Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , observers questioned its likely fairness , considering the inability to participate of three leading opposition figures : Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , the secretary-general of the main opposition party , the National League for Democracy ( NLD ) , under house arrest since July 1989 [ see p. 36816 ] and on Jan. 16 , 1990 , banned from participating in the elections [ see p. 37188 ] ; Gen. ( retd ) Tin U , the NLD chairman , imprisoned in December 1989 [ see p. 37123 ] ; and former Prime Minister U Nu , leader of the League for Democracy and Peace ( LDP ) , in December 1989 placed under a restriction order and banned from participating in the elections [ see pp. 37123-24 ] . |
| 2 | The overseas trade fair will give 25 companies from all over Northern Ireland the opportunity to sell to hundreds of US buyers . |
| 3 | Relocation to a new area could , therefore , provide the opportunity to consolidate on one site and to provide sufficient area for future expansion . |
| 4 | He also took the chance to visit the US during one of his vacations , and commented that , apart from benefiting from the opportunity to learn at one of the top colleges , he had also enjoyed experiencing a different culture during his time in London . |
| 5 | The programme offers interdisciplinary study in the social sciences with the opportunity to specialise in one of the following degree streams : European and International Politics ; Gender in Society ; Policy Studies ; Scotland : Society and Politics ; Social and Political Theory ; Science and Technology Studies . |
| 6 | Benefits include free uniform , seven weeks annual holiday ( subject to Crab Key 's alert status ) and the opportunity to work with one of the world 's finest scientific minds . |
| 7 | Trent expected the hurricane to last between eight and ten hours . |
| 8 | They were concluded on 13 October 1989 and on 2 November the case was listed for trial in the Crown Court at Isleworth , the trial to commence on 11 December . |
| 9 | Cuskin took over in third place , with a deficit of 1 min 21 secs for the final 3 miles 80 yards circuit and he hit the front with a mile remaining , recording the fastest time of the afternoon to win by 23 secs . |
| 10 | Kuwaiti civilian casualties since Aug. 2 , 1990 , were estimated by the resistance to run into thousands . |
| 11 | I feel very sad that it 's fallen to me to make the decision to close after 4 generations . |
| 12 | the Arctic night , with no sunrise from 10 December to 3 January in these latitudes , tempted Admiral Hamilton to keep the strike force of eight destroyers and the cruiser HMS Arethusa in support of a prolonged visit , until a German bomb fell close to the cruiser , forcing the decision to withdraw after two days ' occupation . |
| 13 | In a move which pension fund managers describe as ‘ pension fund taxation by the back door ’ , the decision to cut from 25 to 20 per cent the tax credit that can be reclaimed on dividends , has reduced the yield on the FT All-Share Index from 4.1 per cent to 3.9 per cent and could cost the funds £1 billion a year . |
| 14 | Each warrant entitled the holder to subscribe to 9 ½ per cent 1996 Bonds of US$1,000 principal each , at any time on or before 12 July 1992 at par plus any accrued interest . |
| 15 | But if , at the time the shares are subscribed they carry no voting rights for , say , the first five years , this does not give rise to a chargeable event when the five years have elapsed , because the entitlement to vote after five years exists from the outset . |
| 16 | It is hoped that validation will be finalised in September 1993 to allow the course to start in 1994 . |
| 17 | The tendency of the mind to move from one thing to another has to consist in the straightforward fact that one thing usually follows , or is caused by , the other ; the tendency or association can not be thought of as some experienced feature of the situation without reviving the original situation of having an unanalysed conception of the mind 's ability to reach out and apprehend things . |
| 18 | By June 29 the UN had achieved a sufficient lull in the fighting to allow in five flights with relief supplies , but on June 30 , as artillery attacks intensified , the airport closed again . |
| 19 | Throughout these painful exchanges , the King had remained at Sandringham ; it was not for the sovereign to intervene between one faction of the Cabinet and another . |
| 20 | Top speed is nothing special , at 108 mph , but the mid-range torque , or pulling power , is said to be remarkable , enabling the car to sprint from 30 mph to 70 mph in just over six seconds . |
| 21 | They did not keep him long , however , and this time he made off with a companion and even had the nerve to work for three months on a French farm before starting a marathon trek across the entire length of France . |
| 22 | Although she had never had any secretarial training , she had the nerve to apply for one of the most eagerly sought-after positions in Europe . |
| 23 | Nerve cells , unlike other cells , have the ability to communicate with other nerve cells by the use of long thin fibres known as axons and dendrites which extend outwards from the cell body , allowing the cell to influence from 1,000 to 100,000 other nerve cells . |
| 24 | The equivalent uniform for officers was described in the 1985 Regulations as : ‘ … a single-breasted sack coat of dark-blue cloth or serge , with standing collar fastened … ‘ ; coat to close with a flap containing suitable concealed fastenings , the skirt to extend from one-third to two-thirds the distance from the hip-joint to the bend of the knee … a vertical opening at each side of the hip … ; shoulder straps and collar insignia to be worn . |
| 25 | So if the client says , I want to , I 'm gon na pack up when I 'm fifty , you write the plan to finish at fifty-five . |
| 26 | And it seems to me there is no reason to suppose that because there are more houses , the propensity to move from one house to another declines . |
| 27 | Whether we should include as a consideration whether this particular eighth new settlement in this particular sector would have the capacity to expand beyond two thousand and si In saying that I 'm conscious that we have ducked because as a panel we have to duck . |
| 28 | Four companies have already signed up to the scheme , and the Centre has the capacity to look after three or four more — it has already had about 20 applications . |
| 29 | There are three reasons for this : first , because it is a fine and original piece of cinema ; second — and most remarkably — because it is a heart-felt acid attack on Hollywood ; and third , because it marks the return to form of one of cinema 's greatest living directors . |
| 30 | Quiet trading on currency markets saw sterling gain more than three quarters of a pfennig to 2.3565 deutschmarks but lose 25 points against the dollar to close at 1.4410 . |