Example sentences of "[was/were] presented to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until 22 December 1989 , the General-Secretary and his wife were presented to the Romanian people ( despite Elena 's highly visible furs and cashmere clothing ) as a hard-working , abstemious couple with only one thought — the well-being of ‘ The People ’ . |
| 2 | The results of the officer-led exercise were presented to the Labour group . |
| 3 | Dissenting Labour councillor Eddie Dryden refused to support the spending cuts and hit out at the way the proposals were presented to the Labour group prior to the meeting . |
| 4 | The Runefangs were presented to the ruling Emperor who divided them between the Elector counts . |
| 5 | On 18 December 1912 a reconstruction of these remains was presented to the Geological Society of London by ( Sir ) Arthur Smith Woodward [ q.v. ] , keeper of geology at the Natural History Museum , who was convinced they represented an early human form which he had dubbed Eoanthropus ( ‘ dawn man ’ ) dawsoni . |
| 6 | Only trials where the digit was correctly reported were used in analysis , to ensure that the stimulus was presented to the appropriate hemisphere . |
| 7 | The chain was presented to the current chairman , Colin Chapman , by one of the guests of honour , Trevor McCombie , at a dinner held at the University of Bristol . |
| 8 | A Sword of Excellence was presented to the Central Band through private donations by Branch members . |
| 9 | When the case was presented to the commanding officer of the unit involved , he sought advice from the appropriate Army legal branch , which advised what charges , if any , were supported by the evidence . |
| 10 | Significantly better performance was found when the target tone was presented to the left ear , and the tongue controlled the sound heard in the right ear , than in the reverse condition . |
| 11 | As outside broadcasts became more sophisticated , the cars fell into disuse , and 166 was presented to the National Tramway Museum for restoration as an open toastrack in 1972 . |
| 12 | Car 2 was presented to the National Tramway Museum at Crich in 1963 , where it became the first car there to move under power in June 1964 . |
| 13 | A team from RAF Luqa restored her more fully in 1973 and Faith was presented to the National War Museum . |
| 14 | The 1990/91 budget , for the year beginning July 1 , 1990 , was presented to the National Assembly on June 7 . |
| 15 | The 1991 budget was presented to the National Assembly on Nov. 22 , 1990 , but was subject to revision following a government decision on Jan. 2 , 1991 , to raise the minimum wage by 15 per cent to the equivalent of US$200 a month in an attempt to relieve internal political tension . |
| 16 | The 1990/91 budget for the financial year starting July 1 , 1990 , was presented to the Legislative Assembly on June 18 by then Finance Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo . |
| 17 | After negotiation about its substance , a revised , agreed version was presented to the departmental team at a formal meeting . |
| 18 | A portrait of him by John Knight [ q.v. ] was presented to the British Museum by his great-great-granddaughter in 1926 . |
| 19 | The D&W Challenge Cup was presented to the winning team captain , and the highest scorer trophies were awarded to Dounreay 's and of Windscale with four goals each . |
| 20 | Later an affadavit was presented to the High Court in London supporting an application by the foundation for injunctions freezing all Aberdour 's assets to be extended to any overseas holdings . |
| 21 | The draft of the new constitution outlining the presidential and multiparty system agreed at the February 1990 conference on reform was presented to the High Council of the Republic on April 12 , 1990 , and its contents announced on May 15 , prior to a referendum in late 1990 . |
| 22 | At a great assembly at Limoges , Charles was presented to the leading men of Aquitaine , who swore oaths of fidelity to their new nine- year old king . |
| 23 | There was a celebrated individual who devoted a large part of his life to carefully recording everything that he observed ; upon his death , this complete set of observations was presented to the Royal Society in the hope that it would be of use to scientists . |
| 24 | The photograph was presented to the Royal Bank 's archives by Don Byford , formerly of Glyn 's Registrars Department in Lombard Street . |