Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | The tannins affect the absorption by the birds ' guts of certain essential nutrients causing low growth rates which are sometimes fatal . |
| 32 | The Legion 's recruiting post was only a small part of a large camp , which also housed French teenagers doing their military service ; it formed an enclave of tidiness and order among the sloppiness of the conscripts ' barracks . |
| 33 | His ‘ confrontation ’ with the Reds in the workers ' district of Emmaus ended with the tiny Nazi Party surrounded by a sea of Red Front members , who , to the intense discomfort of the Nazis , did nothing more violent than bellow endless verses of the ‘ Internationale ’ at them . |
| 34 | Kelly believes the Gallup survey will accelerate the progress of the bookmakers ' lobby at the Home Office , for it revealed potential benefits for racing and the Government . |
| 35 | Mr. Walter Prideaux , the Clerk to the Goldsmiths ' Company , wrote to the Governors on 22nd November , leaving little doubt about the attitude of the Company : |
| 36 | Managing director of finance Ian Duncan writes that ‘ anticipating the introduction of the new US accounting standard FAS 106 , we have made provision over recent years to cover the aggregate liability calculated using the accrual method and have decided to amend the balance sheet classification so that it is shown separately under ‘ provisions for liabilities and charges ’ in the notes to the accounts ' . |
| 37 | The notes about the soldiers ' costumes are scribbled all round the edge of a sketch showing what he wanted . |
| 38 | One drop of Methylene Blue to each pint of jar water helps to prevent fungus attacking the eggs or fry , and strong aeration keeps them clean and healthy , simulating the fanning of the parents ' fins . |
| 39 | He became the chairman of the residents ' committee , and at the official opening , had some very honest , articulate and moving words to say . |
| 40 | PLAYING rugby league can be addictive , according to Martyn Sadler , the chairman of the students ' association , who reports that young people introduced to the game at university or college are no longer necessarily lost after graduation , writes Paul Wilson . |
| 41 | On June 20 Bronislaw Geremek , the chairman of the Citizens ' Parliamentary Club ( OKP-the grouping of deputies elected on a Solidarity Citizens ' Committee ticket ) , criticized the discussions taking place between the Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa and the respective leaderships of the PSL and the SD , claiming that such an " alliance " between a trade union and political parties was " unnatural " [ for divisions within Solidarity and the creation of the pro-Walesa Centre Alliance see pp. 37546 ; 37620-21 ] . |
| 42 | Councillor do you think that you as the chairman of the citizens ' charter defunct working party of the citizens ' charter where it was generally agreed that whenever possible letters should be replied to , or at least acknowledged , within five to ten working days . |
| 43 | Also on Oct. 21 Mitterrand called on Raymond Lacombe , the chairman of the farmers ' union FNSEA ( Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles ) , to control his supporters , describing the attacks by " gangs " who were not representative of the main body of farmers as " unacceptable " and ordering the police to intervene to restore law and order . |
| 44 | I could accept the decision by the Referees ' Committee if my marks had gone down . |
| 45 | The main feature of this discourse was that George 's needs were conceptualised within the framework of the teachers ' perceptions of their own needs : in particular the threat George was seen as presenting to order and discipline within the school . |
| 46 | That definition will have to keep the issue within the framework of the parties ' original contract , but precision within that framework will save costs and uncertainty . |
| 47 | Lastly , the sad record of colonialism in the far north-east includes the name of the Aleuts , who were largely annihilated by the Russians during the latters ' trans-Pacific adventure in pursuit of sea-otter furs . |
| 48 | The coincidence of the bronzewings ' appearance and Gould 's arrival did not escape comment by the local Aborigines , who had , like Natty and Jemmy , attached themselves to the strange English bird-man . |
| 49 | Where DIY can be expensive is in the preparation of the meetings ' technical content . |
| 50 | In any event , Ermold assumed that the parents would relish the description of their son , and be amused by the contrast between the adults ' formality and the child 's spontaneity ( though such licence may have been permitted only to under-sevens ) . |
| 51 | Too much had been taken from the ethos of the boys ' schools , including blazers and ties , which are hangovers from male attire of the Edwardian era . |
| 52 | The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending . |
| 53 | Of particular significance and far-reaching consequence to the lives of women was the exilic legislators ' obsession with ritual cleanness — and in order to understand the full import of this statement , I shall momentarily have to digress from our historical outline and spend a little time analysing the reasons for the legislators ' obsession and its impact . |
| 54 | The arrangement of the moots is usually the responsibility of the students ' law society , though a law teacher or practising lawyer can usually be persuaded to set the moot and preside on the ‘ bench . ’ |
| 55 | Its site has not altered and the chancel arch ( the division between the parishioners ' area [ the nave ] and the rector 's area [ the chancel ] ) has remained in the same position for 1000 years or more , notwithstanding additions , alterations , and demolitions . |
| 56 | The distinction , termed ‘ polarisation ’ was deemed necessary to make more transparent to customers the possible ties of their advisers , and to eliminate the ability of an intermediary to pass off as an independent adviser yet suggest the policies of the advisers ' own company ( or those which provide the highest commission ) . |
| 57 | Both literary and non-literary writing will often develop from the interaction between the pupils ' own insights and what they have read ( or heard read ) in the classroom . |
| 58 | The task force planned to cut a track through a corridor of forest running along the edge of the settlement to the elephants ' new sanctuary 50 km away . |
| 59 | The restriction has to be justified in this case as being reasonably required for the protection of the plaintiffs ' trade secrets by preventing the defendant from disclosing confidential information imparted to him by the plaintiffs in the course of his employment … |
| 60 | Diagnosis of HIV infection in new-born infants is difficult because of the presence of the mothers ' antibodies in the babies ' blood . |