Example sentences of "[art] national [noun] ' union [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Yesterday the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland put its pennyworth in when Alex Brown , the milk committee convener , said the union expected a reasoned decision from the secretary of state . |
2 | Bob Doig , president of the Scottish Potato Trade Association , made that claim yesterday ; an appeal he made several weeks ago in conjunction with the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland . |
3 | The farmers , including the president of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland , John Ross , and the union 's milk convener , Alex Brown , called on the Scottish Secretary to back Scotland 's milk producers , who were overwhelmingly in favour of the SMMB 's proposals , and help overturn the Office of Fair Trading 's findings that the plan would distort trade for milk . |
4 | Mr Lang urged the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland and the SMMB to put together a submission showing how the OFT 's findings were flawed and said he would pass it on to the OFT and the president of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine . |
5 | GEORGE FOULKES , the MP for the large agricultural constituency of Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley , has criticised the leadership of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland after the Commons vote on HLCAs last week . |
6 | A recent study by the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland concluded : ‘ Major problems in the hill farming business could consign the valleys to excessive tree planting with the danger that uneconomic holdings would be left . |
7 | He was an honorary vice-president and past president of Banff and Buchan Conservative Association and an active member of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland . |
8 | A CLAIM by Borders Area of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland that Government cuts in hill ewe subsidy would take £120,000 out of the local economy in three valleys alone has been criticised by Sir Hector Monro , Scottish minister of agriculture . |
9 | At a meeting of the of Aberdeen and Kincardine area executive of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland the Dunecht Farms ' manager , Jim Arbuckle , made a plea for the union to co-ordinate the scheme . |
10 | Mr Duncan , Burton , Ayr , who challenged unsuccessfully for vice-president of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland only ten days ago , is 50 . |
11 | The net result is that the Scottish Office and the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland are trying hard to get the message across — tackle the forms immediately with the 15 May deadline in mind . |
12 | THE convener of the potato committee of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland , James Black , has vowed to continue the fight the stop the Government wrecking the potato marketing scheme . |
13 | Staff based at the regional office of the National Farmers ' Union at Ely have arranged a series of ‘ surgeries ’ at which members can get help and advice with the paperwork resulting from EC agricultural policy reforms . |
14 | The National Trust is supporting MEPs , MPs , and the National Farmers ' Union in fighting the directive . |
15 | Roger Welberry , chairman of the National Vegetable committee of the National Farmers ' Union in England and Wales will be in the province for a meeting organised by the Ulster Farmers ' Union next week . |
16 | The National Farmers ' Union in Cumbria is also against the new BSPS and butchers are concerned at its effects on the beef market after its introduction in April . |