Example sentences of "the usa the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , in the USA the development of large-scale steel production both weakened the craft basis of unionism and correspondingly enhanced the power of individual firms in relation both to the unions and product market . |
| 2 | In the USA the literature of user education indicates that schools were heavily dependent on public libraries for library services in general and for user education in particular , right up to the 1930s . |
| 3 | Ironically , in the USA the opposite took place . |
| 4 | In certain states of the USA the possession of small quantities of marijuana is not a criminal offence , although it is in Britain . |
| 5 | In the USA the concept of ‘ environmental areas ’ was seen as a powerful reinforcement of the similar ideas contained in Clarence Perry 's ‘ neighbourhood units ’ and the design of Stein and Wright for Radburn , New Jersey in 1928 . |
| 6 | In the eastern part of the USA the significance of conservation measures has been demonstrated at two different scales ( Fig. 6.1 ) . |
| 7 | However , the USA have never ratified the Warsaw Convention so as far as air carrier liability is concerned within the USA the sky is the limit and any party whose negligence can be proved is liable . |
| 8 | In the USA the absence of a socialist party , the weakness and declining influence of the trade unions in electoral politics , and the enormous costs of political campaigning have meant that throughout the post-war period access to money has been a critical determinant of how politicians are selected ( Bretton , 1980 ; Drew , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | In the USA the absence of a strong socialist movement can to some degree be explained by ( a ) the ‘ newness ’ and apparent ‘ classlessness ’ of their social structures , especially the absence of an aristocracy ; ( b ) extensive social mobility ; ( c ) the multiplicity of ethnic cleavages ; and ( d ) the fact that universal suffrage arrived before large-scale industrialization , which meant that the working -class did not have to struggle for the franchise . |
| 10 | She did not immediately issue a new notice , an omission which in effect granted the USA the use of Subic Bay indefinitely under a 1947 military agreement , which the Philippine government said remained in force . |
| 11 | To please the USA the Republic stalled . |
| 12 | Longer hours and shorter recreation are the norm , with the annual average working hours of a Japanese worker amounting to more than 2 , 100 : by contrast in Britain and the USA the average is 1,800–1,900 hours , with about 1,650 the norm in the Federal Republic of Germany ( Deutschmann , 1987 ) . |
| 13 | In the USA the average is lower at 7 per cent but this is offset by a much higher expenditure per head on R&D workers . |
| 14 | In July 1990 , in response to the uncertainty over the future of US bases in the Philippines , Brunei joined Singapore in offering the USA the option of operating its forces from Brunei . |