Example sentences of "the ec [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quotas would be introduced ( 2,000,000 tonnes for 1993 ) and imports from all countries except the African , Caribbean and Pacific ( ACP ) countries associated with the EC would be subject to customs duty of 20 per cent [ see also p. 38910 ] . |
| 2 | The agreement meant that the EC would be able to endorse the Berne Convention on the international movement of toxic waste , which came into force in May . |
| 3 | British officials denied the conditions were already virtually fulfilled by Serbia , saying that Mr Milosevic ‘ had a long way to go ’ before the EC would be satisfied . |
| 4 | The point being made is that although it is ultimately envisaged that the EC will be similar to the USA with each member country being akin to a state and it even being billed as the ‘ United States of Europe ’ , is it a reality when one considers differences in attitude , culture , language and even religion ? |
| 5 | The Commission finally agreed on Dec. 21 , 1989 , after some years of often bitter disagreement , on a formula for determining whether cross-border corporate mergers within the EC should be subject to vetting by the Commissioner for competition policy so as to determine whether they would result in an unduly large market share for the newly merged companies ( for earlier drafts see p. 36310 ) . |