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

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1 Unfortunately this constitutes only the assessment of a candidate 's suitability for entry to an interpreters ' qualifying course .
2 Nothing was achieved and several men had to be left ashore as they were unable to swim to the boats , whose RNVR crews would not beach for fear of damage to the crafts ' hulls .
3 The meeting closed with votes of thanks to the guardians ' clerk , Walter George Daniels , and to the chairman and vice-chairman .
4 The crowds of visitors to the Dolls ' House at Wembley are a proof that the public do appreciate your work .
5 This is usually enshrined in the Articles by attaching the right of appointment to the investors ' equity shares .
6 The incident showed the basic difference in measure of commitment to the Pistols ' ideology of subversion .
7 Provision is made by s.107(4) of the 1936 Act for any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a consent to the establishment of an offensive trade , by a time limit attached to the consent , or by the refusal to extend such a time limit , but not if the consent is conditional , to appeal by way of complaint to the Magistrates ' court .
8 Besides marriage , other social ties drew men together ; they could serve as godparents to the others ' children , or as executors of their wills .
9 The logic of TGAT , however , and its ten levels of attainment , suggests that alternative strategies are open to us if we care to use them ; and this is borne out by the small print of Circular 5/89 , which stresses that the keystages themselves are to be understood with reference to the pupils ' average ages , so that a pupil may ‘ be taught with another age group for one or more subject areas where appropriate … while remaining with his or her peer group for other subjects . ’
10 The Statement urged the development of sustainable forest management policies , due compensation to host nations for access to the forests ' genetic resources , and technical and financial aid to help developing countries preserve their forests .
11 The Statement urged the development of sustainable forest management policies , due compensation to the host nation for access to the forests ' genetic resources , and the provision of technical and financial aid to help developing countries preserve their forests .
12 The EP was ‘ brought in ’ in response to the teachers ' perception that they lacked the skills to manage George 's behaviour .
13 The outcome of the policy process is an even gamble , all win some bets and lose others , in contrast to the elitists ' view that the odds are stacked in favour of the house .
14 This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ' section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Chris Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) and gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) .
15 Chola is replastering the floor with fresh mud and cow-dung in deference to the gods ' visit .
16 Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the unions ' work-to-rule tactics .
17 The Dutch sellers were entitled to those proceeds of sale in priority to the buyers ' other creditors ( secured and unsecured ) .
18 These children , aged six and five , have already had four major moves in their lives , first from Australia to England , then from England to Australia , then from the matrimonial home in Frankston to the mothers ' unit in Mornington , and finally from there back to England again .
19 In the midday heat they had foraged in shady woods for berries and interesting objects , to emerge from shadow to the fields ' glaring yellow , heat coming in buffeting waves across the metallic corn .
20 His hopes of victory rose after a health authority QC appeared to concede , in answer to the judges ' questions , that regulations requiring consultations to take place had not been properly complied with .
21 In answer to the reporters ' questions as to why he had n't put up a defence for Mitchum , Geisler said , ‘ The evidence was in the transcript .
22 ( 4 ) They are used in relation to the heroines ' development in various ways .
23 Themes of nature and setting , which are used in relation to the heroines ' development in various ways , are apparent in both novels .
24 Secondly , it was thought that the appointment of a partner with specific duties in relation to the firms ' accounts could easily encourage an abdication of responsibility on the part of the other partners .
25 The pupils tested were identified in relation to the schools ' rating of their achievement .
26 For the list of county court districts and the courts having bankruptcy jurisdiction over them , see Appendix A. Debtors ' petitions can be presented in whichever county court is specified by Schedule 2 to the rules as being , in relation to the debtors ' own county court , the nearest full time county court if it is more expedient with a view to expediting the petition ( r 6.40(3) ) .
27 17.30 : I gave a lecture on Stylistics to the Teachers ' Forum , a group organized by of Osmania University .
28 Called simply the Brooklands Club , it aims to follow the old motto about the ‘ right crowd ’ , and offers a full programme of social events plus entry to the members ' lounge and bar .
29 Needless to say , a full-scale review of the moral justification of private property will not be undertaken , but enough will be said to indicate that there are substantial difficulties in the way of providing a satisfactory justification of corporate power by reference to the shareholders ' supposed moral ownership rights .
30 ‘ Furtherance ’ was to be tested objectively by the courts as well as subjectively by reference to the defendants ' intentions .
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