Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] to the [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The European elections saw Labour capture forty-five seats to the Conservatives ' thirty-two , the first major defeat for Mrs Thatcher in ten years of premiership . |
3 | She was heavily veiled and masked to walk the few yards to the women 's dining majlis , which was , of course , in the house of Sheikha Grandmother . |
4 | Rules dated made by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls under Schedule 14 paragraph 7 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 to regulate the contributions of registered foreign lawyers to the Solicitors ' Compensation Fund . |
5 | No further expense over and above that was incurred in , or in connection with , the provision of surplus places to the taxpayers ' children . |
6 | Labour won a massive victory being returned with 393 seats to the Conservatives ' 213 and the Liberals ' 12 . |
7 | An old rocking horse beside the window has given countless rides to the Pages ' children and five grandchildren . |
8 | The bank then transfers the appropriate amounts to the creditors ' banks , and deducts the total amount paid from the trader 's account . |
9 | If the Blackshard is destroyed , all magically-induced reductions to the adventurers ' profiles which have been sustained within the Castle are nullified . |
10 | In 1924 , with the slogan " Keep Cool with Coolidge " , he easily retained the presidency for the Republicans , carrying 35 states to the Democrats ' 12 ; 15 million Americans voted for him , while 8 million voted for the Democrat candidate and nearly 5 million for Robert La Follette , a Progressive " third party " candidate . |
11 | They soared last year , particularly among people who bought property early in 1988 , often on generous mortgages that stretched monthly payments to the borrowers ' limits . |
12 | However , Captain John Hughes Hallet of the Planning Staff turned these shallows to the raiders ' advantage , because on the extra-high water of a spring tide it was possible that lightly laden ships and boats might scrape over these flats . |
13 | We owe significant changes on many levels to the women 's movement which dates back much further . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | The ABN is a method for the larger firms of accountants to market their own opportunities to the others ' clients and contacts . |
16 | The writer assessed press reports , criticized the lack of western coverage , and likened the Red Guards to the children 's crusades of medieval Europe . |
17 | It was returned to office in May 1929 with 287 seats to the Conservatives ' 261 and the Liberals ' 59 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | The game was slow and low scoring and after seven minutes of the first half , Arena had scored only four points to the visitors ' ten . |
20 | So they tried to revive their warlike spirits , while the women rubbed and slapped their heavy limbs and applied ointments to the survivors ' burns and bruises . |
21 | Stoddard Mercia 's expertise in weaving special designs to the customers ' exact requirements was a major factor in obtaining the Country Court order . |
22 | Since 1979 , it has announced special awards to senior women in the visual arts and also mid-career achievement awards for significant contributions to the Women 's Caucus for Art of to the furthering of its goals . |
23 | Of local delegates to the Bolsheviks ' Prague Conference of 1912 almost two-thirds were workers . |