Example sentences of "new [noun] on [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government thus gained a new foothold on power relatively painlessly , apart perhaps from the consultations between Denis Healey and the Liberals ' economic spokesman , John Pardoe , two combustible personalities whose stormy meetings ( or shouting matches ) provided amusement and entertainment throughout Whitehall . |
| 2 | It has become traditional in the West ( as well as in the former Soviet Union ) to move publication dates of new books on Chernobyl as close to the anniversary of the accident as possible . |
| 3 | ‘ I normally try to avoid having two new people on duty simultaneously , ’ he said . |
| 4 | While Microsoft and WordPerfect bicker over whose Windows word processor is best , Lotus Development 's Ami Pro 3.0 continues to win new friends on merit alone . |
| 5 | CLEVELAND author Bob Woodhouse officially launched his new book on Saturday about six years late . |
| 6 | However , the new minister on arrival soon found that he was faced with a seemingly impossible task . |