Example sentences of "[prep] [art] region [unc] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be that as it may , there were still those in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who still continued to look on Siberia as an exploited colony whose population and resources were recklessly plundered and despoiled by the central government , whose merchantry continued to suffer under the ‘ economic yoke of Moscow ’ and the commercial interests of the centre , whose native peoples were many of them doomed to extinction , where such civil and political rights and modern judicial institutions as existed in tsarist Russia were largely denied to the population of Siberia , where the cultural and educational infrastructure was inadequate for the region 's needs , and which was still used as a distant dumping ground for the criminal sweepings of the rest of the empire . |
| 2 | He said yesterday that he had changed his mind after the region 's consultants , Watson Hawksley and Environmental Management , produced a study which showed that land disposal was viable . |
| 3 | A communiqué issued at the end of the talks stressed that " the establishment of a regional security system with participation of the region 's states is the best and most successful method to provide security and stability to the region 's states and people " . |
| 4 | A car factory and its surrounding community are featuring in a play being performed at one of the region 's theatres . |
| 5 | It is a measure of the grim recalcitrance of the region 's problems that Schultz 's message was reported to have been saluted by a strike called in protest among the Palestinians of the occupied territories . |
| 6 | He won gold and silver at the gala , and is likely to be replaced as one of the region 's stars by John Purvis , 15 , of Hartlepool who won three silvers and three bronze , and blind Christopher Ross of Ormesby who , in the youngest age category , won four golds and set a national record of 24.31 seconds for the 25 metres freestyle . |
| 7 | Three of the region 's judges who invested in the Lloyds insurance market could stand to loose a small fortune . |
| 8 | The Declaration of Puntarenas contained joint commitments to ( i ) strengthen the mandate given to the Central American Security Commission in Antigua , Guatemala [ see p. 37526 ] , on arms limitation and troop numbers while recognising the " specific tasks " of armed forces in supporting the civilian authorities for the implementation of " social and environmental protection programmes " ; ( ii ) to establish a five-member committee of eminent Central American civilians appointed by " national reconciliation commissions " to verify the political commitments made as part of the Esquipulas II or " Arias " peace process [ see pp. 35440-42 ] , and to seek multilateral and bilateral support to establish an Association for Democracy and Development in Central America to promote regional peace , democracy and economic development ; ( iii ) to build on the progress made under the Economic Action Plan for Central America ( PAECA ) [ see p. 37526 ] , extended by the UN General Assembly for three more years , in order to realize a Central American common market ; ( iv ) to begin talks on a comprehensive Central American customs and tariffs policy by March 31 and to have a regional " anti-dumping code " in place by Dec. 31 , 1991 , and an effective and uniform custom and tariffs system by Dec. 31 , 1992 ; and ( v ) to persuade multilateral lending agencies to promote increased regional development and integration programmes , to write off significant portions of debt and reschedule the remainder in line with the " economic realities " of the region 's countries and to simplify mechanisms for the negotiation of and disbursement of future loans . |
| 9 | The CBI also found that more of the region 's businesses expected new orders to increase rather than to decrease . |
| 10 | OLD ASIA hands still talk nostalgically about the Good Old Days in many of the region 's cities and ports , which have since had much of their former life and glamour squeezed out of them by oppressive regimes , overcrowding or economic decline . |
| 11 | In 1772 Butaye wrote that the border region of southern West Flanders formed , with a region of North Flanders in France , between Lys and Yser , the breeding centre of a most homogeneous red race which comprised 95 per cent of the region 's cattle . |
| 12 | A red flood alert has been issued tonight for one of the region 's rivers . |
| 13 | Greenpeace say urgent action is needed if one of the region 's rivers is to be saved from a disasterous level of pollution.The environmental pressure group says the law needs to be changed to stop the discharge of chemicals into rivers . |
| 14 | The man known as the ’ last great explorer ’ has given his entire collection of photographs to one of the region 's museums . |
| 15 | As can be seen by figure 1 , the number of households headed by women in Latin America and the Caribbean , accounts for 25 per cent of the region 's households , and in Africa 17 per cent , whilst those of the developed regions only account for 20 per cent . |
| 16 | One of the region 's universities is to spend thousands of pounds installing the latest high tech computer equipment . |
| 17 | It is also to be found in most of the region 's universities , polytechnics and colleges and in many schools aswell as in the British Library in London . |
| 18 | One of the region 's police forces has become the first in the country to use mobile cameras in an effort to trap speeding drivers . |
| 19 | Two of the region 's police forces are to take part in trials of a new American baton , which could replace the old type of truncheon . |
| 20 | At the economic level a similar commitment was given to support the " profound readjustment " of the region 's economies in order to achieve recovery and growth . |
| 21 | Latin America 's nutritional levels are higher than in many other parts of the Third world , and yet it is estimated that 15 per cent of the region 's children suffer from medium to high-level malnutrition , which means , given the differences within the region , high levels in some areas ( López Cordovez 1982 ) . |
| 22 | The study showed no correlation between " surges " of acidity in local pools and rivers , and the widespread decline in numbers of many of the region 's toads and frogs . |
| 23 | To coincide with Durham 's first season in the top flight we invited all of the region 's schools to enter an under15 side into the prestige new championships . |
| 24 | The main aim of the region 's governments , which control or own many of the airlines , is to keep international fares high enough to subsidise low domestic fares . |
| 25 | Four of the region 's governments — Botswana , Malawi , Namibia and Zimbabwe , with the tacit backing of South Africa — have established the Southern African Centre for Ivory Marketing ( SACIM ) . |
| 26 | However , his on-the-spot tours of inspection , and his characteristically thorough investigations of the region 's peoples , problems and resources , quickly convinced him of Siberia 's enormous potential as a land of civilization and plenty , if only it could be provided with the necessary administrative , legal and political framework within which to develop its promise . |
| 27 | For the teachings of the Sage , suddenly , have established themselves as an almost indestructible Oriental adhesive , helping to bind so many of the region 's member-societies together . |
| 28 | Such trust would help to eliminate the suspicion of the Region 's intentions when making decisions about controversial issues e.g. school closures . |
| 29 | Two of the region 's MPs could face bankruptcy because of their involvement in disastrous Lloyds insurance syndicates . |
| 30 | 2 of the region 's MPs make contributions . |