Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] local " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to warn Professor that there 's more than one party can play that game and if he thinks that it is sensible to run the affairs of this council on deliberate obstructionism on the basis that if you go on long enough you can wear people down then I think it 's unfortunate , it 's bad for this council bad for the people we serve , it does frankly nothing for local government and I ca n't blame central government if it loses patience So I recognise at the end of the day that erm Mr has had troubles with some of his erm er newcomers he obviously needs to re-establish some control over his group . |
| 2 | But the church 's clerics still took offence , particularly at the point that local people should be encouraged to take an interest in the schools by having some financial responsibility for them through local government . |
| 3 | They can press up their own records and sell them through local shops and radio . |
| 4 | He argues that the traditional forms of representative government , which effectively excluded the popular masses or isolated and controlled them through local notables , is ‘ no longer an adequate instrument ’ . |
| 5 | In addition they try to contact homeworkers and provide Factpacks in several languages to inform them about local authority facilities which already exist — like childcare and contact centres , and telling them about the health and safety risks of homework and how these can be reduced . |
| 6 | It has won 63 Pulitzer prizes , more than any other newspaper , but only one of them for local reporting . |
| 7 | In any given year there may be 120,000 or 130,000 elections held , most of them for local school boards . |
| 8 | The point of issue is that estuary and coastal zone management is a reality and what seems to be happening is all sorts of different plans are popping up on various estuaries and Geoff knows them well now because he 's been involved with the one on the Stour and Orwell and what is happening is that these are starting at local level so the first contact with sailors may be from a local authority or someone at local level . |
| 9 | Can I can I just raise a question er to r to clarify the point before I answer your question that I are am I are we to assume that in response to Mr , erm it 's on the record that there 's a er a request to add , clear expression of local preference I by local planning authorities ? |
| 10 | The document also explains ’ why the youngster with a full time job living at home will once again pay nothing towards local Government services . |
| 11 | Bidders must also promise to show plenty of local news as well as educational and religious shows . |
| 12 | IT looks as though the people of Liphook will have plenty of local entertainment this summer . |
| 13 | Whilst no evening meal is provided there are plenty of local pubs and restaurants within a two-mile radius . |
| 14 | Kate said the evening had been a great success : it received plenty of local press coverage , the Rossendale Group increased its membership , and the Mayor agreed to donate £100 to Amnesty . |
| 15 | To , to Angie you know , I mean a , were alright , we 've got plenty of local issues , but I mean when we think of the , the big issues , these are the big issues that need to be looked into . |
| 16 | Charter skipper Oliver Finnegan who runs deep sea trips on board his new boat ‘ Sharon Michele ’ out of Warrenpoint is making quite a name for himself amongst local sea anglers . |
| 17 | Surrounding himself with local knowledge was a form of entrenchment ; if you dig in and stare at a hill you can often persuade yourself you know what 's going on behind it . |
| 18 | Linlithgow 's Labour MP , Tam Dalyell , has aligned himself with local people fighting the proposed workings and has expressed concern that they could damage or destroy a line of beech trees bounding the site . |
| 19 | But it ran with each school area , you know , Berry , Grimness , Marketthorpe and so on , and now of course the total areas as one but I think perhaps it would be permissible to somebody with local parentage maybe not resident in the area . |
| 20 | The funnelling effect of such gaps in the mountains as the Pear Tree Pass or the adjacent Gate of Postojna increases the ferocity of the wind , which in local gusts can reach velocities of over 160 km per hour ( 100 mph ) and cause falls in temperature of 22°C ( 40°F ) within a few hours . |
| 21 | After his retirement in 1974 he quickly involved himself in local community work in the church and will several charities . |
| 22 | Under the Access to Personal Files Act 1987 any individual has a right of access to personal information about himself in local authority social work records subject to certain exemptions . |
| 23 | Across Britain , Tory associations have enough to pay off the Central Office deficit and still spend plenty on local campaigning . |
| 24 | Wattana first came in contact with the Davises and Jimmy Whites of the snooker world when he was 16 , the year that a Chester club owner , Harry Wau , was on holiday in Bangkok and introduced himself to local snooker officials . |
| 25 | He took no further part in party politics , confining himself to local bodies : he was a magistrate and served on the Shropshire county council from 1923 to 1934 . |
| 26 | Instead , their own difficult first album is one extra twist of its theme , three songs and a few warped guitars overdubs short of a classic which by local debutants ' terms is almost an unprecedented if also an easy success . |
| 27 | They may also be able to tell you about local organisations which give practical help with gardening or decorating . |
| 28 | The emerging Labour movement also threw itself into local politics with enthusiasm . |
| 29 | Lancashire County Council , who with local government reorganisation , had a responsibility for developing policies in respect of public passenger transport , accepted that the Blackpool tramway was an integral part of public transport in the area and they made finance available towards the operation of the tramway including renewal of the tram track . |
| 30 | Last year Dillons got John Mortimer on a holiday weekend , which was not good timing , but it has since made a niche for itself with local books . |