Example sentences of "a spokesman for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for the Police Dog Training School at RAF Newton said the need for instructors and dog handlers fluctuated . |
| 2 | Maen Reuan , a spokesman for the Khmer People 's National Liberation Front , said fighters of the non-communist movement killed eight soldiers in attacks on government outposts on Sunday . |
| 3 | PANAMA CITY — Troops loyal to the Panamanian military leader , General Manuel Noriega , put down a coup attempt by junior officers in the capital yesterday after a day of heavy fighting , a spokesman for the Panama Defence Forces said . |
| 4 | ‘ Everything is under control , ’ said Major Edgardo Lopez Grimaldo , a spokesman for the PDF and a senior Noriega aide , as the rebels , in civilian dress , were led from the barracks by members of the 2000 Battalion , the general 's elite combat force . |
| 5 | ‘ It is impossible to determine the precise motive , ’ a spokesman for the Brussels prosecutor 's office commented . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the consortium lead firm , HDW in Kiel , confirmed that the contract for the two 1,550-tonne diesel-powered submarines had been signed . |
| 7 | A spokesman for the Department of Trade and Industry said : ‘ The changes are generally to make the advertisements clearer and easier to understand . |
| 8 | ‘ Good talent is being lost , particularly in the science and engineering areas , ’ said a spokesman for the Institution of Professionals , Managers and Specialists . |
| 9 | A spokesman for the CSO said : ‘ The Government Statistical Service has a high reputation for integrity , objectivity and honesty . |
| 10 | A spokesman for the ministry confirmed that an outbreak of food poisoning in Bedworth in July had been traced back to the monastery . |
| 11 | A spokesman for the ministry said it would continue consultation with Mother Catherine , and would be studying the papers submitted by the lawyers . |
| 12 | Ron Scriven , a spokesman for the Police Federation which represents police officers , said : ‘ If the Avon and Somerset report is forwarded to us we will study it and consider circulating the 43 forces in England and Wales with its findings . |
| 13 | ‘ We are now examining a few contradictions and will decide on the matter next week , ’ a spokesman for the Belgian cycling union said . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't be surprised if we get a good result , ’ Colin Horgan , a spokesman for the club , said yesterday . |
| 15 | A spokesman for the British Army of the Rhine would not confirm or deny whether the documents were genuine , saying yesterday : ‘ We do not comment about these matters . ’ |
| 16 | UK new cars sales plunged by nearly 26 per cent in February in what was described by a spokesman for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders as ‘ the biggest month-on-month February drop I can remember . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Yuri Roshka , a spokesman for the Moldavian Popular Front , said that several thousand people clashed with police after clambering over tanks and other military vehicles preparing to move into Lenin Square in Kishinyev . |
| 18 | A spokesman for the radical parliamentary organisation , the Inter-Regional Group ( MRG ) , said that Mr Gorbachev had also wanted the Praesidium to approve separate proposals curbing the republics ' economic rights . |
| 19 | A spokesman for the radical parliamentary organisation , the Inter-Regional Group ( MRG ) , said that Mr Gorbachev had also wanted the Praesidium to approve separate proposals curbing the republics ' economic rights . |
| 20 | A spokesman for the college said levels were about 30 per cent above the comparable period last year , but this was not exceptional . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the college said levels were about 30 per cent above the comparable period last year , but this was not exceptional . |
| 22 | A spokesman for the largest opposition group , the People 's Party , said the Prime Minister was acting ‘ as if nothing had changed ’ . |
| 23 | A spokesman for the Lord Chancellor 's Department said there would be wide consultation before any restrictions on the right of appeal . |
| 24 | A spokesman for the largest opposition group , the People 's Party , said the Prime Minister was acting ‘ as if nothing had changed ’ . |
| 25 | A spokesman for the opposition Socialist Party contended that transportation of plutonium was dangerous , whether by air or by sea and in itself . |
| 26 | DIEGO MARADONA could be fined or banned from playing in the Italian League because of his reported remarks that the World Cup draw was fixed , a spokesman for the Italian Federation said yesterday . |
| 27 | As Americans , and relatives from many other countries filed through the town , and walked over the surrounding countryside yesterday — over 20 nationalities were represented on the flight — Mr Joe Horgan , a spokesman for the American victims of Flight 103 , spoke of a bond between the US and Lockerbie . |
| 28 | Mr Dave Higgs , a spokesman for the Fire Brigades Union , said yesterday that initiation rites were ‘ not widespread at all . |
| 29 | ‘ At the moment there are no formulae for costing environmental matters of that sort , ’ a spokesman for the Department of Transport informed the author . |
| 30 | ‘ We think our proposals are quite modest given that some organisations want the whole countryside designated an ESA , ’ said a spokesman for the RSPB . |