Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [be] announce that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday it was announced that the rate of inflation — as measured by the Retail Prices Index — edged down by 0.1 p.c. last month to an annual rate of 4 p.c . |
| 2 | It transpired that Peter Carrington and his Foreign Office team of Humphrey Atkins and Richard Luce had all resigned , and a little later it was announced that Francis Pym was to take over as Foreign Secretary . |
| 3 | Rumours were soon in circulation about the surrender , and a few days later it was announced that 47,000 wounded had been saved . |
| 4 | Eight months later it was announced that Nagy and his colleagues were to be rehabilitated . |
| 5 | A week later it was announced that she and Mark Phillips would separate . |
| 6 | Four days later it was announced that Tsedenbal had been stripped of his membership of the Mongolian Revolutionary Youth League . |
| 7 | Shortly after 7.30pm it was announced that no support band would appear and Toni would be on stage at 9.00pm , the audience having to combat frustration and anticipation , for over an hour and a half , intensified sales at the two bars rapidly . |
| 8 | Westcott once employed a thousand people , now there are only a hundred and fifty , and today it was announced that they too would lose their jobs unless the factory could find substantial new orders . |
| 9 | At the moment there are 14 regional authorities in England , overseeing and co-ordinating health care , today it was announced that many of these will be merged leaving just 8 . |
| 10 | A week ago it was announced that the Government would not refer the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 11 | Eventually it was announced that he would not run — not in 1990 , at least — and the fuss subsided , but Desert Orchid was clearly more than a national favourite . |
| 12 | He was a brave goalkeeper and every Palace fan rued the day when it was announced that he would have to give up his career . |
| 13 | BRITISH track and field athletes claimed a first yesterday when it was announced that men and women of the same standard will compete against each other . |
| 14 | Trolleybus routes 630 and 654 continued to operate unhindered and without modification until 1958 , when it was announced that as many of the vehicles were now over 25 years old ( including those on route 654 ) , they needed replacement and what better than the ‘ more flexible ’ motor bus . |
| 15 | Repayment started in 1946 , initially only to men aged 65 or over and to women aged 60 or over , but the conditions for claiming varied over the years until 1972 when it was announced that there would be a ‘ general release ’ and that all credits were to be repaid without any further restrictions . |
| 16 | The political system of South Korea underwent a momentous realignment on Jan. 22 , when it was announced that two of the country 's three main opposition parties , the Reunification Democratic Party ( RDP ) and the New Democratic Republican Party ( NDRP ) , would merge with the ruling Democratic Justice Party ( DJP ) to form a new conservative alliance . |
| 17 | A long-term government plan came to fruition at the beginning of 1990 when it was announced that Taiwan was to apply to accede to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 18 | Gorbachev met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal in Moscow on Sept. 17 , when it was announced that diplomatic relations between the two countries , broken off since 1939 , were to be resumed . |
| 19 | An imperial tradition lasting for more than two centuries was ended on Oct. 5 when it was announced that federal Prime Minister Paul Keating and Queen Elizabeth II had agreed that Australian citizens would no longer be nominated for the receipt of UK honours . |
| 20 | Later when we were enjoying a beer with the station commander were we nearly disposed of when it was announced that the Stirling had clobbered a Coles crane , an ambulance , several minor vehicles and the CO 's Humber . |
| 21 | AMATEUR golf in Scotland received a boost yesterday when it was announced that Martell Cognac , sponsor of the Scottish Club Championship for the past three years , has extended its support of the event until 1995 . |
| 22 | And shortly afterwards it was announced that he had cancelled his ‘ patronage ’ of the ceremony . |