Example sentences of "set [adv prt] a national [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | France is planning to set up a national system for recovering and recycling packaging waste similar to that being implemented in Germany [ see ED 49/50 ; 56 ] . |
| 2 | As there was no other business the Conference concluded quickly after its momentous decision to set up a national organisation of the deaf and dumb . |
| 3 | ( B ) The conference had decided to set up a national assembly composed of 123 members based on the number of constituencies existing before 1969 with a speaker and two deputy speakers . |
| 4 | As the DES decided in 1980 to discontinue its approval arrangements for OND by 1982 and for other courses by 1981 , the Association of County Councils and the Standing Conference of Regional Advisory Councils agreed to set up a national committee , namely the NCCAE , to replace the role of the DES . |
| 5 | MOVES to set up a national watchdog to monitor the integrity and accuracy of government statistics gained momentum yesterday when plans were announced for a meeting to draw up firm proposals , writes Rosie Waterhouse . |
| 6 | The three contending armed factions inside Liberia signed a ceasefire agreement in Bamako ( Mali ) on Nov. 28 , and a further agreement in Banjul ( The Gambia ) on Dec. 21 declaring their intention to set up a national conference within 60 days as a prelude to establishing their own interim government . |
| 7 | On April 30 Lekhanya announced proposals to set up a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution . |
| 8 | We need to invest in housing , to set up a national housing bank , to use all sectors . |
| 9 | The Dutch government has helped to set up a national halons " bank " to ensure the most effective use of the chemicals . |
| 10 | Attempts to set up a national printers " union in Scotland date from 1836 , but both the General Typographical Association of Scotland and its successor , the Northern District Board of the National Typographical Association , came to grief after only a few years . |
| 11 | It would set up a National Monuments Commission to care for ancient sites , institute small penalties for vandals who damaged them , and — most important — give the commission a right of purchase if the owner of a scheduled monument wanted to destroy it . |
| 12 | He expressed his hope that they would set up a national assembly and leadership council in exile to focus efforts around a single opposition leadership . |
| 13 | We will set up a National Qualifications Council to coordinate a single system of academic and vocational courses for 14–19 year olds , and a new Higher Education Standards Council to monitor quality in higher education . |
| 14 | As well as organising conferences and courses the group also helped set up a national awards scheme and backed a number of arts publications . |
| 15 | To a procrastinating president and Congress the solution was clear : set up a national commission to study the problem . |
| 16 | set up a national network of registered depots for fridge and CFC disposal |
| 17 | We set up a national network of consumer advice centres : the Government closed them down . |
| 18 | To operate the service Sistelcom has set up a National Management and Operations Centre , seven regional centres , which receive the calls , process , multiplex and send them to the central system , a series of base stations , six 9,600bps tie lines to connect the national centre and the regional centres , and signal distribution tie lines via satellite . |
| 19 | In recent months , Sir Keith has set up a national committee to explore some of these possibilities . |
| 20 | Dennis and his friend Tommy want to stop this by setting up a National Centre where doctors and medical scientists can undertake research to prevent premature birth . |
| 21 | In the next few months , with British taxpayers ' money , we shall be setting up a national drugs intelligence unit in Czechoslovakia to try to intercept drugs coming overland . |
| 22 | After the Rayner Report in 1981 , we were party to discussions with Sir John Boreham , the then Head of the Government Statistical Service , and others with a view to setting up a National Statistics Council . |
| 23 | Successive government reports since the late 1930s had recommended setting up a national film bank , but it was only in the wake of the 1948 production crisis that the government seriously contemplated making funds available to the industry . |
| 24 | Ms Dickinson also reported that discussions were currently taking place with various bodies , including the Arts Council , to investigate the possibility of setting up a National Children 's Book Council . |
| 25 | Other key measures in the Queen 's Speech will be Bills setting up a national lottery ; ratification of the Maastricht treaty on European economic and political union ; and legislation paving the way for the privatisation of British Rail and the coal industry . |
| 26 | WHAT are the reasons for setting up a national lottery in favour of the arts ? |
| 27 | Some are now attempting to combat the isolation they feel by setting up a national body to represent their interests . |
| 28 | The committee reported in October 19806 and came down in favour of setting up a national body , to be known as the Committee for Colleges and Polytechnics ( CCP ) which would devise a more rational system of national funding . |
| 29 | The government and the banks are considering setting up a national data system of business angels , it would probably have to be government funded . |
| 30 | In 1864 Leslie realized a long-held ambition in setting up a National College of Music to rival the continental conservatoires . |