Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [noun] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | One consequence of the rise in private asset ownership among elderly people is that many of them do not suffer any drastic reduction of their ability to consume on retirement : indeed , tax changes in the 1970s that encouraged pension schemes to pay out some of their assets as a lump sum mean that many retirees experience an increase in their consumption propensity in the first few years of retirement . |
| 2 | In the official view , the use of the Swiss timer pointed clearly to Libya , not only because it had been supplied to its security agency in the first place , but because the PFLP — GC favoured a barometric-pressure triggering system for its Toshiba bombs . |
| 3 | The Japanese surplus fell to below $50,000 million in the second half of 1989 from over $80,000 million a year earlier , and the West German surplus in the second half of 1989 was also slightly below its record level in the first half of the year . |
| 4 | It is worth noting that in England , Councils must have competition for 33% of their Engineering service in the first year 1995 and 90% by October ‘ 96 . |
| 5 | And judging by their weekend clash in the first round of the Cawoods Steel and Sons Cup there could well be as little to separate the teams at the end of the season as there is at present . |
| 6 | One student looking for employment had finished his grant entitlement in the first quarter of 1984 , and had been job-seeking for six months ( Table 7.2 ) . |
| 7 | You know what caused his kidney problem in the first place . |
| 8 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 9 | Speak to your line manager in the first instance if you want to find out whether you can change the hours you work . |