Example sentences of "[verb] tribute to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paid tribute to the way the country had forged national unity . |
| 2 | SADLER 'S Wells Royal Ballet opened their Christmas season at the Wells with a programme which paid tribute to the 60th birthday of Kenneth MacMillan , whose early ballets were staged in that theatre . |
| 3 | He then paid tribute to the Alresford Society , pointing out that when they started pushing for environmental improvements in the 1970s , it was before conservation had come into fashion . |
| 4 | Giving a brief resumé of the year he paid tribute to the help the parish council had received from retired members . |
| 5 | In his Homily , Canon J. O'Mahony , a personal friend for many years , paid tribute to the faithful service of Father Bernard through his own quiet way leading to his final illness and death . |
| 6 | Fenner Brockway paid tribute to the understanding and respect for individual conscience shown by the state . |
| 7 | PRIME Minister John Major yesterday paid tribute to the former Czech leader Alexander Dubcek , who died aged 70 . |
| 8 | Both the Chairman and the Managing Director paid tribute to the hard work and positive attitude of the Company 's staff . |
| 9 | FRIENDS and neighbours of dead Trevor Percy-Lancaster paid tribute to the devotion which ended in tragedy . |
| 10 | The £800,000 signing from Nottingham Forest then paid tribute to the man who has helped transform his fiery character and enable him to take such a setback calmly in his stride — player-boss Francis . |
| 11 | Jeanne Fermor-Hesketh came out with all guns blazing after a magazine paid tribute to the peer 's ‘ legendary charm ’ . |
| 12 | VCT Chairman Chris Smyth paid tribute to the many members who had helped with the project with special thanks to Jackie and Mike Cope who were the prime movers behind the museum . |
| 13 | Fylde 's Bill Beaumont paid tribute to the charismatic Northerner : ‘ John will be sorely missed . |
| 14 | Managing Director Marcus Robertson paid tribute to the unsuspected business skills that John Arlott showed : ‘ Right from Day 1 John was very quick to spot sponsorship opportunities . |
| 15 | Bringing the audience up to date with the news of fund raising , operational and technical advances , which he had earlier reported to the Governors , the Chairman paid tribute to the loyal support from the public and volunteers . |
| 16 | Throughout the seventeenth century they paid tribute to the Teleuts . |
| 17 | The ensuing White Paper paid tribute to the work of the Law Society but proposed to transfer its responsibilities to a new Legal Aid Board . |
| 18 | It was now openly an all-American show , although Robert Mueller , assistant attorney-general , paid tribute to the Scottish police , who deserved , he said , ‘ the most unbelievable praise of any law-enforcement agency in the world ’ . |
| 19 | Sir Anthony paid tribute to the progress John Maltby had made in steering AEA to a much more commercial approach to business . |
| 20 | Chairman Lord Rees paid tribute to the 20-year contribution Chris had made to the company . |
| 21 | The creation of a vast diaspora favoured the priestly class in Jerusalem , as it increased the number of those who paid tribute to the Temple . |
| 22 | It was Geoteam Exploration 's first 3D seismic survey for BP and he paid tribute to the first class performance of the Nordic Explorer and staff . |
| 23 | He rightly paid tribute to the West Midlands police for what they have done in this process . |
| 24 | I am glad that the Secretary of State paid tribute to the co-operative spirit in which we approached the Bill . |
| 25 | In the final ceremony , chairman Paddy Ormonde paid tribute to the countless people who had helped to salvage the festival , and in particular , to St. Bartholomew 's Church and the Bart Players , who had provided a venue and services . |
| 26 | Councillor paid tribute to the Personnel Department and particularly the staff of the Construction Skills Training Centre . |
| 27 | In the interim report sent to shareholders in August I paid tribute to the achievements of my predecessor , Robert Horton , who left the board in June . |
| 28 | In declaring the factory open , paid tribute to the teamwork which went into the design and construction of the plant . |
| 29 | Stanley Peters , Joint Managing Director in his farewell speech , paid tribute to the value that such extended experience brings to the company and to the loyalty of those like Joan who had spent all their working lives with Stoddards . |
| 30 | Today their station commander paid tribute to the men . |