Example sentences of "in local [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Treatment debulks the tumour and has an immediate beneficial effect on bleeding and discharge but disease is left in the rectal wall and beyond the lumen in local nodes so tumour regrowth occurs fairly rapidly .
2 He hands me a brown manila file , and a handwritten invoice which I imagine he is giving to me now while the connection between the reams of faxes and the many noughts , in local shillings , of his invoice is still fresh .
3 We hope to compile a list of local Bed & Breakfast accommodation , but would also like to be able to offer hospitality in local members ' homes .
4 Unlike pop socio-biology , which appeals to the gene as the ultimate and fundamental causal factor in human evolution and behaviour , innate sociality supposes a predisposition in human beings towards the continual absorption of existing meanings and the creation of new meanings in local universes of thought that are constantly being discovered , destroyed , and negotiated anew in the process of social interaction .
5 The Pope states that alongside the relentless logic of war , prevalent in local conflicts across the world , conditions of extreme poverty are threatening peace .
6 This is the catch in Chris Patten 's weekend declaration of trust in local authorities .
7 Mr Balchin said : ‘ Memories are very long in local authorities and offence has been taken .
8 Carmichael wanted to avoid the risk of plucking remedies out of the air and then casting round for arguments to support them , which , he said , was the common practice in local authorities .
9 We are concerned that at every level of government — in Europe , in Whitehall and in local authorities — some regulations may have been adopted in answer to legitimate concerns , but without proper regard to their overall impact on businesses and individuals .
10 It funded many social and community projects in local authorities at a rate of 75 per cent .
11 Career opportunities include teaching in schools , lecturing or administration in further and higher education , administration of recreation in local authorities , the management of recreation in sports centres , youth and community work and research .
12 Sir , — As a quality assurance consultant specialising in local authorities and the construction industry .
13 Another way in which local authorities contribute to training is via Local Government Training Boards , or similar groups , which are intended to , and which have , contributed towards creating a training climate in local authorities generally .
14 It was sent to directors of social work and others in local authorities in 1989 .
15 Storage costs are paid for a maximum period of 12 months in local authorities , six months at Nabisco and three months at Pilkingtons .
16 This chapter aims to reflect the reality of interdisciplinary contacts while maintaining that the pivot for the development of early learning opportunities for all children is educational and that , therefore , the ‘ lead department ’ in local authorities as far as under-fives ( including of course special needs ) is , or ought legitimately to be , education .
17 The 1970s saw the beginning of serious attempts to develop remedial services in local authorities .
18 She said housing policies in local authorities varied enormously , with some ‘ cutting their legal responsibility to the bone ’ .
19 The principles of scientific management expressed through the adoption of corporate planning in local authorities are sometimes criticised for placing too much power in the hands of the full-time officers , and hence reducing the importance of the role of the elected councillors in policy-making .
20 The difficulties inherent in the ‘ rational ’ approach to public policy-making and administration have led to a renewed interest in ‘ incrementalism ’ in local authorities .
21 Stewart argues that ‘ the corporate approach has led to important structural changes that have created new roles for actors in local authorities ’ ( Stewart 1983 : 172 ) .
22 Others are to be found in local authorities , party political offices , central government , trade associations and professional organizations , trade unions and the media .
23 In our large and varied society , communication needs frequently arise in local authorities , social services , voluntary organisations , and others concerned in public life when professional advertising and public relations are needed .
24 What comes under critical scrutiny here are the presuppositions , habits of thought and strategies that , under the banner of Antiracism , dominated political interventions in local authorities , education and the arts from the late seventies to the mid-eighties .
25 After early work on the design and building of hostels for the Ministry of Supply , Holford was recruited to the Reconstruction Group to serve Lord Reith at the Ministry of Works ; his job , together with that of a team assembled under him and a career civil servant , H.L.G. Vincent , was no less than to secure an immediate strengthening of the planning system and the encouragement of planning work in local authorities .
26 At one level , the scale of central intervention in local authorities can be measured ; between 1979 and 1988 some fifty Bills having a direct effect on local government were laid before Parliament .
27 It is also possible to view the budget battle in local authorities , much like the parallel one in Whitehall , purely as an interdepartmental contest .
28 In child care the movement towards specialisation has been even more marked , and child protection teams , for example , are now the norm in local authorities .
29 The majority were based in CAEx , some in local authorities , ( e.g. in social services departments or to support rent officers ) , and there were six voluntary sector money advice centres .
30 There are also co-ordinating departments such as the Treasury in central government and the Chief Executives Department in local authorities .
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