Example sentences of "anniversary of the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This month marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Priestley , chemist , cleric and reformer , whose scientific discoveries and powerful imagination , together with outspoken views on freedom of thought , education and religion , inspired contemporaries and future generations |
| 2 | To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Sullivan , the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company will present two NEW productions of THE MIKADO and THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD . |
| 3 | 1991 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of King Henry VIII . |
| 4 | The Galerie Pels-Leusden marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Käthe Kollwitz with a wide-ranging exhibition of her graphic works , drawings and a selection of sculptures . |
| 5 | Travelling Cloudburst , a video celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Martin Niemoller , the German theologian , has been released . |
| 6 | An interesting parallel for this is provided by an exhibition that has just opened in East Berlin , commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Muntzer , the theologian and Protestant reformer , who led the 16th-century Peasants ' Revolt . |
| 7 | The award , which will be presented to the singer and entertainer at the Danish Embassy in London , comprises a silver-plated wooden shoe , which is a replica of the one worn by Simple Simon in the adventure story of the same name , a silver plaque with a drawing of the house where the author was born and 188 Danish hundred kroner notes in recognition of the 188th anniversary of the birth of Hans Andersen . |
| 8 | As is the case with most tournaments of this kind , there has to be a peg to hang it on , and this one is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jawaharlal Nehru . |
| 9 | August 29 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nottinghamshire bowler Alfred Shaw , who took over 2000 first-class wickets at 12 apiece , and delivered the first ball in Test cricket , at Melbourne in 1877 . |
| 10 | To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthus Sullivan , Royal Mail are issuing , on July 21st , a set of five stamps featuring characters from some of the best-loved Gilbert and Sullivan operettas . |
| 11 | Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Sullivan . |
| 12 | Books to celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Piero |
| 13 | These two monographs have been published to coincide with the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Piero della Francesca . |
| 14 | 1992 is the 400th anniversary of the birth of Henry King , Bishop of Chichester ( 1642– 1669 ) . |
| 15 | THE 101st anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh on May 19th got only a muted celebration in Hanoi . |
| 16 | They mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Harrison , the first English clockmaker to make an accurate marine chronometer . |
| 17 | The re-opening on March 24 celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Harrison , the unsung genius who designed and built a series of chronometers 250 years ago . |
| 18 | It was the climax of celebrations to mark the anniversary of the siege of Gloucester . |
| 19 | They followed widespread criticism of Keating in the British tabloid press , which accused him of insulting Queen Elizabeth during her 12th state visit earlier in February for the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Sydney as a city . |
| 20 | But in the Soviet Union itself , on this anniversary of the horror on April 26th , people are not just remembering a five-year-old bungle . |
| 21 | By the anniversary of the invasion of Kuwait , the groundwork had been laid for the introduction of far tighter UN controls over Iraq 's activities in the advanced weapons field . |
| 22 | Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the stabbing to death of the young black schoolboy Rolan Adams and in the year since then 15 black families — council tenants and owner-occupiers — have been driven out of their homes on the Thamesmead estate . |
| 23 | As the 50th anniversary of the ending of World War II approaches , an increasing percentage of pensioners will have seen service in the Forces , or are the widows of ex-servicemen . |
| 24 | Trade Unionists are planning to renew their camapign with a march marking the 10th anniversary of the ban in January next year . |
| 25 | Trade Unionists are planning to renew their camapign with a march marking the 10th anniversary of the ban in January next year . |
| 26 | Berri announced his decision while addressing a rally to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the disappearance in Libya of Amal 's founder , Imam Moussa Sadr . |
| 27 | Tension rose when Amanullah Khan , leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front ( JKLF ) , announced on Feb. 5 that his organization would organize a mass march across the " line of actual control " separating Pakistani- and Indian-controlled territory on Feb. 11 , the eighth anniversary of the hanging of JKLF president Maqbool Butt in Delhi [ see p. 33224 ] . |
| 28 | The open days free to unwaged people ; £2.50 to others are to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of Durham Street , which was the first community recording studio in the country . |
| 29 | A fun weekend is planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of Ferryhill Leisure Centre . |
| 30 | Allegations in a broadcast by the US television company ABC News provoked renewed controversy on the fourth anniversary of the incident on July 3 , 1988 , when the US warship Vincennes shot down an Iranian civilian airliner [ see pp. 36169-70 ] . |