Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] 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 | This is usually enshrined in the Articles by attaching the right of appointment to the investors ' equity shares . |
4 | The incident showed the basic difference in measure of commitment to the Pistols ' ideology of subversion . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . ’ |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | The EP was ‘ brought in ’ in response to the teachers ' perception that they lacked the skills to manage George 's behaviour . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 ) . |
12 | Chola is replastering the floor with fresh mud and cow-dung in deference to the gods ' visit . |
13 | Management yesterday began suspending ambulance staff in retaliation to the unions ' work-to-rule tactics . |
14 | The Dutch sellers were entitled to those proceeds of sale in priority to the buyers ' other creditors ( secured and unsecured ) . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | ( 4 ) They are used in relation to the heroines ' development in various ways . |
19 | Themes of nature and setting , which are used in relation to the heroines ' development in various ways , are apparent in both novels . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | The pupils tested were identified in relation to the schools ' rating of their achievement . |
22 | 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) ) . |
23 | 17.30 : I gave a lecture on Stylistics to the Teachers ' Forum , a group organized by of Osmania University . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | ‘ Furtherance ’ was to be tested objectively by the courts as well as subjectively by reference to the defendants ' intentions . |
27 | Unfortunately there have been a number of cases where monies raised by voluntary activities have gone missing and , because the school is linked by name to the parents ' organisation , the schools ' reputation has suffered . |