Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [noun pl] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Germany is at last waking up to the what has been clear to outsiders for the past year or so , that there is going to be no quick fix to the recession it is facing and that it will be long and grinding : this week the BDI industrial federation admitted that the downturn could develop into Germany 's worst recession since the end of World War II , saying that the western German economy will continue to decline , and the fall will be deeper than previously thought , so that in important sectors such as the capital goods industry the downturn will represent a new post-war record ; the body blames weak foreign demand for German goods , the now over-valued mark and rising costs for German industry and now admits it is the result of structural problems that will have long-term economic effects . |
| 2 | During his 10 years as chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority the industry never approached him to change policies or attitudes . |
| 3 | If the Commonwealth War Commission do n't know how to get hold of the War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission can give us the information we want provided we can give them the christian name of the person and the regiment . |
| 4 | Many of those affected are members of the engineering workers union the AEU , where news of the job cuts was greeted with despondancy . |
| 5 | It 's hot , it 's happy and it 's home for the next six weeks , along with the University Arms Hotel a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 6 | In the consumer rights arena the central watchdog is provided by the Office of Fair Trading , set up by the Fair Trading Act , 1973 to encourage voluntary codes of practice between sellers and their customers , and to provide a central reference point for doubtful cases and matters of principle . |