Example sentences of "in [noun pl] [verb] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major announced on Oct. 17 that the UK was to write off unilaterally some US$850,000,000 in debts owed by the poorest countries — two-thirds of the debt owed by some 20 countries . |
| 2 | ( Approximately 10 per cent of the world 's population live in cultures characterized by the former sub-types , whereas 7 per cent live under the latter . ) |
| 3 | This learning difficulty has to be ‘ significantly greater … than for the majority of children of his age ’ ; or , he has to have a ‘ disability which either prevents or hinders him from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided in schools maintained by the local education authority concerned … ’ . |
| 4 | The local authority can discharge this responsibility either by running or managing its own homes , known colloquially as ‘ Part 3 homes ’ or by sponsoring residents in homes provided by the private and voluntary sector . |
| 5 | A gradual process began in countries liberated by the Red Army , which eventually resulted in governments across eastern Europe using police-state methods and carrying out Soviet-style economic reforms , the very antithesis of liberal democracy . |
| 6 | We believe that the differences in affinities determined by the different techniques may be due to the relatively rapid sampling of the filter-binding assay . |
| 7 | In the past , the Falkland sheep farmers looked on birds of prey as their enemies , but more enlightened attitudes are nowadays evident — at least in areas frequented by the few tourists visiting the islands . |
| 8 | Where stone foundations are normal , as at Catterick and Hibaldstow , regional variations reflect local sources : flint and chalk in areas dominated by the geological presence of chalk , limestones and sandstones in the area of the Jurassic ridge and granites and slates beyond . |
| 9 | Gardeners might also fork out £2,000 for a statue-alarm — now commonplace in gardens owned by the National Trust . |
| 10 | Koutsogiorgas , 68 , who had a heart attack in court on April 11 and died in hospital on April 18 , had been a key figure in governments formed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( Pasok ) under Papandreou from 1981 to 1989 . |
| 11 | Whether this policy can be continued for much longer in the face of the decline in scruples shown by the large drug syndicates who are raking in huge profits from sales of cannabis , heroin and cocaine , remains to be seen . |
| 12 | Antiphonal choirs of rosewood and mahogany gleamed darkly in rooms dominated by the rich pedal-tones of velvet curtains and hand-printed wallpaper . |
| 13 | A circular , in terms prescribed by the National Executive Committee , shall be sent to affiliated and party organisations entitled to appoint delegates to the General Committee inviting nominations . |
| 14 | No nomination shall be valid unless made on the form in terms prescribed by the National Executive Committee and bearing thereon the consent in writing of the member nominated . |
| 15 | The special meeting of the General Committee to select a prospective candidate shall be convened by circular in terms prescribed by the National Executive Committee . |
| 16 | This enables the court to correct errors in orders made by the lower courts . |
| 17 | An even more disturbing consequence of this process is revealed in remarks made by the other art teacher interviewed : |
| 18 | Colour analyst/hairdresser Mrs Myra Addison and photographer Mrs Ann Simmons together make up Beautiful Images , a venture set up in Darlington 15 months ago : and they came out tops with stunning portraits in competitions organised by the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Master Photographers ' Association . |
| 19 | But the most concerted challenge was manifest in struggles waged by the unemployed around the poor law . |