Example sentences of "uk [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many UK primary and secondary schools have a Sinclair Spectrum . |
| 2 | Texaco is to move its UK headquarters to Canary Wharf early next year , and Tower Hamlets council hopes to move 1,000 staff into Canada Tower . |
| 3 | The company , which has its UK headquarters in Harwich , revealed its net profit figure for 1992 had fallen by £3.5 million to £8.5m . |
| 4 | Tax encouragements to foreign companies setting up UK headquarters . |
| 5 | This policy of ‘ cost optimisation ’ will be continued into the current year , he said , and should be helped by the relocation of Siemens Nixdorf 's parent company , Siemens AG , into UK headquarters in Bracknell — Siemens ' lease on it 's former site in Sunbury has now run out . |
| 6 | SunSolutions has also opened its first office outside the US — Andrew Rattigan is to head a North European operation based at Sun 's UK headquarters in Bagshot , Surrey . |
| 7 | Its UK headquarters , although still fairly embryonic in nature , were set up in 1990 in Chertsey , Surrey , to serve the European marketplace . |
| 8 | SunSolutions has also opened its first office outside the US — Andrew Rattigan is to head a North European operation based at Sun 's UK headquarters in Bagshot , Surrey . |
| 9 | A spokesman from the Cerullo organisation 's UK headquarters confirmed that negotiations are underway with satellite management bodies to bring the network to air in the early months of 1992 . |
| 10 | It is understood the site will be used as a Nissan dealership although the car maker 's UK headquarters at Sunderland was unable to confirm this . |
| 11 | But Geoff Bedford , director of HMSO Scotland , insisted last night that the unsuccessful tender had been pitched at a price decided jointly with HMSO 's UK headquarters in Norwich . |
| 12 | Nijman Zeetank , a Dutch transport operation , has set up its UK headquarters in Skelmersdale in a new office and transport yard complex in Paddock Road . |
| 13 | I would very much like CPRW to join , not because it might lead to an international jolly ( some hope ! ) , but because I think it would be a feather in CPRW 's cap , we will benefit from their advice and information , and we will be able to contribute something at a UK level . |
| 14 | At a UK level there are initiatives such as the Department of the Environment 's recently launched Energy Saving Trust to stimulate energy savings and ‘ protect the environment ’ , but even the gentlest cynic must question the efficacy of such private sector bodies which depend upon bringing together regional electricity companies and British Gas . |
| 15 | The research aims to find out whether there is a specifically Scottish corporatism that can be distinguished from that found at the UK level . |
| 16 | It could create dependence on unreliable imports ( as the world market for low sulphur coal is extremely susceptible to sharp increases in demand and expensive because of its popularity in the USA ) , adversely affect the balance of payments , be vulnerable to changes in the value of the pound , increase unemployment costs from the mining industry , and lead to the geological abandonment of UK mines , thus making it a difficult policy to reverse . |
| 17 | Peregrine is aiming to have 10 UK PNMS Client/Server customers by end 1993 . |
| 18 | While ELT publishing was still in its youth — in the days when both toes and fingers were needed to count the number of UK ELT publishers — one might have been forgiven for believing there was just a trace of the treasure hunt in its approach to the stern commercial discipline of market development . |
| 19 | Although the UK only represents between 5% and 10% of the £100 million plus turnover of UK ELT publishers , its influence is considerable . |
| 20 | An individual may have set up a UK settlement with a view to mitigating inheritance tax . |
| 21 | He may own shares on the UK Stock Exchange and he may have an interest under a UK settlement . |
| 22 | Spring had been mentioned as a possible time , the timing of the UK referendum on the European Community , and the incidence of Easter , were obviously factors in the situation . |
| 23 | The UK division of FoE produces the Good Wood Guide , a simple run down of tropical hardwood products and their alternatives for consumers and manufacturers alike , so that all interested parties can be sure of buying hardwood that has come from sustainable sources . |
| 24 | However , a German vet has now started an international aid project , and the UK division of Hills Pet Products has already sent 20 tons of food , making a total of 49 tons ready to be distributed by the city 's three main dog clubs . |
| 25 | Anthony Saxton 's management training began with a major international cosmetics company , and he became Managing Director of an advertising agency before joining John Stork in 1978 , where he ran the UK division . |
| 26 | Now a UK division of the Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Cambridge-based IXI Ltd will launch latest desktop tool , Panorama , at next week 's UniForum trade show in San Francisco . |
| 27 | Motorola 's UK division of the Computer Systems Group sells a whacking two thirds of total UK system sales , the largest contributor to European sales . |
| 28 | A fully-fledged sponsorship deal with Oracle UK — the UK division of the world 's largest computer software company , not Channel 4 's teletext service — has allowed the RAF to commission what should be a highly competitive two tonner from racing boat designer Bruce Farr . |
| 29 | This included a 100 per cent increase in the numbers following the Evening Degree Programme , which attracted a £100,000 grant from the Universities ' Funding Council — 10 per cent of the total UK funding . |
| 30 | Julian Crozier welcomed the development and said , ‘ With the completion of this link there will be a greater opportunity for Northern Ireland jobseekers to access all UK vacancies and beyond that , the European jobs market . ’ |