Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] the third " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the ECA report noted that in 1989 food production in Africa had actually grown faster than population , for only the third time in 20 years ( 3.4 per cent , against population growth of 3.2 per cent ) , and that food imports had fallen by 12 per cent . |
| 2 | Last year 's unstoppable strikeforce of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist will team up for only the third time this season , Hateley with a ten goal start on his partner . |
| 3 | The famine simply must end today if Koppelaar 's team are to hold down a crucial fourth slot in Pool A which would keep alive their chances of reaching hockey 's premier event for only the third time . |
| 4 | This brilliant piece of oratory which I have in my hand here , in addition to many other valuable insights , contains three alternative definitions of faith , two gentle digs at Professor , and one definitive statement of when the third millennium begins . |
| 5 | Without them , the conservative National Action Party , which already governs Merida , appears certain to turn Yucatan into only the third state in Mexico 's history to elect an opposition governor . |
| 6 | An intelligent player , who read the game well , Peter was a considerable asset in the top flight but , in only the third match of 1972–73 , he had the misfortune to break his leg in a tackle with his former Liverpool team-mate Tommy Smith , and it was a year or more before he was really able to play properly again , and that represented a real loss to the club . |
| 7 | In both the third party context and State succession different principles apply to treaties and customary international law . |
| 8 | The need for additional financing was significantly reduced after the first quarter of 1992 and , partly by using cash balances , we repaid borrowings in both the third and fourth quarters . |
| 9 | Subsequently borrowings were repaid in both the third and fourth quarters , from a combination of a reduction in liquid resources and the measures taken to return to a positive cash flow . |
| 10 | Bailey was 5–2 down in the first set tie breaker but won five successive points to draw first blood and then broke his rival in both the third and fifth games of the second set for an astounding victory . |
| 11 | It then declined , dropping to below the third magnitude in 1940 . |
| 12 | In practice , however , the new republic 's distinguishing feature , in marked contrast to either the Third or the Fourth Republic , was the enormous power of the president . |
| 13 | This is at least the third CD issued recently of Liszt 's Third Concerto — a genuine work for those who may harbour doubts . |
| 14 | You are at least the third person today who calls to inquire . |
| 15 | Nonconformity persisted in the Nicholls dynasty into at least the third generation . |
| 16 | There is some evidence of ribbon development along Watling Street on the Strood side of the Medway , but this suburb was probably not large enough to account for the size of the cemeteries , which date from the middle of the first century until at least the third . |
| 17 | ‘ I still do n't think you should have charged them , ’ Ellie repeated , for at least the third time . |