Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , estimates had already been obtained for the provision of a nurses ' recreation room and tennis courts for the nursing staff . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It has the support of the farmworkers ' unions , not to mention soil technicians and mental-health professionals . |
| 10 | The support from the Parents ' Action Committee continued to grow . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | Television augmented and soon overtook the cinema as the masses ' most popular form of entertainment . |
| 18 | Himmelstein acknowledged that the reputations of serious conservators might be damaged by colleagues who work on objects without the permission of the objects ' owners . |
| 19 | Among them , the photos on these pages , published with the permission of the victims ' families . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The fallacy in the plaintiffs ' argument lay in the assertion that the challenged paragraphs of the order of Buckley J. constituted a proprietary remedy and not a mere order for discovery . |
| 22 | The fire was a dream , the fire was as nothing as the new bricks were slapped into cold cement and the air rang with the rasp of the carpenters ' saws as they fashioned the ceiling framework . |
| 23 | With their pack showing a voracious appetite for running into and beyond the heart of the visitors ' defence , Moseley were able to set up positions from which Hardcastle , who invariably took the correct options throughout , and Harknett were both able to score . |
| 24 | All too often their impressions are dismissed as false , having been based on a short , unrepresentative glimpse of part of a lesson , even thought they are usually expert at getting to the heart of the pupils ' experience in a particular classroom . |
| 25 | When confronted , Mr Samuels had agreed to close the account and transfer the money into the chambers ' bank account . |
| 26 | The greatest joy was to make camp for the night and savour the smell from the cooks ' fires as supper was prepared . |
| 27 | The tannins affect the absorption by the birds ' guts of certain essential nutrients causing low growth rates which are sometimes fatal . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Since in the case of a solicitors ' partnership all parties to such agreements should be taken as being familiar with the legal principles governing covenants in restraint of trade as well as with the particular circumstances of the practice with which they have all been involved , it might be thought that the court would be unwilling to substitute its own ideas as to what might constitute reasonable protection for the business . |
| 30 | 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 . |