Example sentences of "in [noun prp] [vb past] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations in Renville arrived at a precarious agreement , signed on 17 January 1948 , by which the Van Mook Line was accepted , in return for virtually nothing . |
| 2 | It had been announced on Feb. 4 that food supplies in Russia stood at a critical level , with stocks about to run out within 20-40 days . |
| 3 | Fiscal reform , considered vital to improving the budgetary position and reducing inflation ( which in August stood at an annualized rate of 1,055.4 per cent ) , was also a priority . |
| 4 | Women in Britain enrolled at the Labour Exchanges for war work in the factories . |
| 5 | Foreign investment in India remained at a low level during the 1980s when compared with similar international investment elsewhere in south and south-east Asia , despite the introduction of liberalization measures in 1985-86 which had boosted industrial investment and output . |
| 6 | In particular , the report highlighted ( i ) the low inflation ( which in June stood at an annualized rate of 3.3 per cent , lower , for the first time since 1973 , than that in Germany — 3.5 per cent in June ) ; ( ii ) the successful containment of the adverse effect of 1990 oil price rises ; and reduced public expenditure ; and ( iv ) lower VAT and company taxes . |