Example sentences of "[adj] following [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taylor was forced to retreat to the eastern outskirts of Monrovia on Oct. 12 following aerial bombardment of his positions . |
| 2 | The Treaty was formally signed by representatives of the Governments of the Twelve on 7 February 1992 , and was set to come into force on 1 January 1993 following Parliamentary ratification by each of the Member States ‘ or , failing that , on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last signatory State to take this step ’ ( Article R ) . |
| 3 | Wang had tendered his resignation on Oct. 7 following widespread public and cross-party criticism of his controversial proposal for land tax reforms . |
| 4 | 2.1 Following detailed discussion at the Council 's Advanced Courses Policy Sub-Committee , it has been decided that SCOTVEC should now proceed beyond the pilot programme to implementation of the new system : it was felt that the work to date on the pilot courses has provided enough experience to confirm the adoption of the Policy Paper 's principles as the basis of the new operational system . |
| 5 | The new law , anticipated in June 1991 following royal approval of a national charter sanctioning political parties [ see p. 38311 ] , was regarded by observers as a decisive step towards greater political liberalization ; in April King Hussein had ordered the abolition of all martial law provisions [ see p. 38888 ] . |
| 6 | Legislative elections were scheduled for 1991 following formal registration of political parties . |
| 7 | When a group of top dealers walked out of Harvard Securities in May 1987 following ex-Harvard director Neil Miller to start up a new broking firm Kingsley Paige , Harvard chairman , Tom Wilmot , hired a private detective to trail Neil Miller . |
| 8 | Oct. 10 , 1939 Following Soviet occupation of eastern Poland , Soviet Union concludes pact with Lithuania , ceding to it the city of Vilnius ( Vilna ) and surrounding area ( captured by Poland from Lithuania in 1920 ) . |
| 9 | [ For house arrest of Singh and Koirala in February 1990 following pro-democracy demonstration see p. 37247 ; for mass arrests of opposition activists in September 1989 see p. 37008 . ] |
| 10 | These talks , boycotted or disrupted by the employers and unions since their initiation , had been set up by the government on Sept. 20 following widespread unrest in May and July [ see pp. 37450 ; 37607 ] . |