Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] countries ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commentators noted that the collapse of communist power in the Soviet Union , following the August coup attempt there [ see pp. 38368-73 ] , had hastened the two countries ' moves towards normalization . |
| 2 | The division has poisoned the neighbouring countries ' relations — further complicated because the official language of Ghana is English , that of Togo French . |
| 3 | Reflecting the Nordic countries ' close relations with the Baltic states Iceland on Aug. 26 , 1991 , became the first country formally to establish diplomatic relations with Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania [ see p. 37945 ] . |
| 4 | Although situated entirely in the Libyan section of the continental shelf , 10 per cent of the revenue from the field would be devoted to joint projects , including one to connect the two countries ' power grids , a 300-km motorway between Ras Jedir on the border and Sfax in Tunisia , and a pipeline linking the Libyan refinery in Zuwarah , 200 km west of Tripoli , with the Tunisian port of Zarzis . |
| 5 | South Korea was elected to chair the developing countries ' Group of 77 ( G-77 ) for 1993 at the Group 's General Assembly in Vienna on Dec. 14 . |
| 6 | The snub has sparked fears that the Clinton administration is about to put the two countries ' special relationship on hold in retaliation for Tory support of George Bush in the presidential campaign . |
| 7 | They represent the best hope in years of cutting the rich countries ' farm subsidies which , at taxpayers ' expense , build up huge surpluses of foodstuffs that are then dumped on world markets at low prices — and which then put third-world farmers out of business . |
| 8 | That would only hasten the rich countries ' relative decline . |
| 9 | India in particular , on July 12-14 , emphasized the developing countries ' claim for special , ie more favourable , treatment in this field . |