Example sentences of "[noun] by the scottish [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 19-year-old was the subject of a £50,000 bid by the Scottish club recently , but he said : ‘ I did n't fancy it . |
| 2 | The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gives weekly concerts in the Usher Hall ; Scottish Opera comes to Edinburgh regularly and there are performances by the Scottish Ensemble , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Scottish Early Music Consort and other groups , many of these in the Queen 's Hall , just a few minutes ' walk from the central University area . |
| 3 | The regional non-domestic rate has been fixed at 41.9p in the pound by the Scottish Office — the same as the sum levied in the current financial year . |
| 4 | Representatives from over 25 courses and 20 hotels attended the recent demonstration by the Scottish Development Agency . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , a working party report urging positive action on equal opportunities by the Scottish Law Society has been gathering dust for more than a year . |
| 6 | In a report to the committee , David Chynoweth , finance director , called on the council not to set a budget any higher than its capping limit in order to avoid the inevitable disruption of business and impairment of council tax collection which would follow any action by the Scottish Secretary . |
| 7 | In a report to the committee , David Chynoweth , finance director , called on the council not to set a budget any higher than its capping limit in order to avoid the inevitable disruption of business and impairment of council tax collection which would follow any action by the Scottish Secretary . |
| 8 | Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi . |
| 9 | Details of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma in patients aged under 25 were provided by postcode sector by the Scottish Cancer Registration Scheme for the 1970s and 1980s ( from the start of the North Sea oil industry ) . |
| 10 | I have agreed with the Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North that there have been criticisms by the Scottish Consumer Council as to information about bus services . |
| 11 | The warning came yesterday as Labour dismissed the announcement by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , of a £500 million rise in Scottish Office expenditure . |
| 12 | Chalmers will be at Netherdale this afternoon hoping to see his club finish off their Division I season with a win over Gala , but no matter what happens , Melrose — Andy Purves is in for the injured Gary Parker — will be presented with the Championship Trophy after the match by the Scottish Rugby Union president , Robin Charters . |
| 13 | The area behind Donaldson 's School is designated a wildlife site by the Scottish Wildlife Trust . |
| 14 | Bob McLean , convener of the home rule pressure group , Scottish Labour Action , stressed that proposals for the election of a Scottish party leader by the Scottish party conference were not targeted at Mr Clarke . |
| 15 | The move by the Scottish Office follows widespread and mounting concern over the use of knives in attacks . |
| 16 | Subject to approval by the Scottish Office , the company will apply for planning permission at the end of the year . |
| 17 | The court backed him in pursuing payment of redundancy and legal costs by the Scottish Office and in taking the campaign to the public , which has benefited from the dental hospital with 45,000 patient consultations a year . |
| 18 | THE protection order on the River Tay , which prohibits fishing for freshwater species without official permits , has been continued for three years by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang . |
| 19 | The music programme may be stronger than usual , with a new piece of music theatre commissioned from James MacMillan , specially written for performance at the Tramway by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , actors and dancers . |
| 20 | THE Sir Monty Finniston Memorial Concerts by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra were a huge success . |
| 21 | Their letter follows the decision earlier this month by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , to reject a recommendation from a medical advisory group that a free NHS-funded in-vitro service be established in Scotland . |
| 22 | THE RESULTS of the June agricultural census for 1992 , which were published last week by the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department , show substantial increases in the areas of wheat , oilseed rape , and fallow land . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Scottish athletes and officials yesterday angrily rejected as ‘ useless ’ an offer by the Scottish Commonwealth Games Council to extend the time limit to achieve the qualifying standards for New Zealand . |
| 24 | Sir Nicholas Fairbairn , in his letter today , points a finger at the use by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , of an invented word , Europartenariat . |
| 25 | The Pavilion will also be the setting for a concert by the Scottish rock group Wolfstone . |
| 26 | While translating a treatise by the Scottish physician Dr William Cullen on the use of cinchona or Peruvian bark in the treatment of intermittent fever ( malaria ) , he was struck by Cullen 's assertion that the therapeutic effects of cinchona were due to its tonic , bitter and astringent qualities . |
| 27 | Following consideration of admission prices by the Scottish League Management Committee , secretary Peter Donald confirmed yesterday : ‘ We will not be suggesting any change . ’ |
| 28 | Despite the outspoken warning by the Scottish parliament , and the reiteration of it by his own envoy , Sadler , he continued to demand that Mary be given into his keeping immediately . |
| 29 | The remaining 11% of the total educational expenditure in 1989–90 was direct spending by the Scottish Office , mostly on higher education : student awards and grants to Colleges of Education and Central Institutions . |
| 30 | Delays by the Scottish Office in designating special protection areas ( SPAs ) under the provisions of the European Community 's Wild Birds Directive have been criticised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) . |