Example sentences of "[adj] committee [was/were] set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Franco-British Committee was set up in 1868 to consider a twin bored tunnel project developed by Thome de Gamond and the British engineers John Hawkshaw and William Lowe , and in 1875 an international commission was set up to consider the legal and regulatory implications . |
| 2 | As promised by Palmerston during the previous session , a Select Committee was set up by the House of Commons on 28th April , 1856 to consider ‘ the best means of providing Accommodation for the various Public Departments in the Neighbourhood of Downing Street ’ . |
| 3 | The Medical Manpower Standing Advisory Committee was set up in July 1991 to fulfil this role and has just produced its first report ( p ? ? ? ) . |
| 4 | Select committees were set up by the House with full powers of investigation . |
| 5 | Advisory Committees were set up by the NEC on 13 March 1918 in order to help to develop the Party 's policies on a wide range of issues and began to publish reports and statements which added to the corpus of Labour policies . |
| 6 | A special committee was set up by the Supreme Council to register deserters in order to try to ensure their legal protection . |