Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reducing the emphasis on ‘ selling him up ’ and making it more possible for creditors ' claims to be met out of a debtor 's future income was one of the main objectives of the Insolvency Law Review Committee chaired by Sir Kenneth Cork which was appointed by the Government in 1977 and reported in 1982 . |
| 2 | In terms of norms associated with dress , awards are made by official bodies such as tailors ' organizations to the best-dressed men in Britain . |
| 3 | FLN deputies , elected in 1987 when Algeria was effectively a single-party state , were concerned about voters ' reactions to resulting price rises . |
| 4 | Both American firms pay annual or biannual bonuses , and are searching for ways to link more of managers ' pay to performance . |
| 5 | Erm resolution eight er , set out in the notice of the meeting to increase the aggregate annual sum available for directors ' fees to two hundred and fifty thousand pounds I put the resolution to the meeting those in favour any against I declare the resolution carried as an ordinary re resolution . |
| 6 | The headhunters ' fees are large because of the very real difficulty of attracting key people and because bringing in these outstanding people can add millions of pounds ' revenue to client organisations , which makes the headhunter 's fee appear small in comparison with the overall potential gains . |
| 7 | Times Newspapers Ltd. where the Sunday Times was proposing to publish comment critical of Distillers ' attitude to the settlement of claims in the thalidomide litigation . |
| 8 | In theory , the scheme is meant to help pupils who would otherwise be unable to do so to benefit from education at an independent school , but Janet Finch argues that past experience of the direct grant system ‘ would lead one to suppose that many beneficiaries of such a scheme will be middle-class children ’ .24 In 1986–7 about 24,500 pupils attended independent schools under the Assisted Places Scheme in England alone , and this transferred £43 million of taxpayers ' money to independent schools . |
| 9 | Brearley was bitterly disappointed in Firths ' reaction to his innovation . |
| 10 | Be aware of residents ' rights to privacy and individual respect . |