Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports circulating in Hong Kong suggest that Britain will authorise the next group deportation under the mandatory programme before the next meeting of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ' Indo-China committee on January 18 . |
| 2 | Figure 8 Sources of pensioners ' incomes 1979 and 1987 |
| 3 | It will probably not surprise the reader to learn that at the outset of the course serious gaps in participants ' knowledge were identified . |
| 4 | Noddy is part of a £38 million package for kids ' TV this autumn . |
| 5 | There were conflicting accounts of clashes between Issa and Oromo groups in Djibouti and Ethiopia on July 9-15 ; the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ' representative in Djibouti apologized to the government for what he said was an incorrect report from the UNHCR that as many as 250 people had been killed . |
| 6 | ‘ We are not going to take no for an answer , ’ said Lyndall Sachs of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ' ( UNHCR ) office . |
| 7 | On March 7 he had been suspended from the House of Commons for 20 days after the Commons select committee on members ' interests had on Feb. 19 upheld two allegations against him of failing to declare business dealings in the register of MPs ' interests . |
| 8 | The main points were ( i ) a tax of 0.3 per cent on financial transactions ( ITMF ) , in force until 1994 , but not applying to wage cheques , pension payments and popular savings accounts ; ( ii ) to fight tax evasion an instruction to banks to report in specific cases and at the Finance Minister 's request all movements of individuals ' and companies ' accounts ; ( iii ) the simplification of the tax system with the elimination of three social contributions and their replacement by valued added tax ( VAT ) of between 7 and 10 per cent ; ( iv ) the elimination of taxes on manufactured products , fuel sales and additional income , and their replacement by a selective tax ( the rate of which had yet to be specified ) on cars , alcoholic drinks , fuels , electricity and telecommunications ; ( v ) the elimination of the separate collection of taxes by state and municipal governments and another by municipal government , so that all taxes ( except the ITMF ) would be collected by the federal government and shared with the states and municipalities , expected to produce a real increase in their revenues of 9 and 17 per cent respectively ; and ( vi ) a ban on the contracting of fresh debts by the Federal District , states and the municipalities until the year 2000 . |
| 9 | 4 slices of light bread ( e.g. Nimble or Slimcea ) spread with reduced-oil salad dressing , and made into sandwiches with lots of lettuce , tomatoes and cucumber , plus 5oz ( 125g ) diet yogurt — any flavour 1 cup of slimmers ' cup-a-soup , plus 2 oz ( 50g ) chicken ( with skin removed ) or lean ham , served with large salad and 4oz ( 100g ) potatoes and a little reduced-oil salad dressing |
| 10 | Rev Norman A Hjelm , former Director of Communication of the Lutheran World Federation ( LWF ) , is the new Director of the US National Council of Churches ' Faith and Order office in New York . |
| 11 | Dismissal therapy … the use of drug tests has lead to a US legal battle over workers ' privacy rights PHOTOGRAPH : N. SAGANSKY |
| 12 | At Southampton dramatic effects on students ' ability to elaborate have been achieved by changing the timing of their examinations.At Southampton the students sit a traditional 2nd MB examination , which tests their knowledge of basic sciences . |
| 13 | Tickets £1 from Middlesbrough junior match secretary Dusty King at Anglers ' Choice ; tel : Middlesbrough 850428 . |
| 14 | A brand new series of buyers ' guides — we help you set up a specialist tank or system each month , show our choice of equipment , and let you know what else is suitable on the market and how much it all costs . |
| 15 | [ Dorothy Ripley , The Bank of Faith and Works United , Philadelphia , 1819 , and The Extraordinary Conversion , and Religious Experience of Dorothy Ripley , 1810 ; Joseph Smith , A Descriptive Catalogue of Friends ' Books , 1867 . ] |
| 16 | It has caused collection problems on a hitherto unprecedented scale , and more than £100 million worth of taxpayers ' money has been squandered on administering the wretched tax in Wales alone . |
| 17 | But they have also been busy in the transfer market , making a £2 million bid for Coventry striker Kevin Gallacher , a £1 million offer for Wimbledon 's Robbie Earle and a £1.8 million move for Dons ' defender Terry Phelan . |