Example sentences of "[verb] the 40th " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an unsubtle reminder of the importance of firepower , Deng Xiaoping and other Chinese leaders gathered in Tiananmen last night to celebrate the 40th birthday of ‘ new China ’ with a deafening display of pyrotechnics . |
| 2 | Amnesty International 's series of concerts to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights is a remarkable achievement . |
| 3 | THERE WILL be little cause for celebration when East Germany marks the 40th anniversary of its founding on Saturday . |
| 4 | A S EVERYONE must know by now , 1992 marks the 40th anniversary of H M The Queen 's accession to the throne . |
| 5 | CHINA 'S leaders celebrated the 40th anniversary of Communist rule yesterday , protected from their people by the biggest security operation undertaken in the capital since the People 's Liberation Army stormed into Peking four months ago . |
| 6 | The 25 ft statue marking the 40th anniversary of the People 's Republic of China is an altogether different creature from its smashed predecessor . |
| 7 | Jiang 's visit to the Soviet Union was the first by a CCP general secretary since Mao Zedong 's 1957 visit to Moscow for celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution [ see pp. 15899-902 ] . |
| 8 | And , again like the students , it has issued an official list of permitted slogans , ordering citizens to memorise 40 different chants to mark the 40th anniversary of communist rule . |
| 9 | A SERVICE OF OBSERVANCE TO MARK THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UN CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES |
| 10 | To mark the 40th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen 's accession to the throne , the BBC is to screen a unique TV portrait . |
| 11 | Bill received the medal to mark the 40th anniversary of the ending of the second world war . |
| 12 | The Chinese authorities organized low-key celebrations on May 23 to mark the 40th anniversary of the " liberation " of Tibet . |
| 13 | Although the medal was minted to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the war , it received virtually no publicity . |
| 14 | The Mayor of Sedgefield , assisted by pupils of Hardwick and Rectory Row primary schools , planted a Norwegian maple to mark the 40th anniversary of the Queen 's accession to the throne . |
| 15 | Robert Wilson from John O'Gaunt Golf Club has become the 40th recipient of the Gold Award in the Golf Foundation Merit Award Scheme . |
| 16 | HONG KONG — More than 3,000 people marked the 40th anniversary of Communist rule in China yesterday by rallying to protest against the suppression of the pro-democracy movement in Peking , AP reports . |
| 17 | The honour marked the 40th anniversary of the war 's end and it is thought to be the last medal minted under the old Soviet administration . |