Example sentences of "and a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notes : much of the information for this section comes from the Channel Tunnel Special Report published by the Independent , 26 May 1989 and a Financial Times survey on The Future of Continental Transport Links , 9 May 1989 . |
| 2 | Public opinion toward them varies from suspicion to hostility , and a major police problem would appear to be relations with the public . |
| 3 | Police yesterday disarmed a parcel bomb at a black human rights office in Florida , the latest in a rash of mail bombings in the South that have killed a judge and a civil rights lawyer . |
| 4 | Social activities and a varied arts programme contribute much to the quality of university life . |
| 5 | Social activities and a varied arts programme contribute much to the quality of university life . |
| 6 | Polygon , which specialises in contemporary international literature , notably Scots writers including Edwin Morgan , Liz Lochhead , James Meek and Sian Hayton , and a stimulating Determinations series covering Scottish philosophy , politics and culture , has also had a dramatic increase in output , from around five to 25 books a year . |
| 7 | His favourite weapons are a .357 Desert Eagle , which he always carries on his person , and a Franchi Spas shotgun . |
| 8 | During these talks , which began in January [ see p. 37193 ] , agreement was reached on an election law , a constitutional amendment law and a political parties law . |
| 9 | Rail enthusiasts in their thousands descended on Bishops Lydeard to enjoy the spectacle which included Beamish-based working replica ‘ Locomotion ’ , the NRM 's ‘ City of Truro ’ , the WSR 's own steam and diesel fleet and a Regional Railways Class 150 sprinter set . |
| 10 | She returned to her car , and a passing police patrol told her not to worry as she would get priority . |
| 11 | This is an elegantly furnished hotel with a spacious lounge for relaxing in , a TV room and a cosy games room for chess , cards and other table games . |
| 12 | IRISH nationalism , women 's issues and a dirty tricks campaign . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , it did manage to report in January 1950 in favour of the abolition of internal tariffs , the creation of a common external tariff , and a broad customs union built upon large-scale and specialised industrial production . |
| 14 | Competition is keen and a good honours degree or meritorious performance in an ordinary degree is normally required . |
| 15 | The Colleges of Advanced Technology should become technological universities — so becoming , like the former teacher-training colleges , free of the Local Education Authorities — and a new Grants Commission should be established to distribute funds within this enlarged ‘ autonomous ’ field of higher education . |
| 16 | From October 1 , multi-skilled maintenance shift teams have been enhanced and a new operations division organisation structure takes effect following the departure of production superintendent Peter Robinson to Southern North Sea as operations manager . |
| 17 | The bundles include 15″ and 17″ colour displays in the X-station line and a new 17″ colour X-station , the 17Ca . |
| 18 | A monthly Members Forum , suggestion cards and a New Members cocktail party ensure a steady crossflow of ideas and views . |
| 19 | But in 1899 the principle of transporting all parcels by passenger train was abandoned and a new parcels station ( Paris-Messageries ) was established at the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis . |
| 20 | And a New Ventures unit provides business process re-engineering services and software . |
| 21 | Hewlett-Packard Co is offering new management applications and a centralised systems integration component for the Unix version of its OpenView systems management environment . |
| 22 | Clearly the firm has to be known , and a well-informed personnel director or even chief executive has often developed a number of relationships with executive search firms . |
| 23 | The continuity was impressive , brought about by a reformed style of capitalism on the one hand and a moderate Labour Party and a cautious trades union movement on the other . |
| 24 | Yet the ambulance worker is only being offered £10,000 , when a fire officer is being given £13,000 and a Metropolitan police constable can earn £25,000 . |
| 25 | Not unnaturally it was handed to me , now being officially outside the Ministère and a recognised arms dealer . |
| 26 | The chastened company admitted that the shock loss showed that it had been guilty of poor financial controls and a badly-timed shareholders letter — Vannotti said the board was convinced up to March 22 when the shareholders letter was sent that it would record a profit for 1992 , but he and the chairman subsequently ordered a special audit , after financial controllers warned of problems with the accounts for Ascom 's cable television and mobile telephone businesses in Germany , and a closer examination revealed the German results had to be corrected by $41m — $28m of extraordinary depreciation and $12.8m of adjustments to inventory values , Vannotti said . |
| 27 | Her words carry clout — she is a fellow International Olympic Committee member as well as president of the International Equestrian Federation and a past Games competitor . |
| 28 | The conference yesterday approved the Consumers and the Community review report , which proposes : A Department of Consumer Affairs ; Special funding to create local , regional and national consumers ' groups ; Quality and standards controls in local government , and the health and education services ; A Quality Commission to replace the Audit Commission , an Education Standards Council , and a Health Quality Commission ; ‘ Go local ’ health services , increased preventive medicine , and regular health check-ups ; Records of achievement for pupils , a flexible national curriculum , a home/school partnership agreements , and a national schools award . |
| 29 | Even the modest Benelux union was greeted with scepticism by Belgian civil servants and a single customs system was not established by its three members until January 1948 . |
| 30 | Inside the office there were midget desks and a huge plans chest and a poster about putting fires out and another that showed two wooden-faced men and artificial respiration . |