Example sentences of "[verb] launch a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Later in 1947 he spent three months in the Information Research Department , which was formed to launch a propaganda counter-offensive against Russia .
2 Birmingham Midshires has launched a debt counselling service in the form of a practical guide for home owners .
3 Slough , Berkshire-based T IS Ltd has launched a telephone call logging system aimed specifically at UK local authorities : dubbed Genesis MX , the system is claimed to produce cost centre recharge reports and time-to-answer reports in line with Citizen 's Charter recommendations ; personal computer-based , the product is also claimed to provide flexible recharge reports ( allowing for cross-billing of departments ) which can be linked to micro and mainframe systems for automatic accounting ; no word yet on list price , but T IS is also introducing a rental scheme for the system .
4 The UK government has launched a grant scheme to encourage the restoration of damaged hedgerows and their maintenance as wildlife havens .
5 BRITISH Rail has launched a winter sale , with cut-price deals on long-distance Saver tickets .
6 And now it has launched a Home Emergency Service to do the same for homeowners .
7 UK firm Object Designers Ltd , Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , has launched a sister company — Object Trainers Ltd — geared to providing courses on all types of object technology across Europe .
8 UK firm Object Designers Ltd , Henley-on-Thames , Oxford shire , has launched a sister company — Object Trainers Ltd — geared to providing courses on all types of object technology across Europe .
9 The borough council has launched a customer care and quality service programme aimed at giving good service to the people who pay for and use its amenities .
10 A large mining company operating in Western Australia , the Alcoa corporation , has launched a land care programme centred around tree-planting in an effort to combat salination .
11 Rank has launched a video projection system for around £10000 which will show clear bright pictures on a screen up to eight metres wide .
12 THE LOTHIAN and Borders Fire Brigade has launched a recruitment campaign to attract women into the service .
13 Darlington branch of the Friends of the Earth has launched a recruitment drive .
14 She has launched a paternity case in Los Angeles to get £5,000 a month child maintenance from the 49-year-old star .
15 ICI Chlor-Chemicals has launched a Chlorine Information Service as part of its commitment to Responsible Care .
16 TOYOTA HAS launched a bargain basement £10,695 Carina E. On sale now , it is priced to undercut rivals from Ford and Vauxhall .
17 InterCity has launched a spring offer for Senior Railcard holders .
18 The Royal Town Planning Institute has launched a mail order bookselling service , Planning and Environmental Books .
19 The French government has launched a research programme to map the spread of the algae and to find ways of destroying them [ see ED 56 ] .
20 The UK Environment Secretary , John Gummer , has launched a consultation paper on how the country might move towards sustainability as envisaged at the Rio summit .
21 Vodafone Group Plc 's Vodata Ltd has launched a facsimile broadcast service , Vodafax Broadcast : users load information onto a personal computer or facsimile machine and send it to their unique number : information is automatically distributed to a predefined list of recipients , either immediately or at a pre-set time ; there is a £25 connection charge , a £10 monthly charge for the first distribution list and a £5 monthly charge for subsequent lists ; distribution costs from 10p to 14p per minute per recipient .
22 The association has launched a fighting fund and hopes to raise £50,000 to help the nuns establish another business , making Belgian chocolates .
23 I WAS rather intrigued to read that the Church of England intends to launch a TV advertising campaign next month .
24 The health authority meeting decided to launch a consultation document next month to get widespread opinion on their plans .
25 The textile company , Ingham , confirmed it was having talks on a possible acquisition , but stressed that , if they were successful , it might have to launch a share issue .
26 US oil company , Pennzoil , has been ordered by the courts to produce documents before Christmas to prove it does not intend launching a takeover bid for its bigger rival , Chevron .
27 Matt now lives in Los Angeles , where he is trying to launch a solo career .
28 ( In 1981 Israel had launched a surprise air attack on Iraq 's Osirak nuclear reactor site — see p. 31908 . )
29 Bruce meanwhile had launched a lightning raid into north-west England , and after burning Lancaster he crossed into the North Riding of Yorkshire and almost succeeded in capturing Edward himself near Byland Abbey , This humiliation of the king proved too much for Andrew Harclay , whose support had been of crucial importance at Boroughbridge and who had been raised to the earldom of Carlisle a few days after the battle .
30 Conran had launched a business empire that was eventually to employ thirty-three thousand people .
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