Example sentences of "on scotland [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supporters of civil disobedience , notably a loose , unholy alliance of Scottish Nationalists and the Militant Tendency -both out to embarrass law-abiding Labour councils as much as the Government — are adamant that a mass non-payment resistance is being mobilised , particularly on Scotland 's huge , outer-city housing estates . |
| 2 | In fact the volume of traffic on Scotland 's mountains is making the sighting of anything more exotic than a slug increasingly difficult . |
| 3 | The Scottish Fisheries Museum , at Harbourhead , has extensive exhibits on Scotland 's important fishing industry , including typical fishermen 's cottages and model fishing vessels . |
| 4 | Johnstone 's defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami , champion of the legal underdog and a lawyer who enjoyed a virtual monopoly on Scotland 's most controversial court-cases . |
| 5 | When Scotland played Wales at Liverpool in the dramatic World Cup qualifier , he miraculously pushed a John Toshack lob onto the bar , a save that turned the game in Scotland 's favour , and set the seal on Scotland 's trip to Argentina . |
| 6 | These conclusions were consigned to the inside pages , since they did not fit the script that had been written on Scotland 's behalf . |
| 7 | The referee was attracted by Mr. Simmonds the linesman and a penalty was awarded against Peter Winterbottom , thus relieving the pressure on Scotland 's try-line . |
| 8 | ROWEN SHEPHERD , Edinburgh Academicals ' stand-off , who was back-up to Craig Chalmers on Scotland 's tour to Canada and the United States last year , is turning to a new career at fullback . |
| 9 | They were also in partnership on Scotland 's tours to Zimbabwe in 1988 and Japan the following year , and Dixon was Douglas Morgan 's assistant on the trip to North America last year . |
| 10 | In a series of assaults on Scotland 's natural heritage laws the Scottish Office , and Scottish Secretary Ian Lang , have succeeded in overturning the presumption of protection for Sites of Special Scientific Interest , creating instead new ‘ natural heritage areas ’ which will be protected — if that 's the right word — by voluntary agreements . |
| 11 | The day had started in farce when keeper Andy Goram somehow lost his passport on Scotland 's team coach . |
| 12 | On Scotland 's east coast , it has no railway station ; the nearest , Leuchars , on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen line , is 15 minutes by taxi . |
| 13 | In the Country : Michael Scott 's report on Scotland 's deer population . |
| 14 | The Highland Game , a photo essay on Scotland 's highland estates by editorial photographer , Glyn Satterley Tue–Sat 12.00–17.30 , free . |
| 15 | The recent Scottish Office document on Scotland 's health ( Scotland 's Health : A Challenge to us all , 1992 ) the re-organisation in 1991 of the national agency for health education in Scotland , and an upsurge of media coverage have all helped towards an increased interest in many aspects of health . |
| 16 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 17 | Geochemistry is the sub-discipline most used for research , with igneous , structural and geophysical studies on Scotland 's oldest metamorphic rocks , and her youngest volcanoes , still yielding new information , and forming unique training grounds in geological field techniques . |
| 18 | Statistics also showed that 40 children were killed on Scotland 's roads last year three fewer than in 1991 . |
| 19 | SCOTS are being asked to pay 50p each to help a drive for a referendum on Scotland 's future . |
| 20 | An injury on Scotland 's current tour of America and Canada could win Falconer a call-up for the June 10–26 championships . |
| 21 | An injury on Scotland 's current tour of America and Canada could win Falconer a call-up for the June 10–26 championships . |
| 22 | On Scotland 's Grand Slam night in 1984 , for instance , some England supporters tried to steal a soup tureen from what was then the Claret Jug in Great King Street . |
| 23 | Roxburgh 's efforts on Scotland 's behalf have often been accompanied by his rivals conveniently falling on occasions when they need to remain upright . |
| 24 | Impossible to administer , I know , but something has to be done to stop the unbelievable carnage on Scotland 's hills . |
| 25 | PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to look at alternative means of toughening the law on Scotland 's knife thugs after it emerged that urgently-awaited legislation has been edged out of the parliamentary timetable . |
| 26 | ‘ While the Government stubbornly refuses to meet their manifesto commitment , more and more of our youngsters face violent deaths on Scotland 's streets . ’ |
| 27 | No-one disputes that it has been a particularly bad winter for accidents on Scotland 's mountains . |
| 28 | John Hinde , the accident recorder for the mountain rescue committee of Scotland , to which all the teams are affiliated , argues that navigation problems contribute to around 50 per cent of all accidents on Scotland 's mountains . |
| 29 | Born in Ayrshire , Edith MacArthur 's career since the mid-Fifties has centred mainly on Scotland 's repertory theatres ; the Lyceum , The Citizens , Perth and Pitlochry . |
| 30 | THOUGH much could yet depend on what happens on Scotland 's forthcoming short tour , the solution to one of the great controversies of the past season — the unexpected supplanting of Douglas Morgan as the coach for that island venture — continues to look simple enough . |