Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , as must already be evident , it shows some striking parallels with the Formalists ' views on literature and literary studies — views which were developed for the greater part quite independently of it , for although later Formalist theory may have been influenced to some degree by Saussure , the beginnings of the movement predate the publication of his Cours . |
| 2 | As this case illustrates , it is a common mistake for the Crown Court to overlook the limitations on the permissible aggregate sentence in the magistrates ' court , set out in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 . |
| 3 | That was a subjective rating of the infants ' responsiveness to their mothers during those first months . |
| 4 | ‘ I am concerned that if I now have to respond fully to that part of the plaintiffs ' order of 5 June dealing with the various alleged payments my position vis-à-vis the police investigation may well be prejudiced . |
| 5 | In previous elections there has been little change in the parties ' support between the final Sunday of the campaign and polling day . |
| 6 | Rain had lashed the bare rocks , turned the narrow gully beneath the horses ' hooves to mud , stripped the spare trees of their flimsy leaves . |
| 7 | Brigadier Scott is taken to the Sergeants ' Mess to meet the Mess members , all of Whom have played vital parts either as instructors or in the administrative support of the recruits ' training , prior to lunching in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 8 | A version of it had been announced by Faber and Faber , as " Mr Eliot 's Book of Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats as Recited to Him by the Man in White Spats " , in the spring of 1936 ; the blurb , written either by Frank Morley or by Eliot himself , explained that " several of the poems , illustrated by the author , have been in private circulation in the Publishers ' various families for a considerable time … " |
| 9 | However , the debate and the reception accorded to Mr Lawson 's speech was a striking demonstration of the Conservatives ' capacity to close ranks : proof , if proof were needed , of their party 's most formidable political resource . |
| 10 | That capital market imperfections might create discrepancies between share price and underlying value is a significant point , however , because it indicates a possible divergence between the shareholders ' interests and the general interest in economic efficiency in the long term . |
| 11 | Such an arrangement met a number of needs : privacy ; an assured future in the parents ' minds , as well as those of their children ; a place in local life ; independence ; and a financial stake in the housing market . |
| 12 | Whether the mother or the father is younger or if they are of the same age , has little effect on the infants ' survival chances , in so far as both parents are in the age most favourable to procreate healthy infants . |
| 13 | There the exemption clause , according to its wording limited the liability of some seed merchants ( for supplying defective seed ) to the cost of replacing the seed ; it excluded liability for consequential loss of the buyers ' crop . |
| 14 | In 1971 ‘ Justice ’ , a group of liberal lawyers , published a booklet entitled The Unrepresented Defendant in the Magistrates ' Courts . |
| 15 | But er , that 's a great advantage when compared with the newly appointed British Ambassador in Washington , who having just arrived in Washington , er picked up the telephone and heard a voice at the other end , say , what do you want for Christmas , it was just before Christmas , what do you want for Christmas , and he thought hastily and , did n't want to be impolite or too greedy , so he said a small box of crystallised fruit , and put the telephone down , and a few momen a few moments later he put on the radio , and the announcer said , we 've just conducted our normal review of the Ambassadors ' wishes for Christmas , er , the the Ambassadors in Washington . |
| 16 | Companies should not continue to be penalised by a reference to an inherent uncertainty in the auditors ' report when the directors have given it prominent and full disclosure . |
| 17 | All of these findings remained broadly similar irrespective of whether we analysed total warmth towards parties and party leaders , total ratings for the parties ' performance on issues , or total inclinations towards voting for all three leading parties ( Table 8.8 ) . |
| 18 | While Communists had taken an active part in the 1926 General Strike and earned some support within the Miners ' Federation , most trade-union officials looked upon them as enemies trying to control the movement in the interests of a foreign organization . |
| 19 | In clearly stating the terms of conditions of sale , SLAD has given some backbone to the dealers ' frequently invoked claim that they ‘ guarantee their goods ( unlike the auction houses ) ’ . |
| 20 | Desert Orchid 's trainer can fill the gaps between the great horse 's latest achievements by dreaming of his first Classic success with Dead Certain , who became clear favourite for the fillies ' Classic with a courageous victory in yesterday 's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket . |
| 21 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the liability imposed under section 1(1) of the Act of 1978 was intended by Parliament , by virtue of section 6(1) of the Act , to enable claims for contribution to be made as between parties who had no claim for contribution under the general law , and applied whenever a plaintiff had a cause of action against a third party in respect of the same damage as gave rise to his cause of action against the defendant , irrespective of the legal basis of the liability ; and that , accordingly , the defence of ex turpi causa non oritur actio could not be relied upon in answer to a claim for contribution under the Act ; and that , since there was sufficient possibility of the third party being found liable for some part of the plaintiffs ' loss , there were no grounds for striking out the third party notice ( post , pp. 1022H — 1023A , G–H , 1024G — 1025D ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Political dialogue ’ is required and a dialectical interaction at the economies ' political level between research scientists , research planners , research clientele , and the legislative process is required and hoped for . |
| 23 | Her heart thudded painfully as he leaned over the high beige bench top that bordered this part of the nurses ' station and spoke absently to Deana . |
| 24 | Nor did Baden-Powell 's optimism about reclaiming ‘ unclubbable ’ Hooligans receive universal support within the boys ' club movement . |
| 25 | On the other hand , there is an interesting parallel between the five-year-olds ' poor performance in the deductive mode experiments and Wimmer and Perner 's ( 1983 ) finding that the ability to reason about another person 's false belief develops between the ages of four and six years . |
| 26 | For another instance of the courts ' approach to this problem see George v Pinnock [ 1973 ] 1 WLR 118 at pp 124 – 125 . |
| 27 | There was at least something to be said , after all , for a poor-relief system which was adaptable to suit personal need as it arose ; for all the parsimony of parish overseers , careful guardians of the ratepayers ' monies as they were , they were dealing with paupers whom they knew as people . |
| 28 | That fact made nonsense of the description ‘ quota hoppers ’ applied by the British authorities to the applicants ' vessels and accentuated the breach of their rights under those provisions of the Act of Accession 1985 . |
| 29 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
| 30 | There still remains the primary need for all agreements , however limited in scope , which affect the partners to be set down clearly and exhaustively in writing to avoid subsequent dispute : such writing may range from the proper minutes of a partners ' meeting to a separate manual describing a firm 's management process as a guide , in the largest firms , to enable every partner and every employee to identify the person responsible for any particular aspect of the firm 's administration . |