Example sentences of "the nature [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , the curriculum through which all this was to be achieved remained remarkably unexplored and neglected ; and in many respects this in itself was a comment on the nature of the reformers ' aims and aspirations . |
| 2 | In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth . |
| 3 | The college can not condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs because of the nature of the students ' work with children . |
| 4 | " Nearly every convenience which the nature of the miners ' occupation demanded had to be furnished and maintained by the drudgery of the womenfolk . " |
| 5 | What , then , was the nature of the visitors ' jurisdiction in disciplinary appeals before 1873 ? |
| 6 | A final problem lies in the present perception of the going concern qualification 's role and in the nature of the auditors ' relationship with their client company 's management . |
| 7 | The above 1963 and 1978 statements by the Library Association are unequivocal and admirable statements of what is , and should be , the professional position with regard to censorship in libraries and the nature of the librarians ' responsibilities in the selection of publications . |
| 8 | In both these cases the nature of the business and the nature of the employees ' jobs enabled the courts to imply a substantial degree of mobility into the contract of employment . |
| 9 | The change in the nature of the workers ' skill comes about , claims Mallet , because old craft-based skills of general applicability are replaced by skills needed to operate specific pieces of machinery . |
| 10 | The nature of the elephants ' death is particularly distressing to their young because elephants are social creatures , and will help a family member or friend who is ill . |
| 11 | The courts are forced to engage in a difficult balancing operation , taking into account the nature of the individuals ' interest and the effect of increased procedural protection upon the administration . |
| 12 | They have to understand and provide for change in gendered subjects , without assuming anything absolute about the nature of the subjects ' gendering . |