Example sentences of "ruled out [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The administration in the United States ( which had never formally recognized the incorporation of the three Baltic republics into the Soviet Union ) on March 12 ruled out such recognition until independence had been properly negotiated with the Soviet authorities , and it called on the latter to respect Lithuania 's declaration , and on all parties to avoid violence . |
| 2 | But because this ruled out all danger or adventure , Eternity became destructive to the spirit , and the bureaucrats had themselves to be destroyed . |
| 3 | Dick was very annoyed when his own party ruled out this solution as being insufficiently comprehensive . |
| 4 | It was other evidence which ruled out this model . |
| 5 | Thirdly , it specifically ruled out more funding and subsidies and a return to the policies pursued by the last Labour Government , with the support of the Liberal party . |
| 6 | Granada 's Head of Sport Paul Doherty ruled out any likelihood of a Saturday afternoon fixture being screened : ‘ We have contracted events , notably indoor athletics . |
| 7 | EC president Jacques Delors last night ruled out any changes to the treaty . |
| 8 | It emerged in May that a Commission ruling signed in February 1990 banned the export to other member states of live calves born to cows with BSE , but Gummer on May 17 ruled out any restrictions on such calves for use in Britain . |
| 9 | Doctors ruled out any co nnection with his time on Christmas Island and nuclear testing . |
| 10 | In his first public appearance since his election , the President-elect , Fernando Collor de Mello , on Dec. 22 , 1989 , ruled out any plans to bring forward his inauguration from March 15 , 1990 , and promised to use fiscal and administrative reforms to deal with the problem of inflation , including privatization and the dismissal of superfluous civil servants . |
| 11 | Opening a debate on public spending , the Prime Minister tried to mend fences with the Tory Right by vowing that Britain would not join a single European currency in the next seven years , and ruled out any return to Europe 's Exchange Rate Mechanism in this Parliament . |
| 12 | Opening a debate on public spending , the Prime Minister tried to mend fences with the Tory Right by vowing that Britain would not join a single European currency in the next seven years , and ruled out any return to Europe 's Exchange Rate Mechanism in this Parliament . |
| 13 | An inquiry from Hilden Rec for a leasing arrangement at Glenmore has been turned down , and the Leisure and Allied Services Committee said the present demand for public pitches in the Borough ruled out any thoughts of a leasing arrangement . |
| 14 | However , the committee , which eventually divided on party lines , defined its terms of reference at the outset so narrowly that it effectively ruled out any possibility of discovering the truth or otherwise of the allegations of malpractice that had been made against the police . |
| 15 | The transporters are designed to withstand accidents and until recently the Govenrment ruled out any possibility of a radioactive leak . |
| 16 | Although the mainstream group , Fatah , made clear that it ruled out any question of subverting the Hashemite regime , other groups , of which the PFLP was the most notable , made equally clear their view that the overthrow of the Hashemites was a necessary preliminary to the recovery of Palestine . |
| 17 | Inside , owner Jean-Marie Bonaventure and his wife Monique ruled out any question of flirty waitresses flashing stocking tops . |
| 18 | Hopes of a settlement at tomorrow 's peace talks were dispelled yesterday when Mr David Rennie , chairman of the management side of the Whitley Council pay bargaining forum , ruled out any chance of a fresh offer to the ambulance unions . |
| 19 | British Gas Northern ruled out any chance of the explosion being an accident . |
| 20 | NIGEL JEMSON last night shrugged aside the most embarrassing moment of his career and ruled out any showdown with Trevor Francis . |
| 21 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , ruled out any RAF role in the proposed operation , saying that Britain was already ‘ doing our bit ’ . |
| 22 | Led by Maurice Kittrell , the club president , the club have explored the possibility of moving to various sites but planning obstacles and other problems ruled out any change . |
| 23 | Kollek , while agreeing that there should be a " certain amount of autonomy " for the Arabs of Jerusalem , ruled out any compromise on the unity of the city , declaring : " It is absolute for us that Jerusalem is one . " |
| 24 | As the Transport Secretary , Cecil Parkinson , ruled out any Government help , Eurotunnel shares fell to a low of 550p , down 145p on the week . |
| 25 | THE head of French cosmetics giant L'Oreal yesterday ruled out any bid for control of the company by shareholder Nestle before 1994 . |
| 26 | Investigators ruled out any connection with the Gulf war , however . |
| 27 | A spokesman , Bobby Gordon , ruled out any interest from Kvaerner in buying part of the yard . |
| 28 | On June 23 it was announced that Qatar had signed a defence pact with the USA , becoming the third state in the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) to do so after Kuwait and Bahrain ; an official said that the agreement ruled out any intervention in Qatar 's internal affairs and was in line with GCC policy . |