Example sentences of "carried out [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For the past two years , a cross-party section of politicians , mountaineers , hillwalkers and fishermen has lobbied the Ministry of Defence to retain the unit at Leuchars , which since its inception in 1955 has carried out 2,731 rescues .
2 Certain work that was carried out involved noisy operations and the programme was carefully coordinated with the hotel administration to minimise disruption and inconvenience .
3 THE AUTHOR , Salman Rushdie , yesterday condemned the death edict against him as a ‘ terrorist threat ’ after Iran renewed its call for the sentence to be carried out four years after it was imposed .
4 Students have carried out small empirical investigations using tape recorders , video equipment and various forms of interviewing and observational techniques — objective and non-objective , structured and unstructured .
5 They had calculated that in one particular three-month period Charles had had fifteen engagements , Princess Anne had carried out fifty-six , Prince Philip , forty-five , and the Queen , twenty-eight .
6 If a house is bought this way all the surveys and investigations should be carried out first , and you must be ready to sign and exchange contracts on the day of the auction after paying over the 10 per cent deposit .
7 Assessment was carried out two days after the application of the dressing to ensure no adverse reaction had occurred , and then continued weekly .
8 In a report on the fighting on April 10 , Lao National Radio stated that government forces had recently carried out two campaigns against " bad and vandalistic " elements in the north-western province of Bolikhamsai .
9 We have carried out two double-blind , randomised , placebo-controlled trials of vitamin A supplementation in adjacent populations in northern Ghana to assess the impact on childhood morbidity and mortality .
10 We have carried out two randomised , double-blind , placebo-controlled trials to assess the effect of 4-monthly large doses of vitamin A on childhood mortality ( the Ghana Vitamin A Supplementation Trials [ VAST ] Survival Study ) and morbidity ( the VAST Health Study ) in northern Ghana .
11 A man who 's carried out two rapes and six indecent assaults in Milton Keynes , is believed to have struck again .
12 His assassins were dead , Philip would not be pleased by that ; the dwarfs had carried out many an assassination on behalf of the French King and their skills and expertise would be solely missed .
13 Until 1764 , Josiah had concentrated successfully upon the manufacture of what he called ‘ useful wares ’ , but he had carried out many experiments to improve the rather crude ‘ Egyptian black ’ wares already made by a number of Staffordshire potters .
14 Having carried out such interviews ( and no set limit to them can be laid down ) researchers may then make a start on their topic headings and detailed questions .
15 We could , I suppose , have carried out such an experiment without the drastic consequences the Lieutenant has suggested .
16 He pointed out that although they would automatically have carried out such precautions , water would always be found in the deeper parts of the mine .
17 For their UK data ADD carried out such a test and obtained a test statistic of 17.93 which has to be compared with a critical chi-square value of 15.5 at the 5 per cent level and 20.1 at the 1 per cent level , with 8 degrees of freedom .
18 Only the devil 's disciples could have carried out such a wanton massacre , and where the devil is abroad the innocent suffer .
19 ‘ Only the devil 's disciples could have carried out such a wanton massacre , and where the devil is abroad the innocent suffer .
20 The operation was carried out 10 years ago at Huntingdon County Hospital , Cambs , when the couple decided their family was complete with daughter Samantha , now 15 .
21 Until now testing has been carried out prior to major events , such as the World Cup ; the new plan will build on the success of the original programme and , as both Palmer and MacKinnon noted , will provide the younger players will an incentive and standards that must be met if they want to win full international caps .
22 Ship interiors were specially insulated to combat the problem and an operation similar to degaussing was carried out prior to docking with other vessels .
23 In addition to the normal diversion of public utility services in Lasswade Road and Gilmerton Road involving the Water and Drainage Department , SSEB and British Telecom , a major diversion of overhead power lines was carried out prior to the start of the roadworks contract .
24 The ministry of agriculture has carried out successful trials on the new tests but says the government has yet to make a final decision on wether to fully adopt the new system .
25 He indicated that a vigorous recovery programme was being carried out 90,000 reminders had been issued and thousands of summonses sent .
26 The Guild of British Tie Makers has carried out extensive research into tie wearing and has discovered that , far from being viewed as a current trend , the tie is considered an essential item in a man 's wardrobe .
27 To understand what IS happening in the Royal Family , TODAY has carried out extensive research .
28 Dunn ( 1983 ; 1984 ) in Cambridge has carried out extensive observations of sibling relationships and the effects of general family functioning of the arrival of a new baby .
29 Today it is the home of Malcom and Gwynneth Hearne who have carried out extensive restoration work .
30 Drummond also carried out extensive tests to improve the efficiency of his locomotives .
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