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

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1 None of these articles referred to the activities of the Parents ' Rights Group , to the joblessness and homelessness that had caused lesbians and gays to seek support from councils in the first place , to the findings of the Gay Teenage Group survey about the intimidation and isolation of lesbian and gay teenagers in state schools , to the menace of fundamentalism — or to any other feature of our oppression .
2 Thus a detailed criticism in " The Observer " of the activities of the Workers ' Revolutionary Party was justified , despite proof that some allegations were untrue : the jury found that the inaccuracies could not " materially injure " plaintiffs who had been depicted in an otherwise truthful light .
3 Whig lawyers , such as Treby and Somers , served as counsel for the defence in the bishops ' trial , a curious development considering the mutual antipathy between bishops and Whigs during the Exclusion Crisis .
4 The response to the miners ' action , both in Romania and abroad , was generally one of condemnation , although the opposition and some observers also emphasised the government 's responsibility for creating a situation in which such riots could occur .
5 she got the forms from the teachers ' training college at er , at Shipley near er near where we were
6 The plaintiff must be the ‘ target ’ of the combination but if he is , on this view , the advancement of the defendants ' own interests does not justify the use of unlawful means .
7 Cooper has vivid memories of his introduction to the rituals of the sergeants ' mess .
8 Peter nodded in the direction of the Templemans ' house , where a silver Lamborghini was parked .
9 Tears jumped into Evelyn 's eyes and she started to hurry in the direction of the girls ' barracks , ignoring the missiles which caught her on the back and arms or dropped uselessly on either side .
10 It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits .
11 He winked in the direction of the Airds ' bedroom and said , ‘ Having late breakfast . ’
12 Nevertheless , estimates had already been obtained for the provision of a nurses ' recreation room and tennis courts for the nursing staff .
13 This is used as a landing strip for the inter-island air service which , in the absence of roads , is the backbone of the islands ' communication system .
14 I arranged initially to meet the doctors and once again found myself confronting ‘ the dreaded Grabham ’ , as Barbara Castle described Anthony ( now Sir Anthony ) Grabham , the distinguished surgeon who was the backbone of the doctors ' resistance and the most recalcitrant in reaching any compromise of his firm belief that the state had no concern in directing their destiny .
15 It has the support of the farmworkers ' unions , not to mention soil technicians and mental-health professionals .
16 The support from the Parents ' Action Committee continued to grow .
17 Drawing on the style of Russian avant-garde work the collages attempt to convey the struggle of the sitters ' lives , using grey and blue wrapping paper with scraps of black and red card and silver foil .
18 Solicitors are allowed to form service companies , subject to the following conditions : ( 1 ) membership of the company must be limited to members or partners of the firm , admitted solicitors holding practising certificates , retired partners of the firm and dependants of retired or deceased partners ; ( 2 ) the books of the company must be made available where the Council of the Law Society require an inspection of the accounts under the Solicitors ' Accounts Rules 1991 .
19 However , this depends on the existence of a sellers ' market ( exporters in a strong bargaining position ) which might not always exist ; the importer might insist on being invoiced in his own currency .
20 The admission of the taxpayers ' children to the school therefore did not involve the school in losing full fees which would otherwise have been paid by members of the public for the places which the taxpayers ' children occupied .
21 All the costs of running the school ( staff salaries , provision of buildings and grounds etc. ) would have had to be incurred in any event : the admission of the taxpayers ' children did not increase these basic expenses in any way .
22 They may lead to the award of a masters ' degree , a postgraduate diploma or certificate , a post-experience diploma or certificate , or a second degree .
23 Held , dismissing the appeal ( Lord Keith of Kinkel and Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle dissenting ) , that although the common law had previously only admitted recovery of money exacted under an unlawful demand by a public authority where the payment had been made under a mistake of fact or under limited categories of compulsion , which did not apply to the payments by the building society , the nature of a demand for tax or similar impost on the citizen by the state , with the perceived economic and social consequences of non-payment stemming from the inequality of the parties ' respective positions , and the unjust enrichment falling on the state where the citizen paid an unlawful demand to avoid those consequences , warranted a reformulation of the law of restitution so as to recognise a prima facie right of recovery based solely on payment of money pursuant to an ultra vires demand by a public authority ; and that , accordingly , since the building society 's claim fell outside the statutory framework governing repayment of overpaid tax , it was entitled at common law to repayment of the sums from the dates of payments and to interest in respect thereof pursuant to section 35A of the Supreme Court Act 1981 ( post , pp. 384H , 387D , F–G , 389B , 390F — 391C , E–F , 392E , 396C , 414B–C , F–G , 415E–F , 416A–B , 417B , 418A–C , E–F , 421D–F , G ) .
24 Lamps lighting the desks at the nurses ' station were the brightest things in this open central space , and one of the lamps was catching Tom 's hair in its light , giving the short locks a golden glow like a halo , and bringing his commanding profile into sharp focus .
25 Television augmented and soon overtook the cinema as the masses ' most popular form of entertainment .
26 Himmelstein acknowledged that the reputations of serious conservators might be damaged by colleagues who work on objects without the permission of the objects ' owners .
27 Among them , the photos on these pages , published with the permission of the victims ' families .
28 The differentiation of the parties ' approaches also takes account of variations in government/opposition roles , the influence of key personalities , the interpretation of socialist ideology , attitudes towards national sovereignty and supranationalism , the influence of geographic considerations , and distinctive historical legacies peculiar to particular societies .
29 A movement , then nothing ; but the signs of the creatures ' passing still quivered and calmed .
30 There is interesting speculation about the Rainbow Inn , for the rainbow was one of the signs of the Dyers ' guild , and they may well have gathered here when work was done .
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