Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] become [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the second amendment was ratified in April 1978 , this process was speeded up because the concept of an official gold price was abandoned ( the final step in eliminating gold from its central role in the Fund as a standard of value ) , the Fund 's own unit of account became the SDR and members agreed that the SDR should become the principal reserve asset of the international monetary system . |
| 2 | They feared lest Germany should become a socialist state and the revolution spread to France and Britain . |
| 3 | These are the hairs that appear to cause the allergic response in human sufferers , so it looked as if the Rex would become the ideal breed for such people to own . |
| 4 | Northamptonshire will become the first official touring team to play in South Africa when their pre-season tour starts in Natal on March 24 . |
| 5 | The government of the Republic of Hungary will become the first East European administration to adopt an open system strategy across the board , saying it intends to use X/Open Group Co Ltd 's XPG brand in procurement and is to join X/Open 's user council : a government action plan on information technology has been put togther with the assistance of the European Commission and individual national governments within the EEC . |
| 6 | But there is growing sentiment that , once these areas are ironed out , Tencel can become a big player in the better home furnishings and apparel markets . |
| 7 | At times Ceauşescu almost seemed to suggest that Romania might become an informal ally of the United States . |
| 8 | There were always some in the State Department who thought the policy might be pushed a little further : who thought that a unified Germany might become a big partner for America in the same way as is ( say some ) Japan . |
| 9 | In a subsequent debate on the report on the sixth of November nineteen ninety two , I spelt out in some detail how the government intended to fulfil that commitment and one of the regulations before the house today represents the culmination of our actions to give effect to one of Sir Thomas er Bingham 's recommendations that the existing right in section forty seven of the banking act nineteen eighty seven , for auditors to report relevant information to the bank of England should become a statutory duty . |
| 10 | If it had to finance that by raising its own taxes , Scotland might become a socialist state along Albanian lines with high taxes , centralised planning and everyone living in council houses and enjoying the beauties of the socialist system in its most untrammelled form . |
| 11 | Ulster Unionist MP John Taylor warned Northern Ireland could become the next Bosnia unless the Government took steps to stop the IRA . |
| 12 | Concern was felt over ambitions that might be stimulated in Moscow with the result that Korea could become a focal point of tension . |
| 13 | If suitable offers are received for the work being put out to tender today , Scotland will become the first country in the world with a fully-integrated national road management system using electronic roadside signs to warn and divert drivers on major routes and new , in-car navigation systems to beat urban traffic problems . |
| 14 | Does the Prime Minister accept that , when the people of Scotland vote for independence , Scotland will become an equal partner with England in the European Community ? |
| 15 | When Kostomarov , probably in collaboration with kindred spirits , wrote an emotive tract which concluded by saying that " Ukraine will become an independent People 's State in a Slavonic union " , his cultural activities seemed to be taking on clear political overtones . |
| 16 | With the success of these first Championships , the organisers are hoping Blackbird Leys will become an annual event . |
| 17 | AT LEAST three records will be established in today 's 138th University Boat Race — Cambridge 's Dirk Bangert will become the first German to row in the race , Andy Probert , their 38-year-old cox , will be the oldest ever competitor and Oxford 's Boris Mavra will be the first Yugoslav Blue . |
| 18 | LLANELLI will become the first Welsh club to earn match receipts of £100,000 when the Heineken League leaders take on champions Swansea today . |
| 19 | Wiltshire could become the first county in Britain to ban foxhunting on county council land . |
| 20 | Sir : Just before John Paul II was elected there was speculation that Cardinal Hume could become the first non-Italian Pope for several centuries . |
| 21 | But truthfully , none of the Holy Trinity really imagined , in their wildest dreams , that things would go this well , that Enya would become a major world star , with her records selling in vast quantities throughout the world . |
| 22 | If confirmed by the Senate , Franklin would become the third woman in the Cabinet , joining the Representative for Trade Negotiations Carla Hills and Labour Secretary Lynn Martin . |
| 23 | On July 14 Strasser announced that the NPRC would become the Supreme Council of State ( SCS ) and that the Cabinet would be transformed into a Council of State Secretaries which would be in charge of " day to day administration " and would be directly responsible to the SCS . |
| 24 | It is possible that by the mid-1990s — barring a few suburban services — Canada will become the first industrialised country to abolish passenger trains completely . |
| 25 | ALTON man Giles Stogdon will become the new police chief for Winchester next week . |
| 26 | On that night Lansdowne Road will become the O.K. Corral for entertainment . |
| 27 | The MPLA , however , rejected the notion of recognizing UNITA as a legitimate military force , stating only that UNITA could become a political party in the context of the establishment of a multiparty system ( agreed in principle by the MPLA central committee in early July and to be debated at the party congress in December ) . |
| 28 | One factor is that China could become an important supplier of metals to the West . |
| 29 | Paris would become a European capital to which all would look with envy and a desire to emulate its splendours . |
| 30 | Over at Cheltenham racecourse yesterday history was made as the runners and riders came to post for the first-ever Sunday National Hunt meeting … around thirteen thousand people turned out to watch … and racing hopes , of course , that steeplechasing on Sunday will become a firm fixture … |