Example sentences of "be the [num ord] stage of a " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ This is the first stage of a debate , ’ Mr Morrison stresses , ‘ it is not a conclusion . |
| 4 | This is the first stage of a nuclear reaction which can lead to an explosion . |
| 5 | It is the first stage of a lengthy process of writing . |
| 6 | James Bell pointed out that this was the first stage of a large plan which would cost £585,000 . |
| 7 | 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 . |