Example sentences of "[vb past] the [num ord] anniversary " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cicely produced the 25th Anniversary Festival at the Royal Albert Hall in 1978 and is recreating a display for today 's event . |
| 2 | MEMBERS of the radical black Pan Africanist Congress were told by their leader yesterday to brace themselves for a bitter struggle as they celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre with a fiery demonstration of militancy in the township where the killings occurred . |
| 3 | Consequently , on that day in the year AD 247 the Romans celebrated the thousandth anniversary of the founding of their city . |
| 4 | W H Smith celebrated the 90th anniversary of its bookshop in Paris with a cocktail party on 22nd March , attended by Sir Christopher Mallaby , the British Ambassador to France . |
| 5 | SUFFOLK brewers Tolly Cobbold celebrated the first anniversary of their ‘ rebirth ’ by launching Ipswich Pride on draught at the town 's beer festival . |
| 6 | The Soviet press celebrated the first anniversary ( March 1950 ) of the signing of the agreement for economic and cultural cooperation between the Soviet Union and North Korea with much emphasis . |
| 7 | Palestinians on Nov. 15 disregarded curfews imposed by the Israeli authorities and openly celebrated the second anniversary of the Palestinian declaration of independence . |
| 8 | LOGIE Kirk and the University of Stirling celebrated the 25th anniversary of their special relationship in a church service this spring . |
| 9 | CHINA 'S leaders celebrated the 40th anniversary of Communist rule yesterday , protected from their people by the biggest security operation undertaken in the capital since the People 's Liberation Army stormed into Peking four months ago . |
| 10 | In 1893 , when American celebrated the 400th anniversary of Columbus ( a year late ) , the robber barons who banded together to support the Chicago exhibition went on to found the American Academy in Rome . |
| 11 | As King Hassan celebrated the 30th anniversary of his accession to the throne on March 3 , officials disclosed that the eight members of the family of the late Gen. Mohammed Oufkir had been released on Feb. 27 after over 18 years in detention . |
| 12 | You will be aware that last year the IBOA celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its establishment in 1917 . |
| 13 | During 1991 the Swiss celebrated the 700th anniversary of the Confederation amid a growing identity crisis . |
| 14 | They were dismayed by the crop of books and articles which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Wales 's marriage and Diana 's 30th birthday . |
| 15 | Lindsey celebrated the tenth anniversary of owning this large aircraft in August and on December 14 the F4U-7 celebrated its 40th birthday . |
| 16 | The RIBA celebrated the tenth anniversary of the International Student Competition in September and A Decade of RIBA Student Competitions was published to coincide with this event . |
| 17 | The lranian regime celebrated the tenth anniversary of the revolution on February 10 this year ( see Spare Rib , February , No 198 ) . |
| 18 | RAIL chiefs yesterday celebrated the tenth anniversary of an agreement which led to a £10m facelift for a mainline station . |
| 19 | Dubosc 's contribution to the field of Chinese studies included the 1954 exhibition in Venice which commemorated the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo 's visit to China . |
| 20 | Four months later Alan Howarth , Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the D.E.S. , addressed the twenty-first anniversary celebrations of the Politics Association at the House of Commons . |
| 21 | President Boris Yeltsin chose the first anniversary of the August 1991 coup attempt to announce a further stage in the Russian government 's privatization programme . |
| 22 | The Chemical Industries Association ( CIA ) chose the third anniversary of its Responsible Care scheme to launch an initiative for Responsible Energy . |
| 23 | 6 October : The Duke of York , Trustee , this evening attended the 10th Anniversary Dinner of the Friends of Lakefield College School at the Cavalry and Guards Club , Piccadilly , London W1 . |
| 24 | A major Papal Encylical entitled Centesimus Annus issued on May 2 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1891 Encyclical Rerum Novarum . |
| 25 | The summit marked the 15th anniversary of the creation of the regional body in Lagos in 1975 [ for list of member states see p. 36991 ] . |
| 26 | FEBRUARY 15 marked the 25th anniversary of the official opening of Woodacon Oils ' terminal at Sinclair Road in Torry , Aberdeen . |
| 27 | Last Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the 29-year-old 's death . |
| 28 | Last Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the 29-year-old 's death . |
| 29 | 1964 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the main building , and soon parts of the School came to resemble a building site yet again . |
| 30 | The honour marked the 40th anniversary of the war 's end and it is thought to be the last medal minted under the old Soviet administration . |