Example sentences of "in 1989 [pers pn] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1989 we were assured there was no , absolutely no , case for electrifying between Edinburgh and Glasgow : . |
| 2 | Having played in the other semi-final against Everton on that fateful day in 1989 we were stunned , on returning to our coaches , to hear the news coming from Hillsborough . |
| 3 | In 1989 they were charged with indictable offences relating to the escape . |
| 4 | During 15 years with EMI he worked in artist development , marketing , promotion and public relations , and on leaving the company in 1989 he was the director of public relations and communications , EMI Music Worldwide . |
| 5 | In 1989 he was obliged to move out of his house to live on the farm in order to avoid the pressure to entertain visiting dignitaries on behalf of local politicians . |
| 6 | In 1989 he was tipped to succeed Mr King when Mr Brooke was appointed , and despite his disappointment then has continued to covet the job and interest himself in Irish affairs . |
| 7 | In 1989 he was presented with the Institute 's own International Award for his contribution to the international development of accountancy . |
| 8 | Gorbachev was Man of the Year for Time magazine in 1987 and for Der Spiegel in 1988 ; in 1989 he was ‘ statesman of the decade ’ for independent television in Britain ; in 1990 he was Man of the Year in France and received the Nobel Peace Prize . |
| 9 | In 1989 he was appointed assistant Group accountant and in 1990 became Group accountant . |
| 10 | In 1989 he was sacked as steward of Haughton Working Men 's Club , Darlington , over his organising of Red Nose Day activities . |
| 11 | In 1989 he was visiting fellow of Trinity Hall , Cambridge , and in 1992 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters at Cambridge fro work in modern and medieval German and Celtic studies . |
| 12 | IN 1989 I was working for a community video project called Women 's Media Resources . |
| 13 | In 1989 I was invited to become a member of Academia Europaea ( European Academy ) . |
| 14 | In 1989 it was planned that doctors would have to work to new contracts , under which their pay would be more clearly related to the number of patients . |
| 15 | When Britain 's water companies went private in 1989 it was predicted that the cost of improving water services would be £28 billion over a decade . |
| 16 | In 1989 it was the first British company to take a significant stake in the French commercial radio network . |
| 17 | In 1989 it was the first British company to take a significant stake in French commercial radio . |
| 18 | In 1989 it was planned to reduce the deficit to 13 per cent of total budgetary expenditure ( at an unspecified exchange rate ) with the assistance of the Central Bank , which would call in loans and foreign donations . |
| 19 | In 1989 it was revealed that he had engaged in a homosexual relationship with Steven Gobie , whom he also hired as a personal aide and driver in 1985 . |
| 20 | In 1989 it was reported that landowners were under pressure not to renew leases to the largely Indian cane farmers . |
| 21 | After the Marchioness river boat sank in the Thames in 1989 it was revealed that the ship that crashed into it — the Bowbelle — had been involved in three previous river accidents . |
| 22 | In 1989 she was accused of writing ‘ reactionary songs ’ during class and urging her pupils to read them . |
| 23 | In 1989 she was elected Foreign Member ofthe Royal Swedish Academy of Science . |