Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adj] that [pron] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) announced on Jan. 1 that it was freeing 10,000 Ethiopian prisoners of war . |
| 2 | Chamlong Simaung , the popular and charismatic Governor of Bangkok and leader of the Palang Dharma , announced on Jan. 14 that he was resigning his post to allow him to stand in the forthcoming elections in Bangkok Constituency 2 , one of the country 's most fiercely contested seats . |
| 3 | Nevertheless Krebs AG announced on March 10 that it was withdrawing from the project at the request of the Swiss government . |
| 4 | In a move virtually unprecedented among Gulf states , the government announced on July 2 that it was amending its trade laws to allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned companies . |
| 5 | The UN had announced on Sept. 30 that it was suspending its humanitarian operations in southern Sudan . |
| 6 | Rafsanjani announced on Sept. 2 that he was resigning from his post of acting Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief as he was now too busy with his presidential functions . |
| 7 | The European Commission announced on July 31 that it was dropping legal action against the United Kingdom in five out of seven cases where UK plans had been deemed to infringe EC environmental assessment directives . |
| 8 | The government announced on Aug. 5 that it was lowering the age limit to 20 for those seeking an exit visa to travel abroad . |
| 9 | President Roh Tae Woo announced on Sept. 18 that he was resigning from the Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) , the ruling political grouping which he had led until August 1992 [ see p. 39050 ] , and within which he currently held the post of honorary president . |
| 10 | The Foreign Ministry announced on Sept. 18 that it was downgrading diplomatic relations with Israel , which was refusing to appoint an ambassador while Waldheim remained President . |
| 11 | Ante Markovic , the President of the Federal Executive Council ( federal Prime Minister ) and one of Yugoslavia 's most popular politicians , announced on May 25 that he was planning to set up a new political party based around his government team and with a programme of Western-style economic and political reforms , to contest multiparty elections to the Federal Assembly expected before the end of 1990 . |
| 12 | De Klerk 's predecessor as State President and leader of the NP , P. W. Botha [ for whose resignation from these posts in 1989 see pp. 36453 , 36837 ] , made known on May 6 that he was leaving the National Party and accused de Klerk of taking " the path of abdication " . |
| 13 | Hong Kong announced on May 3 that it was refusing to allow the ship into the colony . |
| 14 | Most UK banks announced on July 13 that they were lowering their base lending rates by 0.5 per cent , from 11.5 to 11 per cent , upon a signal from the Bank of England . |
| 15 | As Japanese , Thai and Khmer Rouge officials met in Bangkok to try to end the impasse , the Khmers Rouges suddenly announced on Aug. 27 that they were dropping their boycott of the peace monitoring process and would resume co-operation with UNTAC . |
| 16 | Don Getty announced on Sept. 9 that he was resigning as Premier of Alberta and as leader of the province 's governing PCP . |
| 17 | The Italian government announced on July 20 that it was ending financial support for illegal refugees — a move seen as marking the beginning of a tougher policy . |
| 18 | The leadership of the Radical Civic Union ( UCR ) , the main opposition party , announced on Sept. 24 that it was ending all co-operation with the government . |
| 19 | As for Tatra 's T613 limousines , the company said on May 18th that it is looking for dealers to help sell them . |
| 20 | The government announced on Aug. 20 that it was planning to open up for exploration by foreign oil companies areas that had hitherto been reserved for Indian state-owned companies . |
| 21 | On April 8 Brazil re-opened coffee exports for registration , after announcing on March 21 that it was suspending sales on international coffee markets until it had determined its position with regard to a new International Coffee Agreement . |
| 22 | The Australian airline Qantas reported on March 17 that it was facing " possibly the worst short-term financial position in its 70-year history " , because of losses expected to reach US$270,000,000 in the current financial year , and on March 21 Scandinavian Airlines System reported a $127,000,000 loss for 1990 . |
| 23 | Charles E. ( Buddy ) Roemer , the Governor of Louisiana , announced on March 11 that he was defecting from the Democratic to the Republican Party . |
| 24 | The rebel Movement for Democracy and Development ( MDD ) announced on Oct. 30 that it was repudiating reconciliation agreements which it had signed with the government in Libreville , Gabon , on June 24 [ see pp. 38952 ; 39132 ] . |
| 25 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) announced on Feb. 21 that it was allocating $1,000,000 in emergency funds for the refugees , which it estimated now totalled at least 100,000 and were crossing the border at the rate of 1,000 a day . |
| 26 | The Social Democratic Party of Japan ( SDPJ — formerly the Japan Socialist Party ) announced on Feb. 4 that it was declaring a total parliamentary boycott of the discussion of the budget , in support of its demands that former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki ( in 1980-82 ) should be called to testify before the Diet on the question of his involvement with the Kyowa scandal . |
| 27 | The United States government stated on Oct. 5 that it was halting a commercial wheat shipment to Sudan until the distribution system was improved . |
| 28 | Governor Mario Cuomo of New York , widely regarded as the strongest candidate the Democrats could field against Bush , announced on Oct. 11 that he was thinking about running for the presidential nomination . |
| 29 | The United States announced on Oct. 11 that it was imposing a two-year embargo on the South African state arms manufacturer , Armscor , in protest at the proliferation of missiles and missile technology by Armscor . |
| 30 | Gen. Lucio Añez Rivera , commander of a special force combating drug trafficking , told a congressional hearing on Oct. 8 that he was investigating a plot to assassinate himself , the President , US ambassador Robert S. Gelbard , and three other prominent figures . |