Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] continued [to-vb] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The BNFL contract has continued to set the pace for all other sections of business , finishing the year well above budget . |
| 2 | The Association has continued to clarify the legal relationship between Branches and Branch clubs through the introduction of formal leasing arrangements . |
| 3 | Air Mail has continued to follow the format that was developed in 1989 , and which seeks to maintain a balance between Association policy , news and items of historical , Service and general interest . |
| 4 | In addition to the case work , the committee has continued to keep the regulations under review and has considered a variety of amendments . |
| 5 | The Institute has continued to highlight the effects of this recession on the construction industry — to the point of the Prime Minister being confronted with the RIBA Workload figures during the election campaign . |
| 6 | This fear of the mob has continued to haunt the executive , who saw that control could best be determined by the installation of a professional police organization formulated on strict hierarchic , semi-militaristic lines , and possessed of discipline , obedience , and loyalty . |
| 7 | Since then , the forces of continental drift have continued to pull the two continents apart , widening the Atlantic , but the habit of returning to the sea each year to spawn has never been broken even though it now involves such an immense journey . |
| 8 | With the lesson of 1923 in mind , the leadership has continued to support the AWB — ; for better or for worse . |
| 9 | In the nine years since your majesty ascended the throne of Annam in 1916 , your kingdom has continued to enjoy the unselfish and benevolent protection of France and it is our sincere hope that this mutually rewarding state of affairs will continue far into the distant future to the benefit of both our peoples . |
| 10 | The public funding of litigation remains a core question , on every aspect of which the Society has continued to challenge the Government . |
| 11 | The British attitude had long been clear : the 1951 Conservative government had continued to follow the line laid down by the previous Labour foreign minister , Ernest Bevin , who said in the House of Commons in November 1950 that Britain preferred an expansion of the Treaty of Brussels to serve as the basis of military cooperation within NATO , but would not object to the EDC were it to be established . |
| 12 | The ‘ merry-go-round ’ system which allows loading and discharge to take place while an entire train remains in motion has continued to form the mainstay of Railfreight Coal 's operations , and it is difficult to imagine a more efficient alternative . |
| 13 | All sputum cultures from the index case have continued to grow the epidemic strain . |
| 14 | The working party has continued to monitor the progress of the Bill and wrote to the Secretary of State in January asking for clarification of the Government 's policy on charging and access rail freight users . |
| 15 | Meanwhile people who live on the estate have continued to criticise the threatened bus boycott . |
| 16 | Since that time bureaucratic foot-dragging and dare it be said ? politics have continued to delay the project . |