Example sentences of "the country and " in BNC.
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| 1 | CAMRA produced reports on the brewing industry , pointing to the monopoly grip of the Big Six in many parts of the country and the resultant lack of choice for consumers . |
| 2 | As a water-testing exercise these courses were successful , attracting ‘ students ’ from all over the country and even one from Saudi Arabia . |
| 3 | A success both in front of the box and on the critics ' pages CHANCER created a vogue out of a rogue — the identity of Stephen Crane ( Clive Owen 's role ) catching the attention of the country and reflecting the social changes in the early 90's as the enterprise culture began to take a tumble . |
| 4 | Given this premise , we should not be surprised to find the police are in the forefront of support for proposals such as the introduction of identity cards ; it was not surprising to find the 1988 Superintendents ' Association conference not only supporting this motion , but arguing for the creation of twenty-four hour armed patrols throughout the country and making a plea for a national motorway squad . |
| 5 | She was new to the country and did not have many friends . |
| 6 | Choreographers should also study John Lanchbery 's sensitive handling of some lesser-known Chopin music for Ashton 's A Month in the Country and his equally successful score for Ashton 's film , The Tales of Beatrix Potter . |
| 7 | They are often most valuable members of a company because of their ability to sink their own personalities in order to play a range of entirely unusual characters such as the comic Alain in La Fille Mal Gardée , the tragic Bratfisch in Mayerling , Kolia , the son , in A Month in the Country and the ridiculous short dancer in Elite Syncopations . |
| 8 | Particularly valuable examples of the amount of information which can be given about a character in brief solos are those for most of the characters in A Month in the Country and , dramatically , for those in Mayerling . |
| 9 | Some of the best examples of the single gesture of great significance are to be found in Ashton 's A Month in the Country and MacMillan 's The Invitation . |
| 10 | It is in this field that Ashton and MacMillan have made many innovations in those of their ballets that describe very subtle relationships , feelings and emotions such as A Month in the Country and Enigma Variations , The Invitation and Mayerling . |
| 11 | Secondly , there are modern works which are based on tales of passionate love , often frustrated or unrequited , and usually ending in tragedy , e.g. Romeo and Juliet , A Month in the Country and The Invitation . |
| 12 | Yet if the dances of Vera and Natalia in A Month in the Country and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet are examined it will be discovered how the technical content is so designed that the steps , poses and gestures show how changing circumstances are affecting the individuals . |
| 13 | In the absence of the big idea , one good phrase would be a help , something to focus the uncertain and suggestible mood of the country and put its finger on what it is that is missing and wanted after 10 years of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 14 | If a merger between Coopers and Deloitte is successful , it will become the largest firm in the country and would have posted fee income of £413m based on 1988 figures . |
| 15 | Mr Browning , who believes the bronzes were smuggled out of the country and later bought by the galleries , said that he felt he had been ‘ led up the garden path ’ . |
| 16 | Gerry Grimstone , a director of Schroders , the Government 's merchant bank for the water flotations , claimed that the response so far had been extremely encouraging , with interest spread broadly across the country and ‘ no signs of an investor strike ’ in any of the regions . |
| 17 | We asked our panel about their perceptions of the past year and the next year , about the economic trends affecting the country and the economic trends affecting their family . |
| 18 | The route will also take you to some of the finest areas of heathland in the country and will include a tea stop at Clumber Park Tea Rooms . |
| 19 | Such chalets have been used in other parts of the country and are also common on the continent . |
| 20 | Russian has been forced upon the country and many people are fluent . |
| 21 | They have maps of the country and guidebooks . |
| 22 | September lays a carpet of heather across the country and brings seabirds to our shores . |
| 23 | The 37 Branches listed below all achieved totals of £10,000 or more ; the include Branches both large and small , with and without Branch Clubs , from all parts of the country and continental Europe . |
| 24 | In many far off lands the Commission 's gardeners have no knowledge of the English language , while their supervisors are not fluent in the native tongue ; the result has been , so the Commission reports , that a form of hybrid speech has developed in certain countries that would be incomprehensible to other natives of the country and to ordinary English-speakers , but which is ‘ very eloquent ’ on matters relating to cemetery maintenance ! |
| 25 | Richard Peck House has earned a reputation as one of the finest convalescent homes in the country and those who stay there return home rested and restored to good health . |
| 26 | Yet by October 1974 the once radical Mr Heath was espousing the cause of conciliation and national unity , arguing that the grave problems facing the country and the necessary mobilization of consent required a cross-party coalition . |
| 27 | It began : ‘ I can imagine a wise and well-informed man , quite aloof from any political party , saying to our little gathering : ‘ The Country and the Empire are in three tangles , which the ordinary process of disputation followed by a General Election in this country can not unravel . ’ |
| 28 | At the beginning , His Majesty impressed upon them that before they left the Palace some communiqué must be issued , which would no longer keep the country and the world in suspense . |
| 29 | The King was sure that the present Prime Minister was the only man who could save the country and His Majesty himself was prepared to support him … |
| 30 | By contrast the prehistoric men of Europe were settled in the most fertile and advantageous areas of the country and did not have to fear more technologically advanced enemies . |