Example sentences of "scotland [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magnus Magnusson , TV presenter , president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , chair of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland and currently chair of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland , will be taking on the most demanding environmental job in Scotland as the first chair of the new agency . |
| 2 | The lifting of customs regulations with the establishment of the single European market had left Scotland as the western frontier of Europe , Mr Matheson continued . |
| 3 | It will be seized upon by a powerful clique of landowners who control vast areas of land in Scotland as the ideal mechanism by which they and their expert advisers can thwart the process of conservation in Scotland . ’ |
| 4 | Is he aware of the concern expressed by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland about the poor food supplied by a private contractor in my constituency ? |
| 5 | In Europe , Proteon 's products are showing good take-up , says Swan , to the extent that the company will start manufacturing in Scotland for the European market . |
| 6 | When his friend Calder took an autumn break , Sole skippered Scotland for the first time , in a 38-17 win against Fiji at Murrayfield . |
| 7 | Dale Gordon set foot in Scotland for the first time in his life yesterday to complete a £1.2 million move from Norwich to Rangers — took one look at the imposing new-look Ibrox which will become his home and admitted : ‘ I 'm gobsmacked ! ’ |
| 8 | Soon red kites , breeding again in Scotland for the first time in 100 years , may be added to their list . |
| 9 | LAST autumn , the Bank was back on television in most of Scotland for the first time in more than two years with a campaign of three commercials . |
| 10 | Prison officers will be on strike across Scotland for the first time in their history . |
| 11 | He 's missing from the England team tomorrow of course but Gloucester will have a man playing for the Calcutta Cup … as skipper Ian Smith runs out with Scotland for the first time |
| 12 | Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times . |
| 13 | The week before England took on Scotland for the Grand Slam , Harlequins travelled to Gloucester for a league match . |
| 14 | Beyond that would be a ferry flight to Leuchars in Scotland for the northern Battle of Britain display before settling upon Finningley the same day ( 19th ) for a display and a nightstop . |
| 15 | Brian Seymour 's crew brought her down from Scotland for the royal occasion and my crew joined at Southampton to put the final touches on the paint and brightwork . |
| 16 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |
| 17 | A resilient alliance between Protestant theology and Aristotelian philosophy , which had established itself in different parts of Europe , remained particularly strong in Scotland during the first half of the seventeenth century . |
| 18 | In Scotland during the past year we have witnessed the distasteful spectacle of Dounreay scouring the planet and touting for business as the nuclear prostitute of the world , seeking to sign as many contracts as possible to dispose of other countries ' spent nuclear fuel while the clock ticks away towards the 1994 deadline set by the Government when funding for the 250 MW prototype fast reactor will cease . |
| 19 | The hansom cab is almost certainly the sole survivor in Scotland of the large number in service prior to the introduction of motor taxis . |
| 20 | The Secretary of State for Scotland on the general implication for Scotland of the White Paper Higher Education : A New Framework ; |
| 21 | The weather improved gradually as we worked our way towards Scotland throughout the following night . |
| 22 | An exclusive charge card for those with an annual income of over £25,000 , which combines the comprehensive banking facilities of The Royal Bank Of Scotland with the financial flexibility of American Express . |
| 23 | The most impressive performance of the evening came in a field event , where Alison Grey won the shot for Scotland with the best distance by a British competitor indoors this winter , 15.70m . |
| 24 | ‘ Also , now that the Council is well settled in its new headquarters at South Gyle and is about to embark on the implementation of Sport 2000 , the strategy designed to take sport in Scotland into the 21st Century , I believe it is a good time to hand over to someone new . ’ |
| 25 | His father , Peter , was a stylish midfield back in Gala 's Border Championship side of 1966–67 and a brilliant sevens exponent , while Rob Moffat toured with Scotland in the Far East in 1977 and coached Townsend at Galashiels Academy and Scottish Schools . |
| 26 | The aim of the project is to produce an annotated bibliography of material in Parliamentary papers relating to Scotland in the nineteenth century . |
| 27 | Until the expansion of heavy industry in the West of Scotland in the latter part of the nineteenth century , most Scottish workers were in a low-wage economy , and trade-union organization was not well advanced . |
| 28 | David McCartney scored a fine goal for Scotland in the 40th minute to make the half-time score 3–1 . |
| 29 | He served in Scotland in the 1545 expedition of Edward Seymour , first Earl of Hertford [ q.v . ] . |
| 30 | Like the Barassie trio , this year 's winners will go forward to represent Scotland in the European Club Cup , to be played in Spain in November . |