Example sentences of "earth [noun sg] in [noun prp] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winner of the general election will have to face an unprecedented question of protocol : whether to attend Trooping the Colour on June 13 , the Queen 's official birthday or the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , government sources disclosed yesterday . |
| 2 | The Prime Minister was the first world leader to announce his intention to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro this June . |
| 3 | In the wake of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , a damning report from English Nature shows that ancient woodlands have declined by nearly 50% in the past 50 years — that is faster than the felling of the rainforests in Brazil . |
| 4 | Mr Wickremaratne will receive the award at a presentation ceremony during the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , on World Environment Day ( 5 June ) . |
| 5 | By any standards , the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro ( June 1–12 ) is big . |
| 6 | The book includes short contributions from a wide range of influential people who care about the environment and , as a precursor to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , an action pack showing what individuals can do to ‘ help Save the Earth . ’ |
| 7 | Following the UNCED Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , the AIA modified the theme to reflect the post-Rio interest in ‘ sustainability ’ . |
| 8 | A spokeswoman for the album said : ‘ Last year there was a compilation charity record released to coincide with the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and it sold 100,000 copies . |
| 9 | Carey expressed disquiet over reports that the question of population control had been left off the agenda of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June due to Roman Catholic pressure . |
| 10 | Regarding the environment , G-7 leaders said that the recent Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro [ see p. 38947 ] had heightened awareness of global environmental problems and they urged " countries , developed and developing , to direct policies and resources towards sustainable development which … safeguards present and future generations " . |
| 11 | The report was prepared for the United Nations in advance of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro scheduled for 1992 . |
| 12 | The GEF is likely to handle most of the funds which are expected to be pledged by donor countries under conventions on climate change and the protection of biological diversity due to be agreed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , in June . |
| 13 | Specific enforceable targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions have been removed from the latest draft of the Convention on Climate Change being prepared for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , in June . |
| 14 | A senior mining executive has warned his colleagues that in the wake of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro the mining industry is coming under intense scrutiny over its environmental record . |
| 15 | The FAO 's new estimate of 15.4 million hectares a year is down from the 16.9 million hectare estimate presented at last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , but well above the 11.4 million hectare estimate of 1980 . |
| 16 | The bill is the first of its kind introduced by any government , and reflects the recommendations of the convention on biodiversity signed at last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 17 | The international global warming treaty , signed at last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , has so far been ratified by 31 nations , out of the 50 required for entry into force . |
| 18 | They are contained in a report prepared under the Climate Convention signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro last year . |
| 19 | A conference was held by the UN to discuss the problem this summer , following on from last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , but was mainly devoted to national issues such as data collection and dispute settlement . |