Example sentences of "[being] [verb] by [art] european [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that rule-breaking is a national pastime in a country like Italy ; but that is a problem which is no doubt capable of being resolved by a European government with sufficient teeth . |
| 2 | The first step in forging an alliance of Euro-Parliamentarians would be for national MPs to be invited to the special hearings on changes to the Rome Treaty being organised by the European Parliament . |
| 3 | The draft directive is currently being considered by the European Parliament . |
| 4 | , The latest proposals on recycling being considered by the European Commission call for 90 per cent of all Europe 's packaging to be reused , recycled , or burnt in energy-generating plants , within 10 years . |
| 5 | A fresh attempt is being made by the European Commission to settle an EC institutional dispute over titanium dioxide pollution . |
| 6 | That means that the irrelevant suggestions being made by the European Commission for mandatory information for and consultation with employees would bear much more heavily on British business than it would on our major competitors . |
| 7 | A pensions directive is currently being prepared by the European Commission and it will require extremely careful consideration if it is to achieve the desired effect of not restricting labour mobility with the European Community . |
| 8 | SLOWLY but surely , Italy 's banking system is being transformed by the European Community 's single market in financial services . |
| 9 | The case is being brought by the European Commission because the beaches at Blackpool and Southport , two of the country 's main seaside resorts , do not meet EC standards . |
| 10 | JAPANESE , American and other foreign scientists are being asked by the European Commission to sit in judgement on the effectiveness of the EEC 's £250 million annual research programme . |
| 11 | Is the Minister aware that last week in Brussels Madame Scrivener , the relevant Commissioner , assured me that there was no question of our being forced by the European Community to extend the coverage of VAT , and that we can not be forced so to do ? |
| 12 | The Motorcycle Action Group , which organised the event , claims the ideas currently being discussed by the European Commission are ‘ unjust and unfair ’ and will hit small bike manufacturers . |
| 13 | And it 's the latest example of farming diversification which is being encouraged by the European Community . |
| 14 | SIR — Your leading article ( Nature 361 , 192 ; 1993 ) on the patenting of transgenic plants illustrates some of the complexities being faced by the European Patent Office from applications to patent transgenic agricultural plants and animals . |
| 15 | The project is being funded by the European Community 's STRIDE programme , computer firm ICL and the university . |
| 16 | Recommendations from energy experts for sharp cuts in energy consumption by refrigerators are being ignored by the European Commission , which is seeking to reduce fridge and freezer energy consumption by 10 per cent by 1 January 1997 . |