Example sentences of "in [adj] following a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hastings Kamuzu Banda , Malawi 's ruler since independence , was proclaimed Life President in 1971 following a constitutional amendment . |
| 2 | However , despite the extension of ICA to working-age married women in 1986 following a successful appeal to the European Court , ICA is still received by less than one-tenth of all carers who are providing thirty-five hours ' help a week ( McLaughlin , 1991 , p. 2 ) . |
| 3 | Matches were played against local hearing teams , and after a promising start , the club almost folded in 1879 following a disastrous season but was re-organised , and has since gone from strength to strength , with various changes in name . |
| 4 | though the Conservative government were able , in 1981 , to amend the GDO to increase the scope of permitted development from 10 to 15 per cent , the Labour government ‘ were forced to withdraw similar proposals in 1977 following a spirited battle in the House of Lords ’ . |
| 5 | Plexus , which went bankrupt in 1989 following an unstable transition from hardware to software production , was subsequently rescued by Dallas , Texas-based Recognition Equipment Inc . |
| 6 | The Constitution was suspended in 1974 following a military coup [ see pp. 26486-97 ] , and the country was ruled by a Supreme Military Council under Seyni Kountché until his death in November 1987 , when the Supreme Military Council appointed the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces , Brig. |
| 7 | The Constitution was suspended in 1974 following a military coup [ see pp. 26496-97 ] , and the country was ruled by a Supreme Military Council under Lt.-Col. Seyni Kountché until his death in November 1987 , when the Military Council appointed the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces , Brig. |