Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] its [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The price of land there has skyrocketed since Nagano announced its bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics " . |
| 2 | On Jan. 9 , 1990 , the US administration announced its support for the restoration of World Bank loans to China which met " basic human needs " ; the International Herald Tribune reported on Jan. 13 that this covered about $2,000 million of the $7,000 million sought by the World Bank . |
| 3 | The PNC reiterated its support for the peace plan it had approved in 1988 [ see p. 36438 ] , which was based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 , and the guaranteeing of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people . |
| 4 | The pamphlet began its argument for the dependence of harmony and order on the recognition of man 's true nature by distinguishing man from other animals . |
| 5 | In 1916 , a special committee produced its recommendations for the precautions to be taken in the event of an air raid . |
| 6 | To coincide with the study 's publication , the council renewed its call for the Data Protection Act to be amended to enable individuals to see any file on them kept by the league . |
| 7 | Since this was Keith Jones ' last committee meeting , the committee expressed its gratitude for the valuable contributions he had made to the committee . |
| 8 | They begged Rytasha for reimbursement , but none was forthcoming , and for the want of a few hundred pounds the village lost its crop for the year . |
| 9 | But where has The Fair Play For Oswald Committee launched its search for The Truth … |
| 10 | Will the Secretary of State respond to a question that I have put several times since the Select Committee on Science and Technology in another place produced its recommendations for the Government ? |
| 11 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
| 12 | Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence . |
| 13 | He has had over a dozen matches and scored only two goals , so perhaps as Joo said its time for the subs bench ( remember Le Tissier on sunday ) . |
| 14 | The Group extended its support for the arts during 1992 , in particular sponsoring the revival of Xerxes at the English National Opera and the Royal Academy of Arts ' Summer Exhibition in London , which is the premier event of its type in the UK . |
| 15 | Cable & Wireless Plc said its results for the year to March 31 will show an exceptional charge of £84m and exceptional gains totalling £178m to comply with new accounting standards — there will be exceptional profits of £60m from exercise of warrants in Hong Kong and of some £118m from the sale of 20% of Mercury Communications Ltd to BCE Inc ; the charge will cover its interest in undersea cable systems — it has also decided to reduce the book life of its digital submarine cable assets to 15 years from 25 , which will lead to an additional £12m depreciation charge each year . |
| 16 | President Askar Akayev of Kirghizia condemned the " anti-constitutional coup " and Yeltsin 's decrees were repeatedly broadcast , but the Kirghiz CP expressed its support for the SCSE . |
| 17 | China declared its support for the international ban on the importation of African ivory in June last year . |
| 18 | Perez de Cuellar was quite justified in saying that , once the US got its cover for the action , the UN has n't been consulted , they have n't even been informed until well after decisions have been taken , and actions have followed . |
| 19 | THE AUTHOR , Salman Rushdie , yesterday condemned the death edict against him as a ‘ terrorist threat ’ after Iran renewed its call for the sentence to be carried out four years after it was imposed . |
| 20 | Wordperfect Corp outlined its plans for the workgroup market this week and shied away from the ‘ applets with everything ’ approach described by Microsoft Corp last month ( CI No 2146 ) . |
| 21 | In a statement on Jan. 1 Polisario repeated its demand for the withdrawal of " Moroccan inhabitants " who had recently entered the territory . |
| 22 | This caning had its effect for the whole class knew that Miss Smith would stand no nonsense and it stamped her authority . |
| 23 | The manufacture of pins continued at Frogmarsh until 4 May 1934 , when the company closed its doors for the last time . |
| 24 | EMPLOYEES of Courtaulds Fibres , Canada , gathered for a Christmas party in December , just weeks after the viscose rayon plant closed its doors for the last time . |