Example sentences of "[noun sg] in the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to this argument it may be observed that even the BCG itself , in a series of articles about strategic investment in the Financial Times , November 1981 , points out that there can still be profitable niches in declining markets and that ‘ dogs ’ may be able to bite back by identifying new possibilities in their industries ( see also Thietart and Vivas , 1983–4 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ When the Department of Health at the turn of the year invited bids for the money available nationally we could put in a very detailed bid in the tight time scale . ’ |
| 3 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 4 | The book was well received by the Lancet and British Medical Journal , but savagely attacked by an anonymous reviewer in the Medical Times and Gazette of 1859 , who dismissed it , in a ridiculous review for which the most likely reason was personal animosity or jealousy , as ‘ a book which is not wanted [ and ] is not even up to the mark of the existing vade-mecums . |
| 5 | Interview in the Financial Times as Chancellor of the Exchequer , October 1990 . |
| 6 | Later , in an interview in the Financial Times of Feb. 8 he spoke of a " fundamental review " of the ANC 's stance on the nationalization of key industries and went on to urge foreign companies to visit South Africa to investigate investment opportunities . |
| 7 | Traditionally , South-east Asian countries had been reluctant to criticize the military regime in Myanma , adopting instead a policy of " constructive engagement " , and in an interview in the Financial Times of March 17 the Prime Minister of Singapore , Goh Chok Tong , ruled out any unified initiative by the Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) . |
| 8 | President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in an interview in the Financial Times of July 20 said that he would seek to have ceilings placed on high spending in such campaigns and to make election financing more transparent . |
| 9 | It did n't seem much on its own but , when it was added to other suggested improvements , it could mean that each operator could put four parts on to each car in the same time . ’ |
| 10 | The prize for the most unfortunate advertisement this year must go to Mobil , the oil major , for yesterday 's offering in the Financial Times . |
| 11 | Derek Fairfax learned of Maurice Abberley 's death from a headline in the Financial Times : LADRAM SHARES SLIP ON NEWS OF CHAIRMAN 'S MURDER . |
| 12 | Has my right hon. Friend had an opportunity to look at the study in The Financial Times on 6 January which pointed to the fact that the northern region has very much benefited from the economic restructuring of the 1980s and is now coming out of recession faster than any other part of the country , due to the success of the regeneration programmes that the Government have put in place in the region ? |
| 13 | This policy has been international in scope , as was presaged by LIFFE 's early attempt to use its niche in the European time zone to create a market in US T-bond futures , for which the CBoT had established the world 's most successful futures contract in the US time zone . |
| 14 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 15 | As she put it , " a larger amount of this work can be got over than ordinary work in the same time , and a larger wage is earned by those on piece-work . |
| 16 | If you have not finished your first choice question in the allotted time , stop writing and leave sufficient space to finish it later . |
| 17 | Mr. Peter Walker : It is difficult to answer such a question in the short time available for a parliamentary answer . |
| 18 | Their mission to take troops and weapons to any theatre of war in the quickest time possible . |
| 19 | She moved away from him and went over to the couch she had taken her ease in the last time she 'd been in this room . |
| 20 | You ca n't possibly do this job , ’ but his cases were always brought to a conclusion in the minimum time and , more importantly , with the minimum expense . |
| 21 | Professor Sean Freyne of Trinity College , a former Roman catholic priest , published an article in the Irish Times favouring the constitutional amendment , and suggesting that the Irish bishops ' attitude to marriage , despite some signs to the contrary , was eminently legal and contractual in orientation ( Irish Times , 5 June 1986 ) . |
| 22 | The background to Dr James 's activities ( the thefts are alleged to have taken place between 1983 and 1989 ) and the collection 's record of poor security , lack of co-operation between staff and trustees and professional mis-conduct , were covered in detail in a recent article in The Irish Times ( 22 February ) . |
| 23 | In a recent article in the Irish Times , referring to the ‘ job creation ’ units set up by the Catholic Church , the paper hailed the clergy with the headline , ‘ Priests take on Provos for the People 's hearts ’ . |
| 24 | He also emphasised in an article in the Financial Times the cost of politicians meddling in art and referred to President Bush 's ditching of John Frohnmayer , Chairman of the US National Endowment for the Arts . |
| 25 | In early January 1979 , a leading article in the Financial Times observed : |
| 26 | The article in the Financial Times to which the hon. Gentleman referred was a good article . |
| 27 | In a recent article in the Financial Times , Sam Brittan pointed out quite succinctly : ’ At present the UK already has , as a member of the hard ERM , most of the obligations of a single currency without all the advantages . |
| 28 | An article in the Nursing Times of 23 August 1957 , for example , stressed the importance of work as a cure for the ills of old age ( pp. 945–6 ) , followed four months later by one in the Nursing Mirror : ‘ Occupation is unquestionably one of the most important factors in preserving mental alertness and bodily health . ’ |
| 29 | His wife and baby daughter ( who 's had her picture in the Financial Times ) are English . |
| 30 | So the project was dropped , the local community in the intervening time had er , picked the p the project up if you like , to provide a community er , resource in the low town area of Bridgenorth . |