Example sentences of "[noun pl] in [adj] and [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1905 there appeared in Cardiff an unregistered union noted by the Board of Trade as the " British Stewards , Cooks , Butchers and Bakers " which had three branches in 1907 and a membership of a little over 2,000 . |
| 2 | The connections between the establishment of the Assessment of Performance Unit ( APU ) in 1974 , the establishment of the Taylor Committee to study the management and government of schools in 1975 and the publication of the Black Papers from 1969 to 1977 have been charted . |
| 3 | I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend 's commitment to continue financial support for the less-favoured areas in general and the hill livestock compensatory allowances in particular , where there are fewest opportunities for diversification . |
| 4 | Lothian Regional Council began acquiring the various disused lines in 1981 and the programme of converting them to cycleway/footpaths will be continuing until the early 1990s . |
| 5 | Catches have fallen from 36,000 tonnes in 1988 to 28,000 tonnes in 1992 and the number of fish is down by two-thirds . |
| 6 | After 1932 it was not until 1937 that three million working days were again to be lost in industrial disputes , compared with 162 million days in 1926 and an average of 24 million days per year between 1918 and 1926 . |
| 7 | The evidence is slightly stronger for a link between the establishment of rural police stations in 1906 and the decline of organized cattle stealing in the Southern Band around 1910 . |
| 8 | Since the re-instatement of the nationwide college entrance examinations in 1977 and the reversal of ‘ leftist ’ educational policies which stressed class background and political suitability rather than academic ability , competition had been very keen , as we have already indicated . |
| 9 | Human rights in general and the right to communicate in particular are bound up with the notion of democracy . |
| 10 | While most objections are to serious thinking what veneer is to seasoned wood , some — I have in mind objections that some feminists bring against the idea of animal rights in particular and the notion of rights in general — deserve a serious hearing and patient exploration . |
| 11 | Quality Chilled Foods have asked you , a public relations consultant , to advise them what to do in relation to their retail customers in particular and the public in general . |
| 12 | Restrictions were placed on the use of aldrin and dieldrin as seed dressings in 1962 and the use of dieldrin as a sheep dip was restricted in 1966 . |
| 13 | The centrepiece of Wren 's work in London was , of course , the construction of his imposing new cathedral , a project that occupied much of his working life from the submission of his earliest plans in 1669 and the beginning of construction work in 1675 , to the eventual completion of the building in 1710 . |
| 14 | For students preparing for examinations in road transport it provides a wealth of detail on trades in general and the operators in particular and the rationale behind the services that they provide . |
| 15 | It found that the prohibition of public meetings for political purposes , the requirement of permission from the police authority to hold such meetings in private and the authorisation of the military authority for the holding of indoor lectures were not consistent with Article 11 . |
| 16 | By the time the United Kingdom referendum had been held at the beginning of June 1975 , electors in Northern Ireland would have voted seven times in two and a quarter years . |
| 17 | The 4,244 members who now have library tickets borrowed 12,087 items in 1992 and the library was used approximately 22,000 times in total . |
| 18 | Despite a few institutional innovations in 1961 and a number of others in 1969 , the WTO remains an administrative , training and ( only since 1969 ) a consultative organisation . |
| 19 | One sample in seven contained residues in 1986 and the level had fallen to one sample in 20 in the first eight months of this year . |
| 20 | The Danish Government drew a distinction between the registration of ships in general and the registration of fishing vessels . |
| 21 | The directors of the company have given the Panel a written assurance that the company 's 1991 accounts will meet the requirements in full and the Panel has decided to take no further action . |
| 22 | To the chagrin of Buckingham , however , because it meant the postponement of the opening of the College , the CNAA declined in 1974 to approve Buckingham courses in general and a law degree in particular . |
| 23 | William Dunlop disposed of most of his horses in 1917 and the remainder in 1920 . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of people in the Greater London area receiving social security benefits in 1978-79 and the total in 1990-91 . |