Example sentences of "launched a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Palace has launched a friends association with the aim of raising funds for its ongoing restoration programme . |
| 2 | The UK government has launched a grant scheme to encourage the restoration of damaged hedgerows and their maintenance as wildlife havens . |
| 3 | ( In 1981 Israel had launched a surprise air attack on Iraq 's Osirak nuclear reactor site — see p. 31908 . ) |
| 4 | A MERSEYSIDE couple has launched a £10,000 fund raising campaign as a tribute to their baby son 's short life . |
| 5 | Stone had belatedly launched a publicity campaign at the end of January , claiming that it would adopt " environmentally-sound " , labour intensive logging techniques , and reforest areas which have been cleared by slash-and-burn farmers . |
| 6 | K-Swiss have launched a ladies version of their Si-18 top of the range tennis shoe . |
| 7 | The RSPB has launched a £400,000 appeal to finance the purchase and management of the island . |
| 8 | And now it has launched a Home Emergency Service to do the same for homeowners . |
| 9 | Two families who blame their children 's blood cancers on their fathers ' exposure to radiation at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have launched a test case against British Nuclear Fuels Limited ( BNFL ) . |
| 10 | Privately-held ShareVision , San Jose , California , developed and has just launched a videoconferencing product that enables Macintosh users to communicate using video , speech , graphics and data anywhere in the world over a single standard phone line . |
| 11 | Louise Ellman , leader of Lancashire County Council , yesterday simultaneously launched a £30m development blueprint . |
| 12 | A DAIRY has launched a £1.5m campaign to halt a decline in doorstep milk deliveries . |
| 13 | However , Atari has at least launched a PC interface box , which adds one third to the Portfolio 's size and cost . |
| 14 | A large mining company operating in Western Australia , the Alcoa corporation , has launched a land care programme centred around tree-planting in an effort to combat salination . |
| 15 | The parents of a young woman killed in a car accident have launched a road safety competition in memory of their daughter . |
| 16 | BRITISH Rail has launched a winter sale , with cut-price deals on long-distance Saver tickets . |
| 17 | LORNE Thyssen has successfully launched a New York stage career . |
| 18 | UK firm Object Designers Ltd , Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , has launched a sister company — Object Trainers Ltd — geared to providing courses on all types of object technology across Europe . |
| 19 | UK firm Object Designers Ltd , Henley-on-Thames , Oxford shire , has launched a sister company — Object Trainers Ltd — geared to providing courses on all types of object technology across Europe . |
| 20 | Bruce meanwhile had launched a lightning raid into north-west England , and after burning Lancaster he crossed into the North Riding of Yorkshire and almost succeeded in capturing Edward himself near Byland Abbey , This humiliation of the king proved too much for Andrew Harclay , whose support had been of crucial importance at Boroughbridge and who had been raised to the earldom of Carlisle a few days after the battle . |
| 21 | Birmingham Midshires has launched a debt counselling service in the form of a practical guide for home owners . |
| 22 | Slough , Berkshire-based T IS Ltd has launched a telephone call logging system aimed specifically at UK local authorities : dubbed Genesis MX , the system is claimed to produce cost centre recharge reports and time-to-answer reports in line with Citizen 's Charter recommendations ; personal computer-based , the product is also claimed to provide flexible recharge reports ( allowing for cross-billing of departments ) which can be linked to micro and mainframe systems for automatic accounting ; no word yet on list price , but T IS is also introducing a rental scheme for the system . |
| 23 | Rank has launched a video projection system for around £10000 which will show clear bright pictures on a screen up to eight metres wide . |
| 24 | The borough council has launched a customer care and quality service programme aimed at giving good service to the people who pay for and use its amenities . |
| 25 | It was not considered an easy or even feasible task to prove this relationship , but the North East CAB area policy comment sub-committee nevertheless launched a pilot study . |
| 26 | A few years ago , the problem seemed insuperable , but now the National Parks Authority , the Countryside Commission and English Heritage have launched a pilot programme . |
| 27 | THE family of a teenage Royal Marine who died after a party to celebrate winning his Green Beret have launched a compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 28 | Reuter says that with the help of General Media International Inc , the Penthouse magazine empire has just launched a dial-up service in the US where for a monthly fee plus usage , lechers can view their favourite Pets from their personal computer , ask them to perform various acts — and play photographer , taking shots with the mouse while the model performs … |
| 29 | Hillhouse International has launched a £135,000 project to protect water flowing into the River Wyre at Thornton . |
| 30 | Sandy Lyle has launched a Stableford competition for club golfers to raise money for the Paul O'Gorman Foundation , which raises money for children with leukaemia . |