Example sentences of "place in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Junkers , military , civil service and politicians chose to react to the Polish uprisings of 1830 , 1846 , 1848 , 1863 and 1905 — which took place in the Russian and Austrian sectors — by seeing , not a social and political movement that harked back to French revolutionary practice , and which aimed only in part at the restoration of the Polish state , but a Polish threat to Prussian and German identity . |
| 2 | It stated that Scott , who ‘ has fairly earned the most distinguished place in the late competition ’ , should receive the commission , or the fourteen office prize-winners should compete against themselves . |
| 3 | So for both Claybury and Friern a considered process of local planning within the respective area health authorities was taking place in the late 1970s . |
| 4 | For a while , there , he 'd as good as haunted the place in the late afternoons … but then the van had broken down and getting into town had n't been so easy , and besides the restaurant had become so damned busy that he 'd become just another face in an ever-changing crowd . |
| 5 | This division has its roots in developments which took place in the late 1960s and 1970s , particularly in Great Britain . |
| 6 | The role of the hundred meeting point as a focal place in the late Saxon and early medieval landscape has remained largely unappreciated , although R. H. Britnell has recently discussed the potential . |
| 7 | This should probably take place in the late spring of 1993 in Malta . |
| 8 | At the same time unusual changes were taking place in the late 1970s and in the 1980s because of the drop in pupil numbers and because an increasing number of interested parties were identifying themselves as appropriate new participants in its management ( Bogdanor 1979 ) . |
| 9 | While the discussions of partnership in validation were taking place in the late 1970s , therefore , the CNAA had had some decade and a half of validation experience , but the rapid expansion of subject areas and such relatively recent developments as the DipHE and modular courses , and the uncertainties surrounding public sector higher education in a swiftly changing economic climate , all helped to strengthen the view that the Council should not move too rapidly into a higher gear of change . |
| 10 | Erm now what I want to say at the very very end is a quick observation by Beatrix Campbell who wrote a book about the Cleveland er child sex abuse scandal which took place in the late 1980's . |
| 11 | He devoted much effort over many years to restoring him to his rightful place in the chemical hierarchy . |
| 12 | FAST thought that " economics " would determine which biotechnological substitutions take place in the chemical industry . |
| 13 | He takes first place in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez , although Alain Prost comes third to keep him on course for Senna 's title . |
| 14 | Also , in the meantime , a military revolt had taken place in the Spanish army , lead by General Franco , and it soon became clear the division of the contending sides were , on the one side , The Nationalists who were strongly supported by Italy , Germany and Portugal , and on The other side , the government forces , supported by Communist Russia , which led to that side being referred to as ‘ Republicans ’ . |
| 15 | His images have definitely earned themselves a place in the visual language of the past two decades , having been published frequently in newspapers , pamphlets and on postcards , though the claim in a recent press release that his Haywain with Cruise Missiles image was now almost as well known as the original painting by Constable does seem a little far-fetched . |
| 16 | At an earlier time , when the Bentley was still on the motorway , a conference was taking place in the upper rooms of Jack 's house . |
| 17 | The 11th congress of the Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared Prisoners ( Fedefam ) took place in the Chilean capital , Santiago , in early November , attended by delegates from 14 countries . |
| 18 | NSW 's captain Lawson , 34 , has missed several matches this season because of injury , but he still managed , in the match against SA at Sydney , to move past Jeff Thomson and Terry Alderman ( both 355 ) into second place in the all-time Sheffield Shield wicket-taking table , behind Clarrie Grimmett ( 513 ) . |
| 19 | And as the individual thinks , so , in more general terms , does the larger community : the decline of Britain 's automobile industry to the point where imports exceeded exports became the measure of the country 's fall from a place in the industrial front rank . |
| 20 | The problem here is to keep track of the point from which the subroutine is called , so that control can be returned to the correct place in the calling routine after the subroutine has been executed . |
| 21 | Initially the activities are such that the validity of the idea was questioned , and this was checked by activities taking place in the scheming and analysis phases . |
| 22 | Thus the model can not take account either of changes in operators ' costs or of developments such as road pricing or a carbon tax which could be in place in the medium or long term . |
| 23 | It describes events which took place in the distant past towards the end of the last glacial period and the start of our own , warm , interglacial epoch . |
| 24 | Especially one who looked glaringly out of place in the still serenity of her garden . |
| 25 | A quick blast in the G40 is enough to confirm its place in the junior hot-hatch line up . |
| 26 | Robert Blackaby rounded off for the boys with a good fourth place in the junior 100m freestyle . |
| 27 | Smith went on Ireland 's recent tour of North America and the stand-off is now hoping to gain selection for Leinster in a push for a place in the Irish side to face the All Blacks next month . |
| 28 | The Irish selectors were keen to see him play in the inter-pro series in his bid for a place in the Irish side . |
| 29 | The team that swept all before them in Amiens to bring home European silverware have been handed a trip to Cork where they will take on Ashton for a place in the Irish Cup first round proper . |
| 30 | ‘ I turned down a new contract at the end of the season , even though it meant getting a testimonial next year because I 've got to be playing in the Premier League to confirm my place in the Irish side . |