Example sentences of "be [conj] britain [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that Britain has overemphasised the potential benefits of free trade ; that she has actually benefited from the protectionist philosophy which permeates the EEC ; that being a member of a cohesive new power bloc is what has counted ; that the ‘ fight ’ with the Americans over agricultural matters is a case in point ; that had she been on her own , Britain would have been trampled over by her cousins on the other side of the Atlantic . |
| 2 | In France , a government minister is working on plans to make sexual harassment a criminal offence , so how long can it be before Britain begins a similar move ? |
| 3 | The principal concern at the UNHCR is that Britain has not given voluntary repatriation time to work . |
| 4 | The consequence is that Britain has never had truly free broadcasting . |
| 5 | The first argument to scotch is that Britain has committed itself over the years to accepting the single currency and the central bank . |
| 6 | The curious feature of the British constitution is that Britain has democratized institutions that were created in an undemocratic age . |
| 7 | The conclusion one is driven to from these studies is that Britain has suffered a significant real income loss from membership . |
| 8 | I can give it again tonight if the hon. Gentleman wants the figures , but I suspect that the fact he wants to establish , which I do not dispute , is that Britain comes fourth on the list of contributors behind France , with 9.43 per cent. , Italy with 9.43 per cent. , and Germany with 9 per cent . |
| 9 | One of the most baffling phenomena in the debate about Europe is that Britain seems to be the only country worried about national sovereignty . |
| 10 | The miracle is that Britain held on to the bloody Empire for so long . |
| 11 | That may be true in general , but the other side of the coin is that Britain expects change in return , and puts on tremendous pressure to get that change , ’ one official said . |
| 12 | The Labour Party have committed themselves to establishing Regional Government , that is if Britain decided to commit suicide at the next election . |
| 13 | The British had been taken to the cleaners because foolish politicians in post-war Britain had elected to produce sociologists instead of engineers , and the predictable end result was that Britain had been short on wealth creators and long on spenders . |