Example sentences of "[vb pp] by the national " in BNC.
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| 1 | This represents a reversal of the prevailing trends of the nineteenth century and is re-establishing the broad distribution found before 1750 , dominated by the national capital and the rich agricultural lowlands ( Osborne , 1964 ; Department of the Environment , 1971 ) . |
| 2 | Egypt 's multiparty electoral system is dominated by the National Democratic Party ( NDP ) , which held 346 of the 448 elected seats in the People 's Assembly after the April 1987 elections ( see pp. 35224-25 ) . |
| 3 | Against most predictions the presidential and legislative elections held on Feb. 25 were won by the National Opposition Union ( UNO ) , whose presidential candidate , Violeta Barrios de Chamorro , obtained ( according to preliminary returns ) 55 per cent of the vote . |
| 4 | Presidential and legislative elections on Nov. 26 , 1989 [ see p. 37039 — the first fully free elections since 1971 ] , were won by the National ( Blanco ) Party ( Partido Nacional Blanco ) . |
| 5 | Of the 27 seats reserved for Fijian nationals of Indian descent , 14 were won by the National Federation Party ( NFP ) and 13 by the Fiji Labour Party ( FLP — which had also unsuccessfully fielded a number of candidates for Fijian seats ) . |
| 6 | The new grants were attacked by the National Union of Students as another cut in living standards when inflation was running at 7.7 per cent and housing costs , according to estimates from the committee of vice-chancellors and principals , had increased by 8.6 per cent . |
| 7 | The alternative method , as epitomised by the National Semiconductor Digitalker chip , is that of stored compressed speech . |
| 8 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan , Chairman of the Senate ( the upper house of the federal legislature , comprising 87 members nominated by the National and Provincial Assemblies ) , was immediately appointed acting President and a caretaker Emergency National Council was formed , comprising leading members of the Cabinet and the armed forces , and the four provincial Chief Ministers . |
| 9 | Two-thirds of the members of the Council are nominated by the President , who also selects the rest from a list nominated by the National People 's Assembly . |
| 10 | The Board of Directors was appointed by the Ministry of Transport after consultation with , and nominated by the National Ports Council , the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom and Firth of Forth Shipowners Association , the British Shipper 's Council and Forth Ports Estuary Committee , Edinburgh Corporation , Buckhaven and Methil Burntisland and Kirkcaldy Town Councils , representatives of the Organised Labour , plus two Principal Officers of the Authority Management Group . |
| 11 | The proposal came at a meeting organised by the National Consumer 's Council , a representative body established by statute in 1975 . |
| 12 | The clashes , on November 24 last year , followed marches organised by the National Union of Students in central London to protest against Government plans to replace maintenance grants with top-up loans . |
| 13 | Nanotechnology This conference organised by the National Physical Laboratory , will focus on the applications of nanotechnology in medicine and biosciences . |
| 14 | THE BARCELONA BALL was the highspot of the social agenda for the 324 guests who attended the function held at the Old Swan Hotel Harrogate , and organised by the National Westminster Bank Leeds and Harrogate areas . |
| 15 | There are four opportunities to discover the beautiful countryside of the Lake District on a free guided walk organised by the national park . |
| 16 | Discover the dramatic scenery of the Yorkshire Dales on a guided walk designed for all the family to enjoy — it 's part of a series of family walks organised by the national park called Going Places . |
| 17 | Enjoy an exhilarating walk in the lesser known areas of Snowdonia on this day event organised by the national park . |
| 18 | The event is being jointly organised by the National Wheelchair Association and the LTA Trust . |
| 19 | ‘ You can be sure that the Greeks have been trying to organise something like this since ‘ The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent ’ was such a success in America ’ , he added , referring to a travelling exhibition of objects from Turkish collections , organised by the National Gallery in 1987 . |
| 20 | Over 150 paintings from Britain 's most important corporate collections will be on show in The New Patrons , organised by the National Art Collections Fund , at Christie 's , 3–24 January ( 071–821 0404 ) . |
| 21 | These demonstrations were organised by the National Unemployed Workers ' Movement , and their actions illustrate one of the major differences between responses to unemployment in the 1920s and 1930s and current responses . |
| 22 | More than 100 law-enforcement experts from all over the world will be at the conference , organised by the National Criminal Intelligence Service ( NCIS ) , to assess the threat posed by the gangs . |
| 23 | Mr Nichol gave details of the plans at a conference on managing the NHS reforms organised by the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts . |
| 24 | ‘ Parents have to establish the limits beyond which their children should not tread , ’ Mrs Bottomley told a news conference organised by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . |
| 25 | The two-bedroom cottage needs refurbishment but it is in a superb location , in the middle of woodland owned by the National Trust and overlooking the River Yealm . |
| 26 | Gardeners might also fork out £2,000 for a statue-alarm — now commonplace in gardens owned by the National Trust . |
| 27 | Taking it all in with an observant eye , Feherty called his first practice round with Ian Woosnam ‘ a fantastic walk round a property that could well be owned by the National Trust ’ . |
| 28 | Monk 's House is owned by the National Trust ; Charleston is owned by the Charleston Trust . |
| 29 | In the early 1960s she played a part in saving Brownsea Island from development : the island is now owned by the National Trust , and the Dorset Trust for Nature Conservation manages part as a nature reserve Helen Brotherton is the current Chairman of the latter organisation and , as well as serving on the National Trust 's Council , Appointments Panel and Conservation Panel , she was Chairman of the Wessex Regional Committee for a number of years . |
| 30 | One of the oriental features of this very special Victorian garden which is now owned by the National Trust |