Example sentences of "to winning the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of his spare time was taken up with the marching band of the university , but much of it was given to boisterous evenings drinking and singing with his companion — always with a view to winning the girls ' eyes and hearts . |
| 2 | In addition to winning the Nomura Challenge Trophies , the Men 's and Ladies ' champions will win a luxurious weekend break , with guest , at the exclusive Chewton Glen Hotel in the New Forest . |
| 3 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 4 | ‘ Having been so close to winning the title in the past few years I thought this was going to be my chance but the draws have just dried up and I ca n't seem to get near fish , ’ said Dave from Hednesford , Staffordshire . |
| 5 | On the evidence of this book , he is far better suited to winning the election than to succeeding in the presidency . |
| 6 | His entire premiership until now has been devoted to winning the election . |
| 7 | SERBIAN forces were last night close to winning the battle for the Muslim-held town of Visegrad , intensifying the land-snatch offensive which has shattered the ceasefire in the former Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 8 | Wattana was keen to sample the richer fare of the international circuit — especially when he notched the scalps of Steve Davis , Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor on his way to winning the Camus Masters at 18 . |
| 9 | Northampton came close to winning the game in the last five minutes when Walden drove a fierce shot against the crossbar , ‘ making a mark which it will take a paintbrush to efface ’ . |
| 10 | Faldo , who called his game ‘ awesome ’ on his way to winning the Irish Open , snapped : ‘ Forget that — now I 'll have to find another word . ’ |
| 11 | Mosley at Stoke-on-Trent and Sellick Davies at Merthyr polled just over 10,000 votes each , though neither was close to winning the seat . |
| 12 | He suggests that there is little evidence that any British Government ever managed the unemployment rate simply with a view only to winning the next election . |
| 13 | As to winning the argument , I do not think that the hon. Gentleman has grasped the difference in structure between the Scottish Bill and the English Bill . |
| 14 | The New Zealanders will have quick opensides , and therefore their continuity will be much better than the Lions — and that could be the key to winning the Test series . |
| 15 | In addition to winning the governorships in Lagos and Cross River , the NRC also won both the assembly and gubernatorial polls in five south-eastern states . |
| 16 | In addition to winning the presidency Carey also swept into office with him every member of his reformist slate of candidates . |
| 17 | The South Carolina election also saw the entry of former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke who had come close to winning the governorship of Louisiana in 1991 . |
| 18 | In one episode he rants for about ten minutes about the Bayern Munchen team goostepping round the pitch after cheating their way to winning the European Cup Final in ‘ 75 . |
| 19 | From that quite informal meeting at the Air Ministry , and others subsequently , the idea of setting up a Target Finding/Marking Force was imperative to the saving of Bomber Command as a vital contribution to winning the war . |
| 20 | Therefore , finding a job is akin to winning the pools . |
| 21 | FRED COUPLES , who miraculously avoided a lake on his way to winning the U.S. Masters in April , did it again yesterday as America charged into a two-stroke first round lead in golf 's World Cup in Madrid . |