Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the moment , let us ignore the modern specialised approach and concentrate on tackling a typical carp lake which will allow you to fish it in whatever style you choose . |
| 2 | Tackling a modern rock wall in the Dolomites requires more than technical ability . |
| 3 | If you 're thinking of tackling a long distance footpath staying at youth hostels and guest houses , then this size sack is ideal as your load is mainly bulky spare clothing rather than weighty hardware . |
| 4 | Anti-pollution vessels were last night tackling a mile-long oil slick after the 80,000-ton Texaco Westminster and a tug collided at Milford Haven . |
| 5 | ‘ Agony , ’ he grated , depositing a dripping ice cube back into a cold drink and handing it to her . |
| 6 | SOFFEX has also entered the fray by launching a euro-Swiss franc interest rate contract in competition with LIFFE 's equivalent product . |
| 7 | The Company will soon be launching a new video collection — for further info call the GRH Education Press Office on |
| 8 | TODAY The Scotsman , together with EuroInfo Centre , is launching a new information service Doing Business in Europe for business readers to help them to exploit the single market . |
| 9 | ENO too is launching a new Opera Studio — placing special emphasis on the collaboration between writer and composer ( and are also desperately seeking a sponsor ! ) . |
| 10 | Against this background , Citroen is launching a new executive car , the XM . |
| 11 | Alcatel Network Systems UK Ltd says it is launching a mobile communications system for UK freight services to link vehicles via satellite to their home base using its Euteltracs mobile system which provides two-way text communications between a mobile unit and its base , and position tracking and group messaging ; the service is similar to electronic mail and airtime costs are similar to cellular phone costs ; a mobile kit comprising antenna , the communications unit and keyboard should sell for £4,000 ; the system uses Qualcomm Inc 's technology . |
| 12 | Sunday 's announcement at MIP-TV in Cannes that BBCE is instead launching a joint subscription satellite television channel with Thames TV , means BSkyB will no longer be supplied with BBC archive programmes . |
| 13 | * The Japanese government is launching a five-year study project aimed at developing tropical forest plantations which will act as efficient " sinks " for carbon dioxide . |
| 14 | In the coming year we are launching a comprehensive sponsorship programme to attract corporate donations and specific sponsorship . |
| 15 | THE TSB , the bank which likes to say ‘ yes ’ , has followed the Midland into direct banking — but it has said ‘ no ’ to launching a comprehensive telephone banking package . |
| 16 | The Kabul regime responded by reinforcing the garrison 's 3,000-4,000 regular troops and by launching a high-altitude bombing campaign ; Kabul-based Scud-missiles were also fired at rebel positions . |
| 17 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 18 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 19 | HAVERHILL Meat Products , one of the UK 's largest meat processors , is launching a major business expansion under a fresh identity . |
| 20 | Finally , Oxford City Council are launching a low alcohol week today to encourage people to drink less ; alcohol-free tasting sessions at a local community centre coincide with a new balanced alcohol strategy campaign . |
| 21 | The company is launching a hard-hitting advertising campaign to promote its PowerBook line of portable computers , Graziano said . |
| 22 | He was also able to report that under the new chief executive , David Michels , the group had regained control of its runaway balance sheet position by selling its Ashbourne nursing home division , launching a well-received rights issue and restructuring the banking arrangements with a considerable reduction in the number of banks . |
| 23 | During April 1988 , Suchard , the Swiss-based chocolate manufacturer , launched a dawn raid on Rowntree , the York-based company , quickly scooping up a stake of 14.9 per cent as a ‘ strategic investment ’ , but claiming that it had no intention of launching a full-scale takeover bid . |
| 24 | Variously suggested as Iraqi motives for causing the slick were ( i ) the desire to impede any allied amphibious assault on the Kuwaiti or south Iraqi shore as part of a ground offensive ; ( ii ) the intention of damaging Saudi coastal installations ; and ( iii ) the hope of provoking the allies into launching a full-scale ground offensive ahead of their preferred schedule . |
| 25 | A ROTARY club is launching a ambitious £6,000 project to help more than two million people in poverty-stricken Romania . |
| 26 | Thames had long discussed the option of launching a popular entertainment channel on Astra , in which it has a 10 per cent shareholding and two reserve channels . |
| 27 | Building on the TV success that rocketed her to overnight fame , she is set to make TWO movies and is launching a promising pop career . |
| 28 | The Guatemalan army was launching a scorched earth policy , which laid waste to hundreds of Indian villages ; in El Salvador , the death squads were dumping a thousand bodies a month on the streets ; in Nicaragua , the Contra war was just beginning to put the Sandinista revolution into reverse . |
| 29 | Oxford City Council is launching a balanced alcohol strategy for Oxford during this low alcohol week ; it 's to be part of ‘ Healthy Oxford Two Thousand ’ , which is a campaign also being er launched at the moment . |
| 30 | It aims to keep things that way by launching a High Court copyright action against British software designer Codemasters which is about to launch its games on the market . |