Example sentences of "the [noun] met [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Early in 1914 , the Board felt it advisable to appoint a House Committee to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the Institution , and the committee met for the first time on 28th April with Mr. W. T. Lansberry in the chair .
2 The Committee met for the first time in Edinburgh in October 1979 .
3 The committee met for the first time on August 12 , to define its aims and draw up a policy programme for the future .
4 As a result , the Committee met on the 3rd tee in December and finally decided to raise it a foot all over and to put up a viewing platform on the right hand side .
5 The Group met for the first time in March 1974 with several proposals already before it .
6 On 8 May this year the Committee debating the Bill met for the 53rd and final day under the chairmanship — on that occasion — of my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) .
7 The conduct of the elections met with the overall satisfaction of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , which had sent a mission at Fujimori 's invitation to observe the poll [ see p. 38908 ; 39804 ] .
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