Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [num] weeks ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each embodies a core of 20 weeks ' accounting , linked with auditing if necessary , and a degree of flexibility to accommodate work experience programmes in taxation , financial management , insolvency and information technology — the last two having been hitherto restricted to the post-qualification stage . |
| 2 | Clause 20 and Sch 2 add to the existing protection of pregnant women by giving those without the requisite length of service , who formerly were not entitled to any maternity leave , a period of 14 weeks ' such leave . |
| 3 | Kendall would not reveal the extent of Cottee 's punishment thought to be a fine of two weeks ' wages and insisted the striker can still have a future with the Blues . |
| 4 | It was hardly a secret by this time ; even her loose maternity dress could not disguise the fact that she was expecting a baby in six weeks ' time . |
| 5 | EC Finance Ministers also agreed on Oct. 19 on measures providing for a minimum of 14 weeks ' maternity leave to be paid at a rate at least as high as statutory sick pay regardless of how long a pregnant woman had worked for her employer . |
| 6 | The 42-clause Bill gives pregnant workers the right to a minimum of 14 weeks ' maternity leave . |
| 7 | Other parts of the directive — including a minimum of four weeks ' paid leave — apply to everyone . |
| 8 | As we have seen in Chapter I , most employment law rights are available only to people having a minimum of four weeks ' service , whilst protection against unfair dismissal for other than trade union activities , even with the law at its most liberal , required six months ' service . |
| 9 | Significant rises in audit fees were recorded at : Guinness ( +30% ) , where turnover rose 16% to £4,067m ; Williams Holdings ( +30% ) , where profits included a contribution of 42 weeks ' trading for major acquisition Yale & Valor ; Burmah Castrol ( +18% ) ; Rank Organisation ( +33% ) , where turnover jumped to £2,114m ( v £1,333m ) after inclusion of a full year from major acquisition Mecca Leisure ; and Rentokil ( +19% ) where pretax profits rose by 27% . |
| 10 | From July , IBM will give departing employees a maximum of 26 weeks ' pay and as much as six months paid medical coverage . |