Example sentences of "a [det] cia " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an ‘ old China hand ’ , Mr Bush apparently prides himself on his personal understanding in dealing with the Chinese ; and as a former CIA director , he is not averse to secrecy . |
| 2 | The realistic base to the novel consists of a sea-journey by Fenwick Turner , a former CIA agent , and his wife around the Chesapeake Bay . |
| 3 | Harrison Ford stars as a former CIA man lured back into the fray after he becomes the target of the IRA . |
| 4 | Similarly , a former CIA agent had given him a detailed , off-the-record account of the agency 's involvement with arms and narcotics trafficking in the Middle East . |
| 5 | A mistrial was declared on Aug. 26 in the trial of a former CIA deputy director of covert operations , Clair George . |
| 6 | A key prosecution witness in the case was Alan Fiers , a former CIA operations chief who had reached a plea bargain with prosecutors in 1991 [ see p. 38327 ] . |