Example sentences of "expressed [noun sg] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband expressed horror at the prospect of a similar incident occurring today . |
| 2 | France expressed horror at the assassination and appealed for unity to assure peace in the country it once ruled . |
| 3 | Otakar Motej , Chairman of the Supreme Court , who represented Havel during the Federal Assembly 's discussion of his proposals , expressed disappointment at the deputies ' lack of trust in the President . |
| 4 | Godfrey McIvor , Central Region 's education convener , expressed disappointment at the parent ballot , and said a strong case would be made to the Scottish Secretary to keep St Mary 's in local authority control . |
| 5 | Several delegations , including that from Britain , expressed disappointment at the slowness of the progress . |
| 6 | A spokesman for RGU expressed disappointment at the breakdown of the talks . |
| 7 | At the close of the November SII talks the USA expressed disappointment at the outcome and accused the Japanese of displaying " very little flexibility " in acknowledging " market access problems embedded in the Japanese economy " . |
| 8 | The Maguire family expressed disappointment at the appeal court 's decision and said they would seek justice from Sir John May , when he reconvened his inquiry in September . |
| 9 | The official report of that conference expressed regret at the omission of any adequate treatment of Southern Buddhism , and the questionnaire and its answers attempted to remedy the omission . |
| 10 | NATO Secretary-General Manfred Wörner expressed regret at the decision . |
| 11 | Fiona Hyslop , one of the national executive committee members who voted for the unsuccessful motion drawn up by the policy vice-convener , Rob Gibson , which expressed regret at the leadership 's decision during last weekend 's NEC meeting , criticised the party infighting . |
| 12 | Prof Marian Hicks , chairman of South West Thames Regional Health Authority , expressed regret at the distress caused from the failure of the computer system . |
| 13 | Daphne not only welcomed me with open arms but to my surprise expressed delight at the thought of my occupying one of her spare rooms . |
| 14 | Lord Sanderson , the chairman of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Association , expressed delight at the appointment and paid tribute to Mr Mitchell 's work over the past three years , particularly in the run-up to the election . |
| 15 | Other supporters of the move expressed joy at the outcome and concern for those who felt disappointed by it . |
| 16 | Mr Tondut of Roo Management expressed outrage at the difficulties conservationists caused him and was quoted in the national press as saying , ‘ I do n't want to do anything to damage these houses . |
| 17 | The Czechoslovak Finance Minister , Vaclav Klaus , expressed impatience at the pace of progress envisaged by the communiqué , declaring that Czechoslovakia did " not want to wait for committees " and wished to " start the overhaul tomorrow " . |
| 18 | Two young constables who joined the force just over a year ago expressed concern at a plan to judge police performance on the number of arrests . |
| 19 | Malaysia , and to a lesser extent Indonesia , expressed concern at a November agreement which provided for increased US use of Singapore 's military facilities . |
| 20 | Durham County Council deputy leader Bob Pendlebury welcomed the county 's inclusion in the first round while Hilary Armstrong , Labour MP for North West Durham , expressed concern at the Government 's motives . |
| 21 | The Commission expressed concern at the figures showing that the unassisted lay person was at a disadvantage : |
| 22 | The Assembly also voted to adopt Resolution 45/176 , parts B-G , which expressed concern at the lack of co-ordination in applying sanctions , including an oil embargo , against South Africa . |
| 23 | Its shares dropped 5 p.c. on news that the problems , which stem from a big push in the late 1980s for free-trade business , have worsened significantly since chief executive Peter Jarvis expressed concern at the interims last year . |
| 24 | Even those who are active in the Party expressed concern at the diversion of energies from their primary task of building the Church . |
| 25 | In September 1912 the Leeds and District FA expressed concern at the takeover of practice pitches by Rugby Union clubs , and urged senior soccer clubs to provide grounds for junior players . |
| 26 | Somalia expressed concern at the impact that the measures would have on bilateral relations [ see below ] . |
| 27 | Mr Davies expressed relief at an increase in the number and scope of exemptions to the directive . |
| 28 | It expressed resentment at the failure of the Government to concede majority rule , but welcomed the commission in principle , reserving judgement until full details were available . |
| 29 | The academics ' letter to The Independent , for which signatures were gathered over the past fortnight , expressed dismay at the damage it said had been inflicted on universities and polytechnics since 1979 . |
| 30 | He expressed dismay at the fact that the State President had failed to respond to the list of demands — mostly aimed at curtailing township violence — that the ANC had said should be sufficiently met before it returned to the negotiating table [ see p. 38948 ] . |