Example sentences of "during the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The question had been raised in the Commons during the debates on the Bill , when Churchill indicated that the Board of Trade hoped for co-operation between labour exchanges and local education authorities ( LEAs ) in the sharing of information , and that in certain instances Juvenile Advisory Committees ( JACs ) could be established . |
2 | Following the failure of leading Anglican and Presbyterian divines to devise a compromise Prayer Book during the debates at the Savoy Conference in 1661 , a new Book of Common Prayer was drawn up by convocation . |
3 | More important will be dissent shown during the debates by the Government 's own supporters . |
4 | Under pressure from professional and voluntary organisations during the debates on the Bill , the government was forced to tackle the question of whether every child could indeed follow the National Curriculum . |
5 | During the debates there was criticism from Egypt of the movement 's failure to intervene in the crisis in Yugoslavia ( which was an influential founder member and current chair of the NAM ) . |
6 | When a joint committee of CST and CASS was set up during the debates , it was chaired by Sir Alan Richmond , who described it as ‘ the most difficult committee I have ever chaired in my life ’ . |
7 | During the Coronations of 1937 and 1953 all trams carried pennants on their trolleys and patriotic emblems in the trolley towers . |
8 | Hedgehogs have neither the speed nor the manoeuvrability to catch rabbits but I have known them to kill the young in a stop , gaining entrance during the times when the doe has left the stop unsealed just before the young rabbits are moved out . |
9 | Not surprisingly , in these conditions , the Swamp Eel has adapted by being able to breathe atmospheric air during the times of drought when the swamps dry up , aestivating ( the summer version of hibernating ) until more favourable conditions return , by burrowing into the mud or travelling across land in search of alternative waterways . |
10 | That was certainly the philosophy during the times of economic crisis in the early Eighties when the original run of Barnum played to packed houses , and when the National Theatre hit the jackpot with its first musical , Guys And Dolls . |
11 | A VERY important part of the Urgent Action technique is the Worldwide Accelerated Response Network ( WARN ) , which allows Amnesty International to initiate immediate appeals during the times when the Urgent Action network is not accessible — late at night , or at weekends . |
12 | He never contacted her during the times they were apart , so perhaps he was able to divorce his professional life from his sex life , compartmentalising them in a way she could n't . |
13 | THE Daily Post 's chief photographer Stephen Shakeshaft remembered Les Dawson with affection during the times he worked with him . |
14 | They live in nests below ground where they are safe from sand lizards and insectivorous birds and that is where they stay during the mornings . |
15 | The United Nations ' World Food Programme says that more than 20m Africans will depend on food aid this year — more , by far , than during the horrors in the Horn of Africa six years ago . |
16 | Not only do they reflect the significance of each part of the ancient ritual , but also the solemn chant of the singers during the ceremonies and later the raucous shouts of the guests at the feast . |
17 | Recent moves towards the economic integration of Egypt and Libya were discussed by Kadhafi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during the ceremonies . |
18 | I remember during the rehearsals for Die Zauberflöte he criticized the Sarastro for putting on the kind of unctuous tone that , according to Gründgens , was best left to indoctrination meetings for the Party faithful . |
19 | There was only one occasion when he intervened during the rehearsals , according to Irene Worth . |
20 | Mr Ronald ( RT ) Jones will be remembered by many readers of this magazine as the much-respected Permanent Secretary of the Guild of Students during the 'forties , 'fifties and 'sixties . |
21 | Lastly , the sad record of colonialism in the far north-east includes the name of the Aleuts , who were largely annihilated by the Russians during the latters ' trans-Pacific adventure in pursuit of sea-otter furs . |
22 | The feast of Pentecost which remembered the agreement God made with his people during the wanderings in the desert of Sinai , after their escape from Egypt . |
23 | The 1973 Act followed the notes of reservation and the three island authorities were the only unitary local authorities created in Britain during the reorganisations of the 1970s . |
24 | This was strengthened by the American admission during the exchanges that they proposed to recognise the RDC as the official consultative body in the south . |
25 | It should be added that the barrister also apologised for what had happened during the exchanges in court before the judge discharged the jury . |
26 | Dunkirk , Boulogne and Calais , through which British munitions and troops could pass in growing numbers , might have been taken at little cost during the Germans ' initial advance , now they would have to be fought for . |
27 | Liggins or Remeynes took time during the concerts to explain the lyrical similarities between Ukrainian and Wedding Present songs . |
28 | Wasps wing Darren O'Leary , Leicester lock Martin Johnson and Bristol lock Andy Blackmore are three other squad newcomers who have also improved their status during the divisionals . |
29 | During the hearings political protests , as such , were most gentle : one patriot inquiring after the patriotism of another . |
30 | He had only sampled Cameron Nielson Sr during the hearings , then let the man live out a diminished , unproductive life . |