Example sentences of "[verb] embarked on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faced with a massive upsurge in poaching , Zimbabwe has embarked on a crash programme of de-horning its remaining black rhino population , in an effort to make the animals worthless to the poachers . |
| 2 | He has embarked on a drawing/painting course which seems to be about as full and hectic as yours , but then both your chosen activities are a mystery to me . |
| 3 | Mr Hawke has embarked on a crusade to join the airlines in smashing the pilots ' claim , seeing it as a crucial challenge to the cornerstone of his government 's economic policy , the wages accord between government , employers and unions . |
| 4 | Reporting the Lithuanian response , the official Soviet news agency Tass on March 19 announced that Gorbachev had ordered the Soviet government to implement " a number of immediate measures " in the light of information which " bears witness to the fact that the present leadership of the republic has embarked on a path of crude violations of constitutional order and of arbitrarily deciding matters which affect the interest of the USSR " . |
| 5 | The European Community [ EC ] has embarked on a path inexorably leading to the eventual replacement of member countries ' currencies with a single European currency . |
| 6 | Energy generation from renewable resources , such as wind or water , can help conserve fossil fuels and reduce emissions of pollutants ; the Trust has embarked on a number of schemes to exploit renewable energy , as at Aberdulais ( see below right ) , and will assess properties for their energy-generating potential . |
| 7 | America has embarked on a project for a vast Superconducting Super Collider , under construction south of Dallas ( see page 112 ) . |
| 8 | A former television presenter who hit the headlines amid claims he was the Son of God has embarked on a lecture tour to set the record straight . |
| 9 | So the ANC has embarked on a programme of mass action to put pressure on the government . |
| 10 | That 's the message from the Department of Agriculture which has embarked on a safety drive . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , though Penda may have embarked on a programme of domination of the south-west midlands , there is no evidence that he was responsible for the formation of the Hwiccian kingdom . |
| 12 | Had it been , Bingham says , ‘ it seems likely that all concerned would have embarked on a group restructuring programme with a much fuller investigation and understanding of the malpractice which had existed in the past and of the level of support required , or that the bank would have been closed or would have collapsed there and then ’ . |
| 13 | In October , the army was said to have embarked on a campaign of intimidation , and tension was reportedly high . |
| 14 | To help us develop a strategic approach to advise provision , we 've embarked on a mapping exercise . |
| 15 | In a series of radio interviews on May 8 Annie Murphy revealed that she and Casey had embarked on a love affair in Ireland in 1973 and that she had given birth to his child two years later . |
| 16 | The shootings brought to a climax the long-standing complaints by opposition groups in Serbia that the Milosevic government had embarked on a course of confrontation not only with non-communists but also , more ominously , with other ethnic groups in Yugoslavia . |
| 17 | Soon after joining the WSPU in 1906 she had embarked on a campaign of disruptive action which by the time she went to Epsom for the Derby had brought her numerous prison sentences for offences such as obstruction , throwing bricks , setting fire to pillar-boxes and smashing windows in the House of Commons . |
| 18 | Consequently , following the failure of Meech Lake , the government had embarked on a process of mass consultation culminating in the report of the parliamentary committee . |
| 19 | L. K. Advani , leader of the Hindu-revivalist Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , had embarked on a procession to the site in September ; his arrest in Bihar on Oct. 23 had provoked the BJP to withdraw its support for Singh 's government [ see p. 37774 ] . |
| 20 | Lloyd George 's Government had embarked on a programme of financing social reform at a time of rapidly rising prices . |
| 21 | It was an opportune moment to return because the citizens of Aberdeen had embarked on a series of ambitious street improvements at the same time as the technology had developed to enable the exploitation of the plentiful local granite for building purposes . |
| 22 | NEWSPAPERS , radio and television have commissioned an orgy of more than 100 polls during this election campaign but the five main pollsters — MORI , Gallup , Harris , ICM and NOP — have embarked on a price war likely to leave them with little profit . |
| 23 | The company 's employees have embarked on a strike that could seriously disrupt international air travel if it lasts for more than a few weeks . |
| 24 | Mr Ellis added : ‘ When we took over the line the state of the locomotives was not as we would have wished so we have embarked on a rebuilding process . ’ |
| 25 | One reason that many teachers find the idea of teaching in role worrying is that they feel that once they have embarked on a role they will have to stick with it for the rest of the lesson . |
| 26 | TANGMERE MILITARY AVIATION Museum have embarked on a project to salvage the dismantled and buried remains of a Hawker Hector in West Sussex . |
| 27 | ‘ As you may remember when Peter Lipscomb spoke to you last year , we have embarked on a £53 million investment programme . |
| 28 | Having reviewed our chemicals portfolio , we have embarked on a process of selective growth and divestment , concentrating on our core businesses to build a strong base from which to exploit future opportunities . |
| 29 | Today I have with me two ladies who have embarked on a career in science . |
| 30 | Federal and state governments in Australia have embarked on a series of national initiatives which show a firm commitment to tackling social inequalities in health . |