No party was permitted to accept funds from abroad . |
| 7 | Others refuse to accept risks from activities which , they believe , bring no benefit to them or to society at large . |
| 8 | It may be ill-advised of a young woman dressed in a titillating manner to accept lifts from a stranger , just as it would be foolish for the owner of an expensive motor car to leave his vehicle parked overnight in an ill-lit side-street . |
| 9 | Being let down by friends or a lack of public transport not only encouraged drink-driving , it also led young people to accept lifts from friends who had been drinking . |
| 10 | Almost certainly the eldest child — Theresa , was n't it ? — had been taught not to accept lifts from strangers , particularly men , and he was virtually a stranger . |
| 11 | ‘ Is it your habit to accept lifts from any stranger who happens upon you ? ’ |
| 12 | In 1834 British diplomats and consuls were forbidden to accept presents from any foreign government , an abandonment of one of the oldest of diplomatic traditions . |
| 13 | No one was allowed to accept alms from them , no one was allowed to consume food prepared by them , they were excluded from all sacrifices . |
| 14 | The boycott had begun on Sept. 6 , with monks in Yangon , Monyma and elsewhere joining those in Mandalay in refusing to accept alms from soldiers , or to perform religious services for them or their families . |
| 15 | I am also unable to accept articles from local papers because of copyright reasons , unless you have the paper 's permission in writing . |
| 16 | Even service refusers could often be encouraged , after a while , to accept visits from ‘ a friend ’ . |
| 17 | She had conquered this feeling sufficiently to allow her to accept visits from her friends , and had overcome the apologetic murmurs that used to assail her as she opened her bedroom door ; she felt , in part , absolved by the wonderfully institutional shape of her room , which was on the third floor of a large block in the middle of Regents Park . |
| 18 | On Aug. 13 the CCPM reported that assembly points were ready to accept troops from both sides . |
| 19 | The scheme can also be used to accept transfers from previous pension arrangements . |
| 20 | I decided I 'd have to tell you how I felt after the wedding when I thought you might be feeling more moved to accept advances from a Bluebeard . |
| 21 | Erm , Mr explained the reason for changing this but basically it 's to , to swap us again and that it will read that for one , that for ninety four to ninety eight the standard of grass cutting be seven occasions per year and the county surveyor in consultation with the Chairman be authorized to accept tenders from suitable contractors and the contracts be let to commence on the first of March nineteen ninety four . |
| 22 | In 1651 the Dutch republic forbade its diplomats to accept gifts from foreign governments ; and in 1692 regulations were issued in Sweden which for the first time specified the value of those to be given to foreign representatives on their departure . |
| 23 | The Cuban leader instructed his negotiators not to accept loans from Washington , despite the apparent willingness — even eagerness — of the State Department to extend them . |
| 24 | A great spotted woodpecker flew curiously over , ties of several kinds moved in close and a very tame robin appeared , to accept crumbs from an outstretched hand . |
| 25 | A solicitor will generally be free to decide for himself whether or not to accept instructions from a client , though he must always bear in mind the statutory obligation not to discriminate against potential clients on the grounds of race , colour , sex etc ( see Chapter 3 ) and he must refuse to act or to continue to act in any of the following circumstances : ( 1 ) where his client seeks to insist on the solicitor conducting his case in a way which would involve some breach of law or professional regulation ; ( 2 ) where the client 's affairs are outside his professional competence ; ( 3 ) if he suspects that the instructions purporting to come from his client do not in fact represent the client 's wishes ; ( 4 ) where the solicitor is unable to obtain confirmation from the client of instructions received from a third person ; ( 5 ) where there is or is likely to be some conflict of interest involving the solicitor himself , his client , other clients ( present , past or prospective ) , or the firm ; ( 6 ) where the solicitor may be a material and not merely formal witness in any proceedings ; ( 7 ) where another solicitor has already received instructions which have not been formally withdrawn . |
| 26 | At a more general level , by the terms of the Treaty of Rome that first initiated the EC in 1957 , member countries are independent of their national governments and are not able to accept instructions from them . |
| 27 | As an indication of the partnership involved the Group agreed to accept invitations from the individual members to accommodate meetings . |
| 28 | He called for the inquiry to accept submissions from outside the service , for the final report to be published in full and for more resources to be provided if the report said they were needed . |
| 29 | And while Sara was pleased to accept girls from the big houses round about , she also wanted pupils from less luxurious backgrounds in the town and from Bridgeborough . |
| 30 | Tshisekedi had refused to accept ministers from outside the national conference . |