Example sentences of "britain at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Co-represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1956 and was elected a full RA in 1971 . |
| 2 | But Khrushchev 's next visit to the West was one of sweetness and light , to Britain at the invitation of Eden . |
| 3 | Le Pen sparked protests when he recently flew to Britain at the invitation of the right-wing Western Goals group . |
| 4 | English statesman and twice Prime Minister ( 1784–1801 and 1804–6 ) : ‘ the pilot who had weathered the storm ’ , DS 61 ; increased the tax on windows , OCS 28 ; sought to adopt a neutral attitude towards the French Revolution , but on France 's declaring war on England put Britain at the head of a powerful anti-French alliance , TTC iii 8 . |
| 5 | It is true that , while outright military victory remained improbable , Labour leaders Toping for a German revolution ) resisted calls for the post-war de-industrialization of Germany and toyed with the idea of placing Britain at the head of a revolutionary European resistance to Hitler . |
| 6 | He restricts himself to an account of the ground forces , so there is no coverage of the role played by the South African air force , for instance , and perhaps the distinction drawn by Britain at the outset of the war between the old Dominions and the members of the new Commonwealth which it regarded as a security risk could have been more strongly emphasized . |
| 7 | Her record of her rural childhood and young adult life in Britain at the turn of the century is a fund of sociological insights and is far more fascinating to read , and incomparably better written , than practically any genuinely sociological work of the time . |
| 8 | Mr Smith scorned Mr Major 's claims to put Britain at the heart of Europe . |
| 9 | The central plank of your political philosophy — putting Britain at the heart of Europe and making sterling the Deutschmark of the Nineties — has collapsed . |
| 10 | Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attend a film premiere of New York Stories in aid of the Sharon Allen Leukaemia Trust and Variety Club of Great Britain at the Odeon , Haymarket , London W1 . |
| 11 | 26-year-old George John Stacey , who 's of no fixed address , returned to Britain at the weekend after waiving his right to appeal against extradition . |
| 12 | Russia and to a lesser extent Prussia are at one extreme , Great Britain at the other . |
| 13 | Mr Campbell was inspired to set up the fair by the publication last year of an Arts Council pamphlet which gave names and addresses of those producing books in Britain at the present and his fair is concentrating on British work . |
| 14 | In Britain at the beginning of the century the naval dockyards were among the largest industrial concerns ; and there Marc Brunel first introduced high technology in the form of machinery for making pulley-blocks for the rigging of warships . |
| 15 | Those who would like to be considered for the 1992 placement should send their curriculum vitae , together with a covering letter explaining why they feel they would benefit from the scheme , and enclosing samples of written work , to Chemistry in Britain at the RSC , Burlington House , Piccadilly , London W1V 0BN . |
| 16 | Quantities are easily misjudged , as work in Britain at the government 's Warren Spring Laboratory has shown . |
| 17 | Every culture in Britain at the moment has a similar philosophy as far as size goes : if you want to look good , be desirable , you 've got to be thin . |
| 18 | Just as Bulletin 74 was being published , a Forestry Commission booklet Air Pollution and Forests stated ‘ there is no sign of the type of damage seen in West Germany , occurring in Britain at the moment ’ . |
| 19 | There are over 1,000 organic farmers operating in Britain at the moment . |
| 20 | In Britain at the moment , most shared space is restricted to very small areas immediately in front of small groups of houses . |
| 21 | ‘ Not in Britain at the moment , no . |
| 22 | Depending on their school of thought they would argue that it is due to the national , and world , recession ; an adjustment problem caused by demographic changes bringing a substantial net increase of workers on to the labour market ; particular problems within Britain at the moment ( the unions , poor management , too much or too little intervention by government , North Sea oil , or whatever ) ; or a failure in either fiscal or monetary management of the economy . |
| 23 | Another fast-growing religion in Britain at the moment is a non-Christian movement . |
| 24 | According to the Driver Vehicle Licensing Centre in Swansea , there are 70,361 17-year-old men with full licences in Britain at the moment , and 39,417 women of the same age . |
| 25 | All in all , in Britain at the moment there is a major disjunction between government policies towards the economy and those relating to housing . |
| 26 | I believe some of the things we have to share with the Europeans and learn from them are very urgent in Britain at the moment . |
| 27 | But it does largely bear out what David Murray likes to remind Graeme Souness Rangers are the most powerful club in Britain at the moment and can play quality football . |
| 28 | What 's the population in Britain at the moment ? |
| 29 | ‘ We brought in this new rule in March following representations from athletes , that any competitor banned for taking drugs would never again compete for Britain at the Olympics , ’ spokeswoman Caroline Searle said . |
| 30 | We often enjoy a good spell in Britain at the start of October but then autumn rainstorms usually take over . |