Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A KWVR member and computer programmer has designed a sophisticated program that is cutting significantly the time taken to process bookings . |
| 32 | Delving into the local history of the area , I discovered with amusement that in the early 1850s a certain superintendent of the then London & Birmingham Railway works at Wolverton had designed a fast new locomotive . |
| 33 | You 're supposed a old one . |
| 34 | Those doubts and attacks have been allowed to return in the modern era following the dissolution of theocratic ideas that have supposed a particular religious belief to be an essential ingredient of sound political organisation . |
| 35 | Direct sales computer manufacturer Elonex Plc , London N has won a two-year contract , estimated to be worth about £1m , to supply 80486-based desktop computers and network servers to the northwest regional electricity supplier Norweb Plc . |
| 36 | She 'd won a coveted Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award . |
| 37 | And at 12 noon , the Secretary of State for Employment had announced that RBS had won a coveted training award for the quality of its training programmes . |
| 38 | On completion of his secondary education at Q.R.C. , the young Eric Williams had won a coveted scholarship to Oxford . |
| 39 | A graduate of Georgetown University , he 'd won a coveted Rhodes Scholarship to study for a BPhil in Politics at University College . |
| 40 | Frenchman Cedric Pioline , who has never won a professional title , pulled off the biggest shock by dumping top seed Courier 7–5 6–7 6–4 6–4 to open the day . |
| 41 | When it was revealed that the 14 candidates polling the least votes and thus threatened with exclusion from the central committee included such notables as Abalkin , Shevardnadze , Ryzhkov , Defence Minister Dmitry Yazov and CPSU international department head Valentin Falin , Gorbachev intervened with a proposal that they too should be deemed elected by virtue of having won a legitimate majority , this being accepted by the congress . |
| 42 | The Elves had won a tremendous victory . |
| 43 | Electronic Data Systems Corp has won a 10-year contract from Southland Corp to install as many as 4,000 automated teller machines in 7-11 stores across the US : installation will begin in June and the process is expected to take three years to complete and the General Motors Corp subsidiary will manage processing , administration , fulfillment and enhancement of the kit . |
| 44 | And it has now won a record-breaking fourth consecutive term , the first for 150 years , despite failing to retain even the 44 per cent share of the vote on which it came to power in 1979 . |
| 45 | He missed easily and Brian Harley had won a spectacular victory . |
| 46 | A postal worker has won a two-and-a-half-year battle to bring his Filipino bride to England . |
| 47 | Gloucestershire County Council has won a partial victory in its appeal against poll tax capping . |
| 48 | More than a hundred demonstrators have won a partial victory over proposed cuts in Gloucestershire social services . |
| 49 | Troughton McAslan Architects has won a limited LDDC competition for an office and retail development on the ‘ Lipstick site ’ at the western gateway to the Isle of Dogs . |
| 50 | National assertiveness reached the largest and most important of the Soviet Union 's republics , the Russian , in May 1990 , following the elections to the republican Congress of People 's Deputies in which radical candidates had won a substantial proportion of the vote ( see above , p. 59 ) . |
| 51 | WOOD GROUP Fire Protection 's projects department recently won a substantial order from Newfoundland Offshore Contractors in Canada for the design and supply of fire protection and safety equipment for the Hibernia field development . |
| 52 | John Prescot has won a key post in the new shadow cabinet , moving from transport to employment . |
| 53 | Vertical markets comprise professional accounting — although the small accountancy practices to which the group sells have been hard-hit by recession , it has managed to maintain stable revenues by selling upgrades of existing accountancy software ranges ; retail — while Radius started selling to this sector only about two years ago , it ‘ performed above expectations ’ , having won a new £500,000 contract from Dixons Group Plc , a £400,000 contract from Southern Electric Plc and a £25,000 contract from Ing C Olivetti SpA ; the public sector — the company has built on its traditional strength in local government to move into health and central government ; fuel distribution — another new area of activity which Bland said is ‘ growing ’ , although he could provide no figures ; and finally , the printing industry — while Radius has in the past concentrated on big customers such as Bowater and Smurfitt , it has now released a ‘ stripped-down ’ version of its management software to attract smaller users . |
| 54 | Advanced RISC has also won a new shareholder , Nippon Investment & Finance Co of Tokyo , which is putting up £650,000 for an undisclosed stake in the company alongside Acorn Computer Group Plc , Apple and VLSI Technology Inc . |
| 55 | Alcatel NV 's Alcatel Standard Electrica SA has won a new $500m telecommunications contract in China : the contract is for 6m telephone lines and comes after the $300m Chinese contract already announced . |
| 56 | Ileana felt that women had won a new respect after this military operation , not only from their own organization but throughout the FMLN . |
| 57 | Scopes had broken the law and so lost his case , but many Americans believed that Darrow had won a moral victory . |
| 58 | When the 1976 election returns were in , Jimmy Carter was found to have won a narrow victory over Gerald Ford . |
| 59 | As the votes were counted it became clear that the contest was the closest federal election for 30 years , with both sides claiming to have won a narrow victory . |
| 60 | On June 11 the Central Electoral Board announced that the incumbent President , Joaquín Balaguer , had won a narrow victory in the May 16 presidential election [ see p. 37448 ] . |