Example sentences of "a spokesman for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for the kidnappers insisted , however , that Ghani had been released alive and that the Indian security forces were responsible for his death . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the administrators would not comment on whether Mr Maxwell had answered the questions . |
| 3 | A spokesman for the administrators , Andersons , said : ’ It 's regrettable that the redundancies had to be made . |
| 4 | A spokesman for the Farmers ' Union of Wales , which has set up a farm and rural consultancy service , considered reports of widespread farm fraud ‘ greatly exaggerated . ’ |
| 5 | A spokesman for the operators , Amoco , said : ‘ The weather has considerably moderated , allowing the towing operation to carry on as planned . ’ |
| 6 | A spokesman for the receivers , from the accountancy firm , Arthur Andersen , said he could not comment on the possibility of a buy-out at Birmingham . |
| 7 | So far , October 's 17-hour marathon has raised about £1,200 , but a spokesman for the organisers said they were still in the region of £2,000–3,000 short of the expected figure . |
| 8 | A spokesman for the magazines said : ‘ The result was in little doubt . ’ |
| 9 | A spokesman for the owners said that the total amount of the oil spilled into the ocean was around 25,000 tonnes . |
| 10 | A spokesman for the owners , the Civil Aviation Authority Superannuation Scheme , yesterday confirmed that the centre was ‘ under offer ’ but would make no further comment . |
| 11 | A spokesman for the parents , when Lynda Clarke 's submission was heard , was quick to contradict this statement , saying the supporters outside both the Panel offices and the Sheriff Court had been orderly and quiet . |
| 12 | A spokesman for The Magistrates Association said : ‘ I have never heard of anything like this happening before . ’ |
| 13 | A spokesman for the Police Dog Training School at RAF Newton said the need for instructors and dog handlers fluctuated . |
| 14 | Ron Scriven , a spokesman for the Police Federation which represents police officers , said : ‘ If the Avon and Somerset report is forwarded to us we will study it and consider circulating the 43 forces in England and Wales with its findings . |
| 15 | Let me see , let me see , what 's this : ‘ A spokesman for the police said that , although certain aspects of the woman 's death were unusual , they did not suspect foul play . ’ |
| 16 | A spokesman for the Police Federation said : ‘ Life should mean life for people found guilty of murdering policemen . ’ |
| 17 | Many women have benefited from mifepristone 's availability in France — but even there , not all women want it : according to a spokesman for the makers , about a third in need of abortion opt for a swift operation . |
| 18 | A spokesman for the makers said : ‘ Epilim product information supplied to all doctors contains a warning . ’ |
| 19 | A spokesman for the Sports Council , which helped fund the study , said they were alarmed by the findings . |