Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Bridges maintained : ‘ Mr Newton admitted on Friday that he had made up his end of the story . |
| 2 | Defence Minister Lassane Ouangraoua revealed on Jan. 8 that an army non-commissioned officer had plotted to overthrow the government on Dec. 28 . |
| 3 | President Didier Ratsiraka announced on July 28 that he had dismissed his government and would organize a referendum on a new constitution before the end of the year . |
| 4 | West Germany agreed on Sept. 15 , 1989 , to convert $418,500,000 of official debt into grants , on condition that Kenya use the local currency equivalent for environmental improvement and conservation projects . |
| 5 | After talks with the IMF Vieira announced on April 12 , 1990 , a series of measures to control expenditure in the public sector and to centralize tax collection . |
| 6 | Taylor lived on Martha 's Vineyard for most of his life . |
| 7 | A district judge in San Francisco ruled on Oct. 4 , 1989 , that women employed by the state of California were not victims of sexual discrimination . |
| 8 | Former Prime Minister Maitrika Prasad Koirala announced on Feb. 19 the formation of a new political party , Rashtriya Janata Parishad , under his chairmanship , which would work to provide a democratic alternative to the Nepali Congress Party . |
| 9 | Mongolia and Panama applied on Oct. 8 to join GATT , and membership was also under consideration for Algeria , Bulgaria , China , Honduras , Nepal and Paraguay . |
| 10 | The Intergovernmental Group for Indonesia ( IGGI ) meeting in the Netherlands agreed on June 12 to provide a record US$4,750 million in aid and credits to Indonesia in 1991/92 , a 5.3 per cent increase over the 1990/91 package . |
| 11 | US Secretary of State James Baker announced on Aug. 12 that the USA had received a formal request from the deposed Kuwaiti government to enforce UN sanctions under the self-defence article ( Article 51 ) of the UN Charter . |
| 12 | Apparently after two weeks of secret negotiations with prominent Croatian Serbs , Tudjman announced on July 31 that legislation had been prepared to offer home rule ( with its own police force ) to the Serbian community in the self-proclaimed " Autonomous Region of Krajina " . |
| 13 | Charlie Francis said at the Canadian Enquiry that all the world 's top athletes were on drugs — that was his excuse for encouraging Ben to go on steroids . |
| 14 | Shamir announced on June 8 the formation of a new government following the signing of a fresh coalition agreement between Likud and a number of religious and nationalist parties . |
| 15 | Attorney General Acisclo Valladares Molina announced on Aug. 17 that seven members of the military , including a naval captain — the commander of the important Military Base of the Pacific — could face the death penalty over the killing of 11 people on Aug. 9 in the southern department of Escuintla . |
| 16 | Soviet Defence Ministry spokesperson Col.- Gen. Nikolai Chervov announced on Dec. 15 , 1989 , that Soviet military spending was to be cut by 8.2 per cent in 1990 ( falling from 77,300 million roubles in 1989 to 71,000 million roubles in 1990 ) as a result of " new political thinking on defence doctrines ' . |
| 17 | Baker restated on Oct. 16 the US position that no settlement would be acceptable which involved any Iraqi material gain from its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait . |
| 18 | Vauxhall announced on May 28 that all 5,128 of its UK Corsas were being recalled because of an electrical fault . |
| 19 | Both have folding rear seats but Calibra wins on load space . |
| 20 | The Amal leader Nabi Berri announced on Aug. 27 that his group was in possession of the remains of two Israeli " prisoners " , and would allow the Red Cross to examine the bodies once Israel had freed 28 Lebanese women held in Israeli prisons . |
| 21 | At press conferences and public appearances the good-natured Chavez sits on King 's right in what was the Tyson seat and the promoter poses for photographs with his arm flung around the Mexican 's shoulders . |
| 22 | Cardoun landed the Prix Djebel to remain on course for the 2,000 Guineas for which he is now a 14–1 chance . |
| 23 | But surgeon Fred Nath operated on Bogdan after Convoy Aid Romania flew him into Teesside Airport in January . |
| 24 | Labour and Social Policy Minister Jacek Kuron announced on Aug. 17 that the national minimum wage was to be increased by 8.33 per cent to 1,300,000 zlotys ( about US$98 : US$1.00=13,217 zlotys as of Aug. 24 ) per month from Sept. 1 , in line with forecast price increases in the third quarter of the year . |
| 25 | Labour and Social Policy Minister Jacek Kuron announced on Aug. 17 that the national minimum wage was to be increased by 8.33 per cent to 1,300,000 zlotys ( about US$98 : US$1.00=13,217 zlotys as of Aug. 24 ) per month from Sept. 1 , in line with forecast price increases in the third quarter of the year . |
| 26 | West Germany announced on Jan. 27 , 1990 , that it envisaged the granting of special credits for short-term and " semi-long-term " transactions and that West German companies were prepared to finance Iranian capital projects . |
| 27 | The Spanish airline Iberia reported on March 22 that it had lost $276,000,000 during the year , and on the same day the Belgian government started a $563,000,000 rescue programme for the troubled national carrier Sabena . |
| 28 | A six part series about the history of climbing presented by Chris Bonington starts on Thursday August 13 on BBC 2 at 8.30pm . |
| 29 | Bakut reported on Aug. 30 that NPFL forces had been observed around Monrovia and appeared to be preparing for " hostilities " . |
| 30 | The flowers of Gaillardia ‘ Red Plume ’ from Dobies appear on dwarf , spreading plants ( left ) |