Example sentences of "was also [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Hani was also chief of staff of the ANC 's military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe ( Spear of the Nation — MK ) , a position confirmed at an MK conference in August [ see also p. 38376 ] .
2 He was also second in the Yorkshire Championships at Harrogate and is currently junior champion of Yorkshire .
3 There was also competition with gas ( and with oil and coal ) in the more rapidly growing market for water heating .
4 There was also concern about the ‘ integrity ’ of the cylindrical steel pressure vessel which surrounded the core .
5 There was also concern about where to find accommodation for the control room and other working space , and fears that television staff would increase the demand for catering and other services .
6 There was also concern about the environmental damage that had been suffered as a result of decisions about economic development taken in Moscow rather than in the republics themselves .
7 There was also concern about the UK government 's alleged hostility to company takeovers by state-owned concerns — a policy which the Commission said discriminated against foreign companies , because more of them were state-owned than would be the case in the UK .
8 Mr Gourlay said there was also concern about the transitional arrangements which would lead to disparity of treatment between different companies which had not made long-term commitments for rigs which would qualify for tax relief .
9 There was also concern for a British journalist , Maggie O'Kane of the Guardian , and for a BBC cameraman , Brian Hulls , who were being held by Serbs after covering the airlift .
10 There was also concern among US officials that the funding would encourage Israel to continue to postpone steps to liberalize the economy [ see p. 38453 ] .
11 There was also speculation concerning the health of both Taufa'ahau Tupou and his aged Prime Minister , the former having cancelled a state visit to Japan in order to travel to Australia for medical treatment , the latter having been incapacitated for a number of years after suffering a stroke .
12 He was also clerk of the Northern Ireland Convention in 1975–76 .
13 There was also alarm about the practice of " occasional conformity " ( whereby Nonconformists were able to evade the provisions of the Test and Corporation Acts and qualify themselves for civil office through the occasional attendance at Anglican communion ) and the growth of Dissenting academies ( which trained future generations of Nonconformist ministers and thus helped to perpetuate the religious schism ) .
14 There was also outrage in the other five republics that Serbia had robbed the common federal purse .
15 There was also consideration for two railways , one from Beverley and one from Bridlington , neither of which came to fruition .
16 There was also delight on the forecourts .
17 There was also criticism of the Scottish system 's period of ‘ adjustments ’ by both sides after claims and defences have been lodged , which was described by another as ‘ a lot of footering about altering original positions — which could all be done a lot faster ’ .
18 There was also criticism of the authorities ' reluctance to set a date for the elections ( scheduled for early 1992 — see pp. 38135 ; 38325 ) .
19 There was also criticism of Israeli " obstinacy and lack of seriousness " in the Middle East peace negotiations , and of continuing Israeli actions in Lebanon .
20 There was also criticism of the internal complaints procedures of both building societies and insurance companies , which almost half the respondents described as a ‘ complete waste of time ’ .
21 Saadeh , who was also Minister of Telecommunications and Posts , was regarded as more moderate than Geaga .
22 The sale was also proof of the dwindling supply of great American pictures , when compared to the sale of the Ohio doctor 's first collection at Sotheby 's , in 1978 .
23 There was also assistance for the low-paid , including farmers and fishermen , and development of the west coast region in the form of industries and roads , to create 515,000 new jobs .
24 The Middlesex secretary of the Edwardian years , who was also secretary of the MCC , Sir Francis Lacey , mixed a curt politeness with public condescension in his treatment of the professional staff .
25 Lafford is a prebend of Lincoln Cathedral , and Richard has been assumed to be also identifiable as Richard de Bello ( of Battle , probably Battle in Sussex ) who was prebendary of Lafford in 1277 and who was also treasurer of Lincoln Cathedral by October 1270 , until at least April 1278 .
26 He was also treasurer of the British Association ( 1891–8 ) and its president ( 1901 ) , and president of the Physical Society ( 1893–5 ) .
27 There was also resistance in the National Assembly and from protected vested interests .
28 He was also consultant to the Presidential Task Force on Human Rights .
29 Copying was also part of an artist 's training , practised by Delacroix and Géricault , Cézanne and Renoir .
30 This old established British maker was also part of the Benson group , but is now up for sale .
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