Example sentences of "the [noun prp] was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The CGT was the major union confederation representing some 2,500,000 workers and 90 per cent of the country 's unions . |
| 2 | The third major institution of the EEC was the Parliamentary Assembly , which replaced the ECSC advisory body , though with the membership increased from 78 to 142 . |
| 3 | Mr Forte admitted that while the BHRCA was the largest industry association , there were other groups which had a ‘ legitimate claim to speak for certain sectors of the industry ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ In March a Policy Directions Paper was accepted by the Council.This was the second stage in the process leading to production of the Plan , linking an earlier Issues and Context Report and the draft Plan . ’ |
| 5 | The LDP was the new name of the LDPD ( Liberal Democratic Party of Germany — one of the governing National Front parties ) as decided by an extraordinary congress in Dresden on Feb. 9-10 , and was chaired by Rainer Ortleb , elected in place of acting head of state Manfred Gerlach . |
| 6 | For many years the Fountain Tavern in the Strand was the favourite venue for these " general meetings " , which at times would witness the gathering of some 150 to 200 members . |
| 7 | However , Mandela reaffirmed the need for a " single , united stand against oppression " , and emphasized that the ANC was the principal political movement . |
| 8 | The Zulu leader , Mangosuthu Buthelezi , who considers elections are impossible in the current climate of violence , said yesterday that a peace agreement between his Inkatha Freedom Party and the ANC was the only way to halt the the bloodletting . |
| 9 | In the opinion of their High Command , ‘ The Somme was the bloody graveyard of the German Army . |
| 10 | President Patricio Aylwin Azócar stated that the result provided " clear and categorical " proof that the CPPD was the only choice to govern the country . |
| 11 | The CDU was the dominant force in the Alliance for Germany , which also comprised the German Social Union ( DSU ) and Democratic Awakening [ see p. 37260 ] . |
| 12 | The main priority in the event of war with the USSR was the safe evacuation of American forces ( if necessary ) from southern Europe . |
| 13 | The worst meeting they had with the Shah was the last . |
| 14 | The Rhine was the eastern boundary of the Carolingian Franks up to the time of Charlemagne . |
| 15 | Telstar by the Tornadoes was the biggest hit for Britain 's first independent record producer , Joe Meek . |
| 16 | The BBC was the public service broadcaster : ITV was the commercial broadcaster . |
| 17 | Intended as a kind of hip cathedral for the Manchester music scene , the Haçienda was the complete antithesis of The Electric Circus . |
| 18 | In the next rural district ( C ) , the DGH was the only acute hospital over a huge geographical area . |
| 19 | By 1985 , the UK was the largest exporter of NOx in northwestern Europe and the biggest contributor to NOx pollution at sites in Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden , Belgium , the Netherlands and Denmark . |
| 20 | Kent County Council in the UK was the first beta test site for the new Unix versions and says that the new products enable it to reduce significantly the unit costs of functions such as paying invoices and processing journals . |
| 21 | British workers had the worst employment protection laws , and the UK was the only EC state where there was no legal right to paid annual holidays . |
| 22 | The XR was the first of Ford 's new 4x4 generation , and by the standards of today 's rivals is a touch agricultural . |
| 23 | Folk are beginning to remember that in the late 1950s the Philippines was the wealthiest country in the region . |
| 24 | The strongest ideological current in the Cortes was the historic constitutionalism associated with the works of Martínez Mariana . |
| 25 | he could n't have the Sierra cos the Belmont was the only one what was there . |
| 26 | Observers noted that while there was general agreement that the CSCE was the best forum for taking political decisions on peacekeeping forces , it was as yet undecided whether the organization should have its own forces ( as proposed by the German government ) or whether other bodies such as the Western European Union , the North Atlantic Treat Organization ( NATO ) or the UN should provide forces ( as advocated by the USA , the United Kingdom and others ) . |
| 27 | The NUR was the only one to oblige . |
| 28 | The US was the largest investor in Scotland , accounting for more than 44 per cent of electronics jobs . |
| 29 | Unlike the era of the Plaza Accord in 1985 when the surplus with the US was the main agenda , criticism is flaring not only from Washington but also from other nations . |
| 30 | The charge for being in unlawful possession of the Thompson was the first to come to court . |