Example sentences of "[vb past] launch a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Ashness Bridge , one of the most frequented sites in the Lakes , he helped to launch a major programme to combat the erosion caused by the pounding of millions of visitors ' feet over the years . |
| 2 | When the time came to launch a leading brand of canned pork and beans in the Canadian market , the advertising company decided to continue the campaign that had worked successfully in other English-speaking areas , and retained the name Big John 's . |
| 3 | It was , partly , against this background that the government decided to launch a state-sponsored newspaper to act as a unifying factor in the nation , and help in the effort to improve the quality of print journalism in the country , besides helping to bring government policy and other activities to the awareness of all citizens . |
| 4 | It was , partly , against this background that the government decided to launch a state-sponsored newspaper to act as a unifying factor in the nation , and help in the effort to improve the quality of print journalism in the country , besides helping to bring government policy and other activities to the awareness of all citizens . |
| 5 | In between , however , he did launch a thunderous drive into the roof of the net after 22 minutes when Iain Dowie helped on keeper Tim Flowers 's clearance . |
| 6 | In one important area , indeed , the Thatcher government did launch a bold change of course , and one that had widespread popular backing among working people . |
| 7 | She was previously with IBM and before she left launched a new networking consulting business for IBM North America . |
| 8 | The LTTE had launched a major assault on July 10 on the Sri Lankan government 's army base at Elephant Pass . |
| 9 | Renamo insisted on Kenyan mediation and claimed that the Frelimo government had launched a major offensive against rebel-controlled zones . |
| 10 | In January the government had launched a major offensive aimed at capturing the Karen headquarters at Manerplaw on the eastern border with Thailand [ see pp. 38725 ; 38767 ; 38815 ] . |
| 11 | These developments took place against a background of continuing clashes between government forces and UNITA , with a number of reports suggesting that the government had launched a major offensive . |
| 12 | In early March Saudi Arabian companies had started trucking food into Kuwait and had launched a major refuse clearing operation . |
| 13 | Taylor refused to agree to his troops being disarmed while they remained under attack from the United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia ( ULIMO — a coalition of supporters of former President Samuel Doe , reportedly based in Sierra Leone ) , which had launched a renewed attack on the NPFL as the Geneva talks began . |
| 14 | With communications seriously disrupted , reports from parts of the country were sketchy , but it appeared that UNITA had launched a new offensive in response to its electoral defeat . |
| 15 | The British had launched a powerful attack , and first Mersa Matruh ( which Mussolini had planned to enter in triumph ) fell , then Bardia and Tobruk . |
| 16 | The gesture followed months of escalating political violence in Sind during which the PPP had claimed that the provincial government had launched a political vendetta against its members [ see pp. 38338 ; 38393 ; 38683 ] . |
| 17 | The military said it had launched a big manhunt for army coup leaders who escaped when their men surrendered . |
| 18 | The mujaheddin had launched a fresh rocket offensive against the city on Feb. 26 . |
| 19 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 20 | Manuilski , on behalf of the Party , indicted the Ukrainian Bolsheviks for excluding Ukrainian participation from the government , for behaving like a typically colonial regime ( at the 8th Party Congress Lenin had launched a scathing attack on Great Russian chauvinism in the Ukrainian regional section ) . |
| 21 | Assisted by a recent Supreme Court ruling that members of the last parliament were not immune from prosecution for corruption even if they had been re-elected , Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Sir Julius Chan had launched a full investigation in late July into the financial dealings of the previous government . |
| 22 | A distillery that wanted to launch a new brand of whisky would face this situation . |