Example sentences of "[adj] on [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It allows the world the chance of proving it wrong , though ‘ the world ’ can only do this on the scientists ' terms .
2 The prices quoted below are , unless otherwise stated , the cheapest on the agents ' lists for shared twin-bedded rooms .
3 In addition , employing such a model effectively is dependent on the managers ' understanding of a number of important issues : the nature of transformation , the implications of transformational change , the organizational conditions and behavioral changes that are necessary for transformation to succeed , and the challenges and dilemmas that are likely to be encountered .
4 The doctor 's elbows were awkward on the youngsters ' shoulders , one high and jolting , one low and smooth .
5 The lesson proceeded slowly and hauntingly , the flow of French conversation was not at all brisk on the girls ' part and the constant pauses began to irritate Mademoiselle .
6 The BHS Training and Exams Committee have organised this to give those on the Instructors ' Register a fair chance of attending a refresher course .
7 Pakistan manager Khalid Mahmood 's suggestion of ‘ home ’ umpires being selected by the visiting team may have some merit , but only as long as the visitors have sufficient knowledge of all those on the umpires ' panel — ED .
8 Now can we look at his pay cos you all been busy on the directors ' pay and this chartered secretary is really important and so that he could be available on a Saturday afternoon if he was wanted .
9 They entered for all parts of the competition , and their designs for the Foreign Office and the War Department were both placed seventh on the assessors ' lists , but Burn did not put them so highly , and in the end both designs were rejected by the judges , and their block plan , which had not even been seen by the assessors and presumably never tested against the conditions , was awarded third prize .
10 Led by Trude Unruh , 64 , the chair of the Grey Panthers who had been elected to the Bundestag in 1987 on the Greens ' list , the party 's main concerns were to be campaigning for better pensions and for better conditions in nursing homes and countering " ageist " attitudes .
11 Unfortunately for Albert he was made 12th man and , with no substitutes allowed in those days , spent the match idle on the players ' bench .
12 She is quite keen on a tenants ' association .
13 Apart , they could be breathtakingly sharp on the others ' shortcomings but together their individual selves gathered into something very close to a single presence .
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