Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to [art] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many young notables were attracted to the new ideologies then current in the Arab world , notably the Communist Party ( the only party of any significance to have opposed the erasure of ‘ Palestine ’ from the Jordanian maps ) , and the Ba'ath . |
| 2 | In April , I did point out that if English Heritage ( the body responsible for the preservation of England 's built heritage ) were transferred to the new Department of National Heritage ( which is now the case ) , very careful consideration would need to be given to how planning is coped with , because one of the strengths of English Heritage had been that it was placed within the Department of the Environment where government planning takes place . |
| 3 | Executive powers , stripped from Eyadema , were transferred to the new Prime Minister , Koukou Koffigoh . |
| 4 | When in the last quarter of the century , the natural history collections were moved to the new building in South Kensington , and had no longer to play second fiddle to the historical parts and the library , then the number of jobs increased and the scope for research improved . |
| 5 | The old hospital in the area had severe cockroach infestations and some of the medical records and files had been damaged , so before they were moved to the new Conquest Hospital they were all fumigated . |
| 6 | There was , however , another crucial difference between Darwin 's position and that of his contemporaries : he believed that , when members of a species were transported to a new location , they might sometimes establish themselves even if the conditions were not identical to those of the homeland , in which case the isolated population would adapt to the new environment and eventually be transformed into a distinct species . |
| 7 | It had sprung from his activities in the housing movement , but was run on straight commercial lines , providing an ‘ alternative ’ removals service and producing a nice sideline in salvaged Victorian fireplaces which were sold to the new rich . |
| 8 | From this disaster a coalition of community groups throughout the region was formed , calling itself the Appalachian Alliance , and with these groups placing questions of land ownership high on their agenda for discussion , the issues were raised to a new sense of awareness . |
| 9 | They had sold their farm to the Mali Government and were travelling to a new life in France . |
| 10 | In June 1987 building society deposits were admitted to a new ‘ M4 ’ definition of money and the Halifax and Abbey National building societies joined the Bankers ' Automated Clearing Service ( BACS ) . |
| 11 | You mention the fact that er you were talking to a new manager or relatively new , erm had w was the trouble if you like in any way related to the appointment of this new manager ? |
| 12 | Around 35 per cent of goods were to be sold at unregulated prices , or at prices agreed between supplier and retailer , while prices for a range of other goods ( including food staples such as milk , eggs and sugar ) , and public transport fares , were to rise to a new fixed level . |
| 13 | In April 1981 , route 154 was diverted to a new estate on the site of Croydon Aerodrome and only 157 serves South Norwood and Anerley . |
| 14 | So , in our example , it would be the experimental group which was exposed to the new teaching style . |
| 15 | A National Salvation Front ( NSF ) took power , its Council , represented by an Executive Bureau , assuming legislative authority , while executive responsibility was given to a new provisional Council of Ministers . |
| 16 | In a referendum on Aug. 19 popular approval was given to a new constitution drafted by the National Forum , a multiparty conference dominated by the opposition Comité des forces vives formed in mid-1991 . |
| 17 | She knew all about Gesner — he 'd got a girl pregnant last year and everyone in the Company said he was appalling to the new leading lady , although she had n't noticed it herself . |
| 18 | The attaché case was opened and its contents , a flat pack of black velvet , ten inches by twelve inches and three inches thick , was transferred to a new attaché case . |
| 19 | The administration of the legal advice and assistance and civil legal aid schemes was transferred to a new Legal Aid Board , whose remit included that of considering fundamental changes in the administration of the schemes . |
| 20 | The mental institutions were run like hospitals and , with the launch of the National Health Service in 1948 , the care of the mentally handicapped was transferred to the new hospital authorities . |
| 21 | Agreement in July 1906 , this batch of ten cars was transferred to the new South Metropolitan Company , who over the years carried out a number of modifications on them . |
| 22 | Later the stone was transferred to the new stronghold of Dunstaffnage on a crag above the mouth of Loch Etive . |
| 23 | The 60% allowance was applied to the new land allocations required by policy HP4 because the necessary completions were required in the period to 1996 . |
| 24 | In March 1922 a monopoly was granted to a new state advisory body on the publication of textbooks , but through the rest of 1922 it was powerless to stem the growing tide of texts from private publishers which threatened to drown official party ideology in educational affairs . |
| 25 | The city 's importance was owing to the new Emperor , Charles Habsburg , succeeding his grandfather in 1519 to become Charles V. The House of Habsburg held Germany and Spain , and Milan and the eastern end of Lombardy held the key to a potential land bridge between the two — a bridge desired by Charles and feared by France . |
| 26 | Physical possession was taken of every room in the palace and a straight staff was handed to the new pope as well as the keys of the basilica and of the palace . |
| 27 | At a time when the rivalry between Rangers and Celtic was rising to a new level of competitiveness , Baxter turned tradition on its head , and befriended a group of like minded Celtic players . |
| 28 | The total of seven Protestants charged with murder was credited to the new joint task force and heavily publicised on the governmentowned BBC and other news media . |
| 29 | The Labour government found itself under pressure from three directions : from the left wing , largely concentrated in the ILP ; from the TUC , which , under the leadership of Citrine and Bevin , was coming to a new view of the causes of unemployment , one based upon the writings of John Maynard Keynes ; and from Sir Oswald Mosley and his supporters . |
| 30 | In January Mike Winfield , a government senator , was appointed to a new post of Minister of Management and Information Services . |