Example sentences of "the [noun sg] mark the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case marked the first use of the Organized Crime Control Act of New York State in connection with fraud on Wall Street 's financial markets . |
| 2 | The capture of Calais and the foundation of the Order of the Garter mark the high point of Edward 's military and chivalric reputation , and for seven years after 1348 the war languished . |
| 3 | British Telecommunications Plc has a £5m five-year contract to take over ownership and management of Thorn EMI Plc 's internal UK telephone network : the contract marked the official launch of its Communications Management Service which designs , implements , operates and manages large business communications facilities for companies wanting to put their UK private networks out to facilities management . |
| 4 | He added that the decision marked the first nationalisation under a Thatcher government . |
| 5 | The Secretary of State for Defence reopened a list as an exception to allow the Association to mark the fortieth anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty the Queen , our patron , to the throne . |
| 6 | June 1930 saw two Iris IIIs ( S1263 and S1264 ) flying from Plymouth to Iceland ( Reykjavik ) as part of the ceremony to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the Icelandic Parliament . |
| 7 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 8 | The deal marks the first venture by Peabody , already the biggest US coal-mining company , into the Pacific Rim . |
| 9 | The accord marked the first application of the so-called " Brady plan " designed to encourage voluntary debt reduction schemes [ see pp. 36541-42 ; 37016-17 ] . |
| 10 | The honour marked the 40th anniversary of the war 's end and it is thought to be the last medal minted under the old Soviet administration . |
| 11 | The extremes of the distribution mark the greatest elevation of 8.8 km above sea level ( Mount Everest ) and the greatest depression at more than 11 km below sea level ( the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific Ocean ) . |
| 12 | The meeting marked the 10th anniversary of the SADCC 's launching on April 1 , 1980 . |
| 13 | Bill received the medal to mark the 40th anniversary of the ending of the second world war . |
| 14 | The magnetopause marks the inner boundary of the agitated region which itself is called the magnetosheath . |
| 15 | The game marks the 600th league appearance of skipper Mickey Thomas , who earned a generous tribute from his manager . |
| 16 | Labour MPs defied party orders to abstain , but the end of the debate marked the biggest revolt so far by Conservative MPs in the marathon saga of the Bill 's passage through the Commons . |
| 17 | The summit marked the 15th anniversary of the creation of the regional body in Lagos in 1975 [ for list of member states see p. 36991 ] . |
| 18 | The exhibition marks the 52nd anniversary of the evacuation which took place from May 27 to June 4 , 1940 . |
| 19 | PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT TO MARK the 21st anniversary of the Benson & Hedges Cup , a special trophy was created for the most consistent player of the 1992 tournament . |
| 20 | For example , in the solo waltz the dancer marks the three beats of a waltz in roughly every other bar , usually with her feet , but in the third musical phrase she poses in arabesque and marks the beat by gradually lowering her hand three times . |
| 21 | The foundation of the ECSC marks the first significant step towards European union that went beyond being merely consultative and intergovernmental in character . |
| 22 | The mujaheddin marked the 10th anniversary of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan on Dec. 27 in similar fashion by launching at least 52 rockets into Kabul killing dozens of people according to a government spokesperson . |
| 23 | The completion of the draft marked the first substantive development on the issue , under negotiation by the 39 participating countries since 1968 . |
| 24 | In a way , the show marks the next step on from the post-industrial carnivals that have been developed over the past ten years . |
| 25 | The sale marked the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the White Star liner off Newfoundland , on the night of 14/15 April , when more than 1,500 passengers and crew perished . |
| 26 | Stewart McConnel and Paul Carnahan are hatching plans for a reunion in the summer to mark the fifth anniversary of your departure ! |
| 27 | The turn of the century marks the real change in Freud 's work , which had been developing from 1895 through his self-analysis . |
| 28 | The year marked the lowest sterling price for coffee in 14@1/2 years . |
| 29 | Despite its low circulation ( hovering around 380,000 in mid-1988 ) , the Independent marks the furthest point away from the description of the political press in the 19th century with which this discussion began . |
| 30 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |