Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] met [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The capital expenditure and running costs of controlled schools are met by the Education and Library Boards from funds provided by the DENI . |
| 2 | Further Sikh demands were met at the end of December when the Lok Sabha approved the repeal of a constitutional amendment adopted by the previous Lok Sabha in March 1988 [ see p. 36692 ] allowing the declaration of a state of emergency in Punjab . |
| 3 | A month later my parents were met on the open plain outside Addis Ababa by Lord Herbert Hervey and a deputation of Abyssinian notables who escorted them to the Legation , at some distance to the east of the town , in an extensive compound at the foot of the Entoto hills . |
| 4 | The first plane load of Desert Rats was met by the Brigade 's Commanding Officer , Brigadier Patrick Cordingly . |
| 5 | Every attempt by the absolute monarchy to raise the taxational quotas was met by the claim that the quota was a contract alterable only by both consenting parties . |
| 6 | Although all the UK 's gas needs are met from the North Sea , since 1977 an increasing proportion has been supplied from the Norwegian , rather than the UK , sector . |
| 7 | Likewise , ‘ employment ’ in the sense of earning money may have little relevance in a peasant society where people 's needs are met by the labour of their own hands . |
| 8 | About a third of these costs are met by the Church Commissioners , who generated investment income of £140.8 million in 1989 . |
| 9 | The individual officer is rarely held personally liable for his or her actions : damages are paid by the city , while legal costs are met by the union . |
| 10 | Capital expenditure on these schools is partly met ( up to 85% ) by the DENI ; running costs are met by the Education and Library Boards . |
| 11 | It is often argued that the costs of regulation are front-end loaded , with the majority of costs being met with the startup of the SROs , subsequent running costs being minimal compared with the turnover of most financial institutions . |
| 12 | NRM staff were in attendance on all steaming days , with operating costs being met by the WSR . |
| 13 | After further discussion , a similar exercise was carried out based on the RI category , with the results also indicating that most internal information storage and transfer needs were met within the EPH in an effective manner . |
| 14 | Peter Donaldson of Red Lion Books , Colchester , Essex , said : ‘ We hardly used publishers ’ hotlines ; our basic needs were met by the brilliant service provided by wholesalers . |
| 15 | All the costs were met by the coal companies , who then paid royalties to the landowners on the tonnage produced . |
| 16 | In 1984 a number of key targets were met in the computer industry . |
| 17 | The CAAA provided for the removal of sanctions without a further congressional vote once five conditions were met by the South African government . |
| 18 | Both libraries operate a system of postal loans , provided postal charges are met by the borrower . |
| 19 | For the time being the aspirations of the West Germans were met by the creation of the Nato Nuclear Planning Group . |
| 20 | Second , you are looking for a candidate who will find that his or her own requirements are met by the conditions of the job and the organization ( whether it be a large company or a one-to-one working relationship ) . |
| 21 | In all these cases the court has been concerned to ensure that these fundamental requirements are met in the way in which , particularly in the case of the county courts , they are intended to be and should be met . |
| 22 | His own proposal , accepted some months later , was that both the Board and District should become Responsible Bodies for Cambridgeshire and that mutually negotiated and harmonious arrangements for local provision be agreed between them , with financial deficits being met from the LEA grant . |
| 23 | If the above criteria are met by the applicant , and any objections or representations prove ill-founded , an O licence is granted on such terms as the LA thinks fit . |
| 24 | An additional sum for certain members and secretaries ' expenses was met by the Department and the companies , but the amount is unspecified . |