Example sentences of "in 1987 the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Easington constituency in 1987 the taciturn W.J.Perry ( who fights again ) polled 7,757 for the Tories , just 16.3pc of the vote . |
| 2 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 3 | Even in 1987 the brand new ship was suffering smells similar to those which led to the deaths of Katherine and James Tomlins . |
| 4 | In 1987 the Ministry killed 711 badgers and found tuberculosis in only 92 . |
| 5 | In 1987 the Church of England 's position on sexuality was confused . |
| 6 | In 1987 the share of the total market accounted for by imported whisky was a mere 11% ; in 1992 , the figure is projected to be 27% . |
| 7 | From its inception in 1983 to the winding up of the programme in 1987 the government through the Training Agency ( formerly the Manpower Services Commission ) will have committed close on 1 billion to TVEI . |
| 8 | In 1987 the Passport Office ceased to issue the familiar hard-backed dark blue , gold-embossed symbol of British superiority , and we now have to make do with a limp , plastic-covered , mulberry-coloured booklet which is no more impressive than those of other countries . |
| 9 | In 1987 the Home Secretary was responsible for 223 telecommunications warrants and 71 letters warrants . |
| 10 | In 1987 the Foundation helped fund the purchase of a new concert grant piano . |
| 11 | This is mainly the result of heavy visitor use ; in 1987 the park received 18.5 million visits . |
| 12 | In 1987 the para-profession of licensed conveyancer was created removing the legal professors ' effective monopoly in this area . |
| 13 | ( In fact , following the abortive takeover , GEC and Plessey announced in 1987 the formation of a joint company : GEC Plessey Telecommunications ( GPT ) to develop System X. ) The fear was that if the two companies , both minnows in the international market ( refer to Table 2.1 ) failed to pool their resources they would sink further down the list of world telecommunications manufacturers . |
| 14 | In 1978 it cost about $2.50 to have a ton of hazardous waste dropped in a safe hole in the ground ; in 1987 the cost ranged from $200 upwards . |
| 15 | In 1987 the Jaw Commission recommended some radical change and simplification , but this has not yet been adopted . |
| 16 | In 1987 the Dragon Project Trust was set up to continue the work of the project and to study effects on consciousness at sites where specific geophysical anomalies have been noted . |
| 17 | In 1987 the University of Wales Press published a collection of essays written by his admirers in his honour . |
| 18 | In 1987 the Community agreed to a package of measures which will create greater fare competition , will allow the airlines to increase market shares at each other 's expense ( rather than maintaining a rigid fifty/fifty split ) and will allow other airlines ( both from the bilateral partners and from other states ) to ply for trade on particular routes . |
| 19 | The 1988 BCS estimates of crime levels show that in 1987 the amount of under-reporting of crime varied substantially between types of crime . |
| 20 | The Report gave rise to a mass of sociological research throughout the 1980s , and in 1987 the Health Education Council published The Health Divide ( Whitehead 1988 ) . |
| 21 | In 1987 the Lib Dems came second to the Conservatives in two thirds of the seats and this time they look like the main challengers . |
| 22 | For example , at the Police Federation 's Annual Conference in 1987 the leader of the constables ' section told delegates that : |
| 23 | According to Labour 's own figures , in 1987 the Transport and General Workers Union gave more money to the Labour party than the whole of industry gave to the Tory party , and it gets votes for it , even on the leadership of the party . |
| 24 | In 1987 the library 's annual report noted that there was no complete list of the entire collection . |
| 25 | Last year 1,150 people from the colony settled in Britain , in 1987 the number was 920 , and only 860 in 1986 . |
| 26 | Between 1977 and 1981 , the season For hunting Dall 's porpoise Increased from 4 months to 10 months , and in 1987 the number of boats hunting the dolphins and porpoises in the area increased from 200 to 350 . |
| 27 | In 1987 the number of people shot dead in Britain by the police using firearms was five . |
| 28 | In 1957 there were just 140 lifers in prison ; thirty years later , in 1987 the number had grown to over 2,200 , of whom about one in five had received their life sentence for an offence other than murder . |
| 29 | Will the Minister confirm that since the previous election in 1987 the number of youngsters in primary schools who are taught in classes of more than 30 has increased by 100,000 ? |
| 30 | In 1987 the House of Lords ( in Howe ) held that duress should not be available as a defence to murder . |