Example sentences of "by the national [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite an existing voluntary Code of Practice , reproduced in part below , drawn up by the National Farmers ' Union to minimise any nuisance and existing legal controls , complaints appear to be on the increase . |
| 2 | He is particularly disappointed that the Chancellor did not address important submissions made by the National Farmers ' Union . |
| 3 | The plan was welcomed by the National Farmers ' Union , which declared its willingness to co-operate in setting up a waste management scheme . |
| 4 | A recent study by the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland concluded : ‘ Major problems in the hill farming business could consign the valleys to excessive tree planting with the danger that uneconomic holdings would be left . |
| 5 | Joseph Saidu Momoh ) elected by popular vote for a seven-year term , after endorsement as leader of the APC and presidential candidate by the national delegates ' conference of the party . |
| 6 | Executive power is vested in the President , elected by popular vote for a seven-year term , after endorsement as leader of the APC and presidential candidate by the National Delegates ' Conference of the party . |
| 7 | Housing authorities have a general duty to house ‘ vulnerable ’ people but a recent survey by the National Children 's Home found that only 50 per cent of authorities would classify as vulnerable a young homeless person with no parents and no support . |
| 8 | The plight of children infected with HIV was recently highlighted by Princess Diana when she presented a report by the National Children 's Bureau to a London conference on the impact of AIDS on family life . |
| 9 | Such approaches probably owe a great deal to consideration of research by the National Children 's Bureau under Dr Mia Pringle and a consideration of children 's needs as well as their rights . |
| 10 | Undertaken by the National Children 's Bureau , this is a longitudinal study of breathtaking scale and thoroughness . |
| 11 | Two surveys conducted for the committee were of particular relevance to post-school provision : one , of young people , carried out by the National Children 's Bureau ( of which more later ) and a survey by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate . |
| 12 | The survey undertaken by the National Children 's Bureau , when the Warnock committee was deliberating , showed that some 27 per cent of 18 year olds considered handicapped were currently unemployed , with 19 per cent seeking work . |
| 13 | An agreement signed by the government of President Violeta Chamorro and by the National Workers ' Front ( FNT ) on July 12 ended a 15-day general strike by an estimated 100,000 workers in public , private and agricultural sectors which had paralysed the country and brought it to the brink of civil war . |