Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [noun] of the " in BNC.

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1 Is the Secretary of State aware that the management of the Albacom factory in Dundee are taking advantage of the circumstances of mass unemployment by sacking more than 100 members of the work force for the crime of taking industrial action , within the terms of the Government 's employment laws ?
2 CISCO is seeking division of the Official List into segments with categories of companies set up according to their market capitalisation .
3 In 1952 Pillai was appointed Secretary-General of the Ministry of External Affairs , or Permanent Under-Secretary .
4 Making his 17th successive appearance since replacing Henry Smith in December , Walker was voted man of the match , which was mainly thanks to a fingertip save from a Michael O'Neill shot in the first half and a crucial stop which denied Paddy Connolly with only ten minutes remaining .
5 Markandey Singh was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Union Territory of Delhi and Har Sarup Singh as Lieutenant-Governor of the Union Territory of Pondicherry .
6 I 'll find time this morning , ’ Lucy promised , sensing that Jean was seeking approval of the manner in which she kept the chalets .
7 Gorbachev was elected President of the USSR by a secret ballot of Congress deputies on the evening of March 14 , the result being announced on the following morning .
8 On his release in 1977 Shekhar was appointed president of the newly created Janata Party .
9 When , in March 1936 , Mola was appointed commander of the garrison at Pamplona , capital of the Carlist stronghold of Navarre , he established close contacts with the local Carlist leadership in the hope of enlisting the Requeté in the projected rising .
10 Mongolia 's Minister of Health Pagbajavyn Nyamdavaa was elected president of the Assembly , which admitted the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ) as full members , raising total WHO membership to 168 ; the island of Tokelau was welcomed as an associate member .
11 Otto Graf Lambsdorff was elected chair of the new party by 524 votes to 72 , while the leaders of the BfD and the East German FDP were elected as additional deputy chairmen of the FDP .
12 Also in March Joao Aurigema Cruz Pinto was appointed President of the Supreme Court with the rank of minister , replacing Rui dos Merces Barreto , who was named as an ambassador .
13 On May 25 Mircha Druk was elected Chair of the Moldavian Council of Ministers .
14 Gen. Domenico Corcione was appointed head of the armed forces in succession to Gen. Mario Porta who retired at the end of March 1990 .
15 One of the two new sheriffs was his nephew , while two of his feoffees received royal patronage : Thomas Kebell was made attorney of the duchy of Lancaster and William Chauntry replaced John Gunthorpe as dean of the king 's chapel .
16 One of the two new sheriffs was his nephew , while two of his feoffees received royal patronage : Thomas Kebell was made attorney of the duchy of Lancaster and William Chauntry replaced John Gunthorpe as dean of the king 's chapel .
17 In 1909 Twort was appointed superintendent of the Brown Animal Sanatory Institution in London , remaining there until its destruction by bombing in 1944 .
18 Whatever steps the king took , however , Gaveston 's actions and presence , as well as the king 's indulgence of him , quickly revived baronial opposition : in 1310 the twice-exiled Gaveston was appointed keeper of the realm during Edward 's absence in Scotland .
19 Ian Storey is arranging transport of the tender to his works at Morpeth where the tank will be removed and renovation of the chassis can proceed , prior to building a new tank .
20 On June 2 Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri was elected Speaker of the Majlis for one year .
21 Maria Damanaki was elected president of the Coalition of the Left and Progress ( Synaspismos ) on March 18 .
22 In 1892 McFadyean was appointed principal of the Royal Veterinary College , London , and he held that post until his retirement in 1927 .
23 On Dec. 19 Turkes was elected leader of the NLP in an uncontested election at the NLP 's third congress .
24 The DSK leader Ibrahim Rugova was elected President of the self-proclaimed " Republic of Kosovo " [ for independence referendum see p. 38513 ; see p. 38848 for Kosovo 's reaction to FRY formation ] .
25 Ross was appointed chairman of the enlarged company .
26 Heikki Riihijärvi was elected leader of the SMP at its congress on Aug. 8-9 , 1989 .
27 Greaves was to become part of the Kitchen Sink School and his early realist paintings , with their vibrant outlines and taut modelling , acknowledge a debt to Minton .
28 President Abdou Diouf of Senegal was elected chairman of the Organization for the Development of the River Senegal ( OMVS ) at the 10th summit of the heads of state or government of member countries , held in Nouakchott , Mauritania , on Aug. 24-25 .
29 ‘ I want a team of aggressive players but I do n't want violent men in my team ’ , was the advice he gave to Gimbert and Moscato , who made their Five Nations debuts against Wales in Cardiff , while Simon was made captain of the students side .
30 In Byelorussia Vyacheslav Kebich was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers ( Prime Minister ) on April 7 .
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