Example sentences of "put [adv] a " in BNC.

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31 Zoophilus had not been able to acquire a copy of Vial 's plan but he put forward a plan of his own for an animal hospital , for a regular set of teachers forming a school , and provision for receiving living subjects in various states of disease .
32 Impatient of this , Richard of Gloucester put forward a further suggestion — which made the first seem infinitely preferable !
33 McRobbie and Garber put forward a different explanation .
34 Last week he put forward a ( disappointing ) programme to overhaul the schools ; next week he homes in on campaign finance and national service ; some day soon , welfare reform .
35 The Eighth Finance Commission in 1985 recommended the allocation of more funds for the restructuring of prison buildings , and the Ministry of Welfare put forward a plan for improving the welfare of prisoners , including some attention to after-care , under the Seventh Five Year Plan .
36 Accompanying the policy , the RTO put forward a ‘ Strategy for Action ’ , in which criteria for the selection of the two hospitals to be targeted for early closure were put forward .
37 Kim put forward a blend of Russian and Chinese approaches , which marked the beginning of the independent and sometimes eccentric path subsequently trodden by Kim .
38 In his History of the conflict between religion and science ( 1875 ) , J. W. Draper put forward a principle of interpretation that still enjoys popular support .
39 Westergaard and Resler put forward a conventional Marxist view of the ruling class .
40 Mr. Ashworth put forward a specific defence of statutory authority based upon section 5 of the Medway Ports Authority Act 1973 .
41 When I suggested this feature for the programme in the clubhouse , I was amazed no one put forward a match from my period as manager .
42 Lynall Urwick put forward a counter-argument that a wide span of control had been possible in this example because the work of the merchandising managers did not interlock , and so the need for coordination and integration was not present : this reduced the burdens of supervision and made a wider span of control feasible .
43 So he put forward a plan of action to the Shah .
44 In his Règne animal ( 1816 ) Cuvier put forward a scheme in which the animals were divided into four great branches : instead of a chain we have a tree .
45 They therefore put forward a wide spectrum of policies to cover all politically significant aspects of national life , as well as foreign affairs .
46 Furthermore , although the Commission put forward a proposal for a Council Recommendation on banning smoking in public places based on Article 235 , this gave rise to a Resolution of the Council and of the Ministers for Health of the Member States which , whilst it referred to that proposal in its recitals , claimed to be made ‘ having regard to the Treaty ’ .
47 In response , the IBOA put forward a detailed position paper to the Bank in order to provide real Job Security for our members in National Irish Bank .
48 My right hon. Friend the Chancellor put forward a number of measures which give a lot of cash flow help to British business — and none more important than that on the unified business rate , which means £500 million extra for business and relief from any increases in business rates .
49 In his speech on May 25 Arafat put forward a five-point plan proposing that : ( i ) an emergency UN military force be sent to the occupied territories to protect Palestinian civilians ; ( ii ) a special UN envoy be appointed to deal with the Palestinian issue ; ( iii ) a UN resolution be passed calling for end to Jewish settlement in the territories ; ( iv ) UN members adopt sanctions against Israel ; and ( v ) the five permanent members of the Security Council convene to prepare for an international conference on the Middle East .
50 She put forward a compromise proposal approved by the Lithuania Supreme Council on the previous day which was broadly in line with the Franco-German initiative and Landsbergis ' statement .
51 Kang put forward a series of proposals — many of which were very generalized — which restated South Korea 's belief in securing a gradual improvement in bilateral relations through the promotion of confidence-building measures including multilevel exchanges and various forms of co-operation between the two states .
52 The Commission put forward a compromise on June 26 , 1991 , whereby all new services after 1993 would have to use the MAC standard , but any existing services could retain PAL if they wished , provided that they broadcast simultaneously in the HD-MAC standard .
53 In his opening speech , Russian President Boris Yeltsin put forward a radical plan of economic reform , involving financial discipline and privatization , and elaborating the relationship with other republics .
54 After the groups failed to produce drafts , Dunkel put forward a working paper defining principles on which new rules might be based , but avoiding numbers .
55 Ukraine put forward a proposal making all members of the CIS successors to the former Soviet Union and dividing its property abroad between them , in proportion to their original contribution .
56 Addressing the Slovak National Council on June 23 Meciar had said that his new government would in July put forward a declaration of Slovak sovereignty ( not independence ) for approval by delegates .
57 In his opening speech to Congress , Yeltsin put forward a six-point plan , aimed at strengthening presidential powers temporarily , at the expense of those of the legislature , until the promulgation of a new Constitution for the Russian Federation in about 18 months ' time .
58 The right wing put forward a united front with the clear aim of overthrowing the republic .
59 A workshop introduced by members of the Outwrite Collective put forward a resolution ( endorsed by the final conference plenary ) that ’ noted the failure of the conference to attract a large representation of Black women and women with disabilities ’ and committed Women for Socialism to ’ developing links and discussions with Black women 's organisations , to increasing Black women 's involvement at all levels , to developing links with other women 's and feminist organisations internationally , and to discussing a future women 's federation ’ .
60 Again , to counter the allegation by the LCD of excessive claims QC put forward a proposal that Paragraph 9 of the Regulations should be altered , so as to place an obligation on the Court to report to the Bar Council any case where fees are reduced by more than 50 per cent .
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