Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by a new [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , as the second and third generation of Arab-Americans began to look back across the Atlantic , they were joined by a new wave of immigrants from the Middle East , many of them Lebanese , Palestinians and Iraqis displaced by the political upheavals in the region . |
| 2 | They did , however , note that the disturbances of 1811 – 12 were distinguished by a new level of planning and organisation , but still insisted that the involvement of " proper " trade unionists was limited to sympathy . |
| 3 | ‘ By the beginning of 1960 ’ , he wrote , ‘ it could no longer be denied that certain parts of London at night were dominated by a new spirit of insecurity ’ : ‘ juvenile delinquency had for the first time in Britain become elevated to the status of a national problem ’ . |
| 4 | Locally , it is estimated that more than half the 200 Health Authorities in England and Wales designated a responsible officer , and that there was a greater volume and variety of activity than ever before : traditional courses were supplemented by a new range of imaginative options , to which more managers than ever before had access . |
| 5 | Early in the new century the Manchester and Salford Scuttlers were succeeded by a new generation calling themselves ‘ Ikes ’ or ‘ Ikey Lads ’ , a name which may have had something to do with distinctive dress-styles made by Jewish tailor shops . |
| 6 | In the decades following the death of Richard Wilson in 1782 , the beauties of the Principality were re-discovered by a new generation of artists including J. Inigo Richards , Anthony Devis , J. C. Ibbetson , Copley Fielding , William Daniell and David Cox . |
| 7 | The Rural Areas Committee formally ceased to exist in December 1945 and its functions were assumed by a new University/ WEA Joint Committee with responsibility for all liberal adult educational provision including Tutorial Classes throughout the region . |
| 8 | The same holds true about the plasma concentrations which , although they were determined by a new ELISA , were within the same range ( 70–350 ng/mL ) in responsive patients from Cameroon and the Congo as in non-responsive patients from the Congo . |
| 9 | Gore and Wirth were backed by a new report from the congressional Office of Technology Assessment . |
| 10 | The USA , France , Venezuela and Argentina denounced the coup and demanded Aristide 's return to power , a demand echoed by the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , despite the re-affirmation at its June assembly of its traditional position of non-intervention if proof was given by a new government that it had gained control of its internal affairs [ see p. 38286 ] . |
| 11 | Even when Archbishop Thomas died , he was succeeded by a new archbishop , Gerard , who was already bishop of Hereford , and as such had taken an oath of obedience to Anselm . |
| 12 | This was substituted by a new clause which stated that ‘ parties , mass organisations and mass movements are set up under a procedure established by legislation , and function within the framework of the constitution and law ’ of the republic . |
| 13 | Nazimov 's enthusiasm for discipline was applied by a new Governor-General to Moscow as a whole . |
| 14 | He was resussitated by a new heart monitor , bought for the ambulance by a local fir . |
| 15 | The worsening situation in the central Zambezia province was revealed by a new report from Mozambique 's Disasters Control Office . |
| 16 | Possibly , too , the building trade was invaded by a new class of speculator who made conditions even worse than they need have been by extracting high profits out of the unprecedented demand for cheap houses . |
| 17 | The first changes were brought about by war damage ; for example , the ‘ Gloster ’ public house was destroyed and was replaced by a new building bearing the name ‘ Gloucester ’ in full . |
| 18 | The trend of ownership across the post-war years had four interlinked parts : independent ownerships declined ; the provincial groups carried on ; there were manoeuvrings among the major chains ; and — the greatest upheaval — Kemsley left the market altogether and was replaced by a new player , the international Thomson organization . |
| 19 | Wingti 's government was in turn defeated in a parliamentary vote of no confidence on July 4 , 1988 , and was replaced by a new coalition led by Rabbie Namaliu . |
| 20 | The summit was marked by a new mood of realism among the leaders present . |
| 21 | As I walked in the door I was greeted by a new son and a strange emotional mixture of delight and disappointment at not having been there . |
| 22 | The return to school was accompanied by a new call for ‘ people 's education ’ , focusing on demands for an end to racial discrimination in education , democratic community participation in decision-making in schools , and a more relevant curriculum purged of racism . |
| 23 | The news of the additional departures was accompanied by a new capacity-reduction programme focussed primarily on physical assets , such as equipment and buildings , with some employee relocations involved . |
| 24 | The appearance of the first guide in 1989 was followed by a new route boom , and a new guide was due in mid-1990 . |
| 25 | Came the summer of 1976 and the factory was hit by a new problem as the whole of Britain suffered from one of the worst droughts on record . |
| 26 | It was 1974 before that particular form of discrimination was removed by a new Adoption Act . |
| 27 | The kitchen window was flecked by a new fall of drizzle whisked against the glass . |
| 28 | This new entrance measuring 256 metres between the breakwater heads with a dredged channel 120 metres wide was controlled by a new set of port locating lights and signals , including leading lights to position a vessel in the channel . |