Example sentences of "by the international [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The number of passengers on international flights fell last year by 4.4 per cent , says the report by the International Air Transport Association .
2 And thirdly they argue that a model formulated by Japanese scientists to estimate the numbers of sperm whales , which is based on age of whale at sexual maturity , offers better evidence about whale stocks than the model developed by the International Institute for Economic Development , which uses length of whale ; yet the Japanese model does not fit the data as well as the IIED model .
3 The manual has been sponsored jointly by the International Institute of Communications , Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung , the Canadian International Development Agency and WACC .
4 The Czechoslovakian film and television industry is the subject of a recent study published by the International Institute of Communications .
5 This system of classification was initiated by the International Institute of Bibliography , which was formed towards the end of the nineteenth century .
6 The principal elements in the 1980s line-up identified by the International Institute for Strategic Studies ( IISS ) were some 12 divisions , 3 of them armoured , plus an airborne brigade .
7 The report is the result of four years study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis ( IIASA ) , a non-governmental organisation funded by scientific organisations in the east and west .
8 Timber companies could destroy Siberia 's forests within the next 40-50 years , according to research by the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis .
9 Similar sentiments are to be found contained in the Code of Ethics produced by the International Bar Association ( IBA ) .
10 What you advocate is similar to the International Baccalaureat , a successful school-leaving certificate pioneered by the International School in Geneva and now accepted by reputable universities worldwide , including Britain .
11 Facts found in an evaluation , conducted in 1985 by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research , Bangladesh , revealed five reasons why the National Oral Rehydration Programme ought to be seen as an inappropriate and inefficient method of promoting oral rehydration therapy to the people of Bangladesh : Firstly , it was estimated that , based on numbers of reported cases of diarrhoea , 184 million packets of ORS were needed annually by the Bangladeshi population ( 1985 figure ) .
12 Before going on to the detailed issues , let me begin by discussing some general aspects of what we mean by a crossroads and by the international position of an economy .
13 There was a low US energy dependence on coal ( only 18–20 per cent ) ; several months ' stockpiles of coal were held by key consumers ; UMW-dominated mines held a low share of the total number of national contracts ( around 52 per cent , compared with 67 per cent in 1974 ) ; there was a growing influence on the markets of western strip mines ( which tended to be non-union organised by the International Union of Operating Engineers ) who would not be sympathetic ; and finally , the petroleum crisis of the early 1970s had prompted the re-opening of many smaller mines ( 6,100 operating units in 1969 to 7,000 in 1977 ) which were non-union .
14 The Group is also responsible for the English section of the Annual International Bibliography of Publications in Historical Demography published by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population .
15 The most widely used system of nomenclature of chemical compounds is that recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ( IUPAC ) .
16 Endosonography findings were staged according to the new TNM classification by the International Union Against Cancer ( UICC ) 1987 ( Table I ) .
17 It is listed as one of the world 's most endangered animals by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature .
18 The scheme , called simply Bank a Ball , was the brainchild of Hewitt himself , who , having been advised of this long standing need by the International Tennis Federation 's ( ITF ) Director of Development , Doug Macurdy back in October 1991 , took it upon himself to create and develop a plan to overcome the problem .
19 Tretorn accept that the Association should have the right to choose the right ball on quality criteria in conjunction with the specifications laid out by the International Tennis Federation , ( which Tretorn balls meet ) , but feels that allowing the LTA to choose the type of ball , could lead to unfair discrimination against its permanent pressure variety .
20 The Company became known as Samuel Healing and Sons Ltd for much of its life and remained so until 1961 , when the whole operation was purchased by the international milling group , Allied Mills Ltd .
21 Published by the International Development Research Centre ( IDRC ) in Canada , the papers were prepared by media theoreticians and practitioners from across the African continent who met to discuss the use of media to relay development information .
22 As regards the Bank 's own activities , however , the financial year July 1989 to June 1990 had seen a positive transfer to the developing countries , amounting to $3,370 million including " soft loans " made by the International Development Association ( IDA ) .
23 US$140,000,000 already pledged by the International Development Association towards a social fund set up to cushion the impact of economic reforms [ see p. 38209 ] was to be topped up to US$500,000,000 .
24 Lending by the International Development Association ( IDA ) , the Bank 's affiliate in charge of soft loans to the poorest countries , was US$6,600 million in fiscal 1992 and was expected to reach US$7,400 million in the year to June 1993 .
25 JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot .
26 The most popular ‘ class readers ’ are briefly analysed using a list developed by the International Reading Association Committee on Sexism and Reading ( 1977 ) and adopted for use by the Equal Opportunities Commission .
27 IT IS as well that the five-point try , which is about to be introduced by the International Rugby Board , did not apply when an assortment of stars drawn from eight countries , calling themselves a World XV , displayed their skills in the seaside town of Timaru , South Canterbury , yesterday , against a Hanan Shield XV — winning 74–3 .
28 MORE than 40 sweeping law changes aimed at banishing the penalty-ridden , slow-coach version of rugby football were adopted by the International Rugby Board yesterday .
29 The organisation will also seek recognition by the International Rugby Board and the Pan-American Sports Organisation .
30 In many respects Standy Credits are preferable to Bank Guarantees because virtually all Credits , including Standby Credits , issued by banks are subject to a set of internationally accepted rules drawn up by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris , known as UCP 400 .
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