Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [adj] [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The Import Duties Bill of February 1932 also imposed a general tariff of 10 per cent on almost all imports , and the Import Duties Advisory Committee , which it formed quickly , raised the tariff to 20 per cent on manufactured goods , to between 25 and 30 per cent on luxury goods and to 33 per cent on chemicals and a wide range of other goods . |
2 | An English memorandum of May 1311 also attributed the difficulties of governance in Aquitaine to the ‘ arrogant presumption of the nobles and magnates [ potentium ] of the land ’ which engendered frivolous appeals to the court of France . |
3 | The fires of May 1862 only confirmed the authorities in their antipathy to students . |
4 | Dr Beeching 's famous report of January 1963 then opened the floodgates to closure proposals , battles by campaigners and , invariably , consent by the Conservative Government which , after all , was the architect behind Dr Beeching 's appointment as Chairman charged with reducing losses . |
5 | The latter move came in the wake of parliament 's decision of Dec. 11 temporarily to suspend the privatization process . |
6 | One of the Russian admirers of Peter I actually hung the Tsar 's picture among the holy ikons in his house and burnt candles before it . |
7 | Having read your newspaper for many years , I believe your edition of April 17th best illustrates the dilemma facing those who interpret the events of the late 20th century . |
8 | The Financial Times of April 2 also quoted a DPK spokesman as alleging that " we are facing a worse genocide than Halabja " , a reference to the use in 1988 of poison gas by the Iraqi army in the town of Halabja which killed an estimated 5,000-6,000 people [ see pp. 36168-69 ] . |