Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the trials of 1830 trouble had continued , particularly in the east , where labourers ' trades unions had met in Lewes , Uckfield , Seaford and Rye to keep up pressure for higher wages , placarding the towns with posters . |
| 2 | Conversely , where employers ' associations remained weak and underdeveloped — as in France up to the inter-war period — collective bargaining played a negligible role in setting the terms and conditions of employment , with the result that legislative provisions assumed relatively greater importance . |
| 3 | Are we truly prepared to offer no model of co-operating nations sinking their differences to achieve greater security , or are we prepared to live with a Europe that is increasingly fragmented , where nations ' first demand on sovereignty is to equip themselves with weapons to tackle or to defend themselves from new nations on their own borders that have the same heightened state of frenzy and determination to do the same ? |
| 4 | Rather , it is to say that Gusfield 's theory may continue to have explanatory power , particularly with regard to the initial motivation of participants in such a movement , and that where Wallis ' work is important is in pointing to the cultural concerns that may also underpin the rise of specific moral entrepreneurial groups . |
| 5 | Michael Pickard , chief executive , says that the hot summer weather favoured sales of sporting shoes , where Sears ' footwear division is under-represented . |
| 6 | Where patients ' views themselves were known , it was found that one-third of those placed in hostels would have preferred unshared , independent accommodation . |
| 7 | Are there any matters where auditors ' opinion is agreed to be set aside in favour of valuation agreed between the parties ? |
| 8 | On 24th May 1855 , Lawyer , Old Joseph , The Wolf ( Utsinmalikin ) , Three Feathers ( Metat Waptass ) and Red Wolf ( Hemene Ilppilp ) led 2500 Nez Perce to the council grounds , where Stevens ' 100-strong entourage was encamped with other tribes of the Columbia basin . |
| 9 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 10 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 11 | This glorious waterside scene , where Leeds ' once bustling canal trade thrived , is coming alive again as a new generation of talent moves in . |
| 12 | He also contributed drawings of political satire , where politicians ' faces were imposed on dogs . |
| 13 | Chapter l2 demonstrates that arbitration awards are easier to enforce than experts ' decisions . |
| 14 | Although Molins ' aim is to capture the ‘ small — and often unacknowledged — details of life ’ , her eye ranges from broad vistas noting the peculiar effect of a lamp-post Lurching up into the sky or of a statue gesticulating from the top of a building , to close-up studies of various corners of interiors . |
| 15 | Even in these countries , however , although employers ' organisations may not be direct bargaining institutions they can still play an important role in industrial relations by helping to achieve a degree of cohesion among employers through their coordinating and advisory functions . |
| 16 | This act left him with an interest in the company that was for most practical purposes worthless since the previous practice among the three member-directors had been to take the money out of the firm in the form of directors ' fees rather than shareholders ' dividends . |
| 17 | Although Dionysius ' system was the origin of the AD sequence that we now employ , it was not made use of for nearly 200 years , the oldest known work in which it is employed being Bede 's Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation , of the early eighth century . |
| 18 | A war of years ' rather than months ' duration was then ensured by the Soviet Union 's rallying to the Republic 's aid . |
| 19 | Its essential purpose is to set up standards for computing which reflect the users ' requirements rather than manufacturers ' convenience . |
| 20 | Sweden goes furthest , with legislation focusing on informers ' rather than journalists ' rights , and imposing an obligation on those working in the media to protect sources of confidential information . |
| 21 | Certainly ‘ When You 're A Boy ’ relies less than Bangles ' albums on the collaboration of West Coast professional song writers like Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly . |
| 22 | Although Saddlers ' Hall , runner-up to Toulon in last year 's St Leger , did not defeat strong opposition , it was more the way in which he achieved this victory that impressed and he is certain to be a force later in the season . |
| 23 | Perhaps he suggests that , although bats ' eyes are apparently weak , nevertheless , in some way that is not understood , they are able to see efficiently at night by use of their eyes . |
| 24 | Such extensive managerial powers had not been built in to any of the LEA pilot schemes of financial delegation in existence before 1988 although schools ' experiences had often entailed a change in managerial approach ( see Chapter 9 ) . |
| 25 | He added that he , unlike his opponents , did not apply for exemption from military service — actions speak louder than words ' . |
| 26 | Second , the pound was not hopelessly overvalued within the ERM , so importers ' margins have less room to adjust than in the past . |
| 27 | So a truce was made with the Spartans ( 451 ) which , as Thucydides describes it ( i.112 ) , need not have been motivated by more than Athens ' commonsense desire to deal with her enemies one by one . |
| 28 | ( With nouns in the plural , such as students , the convention is simply to add an apostrophe , as in " the students ' books " ; with names already ending in " s " , apostrophe " s " is still generally added — so Keats 's , rather than Keats ' , though the apostrophe without an additional " s " is nearly always used for ancient classical names , as in Augustus ' . ) |
| 29 | Rarely can a goalkeeper have had such an incentive to shut out a former club than Rovers ' Bobby Mimms has at Ewood Park this afternoon . |
| 30 | Silly talk of linking arms around the Berlin wall just might make a few of the supporters of the SDP/Liberal Alliance — whose nuclear policies are indistinguishable from the government 's and whose voting habits are more volatile than Conservatives ' — opt for Mr Foot and his clear policy of unilateral disarmament . |