Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [num] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | Talks were also held between the two countries ' Foreign Ministers , who discussed the Cambodian question , and between the Ministers of Economic Relations and Trade . |
| 32 | The Washington Post of Feb. 12 reported that Arens made a request for greater US-Israeli co-ordination , including sharing of so-called " friend-or-foe " recognition codes to avoid conflict between the two countries ' military aircraft in the event of Israel entering the conflict . |
| 33 | The contrast between the two artists ' studios — one neat and methodical , the other more haphazard — pointed up the differences in their natures : Vaughan , cautious and stubborn ; Minton , flamboyant and easily derailed . |
| 34 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 35 | The North Korean Premier also proposed the installation of a communications link between the two sides ' military commands , the formation of a joint military group to discuss border disputes and the provision for on-site inspections to ensure that the arms agreement was observed . |
| 36 | Ronnie Cairns , Head of Standards at Scottish Enterprise , had this to say about the three organisations ' joint commitment to quality : |
| 37 | All payments between Kazakhstan and Russia have to pass through the two countries ' central banks . |
| 38 | There was one major exception which worked well — the Civil Contingencies Unit created after the 1972 miners ' strike . |
| 39 | Whilst missioner in Cambridgeshire — after a five years ' spell in Oxford he began to — read seriously and painstakingly — and , though untutored and without the benefit of lectures , he gained a degree in Classics at Cambridge University . |
| 40 | In the middle of the afternoon , at the end of the six hours ' questioning , Mrs B was driven back through the dark , dreary day , and dumped outside her garage door . |
| 41 | In all four of the six Bondholders ' Committee representatives supported the proposal . |
| 42 | With this announcement the powers which had occupied and divided Germany after the Second World War effectively accepted the inevitability of early German unification , although the statement contained no indication of the four powers ' preferred timetables for unification or for the two-plus-four negotiations . |
| 43 | By 1648 , at the end of the Thirty Years ' War , Catholicism held total sway . |
| 44 | The exuberant rush of ecclesiastical building was a byproduct of the Thirty Years ' War , which interrupted the German Renaissance and delayed the arrival of the Baroque until two generations after its origins in Italy . |
| 45 | Even during the later years of the reign , when Europe was embroiled in the early stages of the Thirty Years ' War and James 's MPs were calling for active English intervention on behalf of Protestants abroad , there were very few complaints in parliament about the state of religion at home . |
| 46 | A lively portrait of Albert and the literary and musical aspirations of his circle is contained in Günter Grass 's The Meeting at Telgte which also provides an evocative and credible background to the horror of the Thirty Years ' War . |
| 47 | He seemed to hear the gravelly voice of Cameron-Hyde the one-eyed history master discoursing on the origins of the Thirty Years ' War . |
| 48 | The Conservative manifesto makes much of the 13 years ' record in foreign policy , but is silent about the great motto of two years ago ‘ the new world order ’ , which the Gulf war was supposed to promote . |
| 49 | He convened a group within the cabinet to wrest control of Japan 's end of the two countries ' Structural Impediments Initiative ( SII ) talks from the civil servants . |
| 50 | This envisaged , among other things , the connection of the two countries ' electricity grids , giving priority to providing direct telecommunications links , joining railway lines at the border , and joint agricultural and water conservation projects . |
| 51 | The new National Front government 's foreign policy objectives , as outlined in the President 's address on Dec. 20 , 1989 , were for a strengthening of links with India 's neighbours and co-operation through the medium of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation ( SAARC ) , continued dialogue with China leading to a resolution of the two countries ' border dispute , development of the traditional friendship with the Soviet Union and of a new relationship with the United States , and economic co-operation with Japan and the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 52 | In her 15-minute speech she spoke of the two countries ' shared ideals , including democracy , stability and a rejection of the power which " grows from the barrel of a gun " . |
| 53 | The Chairman of Vietnam 's Council of Ministers , Senior Gen. Vo Van Kiet , hailed the visit as an " important event " in the normalization of the two countries ' relations . |
| 54 | The way in which the crisis of 1839 – 41 was resolved persuaded him that Britain might welcome an exploration of the two countries ' thoughts on the future of the Near East . |
| 55 | He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) . |
| 56 | It was accepted , however , that the rationalisation of the two companies ' development of the System X telephone exchanges would be an advantage . |
| 57 | In particular , the combination of the two companies ' technologies is said to result in wide area network architectures that are highly scalable , simple to administer , and cost-efficient . |
| 58 | The combined forces of the two firms ' IT departments boast a strong mixture of computer experience and accounting knowledge , and they 're planning to provide standard spreadsheets for use throughout the company . |
| 59 | In the area of defence , the foremost claimant for government funds in time of war , the picture available of the two belligerents ' military machines , like that of their finances , is not always very clear . |
| 60 | Underneath some fairly violent anti-war protest , the interaction of the two students ' lives are played against each other and include some explicit sex . |