Example sentences of "a series of changes " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Harvest Holiday , as the report suggested , would be introduced in late October and would be the first of a series of changes to age-hold British holiday customs . |
| 2 | In 1978 and 1979 a series of changes began in Northern Ireland which resulted eventually in the direction and co-ordination of intelligence gathering activities by the Royal Ulster Constabulary Special Branch . |
| 3 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 4 | The second half of the 1970s and the early 1980s were dominated for local government by a series of changes in funding arrangements and rules on spending . |
| 5 | RAF MUSEUM have announced a series of changes to their ‘ fleet ’ that involve some intricate ‘ ins ’ and ‘ outs ’ at Hendon . |
| 6 | Can we speak of progress or is it just a series of changes which are going on ? |
| 7 | At one level , therefore , the English Reformation was undoubtedly ‘ an act of state ’ , or perhaps more accurately acts of state — a series of changes initiated by monarchs and imposed by them upon their subjects . |
| 8 | In a series of changes , especially in 1986–7 , a slimming-down from about ten to about five did occur . |
| 9 | In the twentieth century , a series of changes have transformed rural areas . |
| 10 | Particularly important are a series of changes which took place prior to the development of industrial technology . |
| 11 | A series of changes in the federal government , involving demotions , dismissals and appointments , was announced on April 6 . |
| 12 | The decision was part of a series of changes to 40 articles of the country 's criminal code . |
| 13 | Prime Minister Charles Haughey committed his Fianna Fáil party to a series of changes in social policy , at the annual party conference on the weekend of March 9-10 , promising reforms on contraception , divorce , telephone tapping , and official secrets . |
| 14 | Capt. Valentine E. M. Strasser , the 27-year-old junior officer who had become chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council ( NPRC ) after leading an April coup [ see pp. 38853-4 ; 38900 ] , made a series of changes in July to both the composition and structure of the government . |
| 15 | The Teesside TransPennine link is part of a series of changes now under way or in the pipeline for local services : — Northallerton and Thirsk will get hourly trains to York , Leeds , Manchester and Liverpool instead of two hourly ; — One train a day in each direction will take in Stockton , Hartlepool and Sunderland , terminating at Newcastle ; — The Monday to Saturday Darlington to Hartlepool service , barely used and regularly cancelled , will be axed next month . |
| 16 | The Teesside TransPennine link is part of a series of changes now under way or in the pipeline for local services : — Northallerton and Thirsk will get hourly trains to York , Leeds , Manchester and Liverpool instead of two hourly . |
| 17 | But they have been replaced in recent years by unknowns in a series of changes designed to breathe new life into the programme . |