Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] of the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nurse is there to make the nursing contribution to the solution , amelioration or prevention of the patients ' actual or potential problems . |
| 2 | He said the region did not accept the accuracy or validity of the psychologists ' findings . |
| 3 | The Treasury estimates that abolition of the pensioners ' earnings rule could cost £565m by 1991 , to be met out of reserves . |
| 4 | Before asserting that the deceptive appearance of a grasshopper or butterfly is unnecessarily detailed , we must first ascertain what are the powers of perception and discrimination of the insects ' natural enemies . |
| 5 | " We can not close the report without mentioning the great satisfaction expressed by the Mayor and Corporation and Inhabitants of the Town of Stockport at the re-establishment of the School , and the high sense they entertained of the liberality and kindness of the Goldsmiths ' Company . " |
| 6 | It would have included responsibility for the finance , organization and administration of the Magistrates ' courts , and for criminal legal aid . |
| 7 | So far , probably because of the expense and uncertainty of the courts ' view , the number of cases is very limited . |
| 8 | They are : the administration of the Crown Court and Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) ; the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts ; legal aid , legal services , and costs from central funds ( policy and provision ) ; and the appointment , or advice on the appointment , of almost all judges , judicial officers and magistrates in England and Wales , and in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | In April 1992 , the month in which responsibility for the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts passed to the Lord Chancellor 's Department , machinery of government changes made in the aftermath of the General Election transferred five existing Home Office functions to other departments . |
| 10 | An important change in the balance within the industrial movement , and hence within the Labour Party , was brought about by the decline in numbers and influence of the Miners ' Federation of Great Britain . |
| 11 | This balancing of floor patterns is also matched by the rise and fall of the dancers ' bodies , heads and arms . |
| 12 | Our study has collected data from 10 first wave fundholding practices and seven non-fundholding practices to measure their use of hospital care ( inpatient and outpatient ) , the speed and nature of the hospitals ' response to requests from the practices , prescribing patterns and costs , and any innovations or changes introduced in practice based facilities , as well as monitoring the views and experience of general practitioners , hospital consultants , and patients . |
| 13 | ( b ) the initial composition and constitution of the students ' association . ’ |
| 14 | Secondly , the LEAs will be required to delegate many of their responsibilities for the management and control of the schools ' budget share , and for the appointment and dismissal of staff , to the governing bodies of the schools ( and of the larger colleges that remain under LEA control ) . |
| 15 | Towards the pure perception end of the spectrum is awareness of opinion polls , awareness of local constituency candidates , awareness of campaign activities by party leaders , and awareness of the parties ' campaign themes . |
| 16 | he was apprenticed to his uncle , Thomas Stanton ( 1610–1674 ) , master of the Masons ' Company in 1660 and founder of the sculptors ' yard in the parish of St Andrew , Holborn , of which Stonecutter Street possibly marks the site . |
| 17 | These are the facts which Mr Evans-Pritchard , who has lived in Guatemala , thinks are inventions : Rigoberta Menchu 's father , Vincente , a respected peasant leader , and founder of the Peasants ' Unity Committee ( CUC ) , was killed during a peaceful protest at the Spanish embassy in 1980 . |
| 18 | However , when the hinds and farmers begin to demand reform of the bondager system , the impermanence and insecurity of the bondagers ' lives is brought into sharp focus . |
| 19 | In making specific recommendations on the wording and application of the Judges ' Rules and other matters , Fisher observed cautiously , but correctly : |
| 20 | The arguments about the location , availability , approachability and cost of the solicitors ' offices emerge again in this context . |
| 21 | He was chairman of the Sunday School Union and treasurer of the Girls ' Brigade . |
| 22 | But Alan Lyddiard 's adaptation is strong on physical impact — the sheer effort involved in ploughing , the hunger and pain of the animals ' lives . |
| 23 | They monitor the fairness and effectiveness of the specialists ' deliberations , while also taking part in the decision-making . |
| 24 | Remembering the events of the fatal Second Council the strength of Phoenix Guard was doubled , and they were sworn to silence lest word of the princes ' deliberations fall into the hands of spies . |
| 25 | He offered Helen Martini , as Chairman of the Parents ' Action Committee , whatever help he could in the campaign to get the children home , and to ensure that a full judicial inquiry was held . |
| 26 | As evidence of the Greeks ' Dionysiac perception , we can point to the dark side of their mythology : Titanic wars and heroes ; the agonies of Prometheus , Oedipus , Orestes ; and the definitive wisdom of Silenus , the satyr companion of Dionysus : the best thing is not to be born — the next best is to die soon . |
| 27 | Coetsee 's duties as Chair of the Ministers ' Council in the House of Assembly were assumed by Amie Venter , Minister of Regional Development and State Expenditure . |
| 28 | The response , however , as news of the invaders ' arrival spread , was disappointing . |