Example sentences of "as a [noun] centre for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suggested that Hungary may act as a support centre for Data General 's entire Eastern European operations , while a local manufacturing site could help the company secure more of the large projects currently being financed under the European Community 's PHARE scheme — European-based suppliers are favoured under PHARE criteria . |
| 2 | CIDHAL is a non-profit organisation founded in 1969 as a documentation centre for women . |
| 3 | Forty years ago the Theatre Collection was founded as a research centre for staff and students in the Drama Department . |
| 4 | One of the reasons put forward by the report as justifying strict new import controls is the increasing role allegedly played by Switzerland as a transit centre for objects of doubtful origin , as well as the fact that the art trade has reportedly become a choice vehicle for money laundering , a subject about which the Swiss are especially sensitive . |
| 5 | RAF Abingdon closes this summer bringing to an end its role as a servicing centre for jet fighters . |