Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particularly important were his decision to tie Germany into the Atlantic Alliance externally and his demonstration that the ‘ social market economy ’ could work internally. : both policies had eventually been accepted by the SPD opposition , thus providing a fundamental consensus between the major parties regarding the shape of West Germany . |
| 2 | Significant finds have since been made in the Urals and South Africa . |
| 3 | He was within 18 months of retirement and has since been elected to the UK Central Council for Nursing , the profession 's regulatory body . |
| 4 | Some of the report 's recommendations have since been implemented by the Hong Kong authorities but AI continues to call for each asylum-seeker to receive legal advice at all stages of the process and to receive an oral hearing when appealing against refusal of refugee status . |
| 5 | A strong lobby within the Labour Party was urging more open government and greater access to official information on the lines of the Freedom of Information Act which has since been implemented in the United States . |
| 6 | The last of the modern illuminated cars is a frigate , based originally on H.M.S. Blackpool , which has since been sold to the New Zealand navy ! |
| 7 | He next bestowed on his favourites all those offices that had hitherto been held by the Woodvilles , thus weakening their position and strengthening his own . |
| 8 | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( known as Transjordan until 1949 ) formally attained full independence in 1946 , having hitherto been administered by the United Kingdom under a League of Nations mandate . |
| 9 | Most significant of all has been the fact that it is now possible for banks to engage in a full range of securities related business along the same lines as the German universal banks , a practice which had hitherto been avoided in the UK through the imposition of self-imposed constraints . |
| 10 | An inquiry was opened to ascertain why the accident had occurred when both ships had apparently been warned by the West German coastguard that they were on a collision course . |
| 11 | The Institute had hoped that the Department of Trade and Industry would replace the existing Companies Act legislation with new provisions based on the Directives , but this route has apparently been dismissed by the DTI in its consultative document on implementation , because it would require primary legislation . |
| 12 | A campaign by environmental groups to shield the fragile Mojave and Sonoran deserts from the impact of mining , ranching , military and off-road use has long been opposed by the Reagan and Bush administrations and by the lobbying interests of the people who work and play in the desert . |
| 13 | It has long been recognized in the United States that there are difficulties in getting old agencies to implement new policies . |
| 14 | The site has long been identified with the Durobrivae of the Antonine Itinerary and the Ravenna Cosmography , and its name is further recorded on several mortarium stamps . |
| 15 | The one at Marham in Norfolk incorporates a World War One aeroplane of unspecified type and that at Upwood the Canberra which has for so long been associated with the RAF station . |
| 16 | While the venerable AT–6 had long been used as the Hollywood Zeke , its resemblance to the real thing was marginal at best . |
| 17 | They finally ousted the vicious Arena regime , which had long been backed by the US , ending a three-decade battle for social justice . |
| 18 | Although cost is said not to be an issue , corporate sales and marketing strategy for Teradata products , as for the rest of NCR 's offerings , will henceforth be decided in the US . |
| 19 | OUP is pleased to announce that Volumes 1 and 2 of The Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English are having their sub-titles promoted and will henceforth be known as The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms and The Oxford Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs . |
| 20 | ‘ Chris ’ Nelson can justly be described as the Henry Ford of ice cream novelty production . |
| 21 | Judging by the display of satin and tat at the Scottish Exhibition Centre last week , we are in grave danger of being swallowed in a cloud of marital candyfloss which could only be born in the USA . |
| 22 | Rehearsal time for the cast would be limited , just a few days together in a church hall with sticky tape on the floor and a few odd props to suggest sets that will only be seen on the Friday . |
| 23 | ACT can only be offset against the UK tax on overseas income after deducting double tax relief ( see my article in ACCOUNTANCY , November 1990 , p 84 ) . |
| 24 | According to the rules then extant , a national strike could only be called by the NUM if it had the support of at least 55 per cent of the members voting in a secret ballot : the union prided itself on its democracy in this context . |
| 25 | It now seems likely that a ‘ joint list ’ of green candidates for local government posts will only be submitted in the Paris region , and the Alsace , An agreement reached in October 1982 that would have linked the Amis De La Terre ( AT ) , the Confederation Ecologiste and the Mouvement D'Ecologie Politique ( Now VPE ) disintegrated last month when it became clear that the VPE wanted to have a dominant say over its two partners . |
| 26 | So saying , she marched off down the gravel path , making the kind of crunching noise Robert had thought could only be produced by the BBC sound-effects department . |
| 27 | VOTERS in the Middlesbrough Borough Council area have been reminded they may not necessarily be voting in the Middlesbrough constituency tomorrow . |
| 28 | The experience in the United States can not necessarily be extrapolated to the United Kingdom . |
| 29 | From this steady stream of data , the number of television and radio broadcasts of every registered song , tune , or any other piece of music , is constantly being counted by the PRS . |
| 30 | There was concern that ships from other countries , especially Spain , were registering as British ships and so were included in the UK fishing quota . |