Example sentences of "[prep] companies [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is the relationship between companies ' usage of large international headhunting firms compared with smaller , specialised consultancies ? |
| 2 | What is the relationship between companies ' use of large international headhunting firms compared with smaller , specialised consultancies ? |
| 3 | But when companies are fined for breaking the health and safety laws , they only get fined a pittance , compared to what damage is caused to employees through companies ' neglect and law breaking . |
| 4 | ( Mr Lilley 's package has a treatment for that , too : more publicity for companies ' spending on R&D — as though City analysts might be persuaded by the civil servants to give research more importance . ) |
| 5 | The sooner the markets develop confidence in the Government 's commitment to the ERM , the sooner it will be possible to get our interest rates down as well , and thus provide a much-needed boost for companies ' ability to invest for the future . |
| 6 | The sooner the markets develop confidence in the Government 's commitment to the ERM , the sooner it will be possible to get our interest rates down and thus provide a much-needed boost for companies ' ability to invest for the future |
| 7 | The figure for companies ' cash , deposits and marketable securities relative to their quarterly sales was 63% in 1990 , well above the 45% or so that was normal between 1974 and 1986 , before the liquidity boom . |
| 8 | Bell Atlantic Corp 's Bell Atlantic Business Systems International has formed a partnership with Fujitsu Australia Ltd to provide independent computer service and support for companies ' enterprises in Australia , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea and Fiji : each company will own a half interest in a partnership that owns ACL Computer Services and will conduct business under the name of FBA Computer Technology Services , providing hardware , software , network and usage support on mainframe to desktop systems from multiple vendors ; Fujitsu Australia is now 80% owned by Fujitsu Ltd and 20% by ICL Plc . |
| 9 | Abuse of Market Power — Consultative Document on Possible Legislative Options , considers practices such as companies ' refusal to supply or the driving out of competitors through loss-making pricing , to be anti-competitive . |
| 10 | Return on capital attempts to measure the efficiency or otherwise with which directors use the funds entrusted to them : while employment is a rather important measure of companies ' progress which tends to be overlooked in conventional financial circles . |
| 11 | Factoring — factoring services can involve the full operation of companies ' invoicing and debt collection , credit protection through cover on sales made , and payments of up to 80 per cent of debts in advance of collection . |
| 12 | The obligation under companies ' legislation ( CA 1985 , ss198-206 ) to disclose interests in shares in public companies also applies to persons " acting in concert " . |
| 13 | The worst damage stems from companies ' mistakes during the 1980s boom . |
| 14 | The rise in companies ' income gearing has also stabilised . |
| 15 | The IoD 's Peter Morgan adds : ‘ It 's only in companies ' boardrooms that decisions are made or not made , opportunities taken or lost . |
| 16 | The idea is to soothe workers ' fears about 1992 with a ’ solemn declaration ’ on their rights to social security , to join trade unions , to equal pay for equal work , to information on companies ' reorganisation plans . |
| 17 | The choice of financing method will clearly be constrained by availability of different forms of finance , but there are other factors which have a greater influence on companies ' decisions . |
| 18 | The continued pressure on companies ' cash flow may well accelerate the gradual unwinding of Japan 's complex web of cross-shareholdings . |
| 19 | Taxes on companies ' profits are also now far less than they used to be ( down by over a third ) . |
| 20 | Business confidence was undermined in 1990 by a spate of major corporate failures caused primarily by high interest rates ( both in Australia itself and worldwide ) putting great strain on companies ' abilities to meet interest payments on their debts . |
| 21 | A companion project , funded by the Joint Committee ( ESRC/SERC ) , will be looking at ‘ Strategic and R&D Decision Making in Biotechnology ’ and will , among other things , explore the impact of risk regulation on companies ' research strategies . |
| 22 | The business did grow after the arrival of Michael Curlewis in 1982 when billings were still below £300 000 ; according to the accounts filed at Companies ' House , in 1985 Boyden , with only three consultants , achieved a turnover of £490258 . |
| 23 | As part of an international group , Korn/Ferry 's accounts have been filed at Companies ' House , which show an impressive rise in fee income during the present decade . |
| 24 | In the previous recession electronics were to some extent protected from the slump by companies ' enthusiasm for replacing old technologies with new . |