Example sentences of "to their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard-worked planning officers may need encouragement to pursue the matter and find letters from concerned members of the public about neglected buildings a useful prompt to take the matter to their superiors or to their committee . |
| 2 | Those people who show a strong respect for authority and who expect negative criticism often dread making presentations to their superiors ( see Chapter Four for more on authority and criticism ) . |
| 3 | McCleary , 1978:145 ff. ) , field staff work on the assumption that the paper they produce and transmit to their superiors will be taken to indicate their industry and diligence . |
| 4 | Once this ranking process has taken place , respective managers sends their ranked packages to their superiors and so the process continues upwards through the hierarchy of the organization . |
| 5 | On the other hand their subordinates — that large body of laymen and women who , as assistants or typists , seemed necessary to support what Ian had called the one per cent addressed these senior clergy by their titles to their faces and even amongst themselves referred to their superiors in this way . |
| 6 | This is an example of opportunism by middle managers , due to their superiors ' inability to check their claims about what is actually in the best interests of the firm . |
| 7 | Now , we did have a , a very heated discussion and concern was expressed regarding the rules governing eligibility , section and conferences for delegates which excludes those who have not worked in the industry or craft or trade for eighteen months prior to their nomination . |
| 8 | Bereft of hope , unable to find faith and unloved , some such people seek an end to their misery in suicide . |
| 9 | Goals from Graham Stuart and Mick Harford added to their misery , which even Eric Young 's goal could n't ease . |
| 10 | To add to their misery , the flight was delayed when the plane had to land at Belfast because of bad weather . |
| 11 | He had heard the complaints of women in labour , and the groans of pleasure that were a prelude to their misery . |
| 12 | Whilst it might be plain sailing for motorists , the residents say unless action is taken , there 's no end in sight to their misery . |
| 13 | To add to their misery , keeper Javier Yubero miskicked a clearance in the 15th minute and put the ball in his own net . |
| 14 | But provisionally granting the premiss that philosophical texts should be interpreted like literature , with careful attention to their textuality , then the question of language intervenes . |
| 15 | Not all bee strains are hygienic ; W. C. Rothenbuhler , therefore , could experiment on the inheritance of the habit and showed that the difference between hygienic and non-hygienic strains is due to their possession of different genes . |
| 16 | A government decree linked the employment of foreigners to their possession of a work permit , it was reported on Oct. 11 . |
| 17 | " Many candidates … write long introductions packed with unnecessary detail or fail to " introduce " their essays with perceptive comment which gives direction to their answers . " |
| 18 | Part of this independence must be attributed to their ownership of houses and schools , paid for directly by their benefactors , payers of school fees , or investment funds . |
| 19 | All enquiries as to their ownership produced no clues . |
| 20 | Originally built by the Jaccarino family ( who also own the renowned Hotel Tramontano ) , the hotel has now returned to their ownership and been beautifully refurbished . |
| 21 | Hugh went to their mill in the small town of Leslie to discuss the matter further with Smith Anderson 's Purchasing Manager , Gavin Anderson . |
| 22 | The collapse of international trade talks between the EC and the United States will be more grist to their mill . |
| 23 | Interactively constructed devices are extremely sensitive to damage to their components . |
| 24 | Beatrice 's column provides a coded guide to their affair . |
| 25 | He was jealous of Florian , she accepted , but she could take little comfort or encouragement from the knowledge , except in so far as it meant that he was n't ready to put an end to their affair quite yet . |
| 26 | Maria questioned him , aware that his desire for her had n't died yet even if the need to respect himself again had dictated that he put an end to their affair . |
| 27 | They were trying too hard to make this weekend a fitting finale to their affair , to match or recapture all that had gone before — to make a memory to cherish . |
| 28 | To date nothing is known to their service with the RAF in India up to their transfer to the Indian Air Force on December 31 , 1947 . |
| 29 | It is , perhaps , a tribute to the privatisation structure that the market is proving to be very volatile , and industrial customers will not be tied to their suppliers unless they so wish . |
| 30 | Middle class residents had a different role and a different relationship to their neighbour . |