Example sentences of "was [vb pp] a [adj] welcome " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may have reassured himself of the contnuing power of his charisma during recent tours of the south , where he was given a rapturous welcome . |
| 2 | David introduced her to the warden , then they made their way to the residents ' common-room where Rachel was given a rapturous welcome by her new friends , in particular by a young Down 's syndrome woman called Belinda whose delight at seeing her again was only too apparent . |
| 3 | She was given a decent welcome by the crowd at the Ang Mo Kio town centre . |
| 4 | He was given a great welcome by the waiters and Jane was introduced to the Maître in person . |
| 5 | This plan was given a cautious welcome by the Social Democratic and Labour Party , led by Gerry Fitt , John Hume , and Paddy Devlin , which had taken over the leadership of ‘ constitutional ’ nationalist opinion . |
| 6 | A form of economic decentralisation , already approved by the Baltic legislatures , was given a cautious welcome by the USSR Supreme Soviet in July 1989 and was formally adopted at the winter parliamentary session . |
| 7 | Although Hamdi denied that his reform programme was taken under pressure from the IMF , it followed a visit by an IMF team and was given a cautious welcome by the organisation . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , news that the Welsh Office is to set up a forensic psychiatry unit in North Wales a medium secure unit was given a cautious welcome . |
| 9 | On arrival at Hillsborough she was given a boisterous welcome by 150 children given time off school to greet her . |
| 10 | It was given a qualified welcome by Donald Riegle and Henry Gonzalez , the ( Democrat ) chairmen of the Senate and House banking committees respectively , who stated that an extension of bank operations into financial services should be delayed until the implementation of the supervisory and deposit insurance reforms , the latter being expected to attract widespread public opposition . |
| 11 | The 68-metre former oceanographic vessel was accorded a rousing welcome as it arrived in the northern Taiwan port of Keelung on May 13 to take on provisions and broadcasting equipment . |
| 12 | In 1867 Newman Hall visited America , or at least the northern states , where he was assured a warm welcome because of his support of the North during the recent war . |