Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recent trends in the geography of voting in Great Britain pose major problems for all political parties as they develop strategies for the next general election . |
| 2 | The COPEI and the MAS on Feb. 24 declined Pérez 's request to the secretaries-general of all main opposition parties to join a " political cabinet " of ministers without portfolio to draft policies for the next two years of government . |
| 3 | But , with that unpredictability which makes biology such a fascinating science , it was some biochemists interested in nutrition who laid foundations for the next major advance in the treatment of cancer . |
| 4 | The Consortium is to review its work of delivering food into southern Sudan and make plans for the next nine months . |
| 5 | On Feb. 1 , 1990 , Saudi Arabia announced plans for the first electronic share dealing system in the Gulf , to be launched in April , which bankers said would revolutionize the market and attract many new investors . |
| 6 | Are building programmes for the next financial year drawn up in time to be available to managers before holidays are allocated ? |
| 7 | I have no illusions about the likelihood of its transforming schools in the next ten years . |
| 8 | Drawing attention to the cost of UN peacekeeping operations in the last 12 months , estimated to total US$3,000 million , Boutros-Ghali urged members to reflect on the organization 's financial crisis , prompted by outstanding dues totalling US$908,000,000 in regular contributions with a further US$845,000,000 due in peacekeeping contributions . |
| 9 | The work has voices in the first two movements , but is essentially for solo organ , dazzlingly played by Gaston Litaize , who clearly enjoys himself of the magnificent beast which lives in the church of St. Francois-Xavier in Paris . |
| 10 | Many more farmers would be willing to undertake conversion if the Government were prepared to provide subsidies for the first five years to help re-equip . |
| 11 | When John Ryan became Welsh coach in 1988 , the shattering tour of New Zealand having instantly expunged memories of the first Welsh Triple Crown in nine years , he had no compunction about picking old-style tight forwards who , if they did nothing else , would scrummage till the cows came home . |
| 12 | Inveterate trafficker in traffic systems Peek Plc told its annual meeting yesterday that it saw signs of a trading upturn in March : ‘ Although trading conditions in the first two months of the current year continued to be difficult , we have seen signs of improvement in March — there is currently a significant amount of enquiry and bidding activity and it is expected that this will translate into firm orders , ’ chairman Ken Maud said . |
| 13 | On Jan. 7 a spokesman for the UN 's Inter-Agency Humanitarian Programme for Iraq and Kuwait said in Geneva that a minimum of US$145,300,000 would be needed to protect and assist Kurds over the next six months . |
| 14 | I am aware , however , that surveying techniques of the last 150 years have been to standards of accuracy of centimetres over the same sort of distance and landscape . |
| 15 | The NZRFU can not really expect the Home Unions to agree to short tours when they place matches on the last two Saturdays of a tour , and put the tourists against top-strength sides at major venues on the two preceding Saturdays . |
| 16 | Some records were made by both the research team and by teachers of the methods used by pupils to obtain answers to the first two questions above . |
| 17 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 18 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five years when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 19 | Two transport and supply regiments from the Third Armoured division are returning from Germany , as part of the rundown of NATO forces there . |
| 20 | The first issue contains reports from the fifth national Chinese Christian Conference , held in Beijing in January . |
| 21 | This number is seen to be much higher in the later 1970s and in the 1980s , supporting the view that more and more school-leavers were then finding it increasingly difficult to obtain jobs in the first six months after leaving school . |
| 22 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 23 | Five runners-up received copies of the 10th Great Warbirds Air Display video and were : , . |
| 24 | Dolphin , which has been developing SCI over the last two years , will add its own SCI-based multi-processing system using the Motorola Inc 88110 later this year . |
| 25 | Every day this week you can collect pictures of the first eight Grands Prix that Mansell won . |
| 26 | Coun Tomlinson , chairman of the social services committee , said : ‘ The Government has now announced how it intends to allocate funds for the next four years . |
| 27 | Most gliding clubs have a system of re-checking pilots during the first few hours of solo flying , but then pilots are left very much to their own devices to improve their soaring techniques . |
| 28 | In addition to providing tax incentives to investors , the package required banks and insurance companies to purchase stocks over the next six months , and encouraged pension funds to do likewise . |
| 29 | The Supreme Court 's July ruling admitted for the first time in 16 years the right of individual states to restrict abortions during the first six months of pregnancy . |
| 30 | We 'll send sweatshirts to the first five correct entries out of the hat on 30 July . |