Example sentences of "[noun] to [art] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , there is wide recognition that the study techniques of higher education students are weak , and , if the small amount of institutional time and lecturing staff devoted to this part of higher education is any measure , there would seem to be some indifference to the students ' shortcomings . |
| 2 | It happened with me , when at the age of 18 , I took up pen and paper to make a reply to the readers ' letters column of the Glasgow Evening Times , in answer to a man who supported the rise of Nazism in Germany . |
| 3 | The Times owed its dramatically rising circulation to the partners ' innovations : in 1827 an Applegath & Cowper four-feeder machine was installed , and in 1846 two Applegath eight-feeder machines were used . |
| 4 | It would cause disruption to the terrorists ' objectives , he said . |
| 5 | The ABN is a method for the larger firms of accountants to market their own opportunities to the others ' clients and contacts . |
| 6 | Held , dismissing the appeals , ( 1 ) that , on its true construction , section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1980 had to be given a literal meaning ; that where a school was over-subscribed compliance with the preference of all the applicants would necessarily prejudice efficient education , and in such circumstances the school had to have an admissions policy , which would inevitably result in defeating the preference of some applicants , whatever criteria were adopted ; and that , accordingly , since the school was over-subscribed , there was no duty on the governors to give effect to the applicants ' preferences ( post , pp. 100H — 101B , 106H , 107G–H , 108A , G–H ) . |
| 7 | Therefore , there was no duty on the school to give effect to the applicants ' preferences that their daughters should be educated at the school . |
| 8 | Her eyes fell on two empty jam jars standing on a shelf , and then her mind flew to the clumps of snowdrops she 'd noticed blooming near the entrance to the shearers ' quarters . |
| 9 | This decision was the decision to provide the benefit to the taxpayers ' children and this decision involved no further expense on the college . |
| 10 | ‘ Furtherance ’ was to be tested objectively by the courts as well as subjectively by reference to the defendants ' intentions . |
| 11 | As an additional safeguard , you may refer your concerns to the Solicitors ' Complaints Bureau , whose details can be obtained from us . |
| 12 | Towards noon on 5th October , Howard 's treaty Nez Perce scouts Captain John and Old George carried a white flag to the fugitives ' lines and asked them to make peace . |
| 13 | She ran up the corridor to the gents ' loos and barged open the door . |
| 14 | If the Blackshard is destroyed , all magically-induced reductions to the adventurers ' profiles which have been sustained within the Castle are nullified . |
| 15 | This is because the profit function before the change must have been horizontal at the optimum , so a small change in the optimum price will make only a marginal difference to the firms ' profits . |
| 16 | We gain little from minute attention to the manufacturers ' congratulations for our choice of car , or from the swearing-in in court , and , on a first reading of a novel , it may be more important to follow those parts which forward the plot than those which set the scene . |
| 17 | It is perhaps a reminder to the parties ' advisers to encourage the parties to have one final read through the engrossments before execution . |
| 18 | No further expense over and above that was incurred in , or in connection with , the provision of surplus places to the taxpayers ' children . |
| 19 | Besides marriage , other social ties drew men together ; they could serve as godparents to the others ' children , or as executors of their wills . |
| 20 | These are not just talking heads : their testimonies are a fascinating mix of anecdote and analysis that are a real credit to the film-makers ' skills . |
| 21 | Underground fungi filaments supply nutrients and water to the trees ' roots . |
| 22 | Recent changes to the Solicitors ' Accounts Rules ( 1991 ) ( SAR ) and the Accountants ' Report Rules 1991 ( ARR ) will affect the way reporting accountants carry out their duties . |
| 23 | His officials were talking last night to the nuns ' lawyers . |
| 24 | There was a charming and I thought authentic baroque quality to the musicians ' solos . |
| 25 | The main judicial concession to the carriers ' interests was that in such a case , the burden of proving such breach was placed on the shipper . |
| 26 | However , as he wrote in the following May , it galled him to be expected to do so and still to be refused admission to the members ' enclosures at smart meetings . |
| 27 | Almost 40 per cent of such problems were attributed in whole or part to the pupils ' characteristics whilst in about 65 per cent of cases the home was thought to be wholly or partly to blame . |
| 28 | His theory is in stark contrast to the biologists ' attempts to find a relationship between the prohibitions on certain types of marriage partner , and the inhibitions about having sexual contact with such classes of people . |
| 29 | Harrison knew many of the wrestlers and the rest of the morning passed pleasantly enough as he moved around the quacks and the pedlars , tinkers and gypsies and show people who were an enjoyable contrast to the farmers ' wives selling their freshly imprinted butter , with their buckets of eggs , the vegetables and poultry , rabbits , game pies , potted char , rum butter . |
| 30 | To save time when judgment is given , the practice has been adopted of stating the disposition of the case in open court , but of providing printed copies of the full judgments to the parties ' lawyers and to the representatives of the press in court . |