Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' responses to " in BNC.

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1 The ‘ talking like a lady ’ explanation is a mirror-image of Peter Trudgill 's suggestion — which is based once again on his Norwich informants ' responses to self-evaluation questions — that men give ‘ covert prestige ’ to working-class nonstandard speech , associating its roughness with masculinity .
2 The displacement model which has historically prevailed in schools ' responses to troublesome children has failed to show a satisfactory effectiveness either in terms of outcome for identified pupils or in terms of relieving pressure on teachers .
3 Schools ' responses to some options which might promote healthy practices are shown in Figure 3 .
4 However , it is not possible to make this inference from the data as they are based upon subjects ' responses to a single question .
5 How might such processes be affected in female readers ' responses to stories about males , which concern traditionally male interests and which frequently exclude them altogether or restrict them to a passive role ?
6 The compounds ' responses to magnetic fields and pressure have boosted scientists ' hopes that they will form the basis of practical superconducting .
7 Such dependence on manufacturing makes Coventry a crucial locality in which to investigate employers ' and communities ' responses to industrial restructuring and recession , both on a comparative basis and as a study in itself .
8 These peculiar growths are plants ' responses to the presence of insects or mites ( as well as nematodes , fungi and bacteria ) within their tissues .
9 We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression .
10 An analysis of the survey results , including centres ' responses to the additional assessment , and to the integration of core skills into the awards , is given on page 2 .
11 The project will compare expert and novice users ' responses to several GIS map displays on a range of map evaluation task .
12 This is illustrated by reference to teachers ' responses to various externally sponsored innovations and the teachers ' pay dispute of 1985–86 .
13 One GRIST coordinator , whilst pointing to the need to develop a more sophisticated understanding in teachers ' responses to their INSET needs , exemplified the difficulties of arts education by quoting a survey carried out by one LEA into teachers ' views of their own INSET needs .
14 Teachers ' responses to this checklist are compared with my own , and the text voted most popular of all , ( The Machine Gunners , by Robert Westall ) , is examined in further detail .
15 Teachers ' responses to questions about gender suggest that they are aware of the issue and are , indeed , ready to consider possible ways forward .
16 ( See appendix 6 for full details of teachers ' responses to this , and other , questions about gender . )
17 It will examine 16-18 year-old pupils ' responses to arguments about science-based social issues as presented in video/TV programmes , through small group discussions and relate this to two types of science course being taken at school by students of comparable ability — Science , Technology and Society ( STS ) courses , and more formal science courses .
18 Both teachers and the school librarian will be monitoring pupils ' responses to 1 ) information skills planning sheets 2 ) the keyword approach to identifying the purpose of , searching for and using information 3 ) using a microcomputer to search for information 4 ) worksheets on note taking , organizing and presenting information A report on the project will be drawn up in Term 3 .
19 Building societies ' responses to the consultation on the 1992 regulations tend to favour that situation , and so the two are likely to move forward in parallel for the foreseeable future .
20 Clap et al ( 1987 ) in a study of 10 fit recreational runners ' responses to jogging before and during pregnancy observed an overall decrease in exercise intensity and performance among pregnant athletes .
21 The aim of the investigation is to interpret the legislation in consultation with the commission and brewers ; to examine the way in which brewers ' responses to the regulation are affecting or could affect clubs ; to assess the implications for the social role of clubs of this commercial regulation ; to examine similar effects of the extending of the free-market philosophy of the EEC ; and to identify shortcomings or inadequacies in the legal provision to cover social divergences between Britain and Europe .
22 Periodically , the students ' responses to the buzz alone were tested .
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