Example sentences of "state of [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the introduction of a state of emergency in Moldova on March 28 [ see pp. 38828-29 ] , Moldovan Interior Ministry troops on April 1 made a raid on the town of Bendery in the separatist self-proclaimed ethnic Russian " Dnestr Republic " which was reported to have left up to 18 people dead . |
| 2 | The governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo declared a state of emergency in Cubatao in early July after pollution levels in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels . |
| 3 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 4 | In 1923 Singapore was connected to the state of Johore in Malaya by a causeway and Singapore station , instead of being merely an entrance to a small island system , became a portal to Malaya and ultimately Thailand . |
| 5 | The state of play in Aotearoa at the moment is : so now everyone knows about the inequities in paradise , what are we going to do about it ? |
| 6 | The summit declaration said : ‘ We seek the strengthening of the state of peace in Europe on which the German people will regain its unity through free self determination . |
| 7 | India was in a state of crisis during September as politicians and citizens responded to the government 's August decision to reserve 27 per cent of public-sector jobs for members of the lower castes [ see p. 37653 ] . |
| 8 | The Israeli political system remained in a state of deadlock throughout April following the collapse of the Likud-Labour coalition in mid-March [ see pp. 37303-04 ] , when the Labour leader Shimon Peres had been invited to try and achieve a majority in the 120-member , evenly balanced Knesset ( parliament ) . |