Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reduced time for the idiosyncrasies of clients ' problems |
| 2 | They are likely to be revised as the circumstances of mothers ' lives change through the 1990s . |
| 3 | It is often suggested that ‘ the members ’ as the beneficiaries of directors ' duties means ‘ the present and future members ’ . |
| 4 | Here in that contrast , the antithesis between the interests of Consumers ' and Producers ' Co-operation is sharply presented . |
| 5 | In the early days of its operation , it fell in terms of administration between the stools of Members ' Affairs and Education , and the respective roles of the Institution , the Branches , commercial operators and the public sector educational institutions were never made clear . |
| 6 | The match was reminiscent of the problems of schools ' football — the big school with 11 good players will always beat the village school which has only six or seven . |
| 7 | They pointed out that the information provided by such an analysis of the components of shareholders ' funds did not seem to be useful and was difficult to interpret . |
| 8 | I commend the Government 's handling of the pay review body and their general approach of marrying this policy , which will lead to higher pay for teachers , with a determined critique of the elements of teachers ' performance which need to be discussed and openly and rigorously criticised . |
| 9 | Curing time nevertheless remains one of the barriers to composites ' mass production , even though , as Lotus 's Albert Adams is quick to point out , what comes out of a steel press is far from being a complete car body . |
| 10 | Several respondents to FRED 1 , in commenting on the statement of total recognised gains and losses , suggested that it should be extended to provide a complete reconciliation of the movements in shareholders ' funds . |
| 11 | But the CGT technicians ' section came out in support of the students for workers ' control . |
| 12 | Particular attention will be paid to the impact of the reforms on teachers ' classroom goals . |
| 13 | He identifies these as ‘ material divisions which are every bit as ‘ real ’ and every bit as pertinent as those which arise out of the relations between classes ' ( Saunders , 1984 : 207 ) . |
| 14 | Throughout the fighting , the intelligence section had been searching houses and the German headquarters , and naval parties had boarded ships in similar searches — a dangerous task because several were killed as they rowed towards the quays in ships ' whalers . |
| 15 | This second phase of INDECS will be tied in with the computerisation of the Home Office 's confidential suspects index — a list of names which officers in the immigration service carry with them to check against the names on travellers ' passports . |
| 16 | Councillor Rodgers said , ‘ They are interfering with the democratic process in this by-election and seeking to buy political influence with what amounts to bribes ’ , and noted the offer was personally embarrassing for him as he negotiated as a union official with the companies over workers ' pay and conditions . |
| 17 | To start with , the firm aims to produce a catalogue , competing with the likes of Lands ' End , a Wisconsin-based sportswear company , and L.L. Bean , an old-line Maine outdoor-clothing supplier . |
| 18 | This conflict of interests would not be so bad if teaching was seen to have an equal claim with the others on doctors ' time , but too often it is pushed into last position in the list of priorities . |
| 19 | Glasgow design event based along the lines of Designers ' Saturday organised by a group of Glasgow designers and architects as part of the City 's Cultural celebrations . |
| 20 | At industry level , multi-employer bargaining under the auspices of employers ' associations continues to play an important role in Western European countries such as Germany , France , Sweden and Italy . |
| 21 | The production , under the auspices of writers ' group Action Faction , will be at Dovecot Arts Centre and Queen 's Hall , Hexham . |
| 22 | He has opened an exhibition of twenty works on paper , executed in inks , coloured crayons and pastel , by Glenn Baxter ( to 22 January 1993 ) , the surreal humorist , formerly represented by Nigel Greenwood , who derives his style and characters from the illustrations of boys ' adventure books . |
| 23 | The judgment on what constitutes an emergency for the purpose of deviating from the rules on drivers ' hours merits close attention . |
| 24 | Sch 6 to the 1992 regulations sets out the information in respect of associated bodies that must be included in the notes to societies ' accounts . |
| 25 | The Newry ground has already been inspected by representatives of the National Safety Council and although the extended terracing could have coped with upwards on 17,000 , it has been decided in the interests of spectators ' comforts to make 14,000 tickets available . |
| 26 | I think in some ways it 's better , because girls are meant to get on better in the sciences in girls ' schools ; they 're meant to be pushed backwards a bit in boys ' schools . |
| 27 | To achieve this we shall be drawing upon the products of archaeologists ' research mostly carried out during the present century . |
| 28 | Gunar Barthel , whose gallery is devoted mainly to the members of painters ' collectives , is showing a cross-section of works by its artists until 31 December . |
| 29 | The book is also an attempt to link together and blend theory , policy and practice in the belief that well-informed policy and practice are likely not only to be more sensitive to the realities of clients ' lives and needs , but also more cost effective in the long term . |
| 30 | The analysis carried out concentrated mainly on the relationships between undergraduates ' academic performance and their entry qualifications . |