Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Movement for Multiparty Democracy ( MMD ) , a loose alliance of opposition groups formed in July 1990 , immediately applied for registration as a political party . |
| 2 | There never were 6,000 knights in England ; and it was rare in the twelfth century for more than a thousand knights to gather in answer to a feudal summons . |
| 3 | These are not competing principles of equal weight : the values listed in Article 10(2) are simply " a number of exceptions which must be strictly interpreted " . |
| 4 | How do we account for the minimal pairs given in Chapter 9 ? |
| 5 | Our Royal menu consisted of : breakfast , one pot of wish-wash called ‘ tea ’ ; lunch , a pot of dry vegetables boiled in water , one pot of vermicelli boiled in water . |
| 6 | Minnie had written to her , a short and agonising note , penned with obvious difficulty , and she had replied at length , describing her — horror , Minnie , to hear of these floodings and most of all of the terrible pain which made my own insides contract in sympathy . |
| 7 | There were about thirty coins arranged in layers on cardboard trays ; each tray was encased in a plastic wallet . |
| 8 | Anticipation of Cabinet resistance does prevent Mrs Thatcher from establishing ministerial groups skewed in favour of policies she might favour but which will not run in full Cabinet . |
| 9 | In order to attract foreign investment , the Malaysian government introduced legislation in 1990 , abolishing withholding tax and providing for a basic tax rate of 3% on net profits for certain activities undertaken in Labuan . |
| 10 | Table 4.6 gives the results of NPV analysis at 6 per cent applied to the investments listed in Table 4.3 . |
| 11 | Table 4.6 gives the results of NPV analysis at 6 per cent applied to the investments listed in Table 4.3 . |
| 12 | The few surviving reports of cases heard in King 's Bench during the period he was a justice ( 1295–1316 ) do not suggest that he made a major contribution to the work of the court . |
| 13 | Mr Richards said he approached the Independent Tribunal Appeals Services in Nottingham , and as a result residents of Kinmel Bay and Rhyl would now have their cases heard in Colwyn Bay , reducing travelling time from around 50 minutes to 15 minutes . |
| 14 | Indeed one of the reasons given in Ridge v. Baldwin by Lord Reid for the demise of natural justice was the misunderstanding over the scope of certiorari . |
| 15 | The reasons given in para. 2 for finding bicycles ‘ unacceptable ’ are quite spwcious . |
| 16 | Of the remaining 63 patients six were withdrawn before the end of the trial period for reasons given in table II . |
| 17 | As well as the reasons given in answer to direct questions , the LFS provides information on the importance of a further reason for taking a temporary job — that of being a participant in a special employment programme . |
| 18 | Mr Williamson , can I ask for your confirmation that the reason that the Secretary of State deleted Policy E two in the nineteen eighty structure plan was one of the many reasons under the heading , General , there is no specific reference in the notice of approval to the deletion of this policy and therefore I am assuming it fell for one of the reasons given in paragraphs five point two to five point four five . |
| 19 | The Regional Council does not accept that to contribute to the HP4 supply land must , per se , be the subject of completions only in the period 1991–96 , for the reasons given in para 5 above . |
| 20 | There were two meetings to attend in Ghent , the second one lasting into the evening , and Merrill 's notebook filled rapidly , predicting several busy days when she got back . |
| 21 | Marian 's work now suits her particularly well and in an effort to redress some of the solicitor 's problems described above she has begun to be involved in advocacy training for solicitors assisting in courses run by the College of Law — helping others towards the successful career which she demonstrates is possible from whatever your legal origins . |
| 22 | A MOSCOW dating agency claims couples need three minutes to fall in love . |
| 23 | This effect is illustrated in the hypothetical set of proposals given in Table 4.3 ( Bierman and Smidt , 1964 ) . |
| 24 | This effect is illustrated in the hypothetical set of proposals given in Table 4.3 ( Bierman and Smidt , 1964 ) . |
| 25 | FOR more than six years the race between America , Europe and Japan to establish technical standards for their own versions of high-definition television ( HDTV ) has been one of the world 's great technological rivalries , pitting the market-driven regulatory approach of America against the government-led industrial policies favoured in Japan and Europe . |
| 26 | In connection with an incident that my right hon. Friend has mentioned already , is he aware that hon. Members and staff were unable to work in their offices at 1 Parliament street between 9.30 and 12.30 because of three IRA bombs placed in Whitehall ? |
| 27 | Commissions continue to be a source of outside funding , with international projects undertaken in Africa , continental Europe , Hong Kong , Indonesia , New Zealand and Yemen . |
| 28 | Before this Board the commissioner advanced two main submissions , namely : ( 1 ) that the business of the bank was one and indivisible since all the profit earning operations were directed from Hong Kong by staff therein employed , no overseas branch of the bank was involved and the funds employed in the purchase of the certificates of deposit arose from the carrying on of the business in Hong Kong ; and ( 2 ) that in any event , even if the sale and purchase of certificates of deposit failed to be treated as separate operations , nevertheless the profits from these operations arose in Hong Kong . |
| 29 | For instance , genes coding the proteins known as fibrinopeptides change in evolution at a rate that closely approximates the basic mutation rate . |
| 30 | We checked as far as possible the information for the cases listed in tables 2.1 to 2.4 of the Black report ; in table III cross references are given to the cases listed in these tables of the Black report and , when necessary , the information has been corrected . |