Example sentences of "be the [num ord] stage of [art] " in BNC.

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1 Even in 1893 when the Manchester , Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway had opened its extension to London as the GCR , it was the wish of the Chairman , Sir Edward Watkin , that this should be the first stage of a connection to the Channel Tunnel if ever it was built .
2 It does not , of course , have to be the first stage of the drama work .
3 This would be the first stage of an overland communication with India ; and it would also be of immense advantage for Britain 's trade with Europe , valuable to all parties .
4 This is part of a general trend towards simpler , cheaper and quicker forms of dispute resolution ( see 16.6 ) , and it may be the next stage of the history of expert determination .
5 ‘ This is the first stage of a debate , ’ Mr Morrison stresses , ‘ it is not a conclusion .
6 This is the first stage of a nuclear reaction which can lead to an explosion .
7 It is the first stage of a lengthy process of writing .
8 This new exhibition area is the first stage of the Nuovi Uffizi complex , which has been subject to delays even though the funds have long been available .
9 When he is caught it is his trial which is the next stage of the criminal justice system to attract media attention .
10 James Bell pointed out that this was the first stage of a large plan which would cost £585,000 .
11 Announcing the package in parliament , Keating said that the spending programme was the first stage of a four-year " strategy for growth " which would produce an average GDP growth of 4 per cent , cutting unemployment from the current post-war high of 10.3 per cent to 7.75 per cent through the creation of 800,000 jobs .
12 Now my opinion is , is that was the first stage of the government 's master plan to create a health service that would be ripe for privatization .
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