Example sentences of "[vb pp] both the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Bush stated that the USA had assumed the " burden of leadership " in confronting the aggression of Iraq , because " among the nations of the world , only the United States of America has had both the moral standing and the means to back it up " . |
2 | In particular , it has lobbied both the British Parliament and the European institutions with demands to break up the brewing monopolies and to restore greater choice to pub users . |
3 | On the former 's side , there was a clear , oft-stated belief that the union movement represented the best chance of overthrowing the government , given both the electoral weakness and the apparent shift from ‘ left wing principles ’ of the Labour party ( see Crick 1985 , p. 140 ) . |
4 | Underlying all the problems is the urge to exploit , which has poisoned both the cultural ethos and the natural environment . |
5 | Macedonia 's main nationalist party has welcomed both the Slovene referendum and the new Croat constitution . |
6 | It has been suggested that the Templars were guardians of a secret that could have rocked both the French throne and the entire foundations of Christianity . |