Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] met the " in BNC.

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1 A Nigerian delegation met the " London Club " of commercial bank creditors on March 19-20 , 1990 , to indicate its intention to seek new debt rescheduling arrangements .
2 In July 1990 an Aruban delegation met the Netherlands Minister of Aruban and Antillean Affairs , Ernst Hirsh Ballin , for further talks about his proposals for a new constitutional relationship between the island and the Netherlands [ see also p. 37823 ] .
3 That code was to be developed to ensure that public transport met the needs of all passengers , including the disabled and that it worked efficiently in the consumers ' interest .
4 Some 110,000 immigrants met the Dec. 10 deadline for applications to regularize their status as residents of Spain .
5 On Oct. 18 the German Foreign Minister , Hans-Dietrich Genscher , visiting Kiev as part of a German cultural event met the Ukrainian President , Leonid Kravchuk and Foreign Minister , Anatoly Zlenko , who handed over documents on establishing consular relations between Germany and Ukraine .
6 On the first visit the social worker met the son-in-law as she arrived , rushing out of the flat , with the door slammed .
7 Where flat brown ploughland met the darkening sea ,
8 I had by this time met the latter .
9 North America became the first continent to have a rail line from coast to coast when the Central Pacific met the Union Pacific in May 1869 .
10 On Aug. 7 Greguric met the Prime Minister of the rump Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) , Milan Panic , in Budapest , with the mediation of Hungarian Prime Minister Jozsef Antall .
11 Her smouldering eyes met the apology in his .
12 Altogether 406 infants met the study criteria , and the records of 402 were available for study : 215 during 1974–7 ( group A ) and 187 during 1988–91 ( group B ) .
13 The Australian Government met the British request by sending the Royal Australian Air Force 's Dakota transports of 38 Squadron to Malaya , deploying in May 1950 .
14 To make sure that these components met the quality standards needed by the main plant , the company despatched , at its own expense , what they described to us with only mild exaggeration as ‘ a regiment of engineers ’ from Detroit , some of whom stayed down in Brazil for months advising the subcontractors on how to meet the company 's standards .
15 Even though all authorities met the 31 December deadline , good intentions on effective hospital discharges must still be proved .
16 THE Prime Minister met the first British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest — and got her name wrong .
17 Then his startled gaze met the glowing eyes above the white patch of the handkerchief the man was holding at his mouth .
18 On Oct. 25 Genscher met the Russian Foreign Minister , Andrei Kozyrev , and on Oct. 26 President Gorbachev and the Soviet Foreign Minister , Boris Pankin .
19 On Jan. 27 Goulding met the leaders of Serbian communities in Croatia , in an attempt to persuade them to accept UN peacekeepers in their areas .
20 On death row in San Quentin , California , Maureen Timmins for the first time met the convicted murderer she 's convinced is innocent .
21 Matilda started to go with them , but as she passed Miss Honey she paused and her twinkling eyes met the teacher 's eyes and Miss Honey ran forward and gave the tiny child a great big hug and a kiss .
22 On Sept. 17 the same leaders met the Public Security Minister , Ismaila Nimaga , after which they agreed to suspend a rally planned for the following day .
23 Below her , tucked into a natural bowl where a lush green valley met the aquamarine of the Atlantic Ocean , nestled the tiny fishing village of Praia do Carvoeiro .
24 Before the collapse of the Soviet Union , the central Soviet budget met the cost of the decontamination , medical treatment and checkups of the several hundred thousand victims and liquidators , as well as the compensation payments to those still living in contaminated areas .
25 ‘ It was most encouraging to see the manner in which the Department of Trade and Industry worked to ensure that the basis for final settlement met the EC requirement fairly , ’ said the company 's finance director , Richard Lapthorne .
26 On Oct. 20 the Israeli government decided in favour of sending a delegation to the conference , and the other parties met the Oct. 23 deadline for the formal acceptance of invitations .
27 Mixed development met the sociological dictates of urbanity and community ; it met the planning critics of inter-war sprawl ; and it met architectural requirements of variety in materials ( concrete , brick , wood , pebbles and strong colours ) .
28 A few other media met the conditions of technology , but simply failed to catch on with a mass audience .
29 Grand Metropolitan , which wants tenants to sign binding 20-year leases , agreed to send a representative from London to the town after Mr Michael Fallon , MP for Darlington , and two licensees met the company chairman .
30 IT WAS a unique night down at Newtownards Flying Club , when the new boys met the Battle Of Britain aces .
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