Example sentences of "[subord] the [num] war " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the 1914–18 war quickened the speed of the decline in fertility and resulted , during a loss of around 600,000 unborn children who would otherwise have been brought into the world , at no time did the rate touch the low level at which it stood in 1939 . |
| 2 | Since the 1939–45 war , many doubts have been expressed about the civilising effects of the arts . |
| 3 | As a result , British industrial life seems to have progressed downwards since the 1939/45 war . |
| 4 | Relations with China , which had been strained for many years since the 1962 war between the two countries , gradually improved after Rajiv Gandhi 's visit to Beijing on Dec. 19-23 , 1988 , the first to China by an Indian Prime Minister for 34 years . |
| 5 | Until after the 1939–45 war , nearly all the country 's milk was transported by rail . |
| 6 | It refused to let back the 300,000 or so who crossed to the East Bank during or after the 1967 war , but it allowed 100,000 ‘ summer visitors ’ to cross each year to maintain contact with their families . |
| 7 | Before the 1939–45 War was over , many soldiers and marines wore the commando shoulder flashes or rangers ' badges but the green beret was not introduced until late in 1942 . |
| 8 | Before the 1967 war Syria , Egypt and Jordan had all been concerned with the issues of Arab nationalism . |
| 9 | Whereas before the 1967 war most of the bellicosity had been verbal , after 1967 it was expressed in greatly intensified rearming . |
| 10 | Before the 1914 war , field sports were a popular feature and cycle racing had quite a large following though these were mostly open races and drew competitors from around Kent . |