Example sentences of "to mark the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use levelling strips to provide the correct fall and to mark the required depth of sand . |
| 2 | The statement accused President Mugabe 's Zimbabwe African National Union government of using riot police last week to suppress a student seminar to mark the first anniversary of an anti-corruption demonstration . |
| 3 | During a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the group 's move to its new location , 300 people , including over 160 police officers , were injured in battles between 1,400 police and at least 7,000 demonstrators . |
| 4 | Top : Mother and son of ‘ disappeared ’ Pineda Henestrosa , in Mexico ; bottom : Prayer in Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala to mark the first anniversary of the massacre of 15 Tzutuhil Indians |
| 5 | Sharif was also one of the main organizers of a rally held on Aug. 17 , 1989 , in Islamabad to mark the first anniversary of Zia 's death . |
| 6 | Celebrations on Oct. 3 to mark the first anniversary of unification were marred by about 50 attacks on immigrants throughout the country , in which at least 25 people were injured . |
| 7 | A rally called for Oct. 11 by the Moslem Brotherhood and Hamas to mark the first anniversary of the killing of at least 17 Arabs at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem [ see p. 37873 ] was also banned . ) |
| 8 | In a speech to mark the first anniversary of the overthrow of former President Mohammed Siyad Barre , on Jan. 26 , Farah Aydid stated his readiness for a truce , but reiterated his implacable opposition both to Mahdi Mohammed and to the idea of an international peacekeeping force , which he said would serve only to protect the " self-appointed " interim President from the Somali people . |
| 9 | Almost eighty people have been killed in a toy factory fire in China and site workers from Middlebrook Mushrooms marched through Selby to mark the first anniversary of their dispute . |
| 10 | In a letter to the council , Stuart McHardy of the campaign wrote that stones from all over Scotland and other parts of the world would be formed into a cairn on 10 April to mark the first anniversary of the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament on Regent Road . |
| 11 | Twenty-four of France 's better-known writers have decided to mark the new year by launching a national petition against the reforms . |
| 12 | Here imperial symbols are used to mark the New Year ; seasonal gifts appear in the background . |
| 13 | To mark the new trend five floors of the Centre are being given over to a series of exhibitions , films , digital images , sound recordings , debates and theatrical events , tracing the history of artistic creativity over the last thirty years . |
| 14 | The major axis of Stonehenge is aligned with the exact positions of the midwinter and midsummer solstice , leading to suggestions that it was built for ceremonies to mark the annual calendar and seasons . |
| 15 | In an address on Jan. 10 to mark the 24th anniversary of his accession to power ( on Jan. 13 , 1967 ) , President Gnassingbe Eyadema announced a political amnesty and a change in the financing of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People ( RPT ) , the country 's sole legal party . |
| 16 | To mark the Golden Jubilee in 1937 and on the occasion of its Consecration by Bishop Poskitt , 50 years to the day after its opening , three new marble altars dedicated to the Sacred Heart , Our Lady and St Patrick were placed in the church . |
| 17 | Use the same trick to mark the right hole on belts and shoe buckles . |
| 18 | The game is a dual purpose testimonial for the 50-year-old Eusebio and the first of two games to mark the 25th anniversary of United 's European Cup victory over the Portuguese club . |
| 19 | Halstead Rotaract treasurer Emma Samms said : ‘ We thought we would do something different to mark the 25th anniversary of Rotaract . ’ |
| 20 | In a keynote speech given on April 19 , 1989 , to mark the 25th anniversary of the European Space Agency ( ESA ) , the West German Chancellor , Helmut Kohl , emphasizing the peaceful mandate of the ESA , offered the prospect of sending European satellites into space to monitor compliance with international arms control agreements . |
| 21 | To mark the 10-year anniversary , staff and associates were invited to a buffet lunch aboard 's historic sailing barge Ena , where , chief executive of the Ipswich Port Authority , presented Grain Terminal chairman , with a watercolour painting to commemorate the occasion . |
| 22 | On March 18 , 1989 , Ben Ali ordered the release of over 1,500 prisoners to mark the 33rd anniversary of independence . |
| 23 | The colourful addition to the Bedford fleet has been refurbished and repainted in Wimpey colours to mark the second year of sponsorship by WCUK Eastern . |
| 24 | Minor clashes between police and demonstrators occurred on June 2 during a protest rally by some 20,000 people , organized by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Democracy in China to mark the second anniversary of the June 1989 massacre of pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square , Beijing [ see pp. 36720-22 ] . |
| 25 | SEVERAL thousand hard-liners demonstrated yesterday outside the Russian parliament building to mark the second anniversary of the August 1991 coup and demand the resignation of President Boris Yeltsin . |
| 26 | TO MARK the 70th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun 's Tomb , the Egyptians are opening the site for just this month and January . |
| 27 | On Feb. 2 a mass rally was held in Tallinn ( the Estonian capital ) to mark the 70th anniversary of the Tartu peace treaty , whereby Soviet Russia had recognized Estonia 's independence . |
| 28 | SEVENTY years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun , people are now able to come ‘ face to face ’ with the king 's mummy in a fascinating new exhibition now open in Dorchester to mark the 70th Anniversary of the discovery of the young pharaoh 's tomb . |
| 29 | More than 80 alumni , scientists and engineers , attended a special symposium organised by the School of Metallurgy and Materials to mark the 70th Birthday of Sir Alan Cottrell . |
| 30 | And , again like the students , it has issued an official list of permitted slogans , ordering citizens to memorise 40 different chants to mark the 40th anniversary of communist rule . |