Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of the country " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most welcomed the general conclusion that " in the longer term , environmental pressures will operate against coal as a primary source of energy " , although many expressed disappointment that the government had not undertaken a more far-reaching assessment of the country 's energy needs and their environmental impact . |
| 2 | There is complete coverage of the country by aerial photography , some in colour , at a scale of about 1:7500 though not all scenes are cloud free . |
| 3 | ‘ The size of the deficit simply indicates the need to change the whole economic base of the country , ’ he says . |
| 4 | Without some knowledge of research it 's very hard to keep your teaching fresh and lively and interesting and relevant , and the other factor is of course that research contributes to the long-term economic base of the country . |
| 5 | The Nationalist high command had disrupted the normal functioning of the country 's political , economic , cultural and social life , but had given no thought to the construction of alternative infrastructures and super-structures on their own organizational patterns . |
| 6 | PAV stressed its commitment to extensive devolution of powers from the federal to the republican governments , but argued for the federal government to retain strong powers for the economic good of the country and to maintain Czech-Slovak co-operation . |
| 7 | These employees , widely recognised as being in short supply , are increasingly important to the economic future of the country . |
| 8 | China suffered a stagnation of energy production and economic growth during the 1965–1975 period when Mao 's Cultural Revolution was destroying the economic fabric of the country . |
| 9 | They are about South Africa 's suitability as the hosts of the 1995 World Cup and by implication the role of sport , and rugby in particular , in the economic and political future of the country . |
| 10 | ‘ At present , there is no functioning government in Somalia and the political future of the country remains uncertain . |
| 11 | The national conference on the political future of the country which began on Feb. 25 , 1991 ended on June 10 . |
| 12 | A " Grand National Debate " to discuss the political future of the country was held on Aug. 1-31 . |
| 13 | Malendoma had been a leading member of the Consultative Group of Democratic Forces ( CFD ) , the opposition alliance which had demanded a sovereign national conference to determine the political future of the country . |
| 14 | Justifying the coup of President Alberto Keinya Fujimori as necessary for the political and economic regeneration of the country , de la Puente offered no agenda or guidelines for the National Dialogue as such , but stated that " working commissions " would be established to address six main issues , none of which were delineated . |
| 15 | In the past , major criticisms of local government were directed towards : its financial weakness ; the relatively poor calibre of staff for the demanding professional work of modem services ; public apathy and lack of interest ; the inexcusable variations in local standards of basic provision ; and the anomalous division of the country into authorities based on old historical boundaries rather than demographic and economic realities which resulted in a population range of from fewer than 50,000 to over 1 million . |
| 16 | I had had one very close childhood friend , Maeve , but her family had moved to a different part of the country and I never saw her again . |
| 17 | Sometimes a separate room is sufficient , in other situations a different part of the country may be chosen to provide adequate isolation . |
| 18 | Moving to a different part of the country , for example , or even a chance meeting , may be the trigger to reactivate a relationship with someone in this outermost circle , thus drawing them into the second category . |
| 19 | You may be thinking of moving house altogether and going to live in a different part of the country . |
| 20 | He will show some slides and talk about the railways of an entirely different part of the country — the changing scene in East Anglia . |
| 21 | It seems like you got there 's a logic , there are arguments behind what you 're doing , and you 're equalising things certainly , but I suppose what comes to mind is this phrase to rob Peter to pay Paul , and it must be very difficult to explain to the people in the old folks home when it 's being closed , I 'm sorry , you 're doing this so that somebody else in a different part of the country will have a better quality of life . |
| 22 | In a message officially acknowledging Thailand 's decision to comply with Article VIII the Managing Director of the IMF , Michel Camdessus , said that it was a " clear indication of the country 's economic strength and its willingness to support a liberalized foreign exchange system " . |
| 23 | The second is concern for the social condition of the country . |
| 24 | The results , however , also confirmed the continuing regionalism at the heart of South Korean politics , with the DLP making no headway in the opposition-dominated south-west of the country . |
| 25 | PUBLIC funding of the arts is essential to the cultural future of the country , the government was told today . |
| 26 | PUBLIC funding of the arts is essential to the cultural future of the country , the Government was told yesterday . |
| 27 | President Hugh Desmond Hoyte reduced the size of his cabinet from 18 to 11 ministers on July 6 on the advice of British accountants KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock who had made a detailed study of the country 's public services . |
| 28 | At the same time they submitted a memorial to Manners which stated their conviction ‘ that by a developement [ sic ] on the basis of the old architecture of the country there exists the best hope of our Public Buildings being effectually improved in character ’ . |
| 29 | Land , the sugar industry , banks , transport and factories and cultural and sports installations built by the state were non-transferable property ( as in the 1976 version ) but now an exception might be made " in cases in which the property is transferred in order to be used in the economic and social development of the country … |
| 30 | Effective political control has been exercised since independence by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola , restructured in 1977 as the Marxist-Leninist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola — Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) , which is the sole legal party and responsible , under the 1975 Constitution ( as amended in 1976 and 1980 ) , for the political , economic and social leadership of the country . |