Example sentences of "[that] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of France , Sellier ( 1973 ) has suggested that the tendency towards workers ' organisations formed on the basis of craft unionism was hampered by the lack of a manpower surplus as a result of an early decline in birth rates . |
| 2 | While it was true that the experience of dependants ' benefits demonstrated to the Ministry of Labour that ‘ not in a few cases they enabled respectable and industrious men and women to avoid having recourse to the Poor Law ’ ( Ministry of Labour , 1924 , p. 10 ) , the restoration and continuation of dependants ' allowances and the establishment of uniform minimum scales of Poor Law outdoor relief in January 1922 owed much to the activities of the National Unemployed Workers ' Movement , which organised protests na-tionally as well as against local Boards of Guardians . |
| 3 | In Table 3.3 we can see that the ratio of banks ' holdings of ‘ base money ’ to total assets/liabilities is rather less than 1 per cent . |
| 4 | It should be emphasized that the interpretation of users ' actions is to some extent context-driven . |
| 5 | Examples like these make it appear that the performance of manufacturers ' software can always be bettered . |
| 6 | It recommended that the pace of girls ' education be slowed , that physical education reflect the need of girls for ‘ smoothness and expressiveness ’ and of boys for ‘ strength and energy ’ , and that allowance be made for the effect of menstruation , which condemned many girls ‘ to a recurring and temporary diminution of general mental efficiency ’ . |
| 7 | It is hoped that the level of tutors ' honoraria fairly reflects their responsibilities to students . |
| 8 | These included : that the diversity of pupils ' abilities should be recognised , and a ‘ differentiated curriculum ’ and range of examination papers provided ; that the quality of the maths teaching force be improved — by the recruitment and retention of more well-qualified mathematicians through financial incentives , flexible salary structures and guarantees of employment , and through increases in in-service training and support ; that the subject should be approached by teachers in a variety of different ways , including exposition , discussion , practical work and problem solving , as well as mental and oral work ; and that curriculum materials be developed reflecting a ‘ foundation list ’ of mathematical topics identified by the committee . |
| 9 | The women claim that the existence of commoners ' rights invalidates the defence bylaws under which thousands have been fined or imprisoned for trespassing inside the base . |
| 10 | In this chapter , I have argued against the natural ability of black sportsmen theory and offered the bones of an alternative , suggesting that the intensity of blacks ' involvement with sport stems from their perception of restricted opportunities in other major occupational areas . |
| 11 | Doctors believed that the development of girls ' reproductive systems took place primarily at the time of menstruation and , in keeping with Spencer 's belief in the need to conserve energy in order to ensure healthy reproductive development , advised rest for teenage girls . |
| 12 | Now that the firing of horses ' legs has been banned by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for soft tissue injuries , this has effectively removed that type of treatment . |
| 13 | We can agree with him therefore that the Pioneers were wrong in their view that the abolition of workers ' rights , expressed as a bonus to labour , was a misdirection of the Movement — but wrong only because there was then no other direction for it to take . |
| 14 | According to this grouping , genetic or innate differences in ability would go into the ‘ cognitive ’ basket , as would another hypothesis , namely , that the reason for girls ' lower achievement in mathematics is their poorer spatial visualisation ability . |
| 15 | It is assumed that the nature of members ' complaints against their union is such as to warrant special support , but why is this so ? |
| 16 | Once Wordsworth could believe that the sound of angels ' wings comforted childhood sleep but now , thanks to Dr Freud , the belief is that childhood imagination is an extended video nasty , with unacknowledged lusts and cravings giving way to fantasies of violence and the visitation of mutants . |
| 17 | The court circular announced within three months of the Altrincham criticisms that the business of debutantes ' presentation at court would be ended . |
| 18 | Well , if the weather stays fine you 'll find plenty of nice walks , and I 'm told that the house at Otters ' Bay is comfortable enough these days . |
| 19 | It is no use any hon. Member saying that the length of miners ' hours has nothing to do with safety . |
| 20 | We found that the pattern of boys ' attitudes to the police were consistent with those of adults , Blacks and Whites tending to be similar , and Asians slightly more favourable than the others . |
| 21 | There is probably some truth in the commonsense view of many informants that the distribution of incomers ' residence has an effect upon the nature of social relations between Shetlanders and incomers . |