Example sentences of "back the british " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was perhaps the argument that this imposition of middle-class morality was holding back the British cinema which led to the matter becoming an issue of public concern . |
| 2 | And many films attacked the sort of conservative attitudes which held back the British war effort . |
| 3 | Two years later , when MGM had the not-so-bright idea of remaking Goodbye Mr Chips as a musical , and UA tried to bring back the British war film with The Battle of Britain ( 1970 ) , the bill for each picture was something like $12 million . |
| 4 | LUCY SOUTTER , the 22-year-old former champion who nearly quit the game after a long illness , unexpectedly won back the British national title at Newcastle yesterday when she beat Suzanne Horner 9-3 , 9-5 , 9-3 in a final lasting less than 45 minutes . |
| 5 | The point of contact between British and French colonies was still on the seacoast , and here the British regular forces and the colonial militia co-operated effectively and captured the fortress of Louisbourg , which the French had fortified at immense cost to command the entrance to the St. Lawrence and hold back the British in Nova Scotia . |
| 6 | I often say that if we thought as much about the English language and teaching it and all that that means as the French do about their language and the Alliance Francaise , we would back the British Council to the hilt . |
| 7 | The Communist Party had continually attacked the ILP regarding the disaffiliation issue as a temporary manoeuvre " to hold back the British workers from the revolutionary policy of the Communist lnternational " . |
| 8 | It was still convenient to hold that the Labour Party relied on a " left " Party " which will stand between the Communist Party and the Labour Party and hold back the British workers from following the revolutionary policy of the Communist International " . |