Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | In the other case , two neighbours were helping to care for an 88-year-old single woman ; service-providers were not happy with this care and were suspicious about the neighbours ' management of the woman 's finances , so she was also admitted to hospital under a guardianship order . |
| 32 | Thank you for your enquiry yesterday regarding a representative from the Social Work Department being present at the Tenants ' Association meeting on Monday 30 August 1993 at St John Vianney School . |
| 33 | They were married in the Guards ' Chapel , a stone 's throw from Buckingham Palace , on July 4 1973 , and one member of the close-knit circle of Camilla 's friends said : ‘ She believed Charles had lost interest and had no intention of considering her as a wife . |
| 34 | The doctor 's elbows were awkward on the youngsters ' shoulders , one high and jolting , one low and smooth . |
| 35 | The assessors were impressed by the governors ' sub-committee and staff task group at Egglescliffe School which make efforts to involve the community in the school . |
| 36 | If the college authorities were concerned about the students ' health , it was suggested that they should take action to improve their average daily diet . |
| 37 | On Sept. 5 it was reported that the army had imposed a virtual blockade on Casamance , and the following day , Le Monde said that officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) in Geneva were concerned by the authorities ' refusal to allow Red Cross personnel into the area . |
| 38 | It was ‘ policy in love ’ , ‘ policy ’ being one of the Elizabethans ' two or three most derogatory words , denoting hyper-cunning and treachery . |
| 39 | By the start of the new term in the autumn of 1988 , the negative aspects of the ‘ tide ’ were uppermost in the authorities ' minds . |
| 40 | But the old 'uns were scathing about the hippies ' chemicals . |
| 41 | Indeed , the first ( voluntary ) codes of recommendation for livestock drawn up by the Ministry of Agriculture were described as setting standards below which profitability would be jeopardised , not as being desirable for the animals ' welfare . |
| 42 | He claimed that customers were appalled by the players ' language and that when he asked for order they threatened to punch out his lights . |
| 43 | When the North American Indians gave fresh cranberries as a gift to the Pilgrim families , it 's unlikely that they were aware of the berries ' peculiar talent — they can bounce ! |
| 44 | Lesser folk were aggrieved by the foresters ' interference with their rights of common in the Forest ; the Forest officers for their part reported that privileges they claimed had no warrant . |
| 45 | Robert Naish must have been disappointed at the members ' Extraordinary General Meeting on June 5th when his three-part motion failed to get the necessary 2:1 majority ( For 125 , Against 103 ) . |
| 46 | Maoism , with its emphasis on the countryside surrounding the cities , has been influential , particularly in Peru , where it is strong in the teachers ' unions and is the ideology of the Shining path guerrilla movement . |
| 47 | Stella Fearnley replies : In response to Richard Harwood 's comments , I feel I should point out that my article did not imply that the only perception of district societies is that of a practitioners ' club , and that this perception emerged from market research carried out among our members last year , not from my own opinions . |
| 48 | the title ‘ Transavantgarde ’ is representative of the artists ' intention to transcend the ‘ old Modern movement ’ as well as what they perceived as tralatitious concepts of avant-gardism. 2 |
| 49 | There is little in this which is peculiar to a solicitors ' partnership dispute but with regard to the last noted remedy the court recognises the great and possibly irreparable harm that could be done by appointing a receiver over a professional firm and may be reluctant to make such an order at the behest of one disaffected partner ( see Floydd v Cheney [ 1970 ] Ch 602 and Sobell v Boston [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 1587 ) . |
| 50 | Effective communication , of course , is dependent on the communicators ' several abilities within the verbal language component , notably those of thinking , speaking , listening , reading and writing ( Fig. 7.3 ) . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | An RFL is subject to the Solicitors ' Disciplinary Tribunal , including its power to fine the RFL , to strike the name of the RFL off the register or to suspend his or her registration . |
| 53 | Thus , although the legal model may prevent directors from regarding third party interests as ends in their own right , it is arguable that it is consistent with the directors ' obligations to the shareholders for the company to sacrifice profits in order to protect them given these possible relationships with shareholder utility . |
| 54 | The crowd is delighted by the gods ' high spirits and pleasure in the dance . |
| 55 | Either condition is unsatisfactory from the banks ' point of view . |
| 56 | B C R executive , Hamish , is sceptical about the banks ' sudden endorsement of angels . |
| 57 | Knight Williams is responsible for the trusts ' overall investment strategy , while specialist fund managers ( Mercury , Schroder , Barings , James Capel , GT , Perpetual , SGTR and Whittingale ) are in charge of day-to-day management . |
| 58 | His appearance is essential to the tribes ' fertility , and he is petitioned in initiation rites for young boys at puberty . |
| 59 | Such a conference is one of the students ' demands . |
| 60 | This pretty village is one of the Moors ' ‘ honeypots ’ . |