Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] of an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continuing anti-US feeling in Iran and the associated strength of the radical Islamic political forces resulted from the US refusal to make a more comprehensive effort to compensate Iran for the shooting down of an Iranian airbus in the Gulf by the USS Vincennes warship in July 1988 [ see pp. 36169-70 ] , and from the fact that it continued to hold , according to official Iranian estimates , some $12,000 million in assets frozen since the 1979 Iranian revolution [ for agreement in November 1989 to release assets see p. 37053 ] . |
| 2 | The UNMLO deployment went ahead despite the shooting down of an EC monitors ' helicopter on Jan. 7 . |
| 3 | Professor Ivan Smith was prompted to make his accident findings public after the recent shooting down of an Italian plane over Bosnia . |
| 4 | Intervention by the Arab League to halt the ensuing fighting resulted in the drawing up of an " accord for national reconciliation " , which was approved on Oct. 22 , 1989 , by a majority of Lebanese MPs meeting in Taif , Saudi Arabia [ see p. 36986 ] . |
| 5 | One of the main outcomes of all this introspection was the setting up of an environmental and communities department to translate Roddick 's beliefs and concerns into practical projects . |
| 6 | When asked about the possibility of a Europe-wide inspectorate , Collins advocated the setting up of an ‘ inspectorate to inspect inspectorates ’ in member countries . |
| 7 | Partly in an attempt to neutralise the Schonfeld lobby , the RC M made a direct appeal to all Jewish organisations to support religious education , an appeal which led to the setting up of an Emergency Committee , on which the full range of religious interests was represented , and the appointment of Rabbi Dr van der Zyl to be responsible for the religious education of Jewish children in London . |
| 8 | Moreover , the fact that France 's African possessions stretched in an unbroken line from Morocco in the north to Gabon in the south led to the setting up of an entire series of relay stations transmitting centrally produced programmes and news bulletins . |
| 9 | Support for the organisation 's super-priorities of multilingualism and multiculturalism was reiterated and this was particularly reflected in the approval of the setting up of an Asian Language Program — and , equally important , according it the appropriate budgetary priority . |
| 10 | The report proposes reforms of the CSRS itself ; a drastic decentralisation and the setting up of an interministerial committee ( the relevant ministries are Research , Foreign Affairs , and the recently merged Culture and Education ) . |
| 11 | Moreover , the functions it took on within the capital — including the setting up of an armed militia , the publication of an uncensored newspaper , the imposition via the printers ' union of its own form of censorship , and above all the coordination of strike action — gave it the appearance of rivalling the authority of the government itself . |
| 12 | A further recommendation is for the setting up of an independent body of journalists that would abide by an agreed code of conduct . |
| 13 | It was this need that led to the setting up of an annual programme of three two-week radio training workshops , which WACC has supported for the past two years . |
| 14 | The Whitney Museum is to take photography seriously : its director , David Ross , has announced the setting up of an acquisitions committee whose job will be to establish a coherent acquisitions policy , mainly by filling gaps in the present collections . |
| 15 | The Petersburg Soviet took on quasi-governmental functions , including the setting up of an armed militia . |
| 16 | By 1907 ITF activity was regarded by the shipowners as sufficiently serious to justify the setting up of an International Shipping Federation " to combat the growing forces of socialism and aggressive trade unionism " , but in reality it had made little progress in establishing international standards and the British market for seamen was still being substantially undercut by lower rates of pay of foreign labour . |
| 17 | In one of them Unwin suggested the setting up of an authority to prepare a broad plan ; a mile-wide green belt with garden cities beyond would be an essential feature of the strategy . |
| 18 | Smith was a leading figure in the local and national movement to promote technical education , beginning with the provision of a new Mechanics ' Institute in Keighley in 1870 — he was secretary of the building committee — and continuing , after a formative visit to France , Germany , and Switzerland in 1872 , with the setting up of an associated ‘ trade school ’ , providing technical and art classes . |
| 19 | The admission of Britain , Denmark and Ireland led to the setting up of an effective system of Community ‘ own resources ’ , independent from the finance of the Member States . |
| 20 | The South Korean government remained optimistic that reform would take place in North Korea , and on Jan. 16 , 1990 , announced the setting up of an economic co-operation fund of up to 300,000 million South Korean won ( approximately equivalent to US$440 million as at Jan. 15 , 1990 ) to subsidize companies which traded with North Korea or entered into joint-venture agreements . |
| 21 | On April 20 the government signed two accords with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) for the repatriation of an estimated 1,000 Surinam refugees from French Guiana and the setting up of an official UN office in Paramaribo . |
| 22 | The government on Jan. 25 , 1990 , proposed the setting up of an investment fund from the profits derived from the oil industry , the country 's main source of revenue . |
| 23 | The ANC continued to press for the setting up of an interim government during the constitutional negotiations , whereas some other groups , including the Democratic Party and the Zulu-based Inkatha movement , favoured the current government staying in power during the transition period . |
| 24 | Voice of Palestine radio reported on Jan. 21 that the PDR 's objectives included " the right to self-determination and the setting up of an independent state led by the PLO " . |
| 25 | A report on Estonian Radio on April 27 said that Veering and Puura had been given the responsibility of expediting the setting up of an Estonian Defence Ministry . |
| 26 | While clearly pointing out that these moves do not ensure women 's rights , and that the struggle for women 's liberation will carry on long after the setting up of an independent Palestinian state , Women 's Committees are encouraged by these developments and determined to learn from the mistakes made by women involved in other national liberation struggles , for example , in Algeria , where gains made were lost after the revolution . |
| 27 | The establishment of the Enterprise Staff Development Programme ; the setting up of an Academic Link scheme ; the ‘ piloting ’ of ‘ Live Projects ’ ; a ‘ pilot ’ Student Tutoring scheme ; enterprise studentships ; the formation of a network of Enterprise Co-ordinators are a few ‘ highlights ’ of what has been a busy programme of work for the year 1992/1993 . |
| 28 | Amongst its duties would be the setting up of an environmental Geneva Convention — to decide how environmental regulations should apply in wartime . |
| 29 | A GROUP of 60 securities specialists brought together by the Royal Bank of Scotland will propose the phased introduction of a three-day , rolling securities-settlement system and the setting up of an institutional shares clearing house . |
| 30 | Yes , I 'd like to support Michael in the setting up of an environmental protection agency . |