Example sentences of "be greeted with some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The order , announced in the House of Commons by the junior defence minister , Mr Michael Neubert , will be greeted with some relief in the Navy . |
2 | The results were greeted with some scepticism by Donnie Munro , lead singer of the rock group Runrig , rector of Edinburgh University and regarded by many young Scots as a spokesman . |
3 | The project was greeted with some antagonism among his Virgin colleagues . |
4 | Clinton , meanwhile , was regarded as pro-Israeli and his victory was greeted with some alarm by the Arab countries , which feared a return to a policy of unconditional US support for Israel . |
5 | It was greeted with some fury : ‘ It 's the beginning of a war , ’ said Fernand Daoust of the Quebec Federation of Labour . |
6 | The announcement was greeted with some scepticism by environmental groups , with Greenpeace describing it as " purely and simply a public relations exercise " . |
7 | Nor is it surprising that a discussion paper that extolled counselling while assuming its efficacy was greeted with some hostility . |