Example sentences of "achieved a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy enough to analyse the formal characteristics of African sculpture in terms of vertical , horizontal or diagonal emphases ; of relative naturalism or abstraction ; of rounded , angular or cubic elements ; or in terms of tensions , rhythm and movement , and this is certainly an enjoyable and satisfying experience , since African sculptors have achieved a remarkable level of expression in what has been called ‘ purely sculptural ’ form . |
| 2 | The company has also achieved a grade A accreditation from the plant evaluation committee of the National Association of Catering Butchers . |
| 3 | Sir : Professor Gomme ( letter , 3 October ) argues the case for the exact recreation of the interior of Uppark most cogently ; and certainly , careful and committed reconstruction , such as can be seen at Chatelherault where Hamilton district council has faithfully , and against all the odds , achieved a marvellous reproduction of William Adam 's hunting lodge for the fifth Duke of Hamilton , is not to be jeered at . |
| 4 | At last it has achieved a respectable measure of unity at most levels of the party . |
| 5 | Ripe time Assuming Mr Lawson has achieved a respectable fall in inflation , the time then really would be ‘ ripe ’ for full membership of the European Monetary System , since this would tend to drive interest rates down while holding up the pound . |
| 6 | Mr Waldegrave said Britain was continuing to press Moscow over long-term ‘ refusenik ’ cases , and had achieved a reasonable response , with more than 70 per cent of cases raised being resolved . |
| 7 | LABOUR achieved a clear lead over the Conservatives in local council by-elections held during the conference season , according to an analysis by The Independent . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher , who had routed President Galtieri of Argentina , had achieved a similar defeat of another president nearer home , Arthur Scargill of the miners . |
| 9 | However , only 308 Branches managed to raise income from this very cost effective method , and of those only 60 achieved a rate of £1 or more per member . |
| 10 | RAFA ADS achieved a small increase in profits of £3,257 by RAFAMACS ' profits were down by £33,929 . |
| 11 | On this test , Thatcherism has achieved a partial success . |
| 12 | Some of Mrs Thatcher 's ‘ cheerleaders ’ in the party and popular press see her as having achieved a virtual revolution in British politics , restoring the authority of government , putting the trade unions in their place , taming a greedy and parasitic public sector , and regaining a greater freedom of choice for people in many areas . |
| 13 | As long as Keynes pitched his arguments for credit expansion within the bounds of orthodoxy , he dominated the proceedings of the Committee and achieved a degree of consensus . |
| 14 | The development of the system spanned more than twenty years and achieved a degree of success in terms of its defined objectives . |
| 15 | KENNING Motor Group , a subsidiary of Ron Brierley 's quoted UK motor dealership , Tozer Kemsley and Millbourn , achieved a slim increase in pre-tax profit to £1.6million ( against £1.59million last year ) in the six months to the end of June , although turnover fell from £96.5million in 1988 to £88.7million . |
| 16 | It was more emphatic than the 5-1 win on Thursday because little more than two hours after the start England had already achieved a 4-0 winning lead . |
| 17 | Terry Venables was left picking his players up off the floor after Tranmere , who have not lost at Prenton Park in 12 months , achieved a worthy draw against their lofty visitors . |
| 18 | However , even if they do not make the play-offs , the Chiefs have achieved a degree of respectability that has eluded them in past seasons . |
| 19 | Still , they had achieved a class system which was far less awkward and agonised than our own . |
| 20 | Therefore after six months the dieter is behaving according to all twenty-six goals and she has achieved a considerable reduction in sugar intake . |
| 21 | There are no votes in plans to pension off the Queen , and the House of Windsor has achieved a stability which would have surprised some previous royal households . |
| 22 | Or , put more sympathetically , both belonged to a Heroic Age whose culture achieved a high standard of the goldsmith 's art and fine poetry to commemorate its warriors . |
| 23 | Rather like the children we were discussing earlier in this chapter it is possible to meet elderly people who have achieved a serenity of understanding and/or faith that supports them utterly as they develop the skill of coming towards the end of their life . |
| 24 | People always knock someone who has achieved a great deal in a short time . |
| 25 | In 1899 the movement 's leaders achieved a striking coup when they published , without reference to the annual Council , a ‘ Free Church Catechism ’ . |
| 26 | Board results of the strongest club match played this year : GM Hubner 1–0 GM Christiansen ; GM Yusupov 1–0 GM Lutz ; GM Ribli DRAW GM Hort ; GM Hertneck DRAW GM Vaganian ; GM Bonsch 0–1 GM Hickl ; GM Bischoff 1–0 GM Knaak ; IM Stangl 0–1 GM Vogt ; IM Schlosser DRAW IM Jackelen ; 4.5–3.5 England 's strongest league , the London League , was effectively decided on Tuesday when King 's Head , based at the pub of the same name in Moscow Road , Bayswater , achieved a 5–2 lead in the first session of play against Wood Green . |
| 27 | If only the politicians seeking our vote on Thursday had achieved a fraction as much . |
| 28 | At 590p or more , lead sponsor Merrill Lynch will have achieved a price in the upper half of that range . |
| 29 | He knows one thing is certain — Forest will be much more difficult to beat at Wembley than they were against Wednesday , who joined Sheffield United as the only teams to have achieved a double over Forest this season . |
| 30 | Skipping an Ipswich rink , Roy Cutts , who had achieved a rare distinction of qualifying for all four championships — singles , pairs , triples and fours — went out in the first round of the fours to Egham of Surrey . |