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 | 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 . |
| 5 | On the first visit the social worker met the son-in-law as she arrived , rushing out of the flat , with the door slammed . |
| 6 | Where flat brown ploughland met the darkening sea , |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Her smouldering eyes met the apology in his . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | THE Prime Minister met the first British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest — and got her name wrong . |
| 11 | Then his startled gaze met the glowing eyes above the white patch of the handkerchief the man was holding at his mouth . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | A few other media met the conditions of technology , but simply failed to catch on with a mass audience . |
| 19 | IT WAS a unique night down at Newtownards Flying Club , when the new boys met the Battle Of Britain aces . |
| 20 | The romantically handsome musician met the vivacious half-Russian Freda Bernstein , twenty years his junior , during the second World war . |
| 21 | The case comes on the day senior magistrates met the Home Secretary to seek changes to the new Criminal Justice Act , under which penalties are linked to a person 's ability to pay . |