Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] the country 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Observers noted , however , that after the seventh party plenum , the government had stepped up its efforts to rein in the country 's increasingly outspoken journalists , especially after a conference of writers in October defied the party 's attempt to dictate proceedings and demanded more democracy in the country [ see p. 37123 for approval of a new restrictive press law at the sixth session of the eighth National Assembly in late December 1989 ] . |
| 2 | These changes , such as the transfer of land to co-operatives and poorer peasants , the literacy campaign and the present drive to clean up the country 's water sources , all demonstrate a thrust of government policy very different from the regime which ended in 1979 . |
| 3 | The Construction Ministry estimates that $5.3 billion will be needed over the next five years just to clean up the country 's water supply . |
| 4 | THREE nuns from Darlington Carmel Convent follow in the footsteps of their predecessors this month when they travel to South Africa to set up the country 's first multi-racial convent . |
| 5 | Britain , as the largest of these , had stepped in to sort out the country 's chaotic finances . |
| 6 | Mr Peter Bergg , the Liberal Democrat candidate , said Labour 's plans would not provide enough money quickly enough to sort out the country 's homelessness problems . |
| 7 | The currency convertability restrictions threaten to wipe out the country 's domestic base of small resellers unless suppliers opt to extend credit facilities further , but to date there has been no indication that suppliers are prepared to take such steps . |
| 8 | Evidence emerged in July of an illicit operation by a Polish government agency to buy back the country 's foreign debt at a discount , as Poland discussed resheduling its debt repayments to Western banks . |
| 9 | Troops quickly dispersed the students , but further unrest was reported the following day , prompting the authorities to close down the country 's universities and colleges . |