Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] by the national [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major survey of the relevant literature , carried out by the National Institute of Mental Health in the US , found that all the research ( bar just one study ) agreed that television was a significant factor in failure at school . |
| 2 | The Consumer Concerns survey carried out by the National Consumer Council ( NCC ) in 1979–80 revealed a quarter of all respondents encountering problems walking in the previous year , over half of which were considered serious . |
| 3 | The claim , drawn up by the national executive , will be discussed by a union council meeting on 14 October . |
| 4 | A detailed recruitment strategy has been drawn up by the National Executive Committee , which was discussed and agreed at the March Council meeting . |
| 5 | Responsibility for the administration of services had been laid down by the National Health Service Act 1946 and the 1959 Act further defined the powers and duties outlined there . |
| 6 | The system set up by the National Insurance Act 1911 was continued under the subsequent amending legislation , but the benefits dealt with were insurance benefits and provided no help for the uninsured . |
| 7 | As early as 1955 a CAB sub-committee was set up by the national committee to consider hire purchase problems as seen by bureaux all over the country and by other voluntary organisations with experience of families in difficulty ; and in addition to recommendations about trade practices , about possible action by local authorities , and other things , which were sent to the appropriate associations or government departments , the deliberations of the committee produced results which were to have an influence on the trend and standing of much CAB work in the future . |
| 8 | Changes brought about by the National Curriculum and Local Management of Schools have altered the content and balance of the curriculum and brought about a radical revision in the style of school management . |
| 9 | The socalled ‘ heritage ’ industry brought large numbers of foreign and other tourists to old centres of attraction like country houses ( now increasingly taken over by the National Trust ) , towns like Stratford , York , or Bath , and also to monuments of industrial or other archaeology . |
| 10 | A secret valley that 's never been open to the public could soon be taken over by the National Trust . |
| 11 | Her best show for Complicite , a nightmarish version of Durrenmatt 's The Visit , was snapped up by the National Theatre . |