Example sentences of "scotland [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Scotscraig valley is rich lowland agricultural landscape very different from the popular image of Scotland as barren moor , mountain and loch . |
| 2 | The North of England thinks it is in competition with Scotland for industrial investment . |
| 3 | I remain convinced that a democratic majority exists in Scotland for higher spending on public services and on our infrastructure . |
| 4 | While it is difficult to be firm about the exact numbers required , the generally accepted " bed norm " in Scotland for geriatric psychiatry beds specifically for the confused elderly is as recommended in Timbury , that is to say 10 beds per 1,000 population aged 65+ . |
| 5 | The trip , featuring two Tests , is an integral part of the build-up to the 1991 World Cup , and , significantly , Paterson — the 46-year-old managing director of a hosiery firm — was also confirmed yesterday as manager of Scotland for that tournament . |
| 6 | New Zealand , Australia and Scotland for that matter would never settle for second just to please a fickle press . |
| 7 | ‘ We have operated in recessionary conditions in Scotland for some time so can cope with this . |
| 8 | Monday the 11th was , as travellers and commuters will recall , one of the most wintry days over Scotland for some time . |
| 9 | They were now part of the 3rd Division ( composed of the 8th , 9th and 185th infantry Brigades ) , returned to Scotland for more training in amphibious landings , and then moved to Petworth in April 1944 . |
| 10 | The Candy Castle Cup offshore meeting at Carrick Sailing Club finishes tomorrow and many of the boats taking part in the event will be heading for Scotland for next weekend 's popular Scottish offshore series . |
| 11 | Approximately 4,500 qualified nurses have secured employment in the national health service in Scotland during that period . |
| 12 | BOMB DISPOSAL specialists were yesterday called out to beaches on the south-west coast of Scotland after Second World War phosphorus canisters believed to be from an undersea dump were washed ashore . |
| 13 | The 1971 census showed that the relevant postcode sector held almost the highest proportion ( 23% ) of residents not born in Scotland of any sector in the rural high oil worker category , and indeed one of the highest in Scotland . |
| 14 | Campaigners in Scotland against corporal punishment welcomed the clear indication that this form of treatment of children was frowned upon , even though this case was lost . |
| 15 | ‘ No action of damages where the damages claimed consist of or include damages … in respect of personal injuries to any person shall be brought in Scotland against any person unless it is commenced … before the expiration of three years from the date of the act , neglect or default giving rise to the action … |
| 16 | The visitors gained far more possession than Scotland with Welsh fly-half Lee Jarvis 's boot dominating the game with 16 points — including one penalty kick from the halfway line . |
| 17 | The appearance of the Scottish document at the same time as the appearance of the national curriculum legislation in England and Wales can be interpreted as evidence of the government 's determination to bring the educational system of Scotland into close alignment with that of England and Wales and to exercise strong control over what that educational system is expected to deliver . |
| 18 | Ulster youngsters Claire Curran and Zara Wolseley helped Ireland to a 3-3 draw against Wales in the under 18 event yesterday , leaving their team four points ahead of Scotland in second place . |
| 19 | The apparent indecision was blamed on difficulties in working out travel arrangements for her to make the return trip to Scotland in one day . |
| 20 | He admitted to being surprised at the progress being made in Scotland , and expressed much admiration for the work currently being planned by the SCU and Teamsport Scotland in developing coaching at both school and club level . |
| 21 | For the House to deal with Scotland in that manner shows nothing but contempt for Scotland and the Scottish people . |
| 22 | ALAN MACDONALD REPRESENTS SCOTLAND IN INTERNATIONAL EVENT |
| 23 | The new clause would provide a golden opportunity for the consultative committee to ensure that bus companies carry out recommendations that would ensure that the elderly and the disabled can travel on buses in Scotland in comparative safety . |
| 24 | Chromite has also been recorded at Corrycharmaig in the Grampian Highlands ( Harrison , 1985 ) and in north-east Scotland in small serpentinite bodies . |
| 25 | There were few English visitors to Scotland in any case . |
| 26 | The field also includes Ralston 's Alastair Forsyth , last year 's beaten finalist — Alan Reid of Barassie is too old to defend his title — and Mortonhall 's David Patrick , who took four points out of six for Scotland in last week 's boys ' quadrangular tournament in Sardinia . |
| 27 | In his early twenties Wordsworth wandered the roads himself in search of case histories — see Guilt and Sorrow or Old Man Travelling — and when he settled at Grasmere he lived alongside a road which was used by travellers to Whitehaven and to Scotland in bad weather ; Dorothy 's Journals are full of encounters with wanderers . |
| 28 | I wish to explore those proposals , lay bare the dangers which lurk beneath them and identify the threat not only to parliamentary representation from Scotland in this House but to the economic well-being of Scotland if the Labour party were ever in a position to exercise in Scotland the kind of powers that it would give to such an assembly . |
| 29 | Does he agree that when Opposition parties advocate such bodies they do so with the entirely cynical objective of maintaining the over-representation of Scotland in this House in the aftermath of the dog 's breakfast called devolution ? |
| 30 | The Sexual Offences Act of 1967 was also limited in its geographical scope , for it was not until 1980 , and the passage of the Criminal Justice Bill of that year , that the law was altered in Scotland in this regard . |