Example sentences of "[conj] [art] conservatives ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the election approached , perceptions about party chances became more homogeneous and the predictability of different perceptions of Conservative and Alliance chances sank to a very low level : most voters thought that the Conservatives ' chances were good and that Alliance chances were poor . |
| 2 | It was widely believed that the Conservatives ' heavy defeat in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election in May 1989 was partly due to the campaign of local general practitioners against the government 's health plans . |
| 3 | Er , the European project goes on and for many of the newer generations in this place , it 's not longer an article of faith er but a part of the political landscape that has to be dealt with on merit and it 's all the more ludicrous therefore Mr Deputy Speaker , that the Conservatives ' internal divisions over Maastricht have led to a situation where candidates for the ever more important European elections are only now being selected in certain seats , just fourteen weeks before the election . |
| 4 | with the GDR proved more than the conservatives ' right wing could stomach . |
| 5 | If the Conservatives ' list vote were no more than 50% , the system would still work smoothly : they would have in addition to their 53 constituency seats just one list seat , giving them their due total of 54 . |
| 6 | The Edwardian ‘ crisis of Conservatism ’ and the Conservatives ' wartime recovery offer the chance for a brief historical assessment of the ideological origins of the Thatcherite revolution . |
| 7 | Unemployment and the poverty it brings can never justify criminal behaviour but it does , very often , explain it and the Conservatives ' refusal to accept the fact undermines their entire approach to law and order . |
| 8 | But there is no evidence to suggest that those buying shares in privatised industries have then gone on to buy other shares , and the Conservatives ' boast of a share-owning democracy does not stand up to serious examination . |
| 9 | But the conservatives ' influence has lately seemed on the wane . |
| 10 | Lord Merlyn-Rees , a former Labour minister , suggested children are copying what they see on television , while the Conservatives ' Kenneth Baker claimed children faced a moral vacuum and that television and film are at least partly to blame . |