Example sentences of "[noun prp] was the large " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States was the largest debtor with total unpaid dues exceeding $485,000,000 , followed by the Soviet Union which owed $172,000,000 , and South Africa ( a UN member without a seat in the General Assembly ) which owed $61,500,000 . |
| 2 | Mr Forte admitted that while the BHRCA was the largest industry association , there were other groups which had a ‘ legitimate claim to speak for certain sectors of the industry ’ . |
| 3 | During its years of power Constantinople was the largest city in Europe with a population of more than half a million . |
| 4 | As a point of interest , the $1.65 billion financing for IBM was the largest ever investment-grade corporate-bond issue . |
| 5 | The conquest of Ireland was the largest military undertaking of Elizabeth 's reign , costing over £1m. , or the total royal revenue for three years , which was far more than any other military or naval activities , and a new wave of English landlords was able to gain estates if they could hold the rebellious Irish population in subjection . |
| 6 | During the 14C , Prague was the largest city north of the Alps and the king had the sole right to the silver from the mines of Bohemia and Silesia which John of Bohemia had acquired in 1331 . |
| 7 | Groupe St. Louis was the largest shareholder in Arjomari , with a shareholding of 45% and the right to appoint up to half the members of the Supervisory Board or the bodies legally representing the undertaking . |
| 8 | By 1985 , the UK was the largest exporter of NOx in northwestern Europe and the biggest contributor to NOx pollution at sites in Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden , Belgium , the Netherlands and Denmark . |
| 9 | Bir Zeit was the largest university in the West Bank and the election results were regarded as a good indicator of general Palestinian support for the two main competing groups , the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) and the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ) . |
| 10 | The US was the largest investor in Scotland , accounting for more than 44 per cent of electronics jobs . |
| 11 | While sales to Canada , Mexico and the Soviet Union all rose , Japan was the largest market with purchases worth $8,200 million . |
| 12 | There were five US airlines bigger than BA , although BA was the largest airline in Europe , and by far the largest in the UK . |
| 13 | What was atypical about Edinburgh was the large number of women recruited to the trade of compositor . |
| 14 | India was the largest arms importer ( US$2,009 million ) , followed by Israel ( US$1,676 million ) , Turkey ( US$1,559 million ) and Afghanistan ( US$1,220 million ) . |
| 15 | The smallest are comparable-17.O mm ( Peggy 's Point , Nova Scotia ) and 17.1 mm ( Hartland Quay , Southwest England ) but , whilst in Europe enclave means of 35 mm are not unusual and exceptionally may exceed 40 mm , none of the American samples quoted by Crothers ( 1983a ) exceeds 34 mm ( Smith 's Cove , Annapolis Basin , N.S. was the largest at 33.8 mm ) and most are below 30 mm . |
| 16 | The Council of Nicaea was the largest assembly of bishops hitherto , and though the great majority of the members were from the Greek East , the presence of Roman legates and the prominent role played by the sees of Alexandria and Antioch made it possible for the council to be given the title ‘ ecumenical ’ . |
| 17 | The art shop in Covent Garden was the largest she could think of offhand , and the minute she walked in she knew that she had done the right thing . |
| 18 | NICRA was the largest and most representative civil rights organisation but it was only one part of the civil rights movement and the original , pre-October NICRA was swamped by hundreds of new activists and thousands of supporters . |
| 19 | They helped to make the 7th and 8th Centuries a time when Jarrow was the largest centre of civilisation west of Rome . |