Example sentences of "in 1989 [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Biffen in 1989 compared the office to a ‘ sewer ’ and Mr Pym in 1983 spoke of ‘ mischief-making by the Prime Minister 's poisonous acolytes ’ . |
| 2 | The International Characin Association was established in 1989 to promote the collection , study and breeding of characins , assist in the correct identification where possible and encourage interest in characins and related species as well in the fishkeeping hobby as a whole . |
| 3 | Specific mention is made of , among others , the Ignalina nuclear power station , which is badly constructed and lacks proper safety procedures ; the Akmene cement works , which causes respiratory diseases and dermatitis among local people ; the Jonava fertilizer plant , the site of a major accident in 1989 involving the emission of 7,000 tons of ammonia ; and the Mazeikiai oil refinery , which emits 62,000 tons of pollutants , including phenol and acetone , directly into the air every year . |
| 4 | In 1989 came the opening of the Windsor Link connection in the Manchester area . |
| 5 | The decision by the United States in December 1988 to open a dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) [ see p. 36438 ] led to efforts by Israel in 1989 to persuade the administration of President Bush that the PLO Chairman , Yassir Arafat , was not sincere in his renunciation of terrorism , announced in Geneva on Dec. 14 , 1988 [ ibid . ] . |
| 6 | An Observer/Harris poll in 1989 revealed the strength of the British voters attachment to their cars : ‘ Voters overwhelmingly backed the continued , untrammelled use of private cars , with 62 per cent disagreeing with further restrictions on their use and a similar number ( 63 per cent ) in favour of a heavy programme of road building . ’ |
| 7 | Skerne Park Community Action Group was set up in 1989 to improve the quality of life for people living on the estate . |
| 8 | An independent inquiry carried out for the DTI by Sir Godfrey le Quesne QC in 1989 emphasised the reliance the DTI had placed on Spicers ' opinion in granting BC a licence in 1985 . |
| 9 | San Francisco 's earthquake in 1989 highlighted the vulnerability of elevated highways and bridges throughout the country |
| 10 | One trade-union official in León , Nicaragua 's second city , in 1989 described the education system as ‘ at a standstill ’ . |
| 11 | Dounreay has been attempting to fill a gap in the international market which has appeared since the United States energy department decided in 1989 to ban the import of research reactor fuel pending an environmental assessment . |
| 12 | Activity : The 11th summit in 1989 reaffirmed the importance of collective security and established a tripartite security commission . |
| 13 | Virginia Luling spent five months in 1989 revisiting the town in Somalia where in the 1960's she first did here fieldwork as an anthropologist . |