Example sentences of "according [prep] national [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Symphony Hall at the ICC is Britain 's ‘ virtuoso among concert halls ’ according to national music critics , home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and host to the world 's top visiting musicians . |
| 2 | According to national committee member Charles Betz , it is unlikely that the party will produce a defined set of policy goals , as the " grassroots " nature of US environmentalism prevents a central committee from dictating policies to local organisations . |
| 3 | The graduate assignment system , in operation since the 1950s , usually placed young people according to national plan and local demands . |
| 4 | Leeds failed to recapture the form which swept them to the title in 1991–92 and , according to national newspaper reports , Wilkinson has had to endure a torrent of abuse . |
| 5 | SALES of nursing and residential care home in the south have been buoyant last year , according to national business agent , Christie and Co . |
| 6 | Now one of the comments of Pausanias is that before a battle the Celts neither employed a Greek soothsayer nor made sacrifices according to national custom — if indeed , as Pausanias pointedly remarks ( 10.21.1 ) , there is such a thing as Celtic divination . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , local influences continued to affect voting behaviour , while about four-fifths of the voters appeared to vote according to national party preferences , the remainder did not . |