Example sentences of "by [pos pn] [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand the various accou er professional bodies in the accountancy industry are in fact doing that but I think the government should also do that because it is not just the probity of financial institutions we are concerned about , it is also er the auditing of other commercial concerns and it seems to be that in this case the public interest has taken second place to the government 's wish to do as little as possible , yet again the minister said in the debate that if we were to do anything further in response to a question put by my honourable friend the member for Grimsby , it would need legislation , primary legislation . |
| 2 | I also think that there is substantial merit in the point that was put in intervention by my honourable friend the member for Grimbsy , on the duty of auditors . |
| 3 | That was covered in the letter sent to the hon. Gentleman by my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces on 28 August . |
| 4 | I have read his speech in this House , in which he made most of those points , and some of his contributions in the Water Bill Committee , in which he made other points which have been well answered by my Hon. Friend the Minister of State . |
| 5 | Will he tell us why he refused to give an interview on the television programme referred to by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) ? |
| 6 | Mr. Alison : My Hon. Friend will have noted the debate in the House last Monday on the initiative by my Hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove ( Sir H. Miller ) . |
| 7 | It arises out of Welsh questions and the Secretary of State for Wales ' answer to the question that he was asked by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) . |
| 8 | What he did not give in response to the many points made by my Hon. Friend the Member for Dundee , East ( Mr. McAllion ) were absolute guarantees and reassurance for the people who work for the Scottish Transport Group . |
| 9 | I made inquiries about one of the sales mentioned by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cunninghame , North . |
| 10 | Why did the Minister 's Department authorise Admiral Sir Julian Oswald to give information to the press on the specific question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) , when Ministers continually refuse to answer that question in the House ? |
| 11 | Low taxation is vital to that policy , as is the assistance given in some assisted areas by my hon. Friend the Minister responsible for regional selective assistance . |
| 12 | I know that he will join me in welcoming the announcement yesterday by my hon. Friend the Minister of State , Treasury at the start of the project to construct a new building for Customs and Excise at Queen 's dock . |
| 13 | We believe that the Further and Higher Education Bill 's provisions meet the concerns expressed by my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton ( Mr. Latham ) and by others , and we can categorically reassure those colleges that they have nothing to fear . |
| 14 | We all know that there are crimes for which the penalties go up to life imprisonment , but that does not seem to cover the point raised so eloquently by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow , Shettleston ( Mr. Marshall ) . |
| 15 | Will he come back to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh , South ( Mr. Griffiths ) ? |
| 16 | Earlier this month , I saw a deputation that opposed Norfolk education authority 's proposals to close Bradenham voluntary controlled primary school , led by my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk , South-West ( Mrs. Shephard ) . |
| 17 | The point that was made by my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton , South ( Mr. Devlin ) related to unit costs . |
| 18 | I noticed that this did not feature in their party political broadcast , wrongly entitled ’ Made in Britain ’ and alleging that virtually nothing was made in Britain , when we not only have the successes mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Bury , South ( Mr. Sumberg ) in his constituency but export far more television sets than we import and make the best hi-fi in the world , and when one in ten personal computers sold in the world are made in this country — in Scotland . |
| 19 | Further to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Ryedale ( Mr. Greenway ) , I pay tribute to the Minister 's work in supporting industry and business in the Province . |
| 20 | The Minister will be aware of the valuable contribution that is made by members of the Somali community in this country and of the tremendous work that is done on their behalf by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff , South and Penarth ( Mr. Michael ) . |
| 21 | The honest answer to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) is that under this Government there will never be a balance between exports and imports . |
| 22 | When the Secretary of State last raised the point in debate in the House , he was told unequivocally by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife , Central ( Mr. McLeish ) that he fully supported the TECs . |
| 23 | Another astonishing feature of the debate was pointed out by my hon. Friend the Member for Stamford and Spalding ( Mr. Davies ) . |
| 24 | The irony of the position described by my hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield ( Mr. McCartney ) is that , if Wigan had received the same amount in grant as was received by Wandsworth and Westminster in the year in which it was capped , it would not have had to levy a tax at all ; indeed , it might have been able to give money back from the previous year 's levy . |
| 25 | The hon. Member for Sheffield , Hillsborough ( Mr. Flannery ) mentioned what was said on this subject in the excellent report produced by my hon. Friend the Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) and his colleagues . |
| 26 | I pay tribute to the work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Pontefract and Castleford ( Mr. Lofthouse ) in the area and promise that I will assist him in his fight . |
| 27 | That point enables me to raise with the Minister the matter of aid to mining areas , which was also referred to by my hon. Friend the Member for Hemsworth . |
| 28 | We shall have charters to cover all manner of groups , but none to cover the Government — a point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) from the Opposition Front Bench . |
| 29 | A question that has still not been answered at any point during the debate was asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham ( Mr. Walden ) : what happens if the other countries go ahead without us ? |
| 30 | I am grateful for the intervention by my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon ( Mr. McWilliam ) , but I realise that the Minister responsible now wishes to intervene . |