Example sentences of "[num] as [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belgium is to impose a tax on beer , soft drink and mineral water containers by the end of 1993 as part of plans to curb packaging waste . |
| 2 | Finance ministers of the European Communities ( EC ) and European central bank governors held an informal meeting in Luxembourg on May 11 as part of negotiations on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) under way since December 1990 [ see pp. 37905-06 ] . |
| 3 | On Jan. 24 Japan announced that it would contribute a further $9,000 million to US-led forces in the Gulf , raising Japan 's total commitments since August 1990 to $13,000 million , including $2,000 million as aid to countries suffering from the economic blockade , notably Jordan , Egypt and Turkey [ see p. 37697 ] . |
| 4 | On Oct. 30 the party declared its assets currently to be worth DM4,000 million as result of increases in property values . |
| 5 | Bernard Tapie was reappointed on Dec. 24 as Minister for Towns , a post from which he was dismissed in May 1992 after being charged with misappropriation of funds and false accounting [ see p. 38928 ] . |