Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the Shah persuaded the Carters to see in the New Year at the palace and the Queen sent the Crown Prince into the Library to organize a smaller party . |
| 2 | In the UK it remains for the CAA to revert to a voluntary incident reporting system in place of the current mandatory one . |
| 3 | Changes in the longer term included ( i ) the halving of the number of armed forces to about 31,000 over two years ; ( ii ) electoral reform ; ( iii ) land reform ; ( iv ) the creation of a consultative body , comprising representatives of government , employers and workers , to set policy for economic and social development ; and ( v ) the creation of a mechanism to allow the FMLN to contribute to the national reconstruction plan . |
| 4 | After the election , opposition groups again protested against allowing the MRF to operate as a political party . |
| 5 | It seemed the ideal way for the NFC to go into the private sector . |
| 6 | The Atomic Energy Authority is giving some of its protective equipment to the Ukraine to help with the continuing clean-up operation at Chernobyl . |
| 7 | THE OTHER reason for tuning into Moran 's Manson opera is to hear how he has deformed the music of The Beatles to fit inside the mad brain of Charlie . |
| 8 | Mr Biffen 's plea at the monthly meeting of Aberdeen and Kincardine NFU area executive followed on from an Ellon branch resolution urging the NFU to detail on a regular basis . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought long and hard before I left the NHS to move into the private sector . |
| 10 | But the Australian Government went further and instructed its delegation to the IWC to work for a permanent global ban — not a moratorium , a ban — and at the same time to press for humane measures while any whaling continued . |
| 11 | With England player involvement in the British Lions squad to New Zealand expected to reach double figures , it was decided to send a ‘ second team ’ across the Atlantic to play as an uncapped England XV . |
| 12 | Once the London JAC was established , the SCCs were instructed by the LCC to co-operate with the local committees , having as their principal duty the reporting of the economic , social , and educational condition of the school-leavers , while the local JACs were to supervise the conditions of employment , ensuring that they were as favourable as possible for the young people , and that ‘ round ’ children were put into ‘ round holes ’ . |
| 13 | This was influenced by Oman 's wish for the GCC to act as a military alliance in conjunction with the West against a perceived Soviet threat . |
| 14 | Expect the UK to succumb in the same way , then watch the band set their sights on America . |
| 15 | In early October a UNP working party proposed fresh elections as a way of restoring Parliament 's credibility and of allowing the JVP to participate in the political process . |
| 16 | Despite Eric 's move to Manchester , Isabelle says they will not be crossing the Pennines to look for a new home . |
| 17 | Shortly after our stepfather died , our mother , Lydia , made her first leap across the Pacific to live with a Javanese guru in Jakarta , and brought back tales which inspired our first visits to Indonesia , as delegates to a Subud conference . |
| 18 | At a time ( 1944 ) when one 's acquaintances were casually saying ‘ I 'm off to the US to work on the atomic bomb ’ ( surely a gross breach of security ) I think Bernal was carefully insulated . |
| 19 | Released in the US to coincide with the presidential elections , Robbins 's movie demonstrates that we get the politicians we deserve and that democracy is easily eroded . |
| 20 | On January 14th the unlikely figure of Bob Dole , the Senate Republican leader , took time off from the Gulf to call for a statutory commission to find out why women have not broken through the ‘ glass ceiling ’ that keeps them from top management jobs . |
| 21 | When several of us got down there the CO informed us that we had to fly down the Gulf to look for an Imperial Airways airliner , one of those Armstrong Whitworth Argosys which was named City of Glasgow , and had been overdue for sometime . |
| 22 | I hear what my hon. Friend says and we shall see whether more opportunities can be given to the RNR to train with the regular Navy . |
| 23 | In this chapter we use the LFS to look at the industrial and occupational distribution of temporary working . |
| 24 | This effectively allows any presentation graphics program on the Macintosh to talk to the professional film recorders such as the QCR and beyond by converting the PICT files generated on the Macintosh into the native language of the film recorder . |
| 25 | ‘ In his letter of July 6 following the meeting , the BAe chairman , Professor Roland Smith , called for the removal of the ring fence around Rover capital allowances , capital losses , and trading losses , and asked the DTI to intervene with the Inland Revenue for ‘ written rulings in advance to certain proposals to be made by BAe with a view to optimising the tax benefits ’ , ’ Mr Brown said . |
| 26 | In a move interpreted by observers as an attempt to persuade the FIS to participate in the national conference [ see above ] , the government announced on Aug. 17 the release of 329 political prisoners , allegedly members of the FIS , detained since June . |
| 27 | He had claimed in the election campaign that the Eisenhower administration had allowed the USA to fall behind the Soviet Union in the production of nuclear missiles , creating a so-called " missile-gap " . |
| 28 | She made two hazardous voyages to the USA to plead for a permanent international organization for collective security , disarmament , and positive relief measures . |
| 29 | Recently a ‘ successful ’ horseperson came from the USA to judge at a major Australian show and to give a seminar on training horses . |