Example sentences of "[adv prt] a new [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In a far-reaching judgment , the Court of Appeals laid down a new test for the determination of the question of non-literal copyright infringement , that is , whether there has been an infringement of copyright in non-literal elements such as program structure .
2 Look at the decision of the Exchequer Chamber how we may , it laid down a new principle .
3 If it 's a concrete floor you could either put down a new wood floor or tile it with some sort of composition tile or sheeting like vinyl or linoleum which is showing quite a revival .
4 Investment bankers say that grey markets allow short-selling that drives down a new issue 's price .
5 By the early 1970s the increasing demand for higher education forced the government to lay down a new structure for higher education , embodied in the Hochschulrahrnengesetz .
6 Norwich were trailing Grant , who has turned down a new contract , last season and have maintained their interest .
7 ‘ I turned down a new contract at the end of the season , even though it meant getting a testimonial next year because I 've got to be playing in the Premier League to confirm my place in the Irish side .
8 McCreery left last month after he turned down a new contract .
9 True , in the judgment itself it might appear that the court was making a pontifical statement of existing principle rather than laying down a new rule , for they regarded their own proposition as having been anticipated by Holt .
10 ‘ As a matter of fact , ’ Alec Reid firmed down a new pipeful of tobacco , ‘ I might ha ’ made a name for meself had I remained in Edinburgh .
11 It was the legacy of the previous form of uneven development based in the sectoral spatial division of labour ( high levels of unemployment from previously dominant sectors which had overwhelmingly employed men ) which provided the conditions ( regional policy grants , a ‘ green ’ , female labour force anxious for paid employment ) which attracted in this new form of economic activity and laid down a new form of uneven development .
12 The luthier , Tony Rockett attempted to track down a new steel rod for my bass , only to discover that nobody in this country supplies Warwick spares .
13 In the present case the effect is helped by the realistic context , since the storm is still raging outside and whenever the door is opened to let in a new character the form-generating music rushes in as well in the shape of the hurricane .
14 There was the time , too , when he kept a Wellington side very much under wraps before a Ranfurly Shield challenge against Auckland , and then took the hugh gamble of removing his best five-eighths , Steve Pokere , from fly-half to centre , and bringing in a new youngster — a gamble which failed quite spectacularly .
15 Yet the Cabinet reshuffle has once again set the boat rocking by bringing in a new Secretary of State for the Environment — the third change in the DoE hot seat in the last 18 months .
16 This has brought in a new dimension to recent thinking , and begun to raise sharp questions about what has been called the ‘ Latin captivity ’ of western theology .
17 Amateur golfers will soon be handing in a new kind of card — a ‘ flexible friend ’ , writes Bill Meredith .
18 Thornton was an unusual choice : his fame sprang from his period as chief executive of the Abbey National building society , where he had swept aside years of tradition , brought in a new management style ( he was very proud of having abolished fifty-one committees ) , and had enormous success with initiatives such as Granny Bonds .
19 The Home Office says it HAS acted to curb joyriding ; ’ It 's brought in a new law and is going to double sentences . ’
20 The Home Office says it HAS acted to curb joyriding ; ’ It 's brought in a new law and is going to double sentences . ’
21 Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money .
22 Liberal Democrat candidate Suzanne Fletcher said if her party were in power they would bring in a new type of rented housing , called partnership housing , which would cater for middle income groups wanting to rent rather than buy , built through public and private money .
23 In the 1989 Budget , the Chancellor brought in a new ceiling limit of £90,000 , based on earnings of £60,000 to be revalued every year in line with price increases .
24 These ‘ Masters ’ were said to be the hidden wise men who were spread around the world with the aim of bringing in a New World Order .
25 Filled in a new rent rebate form .
26 The government 's being urged to bring in a new speed limit on one of the region 's worst accident blackspots .
27 The man began to fill in a new form .
28 What is clear , however , is that decentralization ushered in a new form of uneven development .
29 ‘ If we had to wait three months for this money , then fill in a new form to open a different account , just like a new investor in fact , it would not be a bad idea to see if any other society was offering a better rate than the 8.85 per cent offered by ‘ Prime Gold ’ .
30 I have been told to fill in a new form to be put on the waiting list but you need a permanent address to fill out one and I have n't got one . ’
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