Example sentences of "[noun prp] thus became " in BNC.

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1 Osiris thus became closely linked with the kingship and Busiris was established as one of his major cult centres .
2 Lithuania thus became the third Soviet republic to conclude an economic agreement with Bulgaria , following Russia and Byelarus [ see p. 38350 ] .
3 Argentina thus became the fifth country to reach such an agreement as part of the Brady Plan , a mechanism devised by the US Treasury Secretary Nicolas Brady in March 1989 to reduce the debt burdens of developing countries [ see pp. 36541-42 ] .
4 Latvia thus became the second ex-Soviet republic ( following Estonia ) to replace the rouble with its own currency .
5 Nigeria thus became an administered rather than a political society , just as it had been under colonialism .
6 After Ireland and Luxembourg , Greece thus became the third member country to approve the treaty .
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