Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [adj] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new approach was heralded by the decision in Photo Production Ltd. v. Securicor Transport Ltd. ( 1980 ) in which the House of Lords swept away the doctrine that a fundamental breach of contract could prevent an exemption clause from providing a defence . |
| 2 | Although superficial and oversimplified , this piece touches upon important background to the reforms of Nicholas II e.g. the absence of a classless educational system , the failure of Alexander II 's modernisation of the agricultural base and liberal programme . |
| 3 | These included : ( i ) extension of coverage to octopus , cuttlefish , primary cocoa products and essential oils ; ( ii ) lowering of dependency thresholds ( that is , the importance of an ACP country 's exports of a relevant product as a proportion of its total exports ) from 6 per cent to 5 per cent and from 1.5 per cent to 1 per cent in the case of the least developed countries ( LDCs ) ; ( iii ) abolition of the principle of repayment of interest-free loans granted under Stabex when export earnings permitted ( under Lome III only the LDCs had been exempted ) ; ( iv ) abolition of the Lome III mechanism for correcting exchange-rate fluctuations ( often called the " tunnel " ) in favour of a system of calculations based on the ECU . |
| 4 | At a fateful meeting in March 1982 even the manager of the wave energy programme , Clive Grove-Palmer , was deliberately excluded . |
| 5 | National Democratic Congress ( NDC , centrist , Nicholas Brathwaite l. ) formed a government in March 1990 following an offer of support from Ben Jones , the leader of The National Party ( TNP ) . |
| 6 | When convocation met in December 1373 even the prelates were alienated from the crown , or at least from Gaunt and those who carried on the government in the king 's name : the attempt to levy an unprecedented tax of £50,000 in 1371 had aroused great resentment , aggravated in the next year when , in an effort to speed its collection , all the bishops of the southern province had their temporalities seized . |
| 7 | In addition , from December 1993 onwards the Budget and the public spending statements are to occur together , reinforcing the linkage between revenue raising and expenditure . |
| 8 | The intercommunal talks had reopened on Feb. 26 after having been broken off in July 1989 following an incident on the " green line " between the Greek and Turkish sectors of the island , when more than 100 Greek Cypriots were arrested by Turkish Cypriot police [ see p. 36822 ] . |
| 9 | The June 1987 general election resulted in the return of Paias Wingti 's coalition government which had first come to office in November 1985 following a vote of no confidence in the government of Michael Somare . |
| 10 | During the hours she slept Allen had extracted little by little from Tom All Alone the story of what had taken place there during the night . |
| 11 | On the other hand in part of Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire , the first trees were cut down in October 1856 following an act of parliament . |
| 12 | Plans for the so-called " three gorges dam " on the Yangtze river were reportedly resurrected in August 1990 over a year after they had been shelved by the Chinese government [ see also p. 37003 ] . |
| 13 | These two major blows basically saw the end of his racing career , although he continued to compete on BMWs and Nortons again , before retiring in September 1961 following a crash in Sweden . |
| 14 | In April 1861 even the head of the Third Department thought that the regime would be forced to grant a constitution , but he added that " not only would the emperor not make up his mind to assent to the gradual introduction of constitutional forms , but he had even spoken out firmly against it very recently and had evidently not changed his mind on the question " . |
| 15 | A new National Council of Ministers was sworn in on Jan. 13 ; its predecessor had been dissolved on Jan. 3 following a decision to reduce the number of ministries from 25 to 16 as part of a rationalization of the civil service . |
| 16 | On Aug. 9 both the German and the Soviet governments condemned Turkey 's " violation of international law " in entering Iraqi territory . |
| 17 | An agreement to increase contacts aimed at resolving the financial dispute between Iran and France [ see p. 37929 ] was confirmed on Sept. 27 following a meeting in New York between Vellayati and his French counterpart , Roland Dumas . |
| 18 | The resumption of trade with Ukraine , suspended since March 1 [ see p. 38828 ] in a dispute over the price of Turkmen gas , was announced on Sept. 26 following a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Konstyantin Masik and Turkmenistan 's President Saparmurad Niyazov ; Ukrainian radio reported that Ukraine would pay transport costs for the gas in addition to the price of 3,000 roubles per cubic metre . |
| 19 | Joint communiqués were signed on the establishment of diplomatic relations ( i ) with China on Sept. 30 following a visit to Beijing by a Brunei delegation on Sept. 8-11 ; and ( ii ) with the Soviet Union on Oct. 1 in New York . |
| 20 | CHINA : Huchin Togos , a schoolteacher , and Wang Manglai , a Mongolian-language specialist , have reportedly been detained without charge or trial since May 1991 following a crackdown by the regional authorities against two organisations accused of ‘ instigating ethnic division ’ . |
| 21 | The band , who have just finished a tour supporting Soul II Soul are currently playing PAs around the county at Bradford Phase II on November 12 then the Blackpool Soul Weekender 23–25 . |
| 22 | The band , who have just finished a tour supporting Soul II Soul are currently playing PAs around the county at Bradford Phase II on November 12 then the Blackpool Soul Weekender 23–25 . |
| 23 | A military contract with the Ukraine involving the supply on a barter basis of arms and spare parts was signed on Oct. 17 following a visit to Kiev by Defence Minister Sharad Pawar on Oct. 14-17 . |
| 24 | However , on Oct. 26 both the BJP and the Congress ( I ) announced that they would be prepared to table no confidence motions in the government at the Nov. 7 session . |
| 25 | The important breakthrough came late on Oct. 24 following a day of intensive negotiations . |
| 26 | This emphasis , repeated by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Oct. 23 following a meeting in London with the Amir of Kuwait , was seen as an attempt to counteract the perception of a softening in the Saudi attitude [ see below ] . |
| 27 | On Feb. 3 both the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the US section of Amnesty International called on the US government to reconsider its policy . |
| 28 | Kemp unveiled on Oct. 3 a series of reform proposals which included control of the use of consultants as well as proposals for tax relief for first-time buyers and for expanded rental assistance , and on Nov. 22 both the House and the Senate approved by voice vote legislation embodying the proposals ; the legislation was signed into law on Dec. 15 . |
| 29 | The Chelsea defender was stretchered off the Anfield turf on September 5 following a challenge with the former Reds ' striker , suffering cruciate ligament damage which required one operation , with further surgery likely . |
| 30 | US Marines and Belgian paratroops entered Kismayu on Dec. 20 following a meeting between Oakley and local faction leaders , freeing it for use as a food distribution centre to the Juba valley . |