Example sentences of "[was/were] introduce [prep] the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deprivation payments were introduced with the 1990 general practitioner contract with the intention of putting more resources into practices where deprivation might be expected to increase the demand for services . |
| 2 | The clauses , which were introduced under the 1974-79 Labour Government , were no doubt designed to reassure people that the dangers would be minimised , as the spent nuclear fuel would be returned to the country of origin . |
| 3 | Important innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act , which were to have far-reaching implications . |
| 4 | The situation regarding ‘ ecclesiastical buildings ’ is complicated , and new provisions were introduced by the 1986 Housing and Planning Bill . |
| 5 | Whitebred Shorthorn and White Galloway bulls were introduced in the 1920s and 1930s to improve the beef quality of some of the old dairy herds and , although some were still being milked in the 1950s , a positive decision was made in the 1960s to concentrate on high-quality beef production . |
| 6 | Accordingly two sets of legislation were introduced in the 1960s : the Race Relations Act , which maintained the liberal facade of the state and which , though so weak as to be almost useless in practice , had as a basis the assumption that black people were a part of the community and needed to be protected from racial prejudice : in contrast , and much more effective , were the Immigration Acts , which themselves discriminated against black workers . |
| 7 | Trimphones were introduced in the 1960s as an alternative to the conventional type of ‘ phone , and now account for almost 6 per cent of all Britain 's telephones . |
| 8 | Wooden pegs were introduced in the 1920's , confusingly also known as tees , and are today mostly made of plastic . |
| 9 | The first machines that could be connected to the public telephone networks were introduced in the 1950s , and at this point today 's enthusiasm for fax might have been expected to appear . |
| 10 | In response to this tuition in examination techniques was introduced for the 1981 cohort and the statistical difference between matriculated and non matriculated students was eliminated . |
| 11 | Luke was introduced to the two new guys . |
| 12 | The Design Right was introduced by the 1988 Act . |
| 13 | A further enforcement device was introduced by the 1968 Act : the ‘ stop notice ’ . |
| 14 | One surprise measure in the Budget was the freeze on the ‘ earnings cap ’ which was introduced in the 1989 Budget to restrict the amount of salary that could be used for pension contributions for high earners . |
| 15 | Bismuth was introduced in the 1920s and finally ousted mercury from the therapeutic armamentarium , because its curative action could be attained with doses which , unlike those of mercury , did not approach the lethal amount . |
| 16 | Naturally the case attracted a lot of attention and , as a result , a new provision was introduced in the 1954 Bill to alleviate the position of persons , usually small owners , who suffered a loss on compulsory acquisition because there was no established claim on the £300 million fund . |
| 17 | In Nicaragua , many cotton farmers applied over 30 sprays a season , while in Central Africa , where scouting was introduced in the 1960s , most farmers apply fewer than 12 sprays . |
| 18 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the United Kingdom has many more women in work than any other European nation and that tax relief on workplace nurseries , which was introduced in the 1990 Budget by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer , my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister , has greatly assisted many working women ? |
| 19 | Such was Prussia , where a new system of recruiting , based on the allocation to each regiment of a defined area , a canton , upon which it could draw for its manpower , was introduced in the 1730s . |
| 20 | A further major reform was introduced in the 1988 Budget , namely : any disposals on or after 6 April 1988 will be rebased to March 1982 , so that only gains or losses accrued since that date will be brought into account . |