And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? |
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It was, and still is, an anticity movement that sought to provide a rural space for its members to enjoy. |
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Descartes sought certainty in the existence of God grounded in apodeictic demonstrations. |
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Many might with joy have sought out her liberal dwelling, but no one had idly waited till the moment it was at her disposal. |
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Churches with an attractional posture toward mission have long sought to be hospitable to seekers and other visitors who might attend worship. |
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Ava Haynes, the oldest daughter, was a warm friend of Lillie Calhoun, whom she soon sought and led quickly into the conservatory. |
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Businessmen Henry Norris and William Hall took the club over, and sought to move them elsewhere. |
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In contrast, they have successfully sought the reduction of section 106 planning obligations connected to the redevelopment of the stadium. |
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The PDC sought to attract a younger audience of both sexes for darts and market the game as a night out rather than just as a sporting event. |
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The British Darts Organisation have subsequently sought to emulate most of these innovations. |
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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa during this period, but sought a career elsewhere. |
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Francis I of France sought allies from all quarters, including with German Protestant princes and Muslims. |
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The Slavery Commission sought to eradicate slavery and slave trading across the world, and fought forced prostitution. |
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The Committee for the Study of the Legal Status of Women sought to inquire into the status of women all over the world. |
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Nationalists sought to encompass masculinity in their quest for strength and unity. |
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A sacred quality is sought in the nation and in the popular memories it evokes. |
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Diarmait fled Ireland and sought help from Henry II in regaining the kingship of Leinster. |
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In response the Council of Twelve who had taken over the government of Scotland temporarily, sought alliances wherever they could be found. |
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A combination of court decisions and legislation, culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1968, sought to end racial discrimination. |
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The Tories tended to support King and Church, and sought to thwart political change. |
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Bismarck and Wilhelm II after him sought closer economic ties with the Ottoman Empire. |
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Britain and France sought to take the offensive, while Germany defended the occupied territories. |
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The Spring Offensive sought to divide the British and French forces with a series of feints and advances. |
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The British and the French sought a solution with the creation of the tank and mechanised warfare. |
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Following the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, the Committee of Union and Progress sought to develop a strong Ottoman naval force. |
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Standards deteriorated as the regime sought to use cultural outlets exclusively as propaganda media. |
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In December 1934, Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff Walther Wever sought to mould the Luftwaffe's battle doctrine into a strategic plan. |
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Wever began planning for a strategic bomber force and sought to incorporate strategic bombing into a war strategy. |
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Some British naval officials, particularly the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, sought a more 'offensive' strategy. |
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Throughout their meeting, she sought the PRC's agreement to a continued British presence in the territory. |
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By 2001 the change of policy sought by CIA officers who knew Massoud was underway. |
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The Bush administration asserted that the Saddam government had sought to purchase yellowcake uranium from Niger. |
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Wilson investigated the contention that Iraq had sought uranium for nuclear weapons in Niger and reported that the contention had no substance. |
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Sturgeon has sought to continue the strong connections and bond between Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. |
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Two bills sought to put banks under the authority of the province, thereby interfering with the federal government's powers. |
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The SDLP initially rejected the Nationalist Party's policy of abstentionism and sought to fight for civil rights within the Stormont system. |
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He reportedly sought acting advice on the role from Sean Connery, a friend and SNP supporter. |
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Following the UK Coalition Government's austerity programme Some members of the UK cabinet sought to criticise Jones. |
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Learning from their experience in America, the British government sought a political solution. |
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The Soviet Union sought to dominate the internal affairs of countries that bordered it. |
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Stalin also sought continued peace with Britain and the United States, hoping to focus on internal reconstruction and economic growth. |
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The Chinese had sought improved relations with the Americans in order to gain advantage over the Soviets as well. |
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It was loyal to Republika Srpska, a Serb breakaway state that sought unification with FR Yugoslavia. |
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It sought to reopen the painstakingly negotiated political status of Kosovo and deleted all of the proposed implementation measures. |
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The paper excited substantial media attention in Paris, chiefly because their research sought funding from homeopathic medicine companies. |
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A strike was announced for May 2010, British Airways again sought an injunction. |
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Following the allocation of zones, individual planning applications still have to be sought by developers. |
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Akbar, a Mughal ruler for example, sought religious tolerance and abolished jizya. |
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The sales team sought to talk to the movers and shakers within an organization, rather than to their underlings. |
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Legislative bodies which codified these laws sought to modernize them without abandoning their foundations in traditional jurisprudence. |
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Alarmed, Laura sought help from her friend, Frances Donaldson, whose husband agreed to fly out to Ceylon and bring Waugh home. |
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Sullivan returned to comic opera, but because of the fracture with Gilbert, he and Carte sought other collaborators. |
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Realism sought to accurately portray the conditions and hardships of the poor in the hopes of changing society. |
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Like the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe, Mingei sought to preserve traditional crafts in the face of modernising industry. |
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The relatively rigid poses of figures relaxed, and asymmetrical turning positions and oblique views became common, and deliberately sought. |
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She sought out other British visitors such as Helen Maria Williams and joined the circle of expatriates then in the city. |
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With his wife Jenny expecting their fourth child and not able to move back to Germany or Belgium, in August 1849 he sought refuge in London. |
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A new main title sponsor is to be sought for the 2018 tournament and beyond. |
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In the early 15th century, Ethiopia sought to make diplomatic contact with European kingdoms for the first time since Aksumite times. |
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Ever since, Egypt under international law vetoed almost all projects in Ethiopia that sought to utilize the local Nile tributaries. |
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While David consolidated his hold on his own and his son's newly acquired lands, he also sought to expand his influence. |
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Although King David and his successors sought to impose their authority on Moray, resistance continued. |
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Edward sought to conscript Scots, including the nobility of the defeated realm, into the armies being raised to fight in Flanders. |
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The Dauphin despairingly sought allies, and found them amongst the Scots and the Castilians. |
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They sought to reform the Church of England by creating a new, pure church in the New World. |
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They sought election to the house of purchases or appointment as justice of the peace. |
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In 1651, the Parliament of England sought to regulate trade in America by passing the Navigation Acts, ensuring that trade only enriched Britain. |
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Through the seclusion era, Japanese goods remained a sought after luxury by European monarchs. |
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However, both during and after Somerled's life the Scottish monarchs sought to take a control of the islands he and his descendants held. |
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The work sought to position itself so the everyday environment can cause the viewer to pause and regard the commonplace as extraordinary. |
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This was done as part of a wider school estate review which sought to reduce costs. |
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Local campaigners have for a number of years sought the upgrade of the A92 north of Glenrothes. |
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More recently, theologians have sought to reformulate the TULIP acronym to more accurately reflect the Canons of Dort. |
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Since Sikhism has never actively sought converts, the Sikhs have remained a relatively homogeneous ethnic group. |
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During the Civil War, having already destroyed the ancient English Crown Jewels, Oliver Cromwell sought to destroy the Scottish Crown Jewels. |
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Historically, banks sought to ensure that they could always pay customers in coins when they presented banknotes for payment. |
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Navy sought a replacement with either a larger yield or equivalent destructive power. |
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The ambitious project sought to create a versatile common fighter for many roles and services. |
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One key feature for which Demian sought the patent was the sounding of an entire chord by depressing one key. |
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In July 2007 BAA sought an injunction preventing potential protesters involved in the Camp for Climate Action from approaching Heathrow Airport. |
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Llywelyn sought to marry Eleanor de Montfort, born in 1252, Simon de Montfort's daughter. |
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As the ideas of Marx and Engels took on flesh, particularly in central Europe, socialists sought to unite in an international organisation. |
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Gruffydd was killed by his own men on 5 August 1063 while Harold Godwinson sought to engage him in battle. |
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If speakers wish to express distance towards or even dislike of the person they are speaking to, the reverse is true, and differences are sought. |
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His work sought to overcome the perception propagated in the 1960s that learning two languages made for two competing aims. |
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The loss of prosperity caused social unrest, and Wallonia sought greater autonomy in order to address its economic problems. |
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He was eventually sought out by those who wished to study under him, and was entreated to establish a monastery in Brittany. |
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When he returned, he brought back an extensive library with him, and was sought after as a master teacher. |
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However, his successors sought to expand Mercia further westwards into what is now Cheshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire. |
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He thought that his predecessors had allowed the status of the Crown to decline, and sought to correct this during his reign. |
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In the years after the treaty, Llewelyn sought to consolidate what power he had left. |
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Edward III's government sought to blame Mortimer for all of the recent problems, effectively politically rehabilitating the late King. |
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Pope John XXII, elected in 1316, sought Edward's support for a new crusade, and was also inclined to support him politically. |
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This was the resistance of tyranny through civil disobedience that was not only nonviolent but also sought to change the heart of the opponent. |
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One cause was the Federal Reserve's contractionary monetary policy, which sought to rein in the high inflation. |
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In 2017 he unsuccessfully sought to return to the House of Commons for his former constituency. |
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These relationships have sought to promote economic, cultural, educational, and other ties. |
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Entrepreneurs sought to capitalize on the wealth generated by the Gold Rush. |
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A grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund was sought but the application was rejected. |
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In the tale, the Salmon will grant powers of knowledge to whoever eats it, and is sought by poet Finn Eces for seven years. |
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After the Ottoman departure in 1918, he sought to recapture the lands of his Qasimid ancestors. |
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An agreement was worked out by August, and the two companies then sought a Private Act of Parliament to authorise the takeover. |
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Surrealists have often sought to link their efforts with political ideals and activities. |
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With the pottery established, Billingsley sought to produce a soft paste porcelain. |
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Government support has been sought in the way of subsidies and technical support. |
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Farther inland, brook trout, largemouth bass, and herring are sought after, especially in the rivers and icy finger lakes in upper New England. |
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Beach plums a small native species with fruits the size of a pinball, are sought after in summer to make into a jam. |
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They disagreed with being labelled an indie band, with Powell saying they had only ever sought to write pop music. |
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The duo sought to keep the band together despite the problems, and they found a way to continue working together. |
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Local guidance should be sought if walking to Chapel or Piel islands as fast tides and quicksand can be extremely dangerous. |
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Glittereyed, his rufous skull close to his greencapped desklamp sought the face, bearded amid darkgreener shadow, an ollav, holyeyed. |
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Cyprus has been sought as a base for several offshore businesses for its low tax rates. |
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Greece had begun to make peace with the Roman Republic in 262 BC, and the Romans sought to annex Sicily as their republic's first province. |
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The Goths were Germanic, but Theodoric sought to revive Roman culture and government and allowed freedom of religion. |
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As a result, many of these chiefs sought refuge elsewhere, and began harrying the coasts of the British Isles and Western Europe. |
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The Viking attackers sought to capture the treasures stored at monasteries, easy prey given the monks' lack of defensive capacity. |
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For the university buildings, he sought the assistance of the renowned German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. |
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For centuries, European explorers sought a navigable passage as a possible trade route to Asia. |
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He never sought to gain or augment the confidence of his followers by concealing facts, minimising difficulties, or overcolouring expectations. |
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These had sought refuge at La Hougue where they would be under the protection of the assembled land forces and a battery. |
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The allies successfully deployed shore parties and fireships that burnt all twelve French ships of the line which had sought shelter there. |
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What Philip had gained through victory in war, he sought to confirm by legal means. |
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France also sought support from Denmark and Russia to provide troops and naval stores for the expedition, but both declined to participate. |
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Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was aware of this and sought to profit from German successes. |
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No party accompanied the vehicles and no aircraft reconnaissance was sought, even though the Germans were a long way from Brittany. |
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Few children learn these languages, but in recent years the local governments have sought to increase awareness of the traditional languages. |
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At this point, Edward did not seek to destroy either Warwick or Clarence but sought reconciliation instead. |
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Even so, professional medical help should always be sought as soon as possible after any bite. |
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Orchids of all types have also often been sought by collectors of both species and hybrids. |
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The Berlin Conference sought to end the European powers' Scramble for Africa, by agreeing on political division and spheres of influence. |
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Ever since the ancient times, various authors have sought to imagine new endings for The Odyssey. |
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The Soviets sought to befriend the Chinese revolutionists by offering scathing attacks on Western imperialism. |
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It was not until the continent itself was explored that Spain found the wealth it had sought in the form of abundant gold. |
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Finally, the Portuguese Crown sought a share in the lucrative West African trade in slaves and gold, and India's spice trade. |
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In its European range the species is generally common and not actively sought by fishers, but it is often part of the bycatch. |
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Forage fish occur in huge numbers, and large fish that prey on them are often sought after as premier food fish. |
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Sighvatur and Sturla with a force of 1000 men drove Snorri into the countryside, where he sought refuge among the other chiefs. |
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The Netherlands sought to maintain their alliance with England and had chosen to ally with the side likely to win the Civil War. |
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He was treasurer of the 'Atlantic Union', an association which sought to improve social relations between Britons and Americans. |
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Godwin, Gytha and Tostig, together with Sweyn and Gyrth, sought refuge with the Count of Flanders. |
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In religion, they reformed religious orders and sought unity of the various sections of the church. |
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The British Empire then ousted the Dutch from the coastal areas of the country, and sought to conquer the independent Kandyan Kingdom. |
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Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it. |
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Other English coastal towns have successfully sought to project a sense of their unique character. |
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In the first years of the twentieth century, railway companies sought for cheaper means of carrying passengers on lightly used lines. |
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Ronnie Hart had initially not been arrested, and was not a name initially sought after by the police. |
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Fish sought after include marlin, tuna, tarpon, sailfish, shark, mackerel, and many others. |
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During the 1860s, Tasmanian Aboriginal skulls were particularly sought internationally for studies into craniofacial anthropometry. |
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Some fish are sought for their value as food, others are pursued for their fighting abilities or for the difficulty of pursuit. |
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Germany and Sweden sought to create a social consensus behind a gradual restructuring. |
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Archaeologists have sought to define the territories of the northern Belgic tribes by looking at the coins they used. |
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Even though the army increased in size considerably, Marius also sought to improve organization among his troops. |
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It is possible that Bonifacius had sought Genseric as an ally against Sigisvult, promising him a part of Africa in return. |
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After a successful campaign which resulted in the submission of a substantial section of the Moesi, Crassus again sought out the Bastarnae. |
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The Huns fell upon the Thervingi, whose staunchly pagan ruler, Athanaric, sought refuge in the mountains. |
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The Cossacks sought representation in the Polish Sejm, recognition of Orthodox traditions, and the gradual expansion of the Cossack Registry. |
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This alliance would not mark the last time in the history of the peninsula that political unity would be sought through religious unity. |
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By winning the support of the people, Caesar sought to make himself unassailable from the boni. |
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Once Emperor, Domitian immediately sought to attain his long delayed military glory. |
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Theoderic the Great sought alliances with, or hegemony over, the other Germanic kingdoms in the west. |
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Theodoric sought to revive Roman culture and government and in doing so, profited the Italian people. |
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Pippin's death occasioned open conflict between his heirs and the Neustrian nobles who sought political independence from Austrasian control. |
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Careful accounts were taken by both sides during the battle, and thus many famous warriors sought each other out for personal combat and glory. |
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Italy after its unification did not seek nationalism but instead sought work. |
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Monarchs often sought to legitimize their power by requiring oaths of fealty from the estates. |
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Edvard Bull and Andreas Holmsen, sought to explain the civil wars on a social and economic basis. |
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It sought to derive the maximum material benefit from the colony, for the homeland, with a minimum of imperial investment in the colony itself. |
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FitzRoy thought of the advantages of having an expert in geology on board, and sought a gentleman naturalist who could be his companion. |
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He appears to have believed himself a deity, or at least sought to deify himself. |
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Alexander sought to insert Greek elements into Persian culture and attempted to hybridize Greek and Persian culture. |
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After the death of Anacletus in January 1138, Roger had sought the confirmation of his title from Innocent. |
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However, he also sought to use the Yuan legacy to legitimize his authority in China and other areas ruled by the Yuan. |
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Thaksin sought to position Thailand as a regional leader, initiating various development projects in poorer neighbouring countries like Laos. |
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When Tekuder's brother Arghun challenged him for the throne, Tekuder sought assistance in vain from the Mamluks, but was executed. |
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They were highly respected and sought after in the Mongolian court, and so Kublai Khan decided to decline the Polos' requests to leave China. |
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In the south, after the fall of Xiangyang in 1273, the Mongols sought the final conquest of the Song dynasty in South China. |
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Likewise, American law sought to contain addiction to immigrants by prohibiting Chinese from smoking opium in the presence of a white man. |
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Many viewed medicine as being part of the natural order and therefore sought medical help for illness. |
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Gibbie held her fast, and with all the ways in his poor power sought to comfort her. |
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The wealth of Hormuz attracted raids so often that the inhabitants sought refuge off the mainland and initially moved to the island of Kishm. |
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Thus, mariners sought to learn of protected bays or flat beaches, not only for safe harbour but also for coastal navigation. |
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A key figure in the Roman Renaissance, Nicholas sought to make Rome the home of literature and art. |
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After the attack on Ceuta, the king sought papal recognition of it as a crusade. |
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Cadamosto had sought to trade Iberian horses for black slaves, the principal line of business at this resgate. |
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Subjected to intense missile fire, they barely fended off a massed canoe attack that sought to trap and board them. |
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In addition, the Government of Ghana has sought to build the second nuclear power plant in Africa. |
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The hikers sought protection from the weather under an overhang. |
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They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government. |
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Only, he sought to betrick me and do it wrong. So I unfed him for another hot day. |
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They instead sought out a place of refuge, somewhere familiar with a blankie and a mug of hot cocoa. |
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In an interview after the victory, Daley sought to assure Blacks that there would be no personnel bloodbath at City Hall. |
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Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies. |
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The UNIFEM project sought to introduce chorkor fish-smoking ovens because they were more efficient than the existing methods used in Konakry. |
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Despite the original promise of freedom and toleration, conspiracy or complicitousness are either sought out or thrust upon such people. |
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Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists. |
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The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. |
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He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them. |
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Once enknitted into the stern fibre that ran through all her moods, it sought fields of operation. |
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Lang, lang I sought and graped for my pack, Till night and hunger forced me to come back. |
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For years, Southwest sought to avoid head-to-head competition with big, traditional airlines. |
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It was not until the continent itself was explored that Spain found the wealth it had sought. |
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In contrast, a network of monasteries had sprung up as monks sought separation from the world. |
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Hitler and Himmler sought unsuccessfully to gain possession of the Codex Aesinas. |
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Because of its reputation, it was widely sought and was translated twice into Latin in the 12th century, once in Sicily and again in Spain. |
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By this time Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca sought to cross the Alps into Italy and join his brother with a second army. |
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Now not only Rome's allies against Philip, but even Philip himself, sought a Roman alliance against the Seleucids. |
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As such, he sought to strengthen the aristocracy, and by extension the senate. |
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The British leader sought refuge among the Brigantes, but their queen, Cartimandua, proved her loyalty by surrendering him to the Romans. |
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The Roman inhabitants sought reinforcements from the procurator, Catus Decianus, but he sent only two hundred auxiliary troops. |
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As their armies deployed, the commanders would have sought to motivate their soldiers. |
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Initially Galla Placidia sought Honorius's favour in the hope that her son might ultimately inherit. |
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Nevertheless, effective imperial protection from barbarian ravages was eagerly sought. |
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Bede's derogatory depiction of the Britons is influenced by what he had read in Gildas, which had also sought to understand God's will. |
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Threatened by Wessex, the South Saxons sought to secure their independence by alliance with Mercia. |
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Adam purports that Sweyn was shunned by all those with whom he sought refuge, but was finally allowed to live for a while in Scotland. |
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He also sought to improve the conditions for pilgrims, as well as merchants, on the road to Rome. |
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This period also saw the rise of the Norwegian romantic nationalism, as Norwegians sought to define and express a distinct national character. |
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Several bishops sought consecration abroad because of the irregularity of Stigand's position. |
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Members of King Harold Godwinson's family sought refuge in Ireland and used their bases in that country for unsuccessful invasions of England. |
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On his accession, Edward I sought to organise his realm, enforcing his claims to primacy in the British Isles. |
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On his return to the continent from England, Henry sought to secure his French lands and quash any potential rebellion. |
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Both sought the support of Alexander III and other international leaders, arguing their positions in various forums across Europe. |
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Hoping to dethrone Richard, the rebels sought the help of his brothers Henry and Geoffrey. |
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Some sought sanctuary in the Tower of London, and others managed to escape. |
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The nobles had sought to add another document, the De Tallagio, to Magna Carta. |
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It was composed of 17 articles and sought in part to deal with the problem of enforcing the Charters. |
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Most of the 1215 charter and later versions sought to govern the feudal rights of the Crown over the barons. |
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This report became the first and most widely circulated of a series of plague tracts that sought to give advice to sufferers. |
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In the populated areas, both factions had much to lose by the ruin of the country and sought quick resolution of the conflict by pitched battle. |
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A French nationalist, Michelet also sought to claim the Renaissance as a French movement. |
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When their houses were closed down some monks sought to transfer to larger houses. |
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The assistance they sought did not materialise, their communication with allies at Court was poor. |
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The King sought out the farmer who had been branded and sold as a slave... and put him in the way of a comfortable livelihood. |
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Archaeological investigations continue to find tantalizing clues and funding is being sought to continue recent excavations. |
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Raleigh and Elizabeth sought both immediate riches and a base for privateers to raid the Spanish treasure fleets. |
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The Scottish Parliament decided that Gaelic had become a principal cause of the Highlanders' shortcomings and sought to abolish it. |
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Andrew's Saltire sought to create their own 'Scotch' design which saw the reverse superimposition take place. |
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Having little opportunity to replenish them, in May 1646 he sought shelter with a Presbyterian Scottish army at Southwell in Nottinghamshire. |
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After his succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. |
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Richard sought to expand the basis for the Protectorate beyond the army to civilians. |
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Some even sought to confer the Crown on the Protestant Duke of Monmouth, the eldest of Charles's illegitimate children. |
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They typically had little interest in politics and sought conciliation rather than war or they withheld judgment from both sides. |
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To protect himself from further rebellions, James sought safety by enlarging his standing army. |
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Even so, William's supporters sought ways to enhance his prestige and, on 19 September 1668, the States of Zeeland appointed him as First Noble. |
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Enlightenment scholars sought to curtail the political power of organized religion and thereby prevent another age of intolerant religious war. |
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Reformers sought to destroy what they saw as widespread institutional corruption. |
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After four years on the sidelines, Austria sought another war with France to avenge its recent defeats. |
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He mistook the movement of casualties to the rear for the beginnings of a retreat, and sought to exploit it. |
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The United States, in particular, was angered at Japan and sought to support China. |
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Churchill later sought to portray himself as an isolated voice warning of the need to rearm against Germany. |
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According to Lord Moran, during the war years Churchill sought solace in his tumbler of whisky and soda and his cigar. |
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Conservative campaigning sought to blame the deficit on the previous Labour government. |
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It aggressively sought women voters in the 1920s, often relying on patriotic themes. |
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Cameron sought to rebrand the Conservatives, embracing an increasingly socially liberal position. |
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The Greens sought to build alliances with other parties in the hope of gaining representation at the parliamentary level. |
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The Pleading in English Act 1362 sought to replace French with English for all pleas in courts. |
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Secondly, they sought to influence other stakeholders in the region to take action themselves. |
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Thirdly, they sought to influence the policies of central government where they might impact on the Region. |
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Besides the Crusades and monastic reforms, people sought to participate in new forms of religious life. |
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Wages rose as landlords sought to entice the reduced number of available workers to their fields. |
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Throughout the 14th century, French kings sought to expand their influence at the expense of the territorial holdings of the nobility. |
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However, as the need for budget cuts in the late 2000s became apparent some councils have sought service mergers. |
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Some residents sought to make a case for securing Welsh benefits such as free hospital parking and prescriptions. |
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Local authorities in both France and the UK called for the closure of Sangatte, and Eurotunnel twice sought an injunction against the centre. |
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The designation is highly sought after, with over 40 communities submitting bids at recent competitions. |
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Such independence was also sought by the Royal Statistical Society and the Statistics Commission. |
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But Toyota sought out to fulfil a higher end, expensive market segment, thus they created Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of premium cars. |
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Since China has started to invest more money into space activities, the Chinese Space Agency has sought international partnerships. |
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Gray and Lyell sought reconciliation with faith, while Huxley portrayed a polarisation between religion and science. |
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He increased the number of research fellowships from 31 to 49, and sought to bring talent into the college. |
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Years later, he sought to abolish the Tripos system, as he felt that it was becoming more an end in itself than a means to an end. |
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With capital accumulated from his two marriages and his inheritance from his father, Boulton sought a larger site to expand his business. |
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In the late 1760s and early 1770s there was a fashion among the wealthy for decorated vases, and he sought to cater to this craze. |
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In 1782 the firm sought to modify Watt's invention so that the engine had a rotary motion, making it suitable for use in mills and factories. |
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He was a rather poor businessman, and especially hated bargaining and negotiating terms with those who sought to use the steam engine. |
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They may have been deliberately sought out, perhaps on the basis of the accounts of sailors who had seen land in the distance. |
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Norman mercenaries landed in Leinster in 1169 at the request of Diarmait Mac Murchada, who sought their help in regaining his throne. |
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In 2012, the nation of Haiti, with 9 million people, became the largest CARICOM nation that sought to join the union. |
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It was from Illtud and his successors that the Irish sought guidance on matters of ritual and discipline. |
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Because of their rarity, Vatican euro coins are highly sought by collectors. |
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In sixteen constitutions, he sought less clerical independence and a weaker connection with Rome. |
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A bachelor's degree is the title sought by Brazilians in order to be a professional in a certain area of human knowledge. |
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Psychologists at Southwestern University sought to determine whether such a thing as male answer syndrome actually exists. |
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He sought death by the axe and begged mercy from the King for his young family. |
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Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement. |
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Leaders also supported direct sea trade with Europe, particularly England and The Netherlands, which sought Persian carpet, silk, and textiles. |
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The effort sought to prevent further damage to the Church and her faithful at the hands of the newly formed Protestant denominations. |
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Less warlike than either his father or grandfather, he sought to bring an end to the Hundred Years' War that Edward III had started. |
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Although Richard sought peace with France, he took a different approach to the situation in Ireland. |
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In the wake of this designation, butchers in Bury sought to demonstrate their history of manufacturing and selling the product. |
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This period sought the revival of classical art forms, including Greek drama and music. |
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The brotherhood sought a return to the abundant detail, intense colours and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian art. |
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He sought further promotion and wealth by supporting King James and his arbitrary policies. |
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They are to be sought, not in the philosophy, but in the economics of each particular epoch. |
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It is peace sought in the spirit of peace, and laid in principles purely pacific. |
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Keats reached Rome on 14 November, by which time any hope of the warmer climate he sought had disappeared. |
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No longer able to support themselves financially, the family instead sought to place their sons as apprentices in various occupations. |
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From quite early in his career, he sought a better way to organise society and wrote a number of Utopian novels. |
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He sought and was given permission from St Patrick's and Christ Church cathedrals to use their choirs for this occasion. |
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Britten, though a reluctant conductor and a nervous pianist, was greatly sought after in both capacities. |
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