Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away . |
| 2 | We hope to continue in this tradition , so please note that personal news about members ' activities is always likely to be of interest . |
| 3 | Hargreaves ( 1982 ) and Lawton ( 1984 ) believe the publication of HMI ‘ findings ’ are more concerned with influencing the climate of public opinion than illuminating knowledge of schools ' practices through controlled research . |
| 4 | This is the site of the former mill ponds and it appears that uncontrolled dumping of builders ' rubble and other waste material possibly of a dangerous nature is taking place . |
| 5 | However , behaviour therapy was more effective than insight-oriented therapy for patients ' subsequent depression , anxiety , and assertiveness . |
| 6 | If specific information about pupils ' ability , eligibility for free school meals , any disabilities etc. is required , then a painstaking search is undertaken each time for the particular piece of information required . |
| 7 | The steady and purposeful development of pupils ' language and of their skill in its use should be a constant aim of education at all stages and levels . |
| 8 | We will ease the transition from the present wasteful and inefficient price support mechanism to market prices and direct support for farmers ' incomes to achieve environmental and social goals , to be funded by savings made from the present intervention payment system . |
| 9 | An immediate and obvious problem with pluralists ' methods is that in the effort to achieve falsifiability , only major visible issues reaching decisional status are used , yet of course it is possible for pre-decisional power to be used to keep grievances from becoming observable issues . |
| 10 | Any change in public deposits must be matched by an equal and opposite change in bankers ' deposits , from which still further consequences may follow . |
| 11 | Spring Books , with 650 pages of titles due for publication to August 1993 — the most comprehensive and informative guide to publishers ' plans — coming on 12th February . |
| 12 | The support and guidance of ‘ real ’ employers on the boards of mini enterprise schemes can be helpful ; the advice of professionals about equipment purchase , attendance-pattern of trainees , syllabus choice or , even , staff recruitment can all be derived from an active and effective pattern of Governors ' Advisory Committees ; industrial or commercial figures on governing bodies can give a helpful perspective ; one-off lectures or presentations on an aspect of the business world can enhance a course — but all these examples depend for their success on agreed objectives . |
| 13 | The whole concept of quotas should be abandoned because of the economic damage that they cause by preventing the proper and flexible use of farmers ' resources and assets and by preventing technological innovation . |
| 14 | Why make the wet and stormy trek to Otters ' Bay ? |
| 15 | It had also been reported that 37 prisoners in the Central Prison at Kenitra ( 50 km from Rabat ) took part in a 24-hour hunger strike on Dec. 10 , 1988 , in protest against prison conditions and alleged repression of prisoners ' families . |
| 16 | A balance needs to be struck between obtrusively over-protective vigilance and insufficient care for pupils ' safety ; simple orderliness and environmental awareness are needed . |
| 17 | This will involve liaison with the Compact companies , and full and fair monitoring of students ' progress . |
| 18 | teachers find ample time to communicate with parents , giving detailed and constructive feedback on pupils ' progress ; |
| 19 | Thus , to put the point at its mildest , it is by no means clear that the general abolition of competition is desirable , that the alternative of centrally planned provision and allocation will offer a more sensitive and efficient response to consumers ' demands and wishes , or a better means of deploying resources . |
| 20 | The provision of information presupposes a two-way exchange both as a concomitant of genuine partnership and in order that LEA decisions and information are grounded in an exact and sympathetic understanding of schools ' situations and needs . |
| 21 | Their coverage is tightly focused in order to achieve rapid but lasting impact on managers ' effectiveness . |
| 22 | It is a subject which seems to provide a small but steady flow of readers ' letters . |