Example sentences of "yesterday [that] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Fears deepened yesterday that the West German Bundesbank might lift its key lending rates by as much as one full point — a move which could prompt a rise in UK base rates , now 14 per cent . |
| 32 | And there were reports yesterday that some of the major clients have not taken the news of the merger well . |
| 33 | PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian Defence Minister , Tea Banh , said yesterday that government troops repulsed an offensive by mostly non-communist resistance forces last week near Sisophon , AFP reports . |
| 34 | MANILA ( Reuter ) — President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines said yesterday that the body of Ferdinand Marcos still had a ‘ malignant power ’ that could be used by her opponents to seize power . |
| 35 | But the investigators said yesterday that the explosive could have been illegally packed into the hold as part of the cargo , without a detonator . |
| 36 | UNDER intense pressure from congressional Democrats to increase aid to Poland and Hungary , the White House announced yesterday that President Bush will ask Congress for an additional $200m ( £125m ) grant for Poland , almost doubling his previous request . |
| 37 | THE US Secretary of State , James Baker , hinted yesterday that the US withheld military support for Tuesday 's failed coup in Panama because it believed it had little chance of success . |
| 38 | The Washington Times reported yesterday that senior US military officers in Panama gave the rebel officers ‘ tacit ’ assurances of American assistance . |
| 39 | Bill Jordan , right-wing leader of the Amalgamated Engineering Union , however argued yesterday that secondary action should be limited to direct suppliers and direct customers . |
| 40 | He said yesterday that the share of urban land in the South-east would grow by about 1 per cent , at the expense of rural land . |
| 41 | The federation 's president , The Princess Royal , said yesterday that a new medication control programme would be based at a laboratory in Newmarket and that there would be substantially increased stewarding , possibly assisted by the installation of video cameras . |
| 42 | Sotheby 's stated categorically yesterday that the under-bidder had no association with the company . |
| 43 | John Payson , who sent the picture for sale at Sotheby 's , said yesterday that the bidding had gone well past his minimum . |
| 44 | Sir Robert Scholey , the chairman of British Steel , conceded yesterday that the move was largely a defensive one to prevent the business falling into the hands of an overseas predator . |
| 45 | Mr Checchi , for his part , said yesterday that he does not intend to seek a new partner to replace the $225m shortfall , but will instead repay KLM out of operating profits -a move analysts said would further endebt the airline . |
| 46 | A police spokesman said yesterday that the Student Representative Council 's president , Arthur Mutambara , and its secretary , Enock Chikweche , whose arrests early on Wednesday prompted the violence , could face charges of organising an ‘ illegal meeting ’ . |
| 47 | The ZCTU warned the government yesterday that ‘ its attempts to suppress the growing disenchantment of the masses … will certainly plunge the whole society into complete turmoil sooner rather than later ’ . |
| 48 | A GROUP claiming to represent Abu Nidal 's Palestinian assassination organisation claimed yesterday that it had murdered a leader of the Jewish community in Belgium because he was ‘ one of the main leaders of Israel 's Mossad secret service ’ . |
| 49 | It was also announced yesterday that Britain was giving £500,000 to the Urban Foundation in South Africa , a private group backed by South African businesses , to help finance homes for low-income black families . |
| 50 | Miroslav Pavel , the Czechoslovak Foreign Ministry spokesman , denied yesterday that Prague had insisted on the closure of the border with East Germany . |
| 51 | David Owen , Chief Constable of North Wales , who also heads a senior crime committee , told the Association of Chief Police Officers ' conference in Lancashire yesterday that there was genuine concern about the use of crack . |
| 52 | Screensport , the satellite television service , announced yesterday that it would be showing each of the World Series matches live . |
| 53 | However , there were lingering fears yesterday that Nigel Lawson might yet be forced to raise rates even higher if another run on the pound develops because of poor trade figures . |
| 54 | The Chancellor , Nigel Lawson , insisted yesterday that the economy was unlikely to slip into recession because of higher base rates as long as UK companies controlled their costs . |
| 55 | Concern continued yesterday that the Chancellor might not be able to guarantee that 15 per cent base rates were the peak if sterling came under pressure again . |
| 56 | Meanwhile US figures indicated yesterday that the US economy may be weakening , lifting hopes of a Fed easing . |
| 57 | Vyacheslav Antonov , a senior official of the central press agency , Soyuzpechat , claimed yesterday that readers were merely becoming more discerning , after having snapped up everything on offer in the initial heady flush of press freedom . |
| 58 | Marlin Fitzwater , the White House spokesman , insisted yesterday that Mrs Giroldi first contacted US officials on Sunday night . |
| 59 | The Defence Secretary , Dick Cheney , said yesterday that no formal pledge was given to the rebels but US troops were moved into place on both roads on Tuesday morning , ready to intervene if Washington decided that they should . |
| 60 | Military experts suggested yesterday that the US was hoping its troops would be attacked by the pro-Noriega forces , allowing Washington to claim that it was attacked first and forced to intervene . |