Example sentences of "[art] [noun] companies ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole lesson of the events of the past 20 years is that doctors can not be re-educated , so long as their training is drug-based their journals utterly dependent upon the revenue from the drug companies advertisements , and their leisure activities agreeably subsidised by the drug companies ' slush funds . |
| 2 | It is hardly the drug companies ' fault that the purchasers do not know their strengths — or their minds . |
| 3 | I will not make a Second Reading speech now , but simply say that a safety culture built around individuals and the operating companies ' involvement and responsibilities is the only way to ensure the safest possible working environment . |
| 4 | But the ITV companies ' disinclination to schedule sport is more critical . |
| 5 | Inspired by the success of Film On Four and the ITV companies ' recent forays into film-making ( like Granada 's My Left Foot ) , the BBC has finally taken the plunge into the feature-film market , in partnership with Palace Pictures and British Screen . |
| 6 | Teletext — Ceefax and the ITV companies ' Oracle — is a fairly big success . |
| 7 | This change would also break the ITV companies ' monopoly over advertising revenue ( a change much favoured by the Peacock Committee and advertisers , amongst others ) . |
| 8 | Branson 's suspicion that the chart had been ‘ fixed ’ to prevent the embarrassing spectacle of an anti-royalist song reaching number one during Jubilee week was lent weight by an anonymous telephone call , alleging that the British Phonographic Industry ( the record companies ' professional body ) and the BBC had colluded to keep the record off the top of the charts . |
| 9 | The record companies ' mouthpiece , the BPI , told us : CDs cost less in the UK than many European countries . |
| 10 | The water companies ' average prospective price earnings ratio is around five . |
| 11 | The Water Companies ' Association was obviously pleased with Mr Byatt 's performance . |
| 12 | From the water companies ' point of view , the advantage of indirect systems is that they reduce the effects on the mains of heavy demand ( first thing in the morning , for example ) and that they keep most of the householder 's water system separate from the mains supply . |
| 13 | The Council 's comments followed the issue of a consultation paper from the Office of Water Services on how households should pay for water after 2000 , when the water companies ' right to use domestic rates as a basis for charging ends . |
| 14 | Environmentalists claim that the Russian authorities , desperate for foreign investment , are turning a blind eye to the logging companies ' many breaches of the country 's nature protection laws European 22-25 October |
| 15 | The problem was compounded when , on Sept. 19 , the Insurance Companies ' Association said that losses due to the insurrection were not covered by existing insurance policies . |
| 16 | The Railway Companies ' Report on the modernization of station amenities , published in 1944 , listed the requirements of the well-designed station : |
| 17 | The railway companies ' resistance had both social and economic roots . |
| 18 | The reason for this vacuum , and the consequent Conservative dominance of Dukeries ' politics , was the colliery companies ' hegemony , according to Waller , especially with respect to local government elections . |
| 19 | Coun Hannah Straiton ( Lab ) , who represents the Skerne Park area , said she was very surprised by the bus companies ' decision . |
| 20 | Skerne Park residents who were delighted when the traffic-slowing plans were approved are now worried by the bus companies ' attitude and are accusing them of putting profit before public service . |
| 21 | It introduces several key changes to the way companies ' results are reported : the p&l account has an entirely new format ; extraordinary items become virtually extinct ; earnings per share will be calculated after any extraordinary items ; any gain or loss on disposal of revalued assets will be calculated with reference to the carrying value , and realised revaluation surpluses will therefore be excluded from the p&l account . |