Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] the us " in BNC.

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1 In an effort to raise $40m , a bill to issue a commemorative coin has already been passed by the House of Representatives and will now be heard by the US Senate .
2 The agreement , yet to be ratified by the US Congress , was expected to take effect by the end of September .
3 In 1986 a constitutional convention comprehensively revised the territory 's constitution , but the changes have yet to be ratified by the US Congress .
4 However , any scheme should be checked with the US authorities before proceeding in order to confirm that the exemption will apply .
5 Two further 767s will be assigned to the US run and named ‘ James Dean ’ and ‘ Janis Joplin ’ to make US customers feel at home .
6 Sales will initially be limited to the US , although Rover may launch the car in other markets , including the UK .
7 An apparent opportunity for , or at least inclination to , US participation in Vietnamese national affairs as suggested in Saigon was soon to become a recognized imperative in Washington : and when the French ministers arrived in October 1950 to ask how much could be expected from the US to avoid financial disaster it was the drain of resources in Vietnam as much as the problems of French rearmament in Europe which prompted a close examination of French budgetary as well as military plans .
8 In this respect the operation was a failure ; Schwarzkopf made it clear that the air phase of the war would be continued until it had achieved its objectives , and that the timing and location of any land-based offensive would be in accordance with allied war plans and would be made by the US President .
9 Mrs Thatcher will have to be satisfied with the assurances she will receive from Mr Bush , who will tell her that , since defence cuts are politically inevitable , it is far better for modest and planned reductions to be proposed by his cabinet and the Pentagon than for swingeing cuts to be imposed by the US Congress , which is already chafing at the thought of the US budget deficit being deepened to pay for the defence of the wealthy Europeans .
10 Although cost is said not to be an issue , corporate sales and marketing strategy for Teradata products , as for the rest of NCR 's offerings , will henceforth be decided in the US .
11 Whether these past difficulties should debar him from the presidency was , he said , an issue to be decided by the US people : " We 're putting this in your hands , you get to decide . "
12 After-hours computerised futures trading will be operating in the US next year , possibly through a combination of systems being developed by the world 's two largest futures exchanges , the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the LIFFE .
13 If he loses his job Mark could be taxed at the US rate of 33 per cent or Britain 's 40 per cent .
14 In summary , the ideal situation is to be transferred to the US by your employer .
15 Mahwah , New Jersey-based Israeli company Defense Software & Systems Inc says it agreed with Israel Corp Ltd for a joint venture to be incorporated in the US to hold an 80.1% interest in Tower Semiconductor Ltd , the name chosen for the company being formed to own and operate National Semiconductor Corp 's existing facility in Migdal Haemek , Israel , running it as an independent semiconductor business .
16 The products will initially be manufactured in the US , though the possibility that Olivetti could one day manufacture them in Europe , for Europe , has not been ruled out in the longer term .
17 Santa Cruz Operation Inc 's prospectus for public offering indicates it will offer an initial 6m shares , 3.6m of them new , with 1.2m to be sold outside the US , at a target price of $12 to $14 a share ; it does n't give any plans for the $14m or so net proceeds .
18 Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Santa Cruz , California leader in the low-end Unix operating system market , has now formally filed to go public with an initial offer of 6m , 3.6m of them new , with 1.2m to be sold outside the US , at a target price of $12 to $14 a share ; it does n't give any plans for the $14m or so net proceeds .
19 The box 's server software supports SCO Unix , SCO ODT , RS/6000 AIX , Univel and Data General as well and will also be sold by the US distributor Robec Inc .
20 The Nomade will be sold in the US as both a Suzuki and through General Motors ' US imports network Geo .
21 Now 60-year-old Des is negotiating a deal with CBS for a Hollywood -based chat show to be broadcast in the US , Canada , Britain , Australia and other English-speaking countries .
22 AT&T Capital Corp , the indirectly-owned leasing subsidiary of AT&T Co based in Morristown , New Jersey has filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission for its initial public offering of up to 5.0m shares , 4.0m to be offered in the US , the rest abroad .
23 The ‘ refuge ’ dollars would simply be re-deposited in the US domestic money market .
24 And Australia 's 12–6 victory over England in the final wo n't be aired in the US until nearly four months after it was played .
25 As far as Sullivan recalled , the Shah seemed relieved to be invited to the US and suggested he should fly to Andrews Air Force base outside Washington .
26 Although the firm claimed that the general theme of the report was consolidation rather than expansion , Mr Freedman 's appointment has coincided with the announcement of a glitzy TV ad campaign in the US , to be premiered during the US Superbowl at a cost of $2m .
27 Assuming that a common position could be reached between the US , France , Britain , India and the Philippines , either one of the last two countries would convene a conference ; France would be induced to grant Vietnam full independence ; and an international commission would be established that was to remain in place for several years .
28 Berkeley Systems , not to be confused with Berkeley Software of Geos GUI fame , can be contacted in the US on ( 0101 ) 510 540 5535.3400 words approx .
29 Overheads will continue to be reduced in the US , he promised .
30 One of the two main instruments , a germanium spectrometer , would be provided by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , which has also been asked to make available data-receiving facilities at two ground stations .
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