Example sentences of "commemorate the [num ord] anniversary " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The '80s saw the U.S. postal service commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bobby Jones ' Grand Slam with the issue of a special stamp showing the famous golfer in plus-fours at the finish of a swing . |
| 2 | Our revival of it could well be seen as defiant ; that 's why we have already commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of Aby Warburg 's death . |
| 3 | Dubosc 's contribution to the field of Chinese studies included the 1954 exhibition in Venice which commemorated the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo 's visit to China . |
| 4 | Berri announced his decision while addressing a rally to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the disappearance in Libya of Amal 's founder , Imam Moussa Sadr . |
| 5 | If you do n't feel bold or rich enough to take a gamble on sovereigns , for only £7.25 , you can buy a presentation folder containing one each of the £2 coins issued to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the Scottish Claim of Rights . |
| 6 | If you do n't feel bold or rich enough to take a gamble on sovereigns , for only £7.25 , you can buy a presentation folder containing one each of the £2 coins issued to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the Scottish Claim of Rights . |
| 7 | If you do n't feel bold or rich enough to take a gamble on sovereigns , for only £7.25 , you can buy a presentation folder containing one each of the £2 coins issued to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the Scottish Claim of Rights . |
| 8 | As is the case with most tournaments of this kind , there has to be a peg to hang it on , and this one is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jawaharlal Nehru . |
| 9 | To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Elvis ' death last Sunday we 've teamed up with BMG Records in a fabulous £1,300 competition to give away 30 copies of The King Of Rock ‘ n Roll — The Complete ‘ 50s Masters featuring 140 of the King 's classics , including previously unreleased songs . |
| 10 | MARC BOLAN is the subject of a new book published to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his death . |
| 11 | The current and disgraceful decision is made worse by the issuing of a stamp last year to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill . |
| 12 | The Tall Ships had sailed from all corners of the world to Liverpool to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's voyage of discovery to the New World . |
| 13 | Some 10,000 neo-Fascists from Spain and elsewhere assembled in Madrid 's Plaza Oriente on Nov. 17 to commemorate the 16th anniversary ( on Nov. 20 ) of the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco . |
| 14 | President Fidel Castro delivered a speech broadcast by radio and television on April 20 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the abortive United States-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion [ see pp. 18151-55 ] . |
| 15 | Celebrations planned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of independence , on July 5 , were cancelled . |
| 16 | Everybody remembers where they were when JFK was shot and now a new round of ‘ Who Really Killed the President ’ books are coming out soon to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the assassination . |
| 17 | Since it was too heavy to transport , the second largest , measuring twenty-eight metres in height was taken and erected in Rome 28 October 1937 , to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the fascist March on Rome . |
| 18 | The opportunity to participate in the Parade on 15 September to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain was a particular honour for the Association . |
| 19 | August 7 : The Grumman F6F Hellcat will display to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fighter 's combat debut . |
| 20 | On 19th May , the Mapp and Lucia Ball , to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the death of E F Benson , will take place at the Reform Club . |
| 21 | On June 24 , thousands of Moldavians and Romanians converged at a bridge on the Prut river , on the frontier between Soviet Moldavia and Romania , for a ceremonial linking of hands to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bessarabia 's seizure by the Soviet Union . |
| 22 | Malta 's government decided last year to commemorate the 50th anniversary by issuing medals to all servicemen who served there . |
| 23 | In London and Liverpool on Friday the final details of the events to be held in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic , the longest campaign of the Second World War , will be revealed . |
| 24 | A formal launch of the permanent exhibition , created by Liverpool 's Walton Group , will take place next May to coincide with a magnificent modern armada of more than 40 warships to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic . |
| 25 | The letter added that while it was a matter for the City Council to determine whether to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the event , ‘ there are no funds at the disposal of this Department to meet the costs involved ’ . |
| 26 | Some years later , in 1980 , Gorbachev represented the central leadership at a ceremony in Vilnius to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the incorporation of Lithuania into the USSR . |
| 27 | The first recording session was of The Fair Field , Arnold 's commission to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the famous Fairfield Hall , Croydon in 1973 . |
| 28 | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1916 Rising , the National Museum of Ireland has revised its exhibition on the vital period of modern Irish history between 1900 and 1921 and called it ‘ The Road to Independence ’ . |
| 29 | Another tree was planted to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Durham County WI . |
| 30 | The Lockwood Parish Map created by a band of workers over several years in East Cleveland has been packed off to Milton Keynes where it will be on display when the Queen commemorates the 25th anniversary of the new town on March 13 . |