Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the british " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consultancy for the British Council ? |
| 2 | The essential function of the Masai was to provide the perfect opportunity for the British to display what they believed to be their finest characteristics as a ruling race : the ability to understand and to gain the respect of proud traditional peoples , the self-discipline to treat them with courtesy , and the moral authority to guide and control them without resort to brute force . |
| 3 | If that 's the big success that everyone predicts , Donington could keep the European Grand Prix and emerge as a rival to Silverstone when the latter 's contract for the British Grand Prix runs out in l996 . |
| 4 | Though not without some sympathy for the British , he included their imperialism among the malign forces which had distorted the 1919 peace settlement . |
| 5 | Andrew Higgins , correspondent for the British newspaper the Independent , was ordered on Sept. 13 to leave China within 48 hours . |
| 6 | Having spent many years arguing for government support for the British fashion industry — and getting nowhere — she can not be blamed for opting to manufacture and show abroad . |
| 7 | He was also aware of the military advantages of creating a nucleus of support for the British among the country 's ruling class . |
| 8 | A spokesperson at the Brazilian embassy in London said that Brazil did not want to become a regular base of support for the British presence in the Falkland Islands [ see also p. 37001 ] . |
| 9 | Given the creation of Rail Track , the constitutional position in respect of the accountability of and the support for the British Transport Police is clearly most unsatisfactory . |
| 10 | Channel 4 's support for the British film industry will also continue . |
| 11 | Wigg 's two passions in life were first a constant and continuing admiration for the British army and second a lifelong interest in racing , about which he had a massive and detailed knowledge . |
| 12 | He wrote highly thought of articles on technique for the British Journal of Photography , and eventually became official photographic instructor to his beloved Royal Geographical Society . |
| 13 | And scientists interested in Antarctic research have reason to thank the Argentinians — the need to maintain a presence in those cold southern waters , and one that is not too openly military , has coaxed the government into setting aside more money for the British Antarctic Survey . |
| 14 | Jimmy smashed the previous British melon record by nearly eight pounds , but he wo n't be tucking into his prize exhibit — he has already raffled the mouth-watering treat to raise money for the British Heart Foundation . |
| 15 | Durie , who at 31 , is fast becoming one of the foremost ambassadors for the sport in this country , and known for her passion and honesty for the British game , went on to give some basic practical advice to the enthusiastic youngsters . |
| 16 | Mrs Mona Spink , a former national standard-bearer for the British Legion , was selling poppies opposite the RAF chapel , St Clement 's , in the Strand . |
| 17 | In London last night , a French Embassy spokesman said : ‘ This is a decision for the British Government . |
| 18 | Gookey , travelling reserve for the British 4 x 100 metres relay team at a meting in Oslo tomorrow , had already left for home . |
| 19 | Founded in 1967 , the BSIA is the ‘ self-regulatory trade association for the British security industry . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm hoping to get him a 400cc deal for the British championships and perhaps he 'll be able to ride the Jim Moodie bike after all . |
| 21 | Technology : European boost for the British Technology Group |
| 22 | SKY announced a multi-million pound boost for the British film industry yesterday with a major new mini-series . |
| 23 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 24 | The black and white Carry On S– Spying ( A notice in the entertainments programme for the British Embassy in Moscow read : ‘ 13 Aug 8 pm . |
| 25 | Besides , his professional duties allow the author greater variety of incident , and Maturin brings two extra dimensions to the stones , for he is a keen experimental naturalist and , at the same time , a secret agent for the British government . |
| 26 | He had been a secret agent for the British in Galway . |
| 27 | The twenty sixth of January seventeen eighty eight the British established a small prison community at Sydney Cove on the east coast of Australia villain read the declaration and hoisted the Union Jack claiming the east coast of the entire Australian continent for the British crown . |
| 28 | For many years he has been the Fund Raising Organizer for the British Rail Support Group , Condover Hall School for the Blind , a position he still holds . |
| 29 | What future for the British naive art museum ? |
| 30 | Similarly dismal conclusions come from a study for the British government by ERL , an environmental consultancy , which calculated that meeting the government 's official goal of recycling half the reusable waste in household bins could cost roughly £50 ( $10 ) a household — or twice as much as ordinary rubbish collection . |