Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] new " in BNC.

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1 The process of commercialization and industrialization in the newspaper industry which began in the 19th century thus continued to have an important effect on newspapers in this century as newspaper costs escalated , as new methods were developed to tap new audiences , to reach new readers , and to increase sales .
2 Within a few years , snuff taking declined and the box manufacturers were forced to produce new items .
3 Teacher-training institutions were expanding and many of Brian Way 's devotees were appointed to lead new drama courses .
4 When publicized as such through a visit by the British potter Bernard Leach and Japanese enthusiasts , however , the potters were forced to adopt new forms of marketing and production in order to meet the demand for these symbols of their purity , whilst at the same time preserving , for the benefit of the tourists , the appearance of producing works of art untainted by industrialization ( Moeran 1984 ) .
5 Initially , these cribs were designed to instruct new rulers or new ruling classes .
6 During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the verderers , regarders and agisters usually held office for life , provided that they discharged their duties faithfully and well , but in the fifteenth century the authority of the verderer , like that of the coroner , was brought to an end by the death of the king , and the sheriffs were ordered to hold new elections .
7 The project carries out comparative cases studies in each sector focusing on how the decisions were made to introduce new micro-electronic technology and to re-design the organisation of work accordingly .
8 In addition , the Institute 's own regulatory processes were extended to encompass new responsibilities in audit review .
9 Pupils experienced difficulties in applying skills in new contexts , and in understanding what skills were needed to solve new problems .
10 The installation artists were encouraged to put new ideas into practice and to use the resources offered by the Institute to realise these aims .
11 Indeed between 1512 and 1519 some attempts were made to sink new mines , presumably to meet demand , but this expansion was followed by contraction during the general European crisis of 1521–26 .
12 Proposals were made to give new powers to the police to control protest , as well as other processions and assemblies , and for the first time to require organisers to inform the police of their intentions in advance .
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