Example sentences of "face [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a month the new government faced the political implications of the Suez campaign , and the vehement anti-Hashemite feelings it provoked . |
| 2 | At Ballyconneely , with the Twelve Pins at their backs , they went down a track and faced the black Atlantic , left the low-slung car and scrambled out along the headland until they found , amazingly , a concrete pillbox , a relic of the war in which , surely , the Free State had been a neutral ? |
| 3 | Richard faced the non-existent audience and so could n't see my reaction as he gave vent to excruciating sounds . |
| 4 | Environment Secretary Mr Howard was travelling first-class between his Folkestone constituency and Ashford in Kent when he faced the embarrassing showdown two weeks ago . |
| 5 | Although by 1987 the imbalances had declined significantly , one can see the difficulties which faced the developing countries , especially non-fuel exporters . |
| 6 | Preparations for the Normandy landings took place here because the terrain is similar to that which faced the Allied invasion forces . |
| 7 | This window faced the evil-smelling back-yard and a tall , dismal wall . |
| 8 | Official and unofficial anti-Semitism ensured that educated Jews faced the greatest obstacles to entering a satisfying career . |
| 9 | White faced the official carpeting , defused the attacks with a firm but polite dignity , and went off to catch the next train unaffected by the experience . |
| 10 | He began making calculations as to the strength and the direction of the tide , and faced the stark reality that if they were unable to recover him , he would be carried eastward , past the entrance to the Fowey river , for another four hours or more . |
| 11 | It was an effort even to fetch coal from outside , and a herculean struggle was called for each time I opened the garage doors which faced the prevailing gales . |
| 12 | For a time it probably controlled the Adriatic coast from Rijeka to the Neretva and extended inland to the Hungarian border north of Zagreb and to the Drina valley in the south , where it faced the Byzantine empire and the Serbian principality of Raška . |
| 13 | Conscious that it was operating in an extremely competitive market which faced the possible de-regulation of traditional milk marketing boards , this East-Kilbride-based family company opted in 1988 for a radical marketing strategy to change its fortunes and take it from a West of Scotland dairy company to a major force . |
| 14 | Since there was nowhere else that he could go , he faced the seeming monster almost defiantly . |
| 15 | In my day it even faced the other way . |
| 16 | Jessamy slowly raised her head and faced the other woman . |
| 17 | THE Princess of Wales faced the first day of her formal separation with a composure and dignity which never slipped . |
| 18 | The nicest thing about Duckhurst Farm 's clear round afternoons is the atmosphere : they are meant to encourage horse and rider and the owners were happy for me to trot round for five minutes before we faced the first fence . |
| 19 | The advisory panel , known as the Solar System Exploration Committee , faced the daunting task of reviving exploration of the Solar System within budgetary limits well below the deep-pocket days of the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 20 | Britain , in common with Europe and Japan , faced the daunting task of promoting economic recovery . |
| 21 | The Anglo-Americans succeeded in restoring democracy in Belgium , Holland , Norway , Denmark and elsewhere but the strategically vital states of France and Italy both had large Communist parties who shared power in coalition governments , and all countries faced the daunting task of economic reconstruction after the war . |
| 22 | Was he strengthening his border where it faced the great Angevin arsenal and treasury at Chinon , which would one day come into the hands of his feckless elder brother ? |
| 23 | The Scottish forwards faced the full brunt of the Wallaby pack . |
| 24 | Within a week the priest was drummed out of Bedford — and Monika faced the full force of the Church Establishment . |
| 25 | Philips had a dominant world position in lighting ; but elsewhere — in components and in consumer electronics — Philips , more than any other European company , faced the full blast of vertically integrated Japanese competition . |
| 26 | Outside them , by an open area and a covered section , a small flight of steps led down to a low outbuilding which faced the open area . |
| 27 | As the film ended she faced the darkened cinema . |
| 28 | In the 1980s many local authorities faced the opposite kind of dilemma . |
| 29 | The venue was the old Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo , a bumpy , quick and tiring circuit whose main high-speed curves faced the opposite direction from most tracks , causing many drivers severe neck-strain from the opposite G-forces . |
| 30 | Such then was the equipment and the ethos with which the Brewery faced the 50 years of violent growth which lifted it by 1914 to first place in the world league . |