Example sentences of "member [prep] [art] [noun sg] forces [was/were] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , deaths of members of the security forces were 54 per cent of total fatalities in 1985 , compared to only 18 per cent in 1976 . |
2 | The violence reached a peak in August and September and threatened to disrupt the ANC-government talks , with ANC leaders questioning the government 's willingness to act against the perpetrators of the violence and alleging that members of the security forces were involved . |
3 | The victims were mainly civilians and included several children ; three members of the security forces were also killed . |
4 | More than 160 members of the security forces were said to have been killed since February . |
5 | Female members of the security forces were deliberately targeted by republican paramilitaries , while other women were killed simply because of their religion . |
6 | A CLAMPDOWN on the circulation of photographs of IRA suspects among members of the security forces was brought into operation secretly last year , official sources in Belfast said yesterday , writes David McKittrick . |