Example sentences of "[verb] embark upon a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emergence of nation states , initially in Western Europe and the US , depended upon two main conditions : one was the development of modern centralized government , undertaken by the absolute monarchs from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century , while the other was the rise of nationalism , embodying the idea of political self-determination for a social group which inhabits a definite territory , conceives itself as having a distinct ethnic and cultural character , and has embarked upon a struggle to establish popular sovereignty in place of dynastic rule . |
| 2 | However , Joe underlined that LASMO has embarked upon a strategy aimed at strengthening the group 's financial position to create capacity for future investment in exploration and development opportunities worldwide . |
| 3 | These followed two decades of consolidation of the ‘ stable democracies ’ in the Western capitalist world , and of the presumably ‘ stable autocracies ’ in the socialist world of Eastern Europe , as well as the emergence of a ‘ Third World ’ ( including many newly independent states ) which was conceived by most Western political scientists as having embarked upon a process of gradual ‘ modernization ’ and ‘ industrialization ’ . |
| 4 | Following its defeats in municipal elections and in elections to the House of Councillors in July 1989 [ see pp. 36800-01 ] , the LDP had embarked upon a programme aimed at reasserting and regaining the political influence which had been damaged not only by the scandals but also by the imposition of an unpopular 3 per cent general consumption tax [ GCT — see p. 36618 , where it is wrongly referred to as a value added tax ] and by the liberalization of import controls in the agricultural sector [ see p. 36800 ] . |
| 5 | SCOTVEC have embarked upon a programme of converting advanced courses , such as the Higher National Diploma and Higher National Certificate , into a modular form similar to that used for the National Certificate . |
| 6 | You will be required to embark upon a course of study , in order to obtain the qualification the Diploma in Trading Standards , within a maximum of 5 years , on the successful completion of which you are required to remain with the Lothian Regional Council for a period of not less than 2 years . |