Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] by the former [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arlott 's son Tim read two poems written by his father , and the congregation sang God Whose Farm is All Creation , a hymn written by the former broadcaster . |
| 2 | The Constituent Assembly 's decision was based on recommendations emanating from a political pact signed by Gaviria with leaders of his Ruling Liberal Party ( PL ) and the two parties jointly outnumbering the PL in the Assembly , namely the M-19 Democratic Alliance ( a left-wing coalition led by the former guerrilla group 19 April Movement ( M-19 ) ) and the conservative Movement of National Salvation ( MSN ) . |
| 3 | The M-19 Democratic Alliance , a left-wing coalition led by the former guerrilla April 19 Movement ( M-19 ) , had also opposed the law . |
| 4 | Brackenbury will fill the gap left by the former advertising and sales promotion manager Roger Craythorne , who took early retirement last month ( MW November 15 ) as part of a sweeping programme of marketing changes . |
| 5 | The Vatican in December 1989 ordered the closure in Recife on the east coast of two progressive seminaries founded by the former Archbishop of Olinda and Recife , the Most Rev. Helder Câmara . |
| 6 | The new Archbishop Rivera y Damas remains outspoken on human rights violations and continues much of the legal work sponsored by the former Archbishop . |
| 7 | The electoral campaign , which had begun on Dec. 4 , ended on Feb. 21 , and was attended by an estimated 2,500 international observers including representatives of the United Nations , the Organization of American States and the European Parliament and a United States team led by the former President , Jimmy Carter . |
| 8 | The opposition had asked for the nullification of an amnesty decree passed by the former government on those who had committed offences during the May protests , including Suchinda . |
| 9 | ( Approximately 10 per cent of the world 's population live in cultures characterized by the former sub-types , whereas 7 per cent live under the latter . ) |
| 10 | A capacity turn-out of 55 local coaches attended a classroom clinic last night given by the former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll , the only man to win four Super Bowls . |
| 11 | The arguments propounded by the former group vary . |
| 12 | In late April Alfredo César the President of the National Assembly and ( like Godoy ) an open opponent of Lacayo , had announced that he was planning to introduce a bill to " review " thousands of land rights decisions made by the former Sandinista government . |
| 13 | Is it not outrageous that coalfield areas such as Nottinghamshire which have been waiting nearly two years for this money are still denied it because of the party political games played by the former Cabinet Minister and now Labour Commissioner Millan ? |
| 14 | However , the spokesman , Mr Vladimir Mestensev , said Mr Gorbachev had been outvoted by several Praesidium members led by the former Moscow Party Chief , Mr Boris Yeltsin . |
| 15 | However , the spokesman , Mr Vladimir Mestensev , said Mr Gorbachev had been outvoted by several Praesidium members led by the former Moscow Party Chief , Mr Boris Yeltsin . |
| 16 | The arrest of three police officers and two military captains who had been members of the elite UESAT unit of the Panamanian Defence Forces commanded by the former dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega , led to suggestions that a serious coup attempt had been intended , and that it had enjoyed wide support from the police . |
| 17 | Property owned by the former Somoza dictatorship and its private army , the National Guard , would not be returned , although even here , any anomalies would be examined . |
| 18 | It also includes a piece of ‘ cynghanedd ’ Welsh verse written by the former Mayor of Ruthin , Robin Llwyd ap Owain , a National Eisteddfod winner in 1991 . |
| 19 | Of the six colleges only two are accredited for both primary and secondary training at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level ; primary provision predominates and , because of cuts imposed by the former DES in the past , even their joint secondary provision does not meet the full range of subjects required by the standard secondary school . |
| 20 | There has been some concern expressed that these courses offered by the former colleges of education have different objectives from those in art colleges , and might therefore lack professional competence , thereby creating ‘ a dual standard within higher education ’ . |
| 21 | A total of $100,000,000 in aid had been frozen by the US administration in May because of lack of progress on the compensation of US citizens for property seized by the former Sandinista regime [ see p. 38957 ] . |
| 22 | In Palermo , Sicily , an absolute majority was won by the DC list headed by the former mayor Leoluca Orlando ( representing the left-oriented faction of the DC ) , who until his resignation in February had for the previous 2@1/2 years headed an " anti-Mafia " coalition of the DC and the PCI . |
| 23 | Median bicarbonate concentration in saliva determined by the former method was 28.1 mm/l ( 95% CI 19.79–38.74 ) compared with 14.74 mmol/l alkali in saliva determined by back titration ( 95% CI , 12.95–16.69 ) — that is , a 90% overestimation ( p= 0.003 ) . |
| 24 | The truth is anyone 's guess , but Weller certainly offered to play on Raw Stylus ' single ‘ Pushin' Against The Flow ’ , and their name cropped up in one of the few recent interviews given by the former Cappuccino Kid . |
| 25 | Although the defence had demanded the release of extracts from Reagan 's diaries as a means of circumventing the memory lapses suffered by the former President , Reagan had cited executive privilege in order to resist the move [ see pp. 37240-41 ] . |
| 26 | If so , the Directive will normally operate so as to transfer the employees employed by the former controller in the discharge of the function to the new controller and on the same terms and conditions of employment . |
| 27 | The faction led by the former party secretary-general , Shintaro Abe , had demanded that Mr Nakayama ( one of the faction 's own men ) must stand down to give another of the group some cabinet experience . |