Example sentences of "upon [art] [adj] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here it would be useful to impress upon the new councillor the relationship between the official and the council . |
| 2 | Should not the Government , in the last few days of their existence , bring to bear upon the Iranian Government the utter condemnation that is felt by the people of the United Kingdom for the disgraceful action in imposing a death threat on a British citizen in the capital of the United Kingdom ? |
| 3 | Baker , who described his role in the talks as attempting to impress upon the Iraqi government the determination of the 28-country coalition to eject Iraqi forces from Kuwait , said that he had " heard nothing which showed any Iraqi flexibility whatever " . |
| 4 | In Israel , however , a statement made during a ceremony at the Yad Vashem national shrine to Jewish victims of the Nazi holocaust declared : " We are filled with deep anxiety since it was a united Germany , under the Nazi rule , which brought upon the Jewish people the most horrendous tragedy of this generation . " |
| 5 | Just as they planned , the couple set upon the unfortunate woman the following day , and beat her to death before pushing her body into the shallow pool . |
| 6 | I see that the Christmas spirit has descended upon the hon. Gentleman a little early . |
| 7 | Because of its dependence upon a single industry the rural village formed what might be called an ‘ occupational community , . |