He also opened the competition to all nationalities as it had previously been restricted to British entries only.

Some traders said that British entry into the system could be announced as early as this week.

De Gaulle was always strongly opposed to British entry for many reasons.

Looking at the prospect of a British entry into the war the Russians decided to settle the dispute.

"In the recent direct-marketing trade press, there's been a lot of talk about how wonderful the British entries were," he said.

He was also supportive of British entry into the European Community when the government applied in 1967.

The negotiations on British entry became fused with a wider debate in 1960-3 about the future of the Community.

British entry into the euro would certainly mean the kind of More Europe we would like to see.

They were sacrificed to ensure that the timetable for British entry was kept on track.

You designed five byzantine tests that prevented British entry these past 10 years.