Example sentences of "to [adj] year [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | Song Yude , a 34-year-old Protestant evangelist , was sentenced to eight years ' imprisonment in 1986 for carrying out unofficial religious activities . |
2 | Yidana was further convicted , without right of appeal , in 1983 of harbouring one of the leaders of the failed coup and sentenced to eight years ' imprisonment . |
3 | However , the court upheld the conviction against Mario Biaggi , a former member of the House who was sentenced to eight years ' imprisonment on charges arising from the Wedtech affair . |
4 | Abdul Fatah , a former leader of the NII movement to make Indonesia an Islamic country , was sentenced to eight years ' imprisonment on June 1 convicted of " activities undermining the state ideology , Pancasila , and the 1945 Constitution " . |
5 | After a marathon seven-month trial , Noriega , 54 , the first foreign leader to be convicted in America , faces up to 120 years ' jail . |
6 | Another member of the García Meza administration in 1980-81 , Col. Luis Arce Gómez , was on March 22 sentenced to 30 years ' imprisonment by a court in Miami on two drug-trafficking charges ( for conclusion of trial on Jan. 9 , see p. 37958 ) . |
7 | The two others , Daniel Santovenia Fernández and Pedro de la Caridad Alvárez Pedroso , had their sentences commuted to 30 years ' imprisonment . |
8 | Col. Guillermo Alfredo Benavides Moreno and Lt. Yusshui René Mendoza were each sentenced to 30 years ' imprisonment in late January for planning and carrying out the murder of six Jesuit priests , their housekeeper and her daughter in November 1989 . |
9 | On Dec. 8 Gen. Iván Jiménez Sánchez , the Defence Minister , announced that 240 people , both military personnel and civilians , would be tried for taking part in the coup attempt and would face penalties of up to 30 years ' imprisonment . |
10 | Bond had in May 1992 been sentenced to 2 years ' imprisonment [ see p. 38917 ] after being convicted on the same charge , but was released in August after the Western Australian Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the conviction and ordered a retrial [ see p. 39056 ] . |
11 | Recession had already promised a slow start to this year er , but in January when worry about the Gulf actually gave way to the war itself erm , the trading climate which was already weak erm worsened still further . |
12 | ‘ As Emporio spreads and grows , I will concentrate more on doing a few limited pieces for the special clients who buy my signature line , ’ he smiles , betraying a special fondness for those who grudge no expense for a new take on a shoulder-line , a fresh twist to this year 's lapel that simply can not be copied in a less fluid fabric at a lower price . |
13 | Norman 's invitation to this year 's Masters was looked at with raised eyebrows by many , especially since , at this writing , the ever-steady Tom Kite needed to win New Orleans to get in on the Georgia garden party . |
14 | Fred Couples is a welcome addition to this year 's World Cup of Golf by Philip Morris , but the event is still likely to be plagued by slow play . |
15 | As to this year 's profits , top City analysts have pencilled in around £45m pre-tax and expect Pickfords to chip in well over £4m , against last year 's £2.7m . |
16 | Evans , who has transformed Cardiff from last season 's Welsh rugby no-hopers to this year 's championship contenders , said he had been asked to come back next year but personal problems might prevent him doing so . |
17 | To convert this basic pattern to this year 's special Christmas-party outfit , I have designed a motif , based on Renaissance embroideries , to be incorporated in it as a ‘ decoration ’ . |
18 | Design : new to this year 's Rohan range , the Shearwater Gore-Tex jacket is suitable for activities such as backpacking and skiing , along with everyday use . |
19 | Deep space explorers , ambience chasers and unlikely pop stars , THE ORB are the soundtrack to this year 's vision of the future . |
20 | The album covers their chart career from the debut ‘ Who Needs Love Like That ’ in 1985 through to this year 's Abba cover ‘ Take A Chance On Me ’ , and is accompanied by a video compilation ‘ Pop ! — 20 Hits ’ , which brings together the promos for the band 's biggest singles to date . |
21 | From 10 November until 6 January Galerie der Spiegel will launch a homage to this year 's winner of the best gallery award made by the Federal Association of German art dealers each year during Art Cologne ( from 12 to 18 November ) . |
22 | We are delighted that he has agreed to present some of his work as the climax to this year 's Literature Programme . |
23 | Indeed , as Tony Gamble , the company 's Publisher and Managing Director , indicated to this year 's Electronic Publishing Conference the main reason they had n't looked at desktop publishing was because they were professional publishers and felt that the technology was unlikely to be suitable for them . |
24 | Wendy Bell ( Private & Offshore Banking , Edinburgh ) and Judith Stobbie ( Branch Services , Edinburgh ) who were in last year 's winning team failed to make it to this year 's final . |
25 | ‘ Lower inflation and interest rates also contributed to this year 's increase in profit . |
26 | Hungary 's population is actually falling by 7,000 a year , according to this year 's State of the World Population Report from the United Nations Population Fund . |
27 | Furthermore , my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond and Barnes ( Mr. Hanley ) has added £2.6 million to this year 's budget for occupational therapy , and about £500,000 has been made available to the Newry and Craigavon area . |
28 | And as if one needed reminding that there 's more to this year 's contest than Karaoke , four of the 11 acts competing were to provide their own original accompaniment . |
29 | to this year 's figures when reported next year ? |
30 | The announcement comes in the run-up to this year 's meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) in May . |