Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [to-vb] [prep] the [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | It seemed the ideal way for the NFC to go into the private sector . |
| 4 | The Atomic Energy Authority is giving some of its protective equipment to the Ukraine to help with the continuing clean-up operation at Chernobyl . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought long and hard before I left the NHS to move into the private sector . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | Expect the UK to succumb in the same way , then watch the band set their sights on America . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In this chapter we use the LFS to look at the industrial and occupational distribution of temporary working . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 " . |