Example sentences of "[noun] marked a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The discovery in 1958 that sodium uptake and glucose uptake are coupled at the luminal surface of the intestine marked a turning point in the oral administration of electrolyte solutions . |
| 2 | Saddam 's latest concessions marked a significant improvement over those offered in letters to Rafsanjani dated July 31 and Aug. 3 , in which he reportedly " stepp[ed] back " from Iraqi claims over the Shatt al-Arab waterway and proposed Iraqi troop withdrawals within two months . |
| 3 | The new styles marked a major change of direction at the time of the Civil Wars ; although they often impinged only indirectly on local farming life , the upheavals of the 1640s were enough to halt the great rebuilding almost entirely . |
| 4 | Whether Diana 's interest in Birthright was planted by her obstetrician George Pinker , who was then its president , or by several of her friends who have had problems and become involved , her decision to add Birthright to her list of patronages marked a turning point in its history . |
| 5 | An emphasis on the racial component in health maintenance marked a significant development within contemporary medical knowledge . |
| 6 | Trusts marked a great advance in the enforcement of obligations in favour of third parties . |
| 7 | Gramsci 's writings marked a major shift away from the one-sided economic determinism of writers such as Rusche and Kirchheimer . |
| 8 | Once again , the First World War marked a turning point . |
| 9 | The American War of Independence and the French Revolution marked a turning point after which the new meaning became universal , Britain excepted . |
| 10 | Many commentators would argue Fatal Attraction marked a dramatic return to family values , with the family defeating the menace of the predatory single woman . |
| 11 | To others , however , Gorbachev 's policies marked a skil-ful attempt to gain the initiative in the international field , to end Reagan 's massive rearmament effort , and allow the USSR to reform and strengthen itself for continued competition with the West . |
| 12 | The repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts marked a severe defeat for the medical profession . |
| 13 | The campaigns of the purity movement marked a distinctive moment in the history of medico-moral politics . |
| 14 | It marks the beginning of the post-Conquest revival of Canterbury 's past ; more generally , Anselm 's intervention in Osbern 's career marked a turning point in saving the monastic and cultural tradition of pre-Conquest England , and the movement gathered impetus during the next half century . |
| 15 | The fact that important elements in the Labour Party were thinking in these terms marked a major shift from the ideals expressed in the party 's 1945 election manifesto , Let Us Face The Future : ‘ [ we shall ] plan from the ground up , giving an appropriate place to constructive enterprise and private endeavour in the national plan ’ . |
| 16 | His bombshell directly contradicted Mr Major 's own claim that the treaty marked a turning point in curbing the powers of the Brussels Commission and handing back more powers to national governments . |
| 17 | Ultimately , the success of that gruelling tour marked a turning point in her royal life . |
| 18 | Chelsea2 West Ham1 WEST HAM 's seventh defeat in their last nine League matches marked a turning point of sorts . |
| 19 | In the first place , the creation of a regular standing army marked a qualitative change in the authority of the monarchy . |
| 20 | By opening the way for military forces to serve overseas for the first time since 1945 , the Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ) bill marked a significant shift in Japanese foreign policy . |
| 21 | The prospect of fresh elections marked a dramatic turnaround in political events following the military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in May [ see pp. 38894-95 ] . |
| 22 | This dismissal of a visual model marked a decisive break with Fauve procedure and an important step towards a new , more rational and intellectual kind of painting . |
| 23 | Although he made no specific commitment on its timing , this statement marked a significant change from the RPT 's firm rejection of multiparty politics in May 1990 [ see p. 37809 ] . |
| 24 | For psychologists and educators concerned with the reading process or with the teaching of literacy , these insights marked a new beginning . |
| 25 | As a significant movement of popular protest over sex purity marked a successful assault on the authority of male professionals , thereby drawing into the political arena groups hitherto denied access or without a voice . |
| 26 | Bukharin gave us the first fully algebraic exposition of accumulation in the Marxist tradition ; and as such his contribution marked a turning point in discussions of the reproduction schemas , since he was able to formulate general conditions of capitalist development . |
| 27 | One would expect the centroids of both sources to be coincident unless Sgr A marked a black hole of much more moderate mass . |
| 28 | Today , its technology sounds comically shrill and weedy , but songs like Seconds and Do n't You Want Me still exert considerable force , and the album 's focus on pop melody coupled to straightforward dance beats marked a conscious turning away from Punk , politics or the cerebral dogmatism of bands like Gang of Four . |
| 29 | The Brusilov Offensive , at first so unexpectedly successful , in fact marked a fatal reverse . |
| 30 | That hospital visit marked a low point for Philippa . |