Example sentences of "south [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1920s the milking potential was encouraged , to the detriment of the beef , but in the 1950s the efforts of the breed society ( formed in 1891 ) concentrated on beef conformation and the dual-purpose image was discarded when the South Devon was classified as a beef breed in 1972 . |
| 2 | The Soviet decision to establish diplomatic relations with South Korea was seen as a betrayal , and the meeting in June between Soviet President Gorbachev and his South Korean counterpart , Roh Tae Woo , was condemned by the North Korean official news agency as " unpardonable , traitorous bargaining " [ see p. 37533 ] . |
| 3 | The policy of the United States regarding the defence of South Korea was to continue in 1949 with the withdrawal of American troops so that the process was completed by 30 June 1949 . |
| 4 | South Korea was accepted as ASEAN 's seventh full " dialogue partner " at the post-ministerial conference . |
| 5 | During the course of May the government of South Korea was shaken by the most serious unrest since President Roh Tae Woo came to power in 1988 . |
| 6 | Following Japan 's defeat in 1945 , Korea was divided ; South Korea was occupied by United States forces until it became independent as the Republic of Korea in August 1948 . |
| 7 | The fourth round of Premiers ' talks between North and South Korea was held in Pyongyang on Oct. 22-25 , after being postponed twice by the North , in February and August [ see p. 38010 ; 38341 ; 38396 ] . |
| 8 | The eighth Premiers ' meeting between North and South Korea was held in Pyongyang on Sept. 16-17 . |
| 9 | Muccio discussed the incidents at Kaesong and Chunchon with Rhee on 10 May : he reminded the President that UNCOK was observing developments and it would hardly benefit the cause of South Korea if the impression was conveyed to the UN that South Korea was indulging in aggression . |
| 10 | A US company that set up a film importing subsidiary in South Korea was subjected to intensive intimidation , including the release of snakes into cinemas to deter cinema customers . |
| 11 | The polarisation in south Korea was underlined with the formation of the Democratic National Front ( DNF ) as a coalition of left-centre groups embracing moderate leftists and communists . |
| 12 | At the Apollo 16 landing site ejecta from the crater South Ray was examined for the effects of exposure and it is estimated to have been exposed on the surface for about 2 Ma . |
| 13 | The albacore tuna fishery in the South Pacific was thought by fisheries scientists to be fully exploited by trolling vessels , mainly from the US and New Zealand , and by longliners from Japan , Taiwan , and Korea . |
| 14 | Up until about 100 million years ago , then , South America was joined to Africa in the east and to Antarctica in the south . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , she had been forced to agree with Geoffrey , her vicar , when , after a local deanery chapter meeting , he 'd said that a stranger might be forgiven for supposing that the Church of England in south London was staffed by middle-aged ex-lorry drivers , recruited via the Southwark Ordination Course , plus a sprinkling of very young men who had found their accountancy examinations too arduous . |
| 16 | The crash in south London was caused by faulty wiring undertaken by the 11 signal engineers and managers during the signal modernisation . |
| 17 | Lambeth Council in south London was criticised at all levels over a ‘ succession of failings ’ in the district auditor 's report prompted by allegations of irregular spending on highways contracts in 1991 . |
| 18 | South Wales was converted in 1872 and most of the English broad gauge lines at about the same time . |
| 19 | Thirty eight year old Martin Barnes from South Wales was captured on police video in the fast lane of the M4 west of Swindon.He 'll be sentenced next month . |